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Gen. Singh’s reply via email Dear Mr. Josy Joseph, ... I had told you that you are fully aware of all the issues as also that the jawan mentioned by you has been framed. And I had also mentioned that your story must mention my entire answer to your query. I am amazed as to why you are asking...

Does India really need a $5bn semiconductor unit? By Vinod Dham There has been for a long time, an on-again and off-again debate about whether India needs a fab. A fab is a plant formanufacturing semiconductor chips, also popularly called silicon chips or simply chips. Silicon chips are...

A semiconductor fab plant requires the following - >>Investment. >>Resources (Water, Electricity, Land) >>Technology. >>Skilled Work force. (Technicians, experts, etc) (01) Investment - Fab needs min $5B investment, which is a significant amount. The private investors would expect Govt of...

Indian tech industry supports over 411,000 jobs in US: Report Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that his upcoming visit to the US will help further deepen the bond between the two countries by building on the "substantial ground" covered during his last trip and President...

Earlier in 2008 Intel India's R&D unit developed the world's first six-core microprocessor - Xeon 7400 series processor based on Intel's x86 architecture - It was hailed as the the first Made in India commercial microprocessor - It was for the first time that work on the 45 nanometre technology...

DRDO ANURAG's VLSI Designs & Microprocessors Used in Indian Missiles & Strategic Systems India is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for the strategic sectors of Defence, Space and Atomic Energy to use 'made in India' chips in an initiative that will meet not only national security...

Processor for Launch Vehicle Application realised at SCL Wafer Fabrication Facility Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) at Chandigarh, an Autonomous Body under the Department of Space, is engaged in Research & Development in the area of Microelectronics. Activities at SCL are focused on design...

I am yet to live my life - turned 18 last month only! Though from what all I have gone through both good and bad - I think I should have been more careful while choosing my stream - my interests were in arts and humanities but since humanities students in India have to start off by defending...

Not sure about aerospace sector but as far as aeronautical sector is concerned - the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 proved to be a boon to China and the PLAAF. Apart from a formidable enemy being neutralised, many displaced scientists, engineers and technicians from the erstwhile Soviet...

@Hamartia Antidote @AMDR Hi, can you please shed some light on US's semi-cryogenic / LOX-Kerosene rocket engine developments? Why does US prefer to source Russian RD-180 semi-cryogenic engines for Atlas instead of developing and manufacturing one locally?

Hero 125cc Glamour Ex-showroom price is INR 55,968 or USD 850 or PNR 88,667. Royal Enfield Bullet (346cc) range starts from INR 1,05,000 or USD 1,594 or PNR 1,66,345. Too many to chose from - my favorite is Classic. From being defunct in 1971 to outselling Harley Davidson last year -...

Hero MotoCorp Begins Operations at Colombia Plant; First Outside India Colombian President Juan Santos Manuel with Hero MotoCorp Chairman Pawan Munjal at the inauguration of Hero's first international manufacturing plant in Colombia. Villa Rica: Indian two-wheeler giant Hero MotoCorp on...

Indian Army To Test Indian Assault Rifle The Indian Army will be testing prototypes of a new rifle.(Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP) NEW DELHI — After canceling a $1 billion 2011 global tender to buy assault rifles, the Indian Army will hold trials of the Indian-made Excalibur assault rifle — but...

Mahindra GenZe 2.0 electric scooter secures 300 orders; US launch soon Here’s what Mahindra has been cooking behind our backs, all the way in California’s Silicon Valley. This is their GenZe 2.0 electric scooter, strictly meant for the US market for now, where it has already secured 300...

Doval served in RAW? No official record though! He has been associated with IB only right from the beginning?

Though a final decision is yet to be taken - RAW will reportedly contest any such plan to dissolve ARC - and if they will do so then they must a good reason for the same. RAW Will Contest Doval’s Plan to Shut the Agency’s Aviation Wing India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval...

I guess it was developed by BHEL? BHEL develops India's first Ultra High Voltage AC 1200 kV Transformer through in-house Research and Development efforts Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)’s sustained focus on developing new technologies and products through in-house R&D initiatives has...

It is not about justifying whose failure it was - that's another thing - last time I checked Yinghuo-1 is actually counted as the first Chinese interplanetary mission to mars - had it been a success China would have been the first nation to reach Mars in the first attempt itself. And now, if...

LCH is now eyeing weapon-based trials with its fourth technology demonstrator, TD-4. The weapon firing trials are planned for the middle of 2016. Initial Operational Clearance by September end. The combat helicopter has recently completed a series of all weather (hot and high altitude, sea...

Power demand has crossed the 1.50 lakh Mw level for the first time because of increased farm demand and reduced generation from hydel power stations as the monsoon recedes, pushing electricity prices on the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) to a record. About 1.47 lakh Mw of this was met while...