Category: SCI-TECH

ISRO Launches EMISAT Defence Satellite, 28 Others

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SRIHARIKOTA: Indian Space Research Organisation launched (ISRO) the country’s newest satellite, EMISAT, from Sriharikota launch station on Monday.The EMISAT was released into its planned slot from the fourth stage or PS4, 17 minutes into the launch. The PSLV-C45 successfully injected EMISAT into sun-synchronous polar orbit. EMISAT and the 28 other satellites were successfully placed in the orbit, the space agency said. The mission will mark several firsts to the credit of the space agency as it would manoeuvre satellites in various orbits and orbital experiments including on maritime satellite applications. Speaking about…

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Mission Shakti: India Becomes 4th Nation to Add Anti-Satellite Weapon

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NEW DELHI: India has become the fourth nation in the world after United States, China and Russia to demonstrate anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a satellite. On March 27, 2019 India conducted Mission Shakti, an anti-satellite missile test, from the Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam Islandlaunch complex. This was a technological mission carried out by DRDO. PM Narendra Modi made the announcement in a televised address soon after the tests were successfully conducted. PM Modi said that the achievement will have a historic impact on generations to come. India has successfully tested the…

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India’s 40th Communication Satellite GSAT-31 Launched Successfully

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BENGALURU: India’s 40th communication satelliteGSAT-31 was successfully placed in orbit on Wednesday by an Ariane5 rocket from French Guiana. GSAT-31 is the 40th communication satellite of India. It will replace the InSAT satellite which is nearing the end of its life. GSAT-31 will be used for supporting VSAT networks, Television uplinks, Digital Satellite News Gathering, DTH-television services and cellular backhaul connectivity. GSAT-31 will also facilitate communication over large oceanic regions comprising Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. “GSAT-31 has a unique configuration of providing flexible frequency segments…

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ISRO Successfully Launches First Student-Made Satellite Kalamsat

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Kalamsat is a payload developed by students and Chennai based Space Kidz India for the first time.The satellites were launched in the first mission for the Isro in 2019.The Kalamsat-V2 is the lightest satellite in the world. SRIHARIKOTA: ISRO launched its 46th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C44) and put into space Microsat-R, an imaging satellite and student-made Kalamsat, a communication satellite named after former President Abdul Kalam, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The Isro said it would take about 90 minutes for the fourth stage…

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Potassium Series: Part 5

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By: Dr Ameya Tripathi, Associate Editor-ICN Potassium trivia-Final Part LUCKNOW: We have discussed in details various physiological and biological details of potassium. summoning up the series we would like to have a look on various interesting facts and trivia about potassium. The name for potassium comes from the English word for potash. The symbol for potassium is K, which is derived from the Latin “kalium” and Arabic “qali” for alkali. Potash and alkali are two of the potassium compounds known to man since ancient times. Potassium is formed in supernovae by…

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DENTASCAN-A DIAGNOSTIC BOON

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By: Dr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: In the past, dental disease and lesions involving the jaw were either evaluated by plain radiography or tomography. The advent of spiral computed tomography (CT) and Denta Scan is changing the imaging trend. Denta scan is a computed tomography (CT) software program that allows the mandible and maxilla to be imaged in three planes: axial, panoramic and cross-sectional. It is an interactive CT imaging software that combines the power and detail of CT imaging with the convenience of interacting with the images…

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Stem Cells May Be Secret to Regenerating Fingers and Toes

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By: Dr. Pankaj Kumar Yadav, Asstt. Editor-ICN Mammals can regenerate the very tips of their fingers and toes after amputation, and now new research shows how stem cells in the nail play a role in that process. LUCKNOW: A study in mice, detailed online today (June 12) in the journal Nature, reveals the chemical signal that triggers stem cells to develop into new nail tissue, and also attracts nerves that promote nail and bone regeneration. The findings suggest nail stem cells could be used to develop new treatments for amputees, the…

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Antarctica Ice Shelf Cracks-Warning For The Global Sea-Level Rise?

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By: Prof. Jaswant Singh (Member-Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica & Arctic, Director-Institute of Earth Sciences & Executive Editor-ICN Group  Scientists believe that the entire West Antarctica Ice Sheet is likely to collapse within the next 100 years, sending a massive volume of water into the sea. The data collected by the researchers on Climate change and their forecasts based on General circulation model (GCM), Earth’s and ocean water temperature is increasing. This is not only affecting the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem but human life also. Climate change is the challenge of our…

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ISRO Successfully Launches Military Communication Satellite GSAT-7

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GSAT-7 will boost the communication capabilities of defence forces, especially the Indian Air Force (IAF).ISRO ends 2018 with seven successful space launches from India’s spaceport, tying a record set in 2016 for the most Indian space launches in a year. SRIHARIKOTA: India has successfully launched a military communication satellite from the Satish Dhawan space center on the eastern island of Sriharikota. The mission life of the GSAT-7A, built by the ISRO, is 8 years. It will provide communication capability to users in Ku-band over the Indian region, the space agency said. GSAT-7…

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Potassium Series: Part 4

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By: Dr. Ameya Tripathi, Associate Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: In our previous articles we discussed in details about how potassium is important for our body functions and how its excess is dangerous for us. Now we want to look at the deficiency of potassium and its associated conditions. Hypokalemia As we have discussed in our previous article, the optimal amount of potassium in our blood serum is 3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L. whenever its level falls down below 3.5 mmol/L then the condition is known as Hypokalemia. Hypokalemia is also termed as hypokalemic syndrome,…

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