Design and Develop in India

[Chinmoy]

Maybe that’s the state of affairs, as of this week in the country.

More so because there is hardly any TV coverage and I am yet see this plane fly. There are only print articles, but not an actual video of it flying.

Lets not go into politics here. But as far as media coverage is concerned, read this report. You would have a fair bit of look into who things are reported.

The real story behind the amazing water car from India!

https://www.cartoq.com/datsun-redi-go-launched-prices-start-from-2-39-lakhs/

As far as this airplane is concerned, its only now that he would be funded to build a prototype. How could you expect it to fly in paper?

 

[ezsasa]

Lets not go into politics here. But as far as media coverage is concerned, read this report. You would have a fair bit of look into who things are reported.

The real story behind the amazing water car from India!

https://www.cartoq.com/datsun-redi-go-launched-prices-start-from-2-39-lakhs/

As far as this airplane is concerned, its only now that he would be funded to build a prototype. How could you expect it to fly in paper?

Prototype was ready last year, it was showcased in a make in India event earlier.

There are videos of this plane doing taxi runs, but not in actual flight.

 

[Screambowl]

Design and developed my foot. A country where IAS officers can't decide what to do with excessive potato crop that country cannot develop.

 

[Why so serious?]

India's first AI research institute opened in Mumbai
By Nilesh Christopher, ET Bureau | Feb 20, 2018, 07.00PM
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A sum of $30 million committed to the institute in the first 10 years. The Maharashtra government will help the institute identify problems, and test and scale the solutions.
Bengaluru: Wadhwani AI, India’s first research institute dedicated to developing artificial intelligence solutions for social good was inaugurated in Mumbai on Sunday. The institute will focus on researching ways to harness the power of AI to solve deep rooted problems in healthcare, education, agriculture, and infrastructure to accelerate social development.

"Wadhwani AI is a prime example of how the public sector and the private sector can come together with good intentions to build a world-class institute, aimed at benefiting the poor," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the institute.

Based in Mumbai, the Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI) is partnering with the government of Maharashtra for its mission to create AI solutions for social impact. The Maharashtra government will help the institute identify problems, and test and scale the solutions.

The Wadhwani brothers are committing $30 million to the institute over its first 10 years and will also be personally involved, offering their expertise in creating and scaling successful global businesses. Through its partnership with Mumbai University and other institutions, Wadhwani AI aims to create a talent ecosystem in AI and Data Science.

Founded by Indian-American tech entrepreneurs Dr. Romesh Wadhwani and Mr. Sunil Wadhwani, the institute will be led by AI pioneer and founding MD of Microsoft Research India, Dr. P. Anandan.

“We will apply AI in all key domains such as education, public health, agriculture, infrastructure and financial inclusion. Success means bringing innovative solutions that achieve large-scale positive social impact. We hope this will transform how AI research is conducted and applied to help societies throughout the world,” said Romesh Wadhwani, cofounder of Wadhwani AI.

The development of AI technologies has accelerated in recent years, driven largely by easy access to tech platforms and tools, availability of large data sets, and compelling business opportunities in areas like finance, transportation and healthcare.

But, social problems like poverty reduction and poor healthcare have not been adequately addressed. “Wadhwani AI is the first of its kind in the world — a nonprofit research institute dedicated exclusively to applying AI for social good, to help improve the lives of millions,” Romesh Wadhwani added.

 

[Prashant12]

NAL gets approval for new ‘Next-Gen’ trainer aircraft


Decks have finally been cleared for the development of a ‘Made in India’ next generation ab initio trainer aircraft. Hansa-NG, which is the next generation aircraft of the two-seater Hansa-3 aircraft designed and developed by National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), has got the in-principle approval from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

In an update, NAL stated that “CSIR accords in-principle approval for CSIR- NAL and MESCO Aerospace collaborative project on design, development and certification of next generation trainer” which would have improved features and state-of-the-art display systems.

“We had sought approval and CSIR has given the nod. The number of aircraft to be developed and the budget for the same will be announced soon,” an official said.

During the last edition of the Aero India held in Bengaluru, NAL had said that a collaborative agreement with MESCO Aerospace for design and certification of HANSA-NG was in the advanced stage and now, a year later, CSIR has accorded its in-principle approval for the same.

The NAL-developed two-seater Hansa-3 is the country’s first all-composite light aircraft.

Twelve Hansa-3 aircraft are being used by flying clubs for pilot training courses across the country and, according to NAL, Hansa-3 fleet has accumulated a total of more than 4,000 hours.

In order to meet the latest requirements of the flight training schools in the country, NAL had initiated the need for designing and developing a next generation trainer Hansa-NG.

NAL was also looking for private partnership for licensed production and marketing of the next generation trainer.

At the air show, NAL had showcased the static display of Hansa-NG glass cockpit and one Hansa-3 aircraft was handed over to Mesco Aerospace.
It was also announced that this agreement between NAL and Mesco Aerospace was the first step to produce and market Hansa-NG.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...gen-trainer-aircraft/articleshow/63378120.cms

 

[AMCA]

Hansa NG cockpit......................................................................

 

[Prashant12]

LITHIUM ION BATTERY TO REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON CHINESE IMPORTS

In a move to achieve self-reliance in defence sector and to reduce the dependence on imports, especially from China, India is all set to produce its first lithium ion (Li-ion) battery on commercial basis. The Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu under Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and a private firm, RAASI Solar Power Private Limited have inked a pact for transfer of technology for India’s first Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Battery project.

The RAASI Group will set up the manufacturing facility in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu close to Bangalore. “We want to bring down the cost of cell manufacturing below Rs 15,000 per KW to replace Lead Acid Battery,” said C Narasimhan, CMD of RAASI Group. “We also have plans to make Lithium Ion battery for solar roof top with life span of 25 years to make it affordable enough to drive the photo voltaic segment.”

This is the first commercial ToT for manufacturing of the Li-ion battery in the country.

The CECRI has already set up the first indigenous Li-ion fabrication facility that has applications in defence, solar powered devices, railways and other high end usages. The facility is to start industrial level production in two months.

“It’s the first time that we will have our own technology and potential to produce Li-ion batteries domestically. This would help in cutting costs as well as our dependence on the foreign market,” said professor Vijayamohan K Pillai, Diector of the CECRI. We are looking for more investor, he said.

Currently, Indian manufacturers source Lithium Ion Battery from China, Japan and South Korea among some other countries. India is one of the largest importers and in 2017, it imported nearly 150 Million US Dollar worth Li-Ion batteries. “Today’s development is a validation of the capabilities of CSIR and its laboratories to meet technology in critical areas to support our industry, besides other sectors,” said Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Science and Technology Minister who was present at the occasion.

“It will give tremendous boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two flagship programmes — increasing the share of clean energy in the energy basket by generating 175 Giga Watts by 2022, of which 100 Giga Watts will be Solar and the second, National Electric Mobility Mission, to switch completely to electric vehicles by 2030.”

Li-Ion batteries have applications in energy storage system — from hearing aid to container sized batteries to power a cluster of villages, electric vehicles, portable electronic sector, grid storage, telecom and telecommunication towers, medical devices, household and office power back (UPS), powering robots in processing industry.

http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/lithium-ion-battery-to-reduce-dependence-on-chinese-imports.html

 

[HariPrasad-1]

DRDO has also transferred the technology of special steel to Jundal which they had developed for some special purpose. So we should set up various institutions to research in various areas which may later on transfer the technologies to industries.

 

[ezsasa]

Any opinions on this sight protruding 2.5 feet above the BMP2, wouldn't it be easier to shoot the sight first?
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New BEL Panoramic Sight for Indian Army BMP-2 Sarath Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

 

[Kay]

Any opinions on this sight protruding 2.5 feet above the BMP2, wouldn't it be easier to shoot the sight first?
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New BEL Panoramic Sight for Indian Army BMP-2 Sarath Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

Seems not much can be done about positioning the sight. Is thrre going to be another sight?

 

[Sidd]

LITHIUM ION BATTERY TO REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON CHINESE IMPORTS

In a move to achieve self-reliance in defence sector and to reduce the dependence on imports, especially from China, India is all set to produce its first lithium ion (Li-ion) battery on commercial basis. The Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu under Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and a private firm, RAASI Solar Power Private Limited have inked a pact for transfer of technology for India’s first Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Battery project.

The RAASI Group will set up the manufacturing facility in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu close to Bangalore. “We want to bring down the cost of cell manufacturing below Rs 15,000 per KW to replace Lead Acid Battery,” said C Narasimhan, CMD of RAASI Group. “We also have plans to make Lithium Ion battery for solar roof top with life span of 25 years to make it affordable enough to drive the photo voltaic segment.”

This is the first commercial ToT for manufacturing of the Li-ion battery in the country.

The CECRI has already set up the first indigenous Li-ion fabrication facility that has applications in defence, solar powered devices, railways and other high end usages. The facility is to start industrial level production in two months.

“It’s the first time that we will have our own technology and potential to produce Li-ion batteries domestically. This would help in cutting costs as well as our dependence on the foreign market,” said professor Vijayamohan K Pillai, Diector of the CECRI. We are looking for more investor, he said.

Currently, Indian manufacturers source Lithium Ion Battery from China, Japan and South Korea among some other countries. India is one of the largest importers and in 2017, it imported nearly 150 Million US Dollar worth Li-Ion batteries. “Today’s development is a validation of the capabilities of CSIR and its laboratories to meet technology in critical areas to support our industry, besides other sectors,” said Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Science and Technology Minister who was present at the occasion.

“It will give tremendous boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two flagship programmes — increasing the share of clean energy in the energy basket by generating 175 Giga Watts by 2022, of which 100 Giga Watts will be Solar and the second, National Electric Mobility Mission, to switch completely to electric vehicles by 2030.”

Li-Ion batteries have applications in energy storage system — from hearing aid to container sized batteries to power a cluster of villages, electric vehicles, portable electronic sector, grid storage, telecom and telecommunication towers, medical devices, household and office power back (UPS), powering robots in processing industry.

http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/lithium-ion-battery-to-reduce-dependence-on-chinese-imports.html

If these ppl are really interested..they must manufacture it for commercial use...
In start with 18650 packaging...Best of luck

 

[Chinmoy]

Any opinions on this sight protruding 2.5 feet above the BMP2, wouldn't it be easier to shoot the sight first?
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New BEL Panoramic Sight for Indian Army BMP-2 Sarath Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

Being at the rear end of the turret, it would have to have that elevation. Moreover at that position, it is not going to be an easy target, at least from front.

 

[Adioz]

What is the government planning?

India could develop a gallium nitride fab, if the government is willing to invest

• Article talks about Srinivas Raghavan and how he joined IISc in 2006 and single-handedly started the GaN tech research in India.
• Today India has all the tech it needs to set up a GaN fab and an industry around it.
• IISc has asked for 25,000 crore in a 2000 page report to set up a GaN fab.
• The amount needs to be invested over a 5 year period.
• Facility will produce GaN wafer by third year
• Radio freq. transistors by fourth year
• power electronic transistors by 5th year.
• Proposal pending with Ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) since last 1.5 years.
• MeitY is not allowing the proposal to go forward.
• IISc has a plan B: Set up a company and seek initial investment of 300 crore.

 

[ezsasa]

What is the government planning?

India could develop a gallium nitride fab, if the government is willing to invest

• Article talks about Srinivas Raghavan and how he joined IISc in 2006 and single-handedly started the GaN tech research in India.
• Today India has all the tech it needs to set up a GaN fab and an industry around it.
• IISc has asked for 25,000 crore in a 2000 page report to set up a GaN fab.
• The amount needs to be invested over a 5 year period.
• Facility will produce GaN wafer by third year
• Radio freq. transistors by fourth year
• power electronic transistors by 5th year.
• Proposal pending with Ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) since last 1.5 years.
• MeitY is not allowing the proposal to go forward.
• IISc has a plan B: Set up a company and seek initial investment of 300 crore.

dara dia !!!!!

2500 crore sirji not 25000 crore...

 

[Adioz]

dara dia !!!!!

2500 crore sirji not 25000 crore...

I need to start sleeping more. 25,000 crore would have been enough for a silicon fab.

But the question remains, why is BJP not supporting this strategic sector? And in this, we even have a solid grasp on technology and a good business model. Its chances of success are high. Maybe they are thinking of a bigger and better plan? But that would only make sense if they kept IISc in the loop. WTF are they thinking?

 

[ezsasa]

I need to start sleeping more. 25,000 crore would have been enough for a silicon fab.

But the question remains, why is BJP not supporting this strategic sector? And in this, we even have a solid grasp on technology and a good business model. Its chances of success are high. Maybe they are thinking of a bigger and better plan? But that would only make sense if they kept IISc in the loop. WTF are they thinking?

Best people to take support from before going to govt are nasscom, people.

Lobby of NASSCOM has greater influence than scientific community.

 

[Chinmoy]

Best people to take support from before going to govt are nasscom, people.

Lobby of NASSCOM has greater influence than scientific community.

Moreover you need to show user base before asking for investment. In India, the biggest customer of the tech is not even interested in anything Indian. Every thing is needed to be force feed.

 

[TheVarun]

"In a move to achieve self-reliance in defence sector and to reduce the dependence on imports, especially from China, India is all set to produce its first lithium ion (Li-ion) battery on commercial basis. The Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu under Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and a private firm, RAASI Solar Power Private Limited have inked a pact for transfer of technology for India’s first Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Battery project."

Very good news of course. Just to avoid confusion, this development is quite distinct from ISRO's lithium-ion battery recently announced, right? ISRO's Li batteries also are spoken of as being used on vehicles. So if it is, India has two independent producers of the batteries. Not bad!

 

[Prashant12]

#BEML launched a home-grown 150-T electric drive rear dump truck on #IndependenceDayIndiato address the growing demand for a higher capacity equipment for the mining industry.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Can't say that it should be posted here or elsewhwhere.
‘Synthetic meat’ can reduce animal slaughter

Billions of animals are slaughtered everyday around the world to meet the food requirements of human beings. Earlier, they were hunted in the wild leading to extinction of many species. Now selected animals are reared under controlled conditions, fed suitably and slaughtered to produce quality meat for human consumption. In the wild, animals had at least an opportunity to defend themselves and escape. Reared animals have no such choice.

Apart from violence involved in the process, it is ethically abhorrent to rear animals and slaughter them for food, as if to establish supremacy of man over all other life forms created on earth due to its superior intellect.

Production of meat-based diet consumes significantly more of natural resources than grain-based diet. For example, production of a kg of chicken requires 4,325 litres of water, a kg of mutton or beef, 8,763 litres, while a kg of vegetables requires 322 litres and kg of fruits 962 litres. Further 80 per cent of agricultural land is used for production of fodder and 30 per cent of grains produced is used as animal feed. Rearing and processing livestock for meat production is estimated to cause 14.5 per cent of global warming (Acikgoz 2018).

With exciting discoveries in the field of ‘Synthetic Biology’ several research projects have been initiated to produce laboratory grown cultured meat named as ‘Clean meat’ and stop/reduce slaughtering of animals.

In the early 2000s, Jason Gaverick Matheny, a PhD holder in Applied Economics from Oxford University, co-authored a concept paper on production of ‘cultured meat’ and founded an organisation ‘New Harvest’ dedicated to support research on production of synthetic meat, (Jason had worked for six months in India in Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation’s HIV project).

PETA offered US1million dollars and Dutch Government, US $ 4 million for international research on synthetic meat. In 2012, international research on synthetic meat involved 30 laboratories around the world. The first synthetic beef burger of the world was produced by Dr Mark Post of Maastricht University, Netherlands.

He had taken stem cells from a cow, grown them in his laboratory into strips of muscles and combined them to make a burger. It was demonstrated to the Press, cooked and eaten in London on August 5, 2013. The cost of production of the burger (which probably included the cost of innovative research) however, was astronomically high ($300,000).

Since then a number of companies around the world have made significant advances in production of ‘synthetic meat’ and tried to cut down its cost.

A start-up ‘Mosa meat’ founded by Mark Post, produced ‘Clean meat’ at a significantly lower cost. The price of a burger has come down within 4 years to $11.36 in 2017. A Silicon Valley start-up, ‘Memphis meat’ produced poultry based clean meat, chicken tenders and duck a l’orange in 2017.

According to this company, “Our meat is delicious. It’s real meat and lifelong meat eaters immediately recognise it and enjoy it.”

Another company ‘JUST’ proposes to produce chicken nuggets, sausages and Foie gras (the liver of a fattened goose or duck prepared as food) before end of 2018. ‘Finless Food’, San Francisco, declared in 2017 that it would bring fish based ‘clean meat’ to the market by end of 2019.

According to PTI report, March 28, 2018 ‘Human Society International’ and ‘Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology’, India are working on lab grown meat, which may become available in India by 2025.

The technology consists of taking a biopsy sample of stem cells/stem like cells from the muscle of a live animal and growing them in a nutrient rich serum medium.

The cells turn into muscle cells and proliferate doubling the number every few days. After the cells have sufficiently multiplied they are encouraged to form strips similar to living tissues. The fibres are then attached to a sponge like scaffold and flooded with nutrient serum solution and mechanically stretched (exercising) to increase their size and protein content to develop into muscle tissues.

The final product is artificial meat, which can be cooked and eaten.

The type of meat depends on the animal and its body part from which the cell samples were taken. It may be beef, chicken, duck, goat, sheep or even fish.

Winston Churchill had famously said in 1931, “We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium.”

The nutrient serum used currently to produce synthetic meat is blood based and derived from live animals. Hence the cost of initial production was astronomically high.

It has been substantially reduced with refinement of technology and scale of production by commercial producers. Efforts are on to develop a blood free synthetic serum. A plant-based medium, which will have a significantly lower cost, is under development.

The next problem is to achieve taste and texture similar to real meat. This can be achieved by further research. It will however, be difficult to distinguish ‘clean meat’ from real meat in meat products, which are laced with condiments.

Composition of synthetic meat/clean meat will be the same as those of animals, since they are produced from cells taken from live animal tissues.

Unlike meat from slaughtered animals, ‘clean meat’ will be a bone and blood less meat. Grown under aseptic conditions, it will be safe from contamination with pathogens and agricultural chemicals.

Theoretically the cells can be multiplied indefinitely until they are contaminated due to negligence. Rearing of animals will continue for other animal products, such as milk, wool, leather, horn etc. and also their meat, when they become non-productive and are slaughtered.

However, large scale slaughter of animals simply for their meat can be significantly reduced if people accept ‘synthetic meat’ or ‘clean meat’ as a substitute.

A Guardian survey conducted on the eve of Mark Post demonstrating the first beef burger in 2013 showed that 69 per cent of people were willing to try synthetic meat as substitute of meat from slaughtered animals.

A survey on Dutch population showed that 63 per cent of population were prepared to accept cultured beef (Tom Ireland, 2017).

An interesting on line-study was conducted with the population of USA by Matti Wilks and Clive JC Phillips of University of Queensland, Australia (2017) on acceptance of laboratory grown ‘clean meat’ as a substitute of farmed meat (meat of farm grown animals).

It showed that about 1/3rd of US population were willing to accept ‘clean meat’ as a replacement of slaughtered meat.

Men were significantly more inclined to accept ‘clean meat’ than woman. It was more acceptable to politically Left liberals than political right conservatives and to vegetarians than non-vegs. Their main concerns were, high cost, limited taste and that the product was unnatural.Once the cost of production comes down acceptance of ‘clean meat’ products laced with condiments can increase significantly. Josh Tetrick, CEO of ‘JUST’, a clean meat producer, told CNN that chicken nuggets, sausages and foie gras could be made available in restaurants of US and Asia before end of 2018. McDonald’s alone sells 75 hamburgers every second (Matt Simon, 2018).