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- 19 Apr 2024 11:12
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 3959
- Views: 791294
Re: Indian Education System
^^ Excellent news. I had the opportunity to meet Prof Manindra Agrawal in December at IIT K albeit in tragic circumstances as he had come to pay condolences on the sudden passing away of my cousin Prof Sameer Khandekar. Prof Agrawal is an amazing person and it is great news for IITK.
- 19 Apr 2024 11:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 667
- Views: 169869
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
A lot of chaos this time. Most have not got booth slips. Party workers are not allowed near the booth to search for & help with booth slips. Don't know what has changed this time. But at least 8-10 years back I have seen each party sending its workers to each home to distribute the booth slip. ...
- 19 Apr 2024 09:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
- Replies: 76
- Views: 20119
Re: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
From TOIlet Iran state TV says reports of 'big explosions' heard near Isfahan Israel_Iran War Live: Iran suspends flights over several cities, says Iranian state media So the fun and games have begun! IMHO this escalation looks like a way to ween away Iranian production of weapons for Russia into th...
- 18 Dec 2023 20:25
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 3959
- Views: 791294
Re: Indian Education System
Our education system needs the NEP implemented asap as the current graduate education (including those at IIT) is completely messed up IMHO. How do I know this? I do graduate hiring for my org and just at the start of the month I had a IIT Kanpur candidate tell me with a straight face that while she...
- 23 Sep 2023 10:27
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
- Replies: 4661
- Views: 1552083
Re: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
Thank you Rakesh sir for posting this wonderful show. Thanks to Vishnu Som for this wonderful program if he still visits this forum. The most interesting/shocking (to me at least) comes at 36:33 - to quote the Air Marshal Actually it was surprising to find out that way back, a lmost three decades ag...
- 15 Aug 2023 10:02
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Happy Independence Day - 15 August 2023!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 22784
Re: Happy Independence Day - 15 August 2023!
Happy Independence day dear Rakshaks, may we see the dream of our Bharat fulfil in our lifetimes! Onward and upwards!!
- 01 Jan 2023 11:36
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Happy New Year
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8989
Re: Happy New Year
Wishing all BRF members and their family a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2023.
- 29 Dec 2022 21:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3219
- Views: 2078380
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Dhanush 45 is not in serial production. The first regiment is still not fully equipped with the gun. Why would Army trust new Dhanush 52 to be on-time and be devoid of production faults? If necessary, they should just scrap the 45 caliber requirement altogether. IA should standardize around 39 and ...
- 22 Dec 2022 19:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3219
- Views: 2078380
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Pratyush sir, I have already posted an article that says about 150 guns will be ordered as per public information. Can we please leave it at that? Thanks!
- 22 Dec 2022 18:45
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3219
- Views: 2078380
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
The last news that I had heard of for ATAGS was covered in CHINDU: Link Dated: October 1, 2022 Some key quotes from the article: In the next five years , the Indian Army’s Regiment of Artillery would see major force accretion with the induction of several guns, including indigenous ones. These inclu...
- 15 Mar 2022 17:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3035241
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
RSatchi ji, I don't think KSA and gulf will shut supply to India - there will be too much disruption in the market. See this link for the data. Sanctions work both ways and nobody is stupid to do such things. And what will the West gain in return? Lost market for everything? Big Tech, huge disruptio...
- 19 Feb 2022 20:48
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
- Replies: 416
- Views: 176162
Re: Electric vehicle and power storage
They are slightly more expensive to purchase but those driving 30km + per day, they would be able to recover the costs sooner. Ather is expensive but others are in the ballpark.
- 19 Feb 2022 20:21
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
- Replies: 416
- Views: 176162
Re: Electric vehicle and power storage
In India, 61% of petrol consumption is through two wheelers. Souce: This Link An All India Study conducted by M/s Nielsen (India) Pvt Ltd for Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of Petroleum Ministry has thrown up interesting data about use of diesel and petrol sold across various states. As...
- 07 Feb 2022 16:19
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 3959
- Views: 791294
Re: Indian Education System
How do you "train" in Humanities? India should just ban BA degree and rather invest in technical diplomas. Well, what ever you call it. The problem is that this lot wants to become Babus and then rent seeking starts. And a whole lot of them can't become Babus and then add to the unproduct...
- 01 Feb 2022 12:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5242
- Views: 1534245
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
India’s defence budget lays out more money for local contracts, a new independent approval body and leaves a quarter for R&D The Indian government has earmarked 68% of its procurement budget for buying from domestic players. Moreover, the government will be opening up defence research and devel...
- 01 Feb 2022 12:30
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1540887
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
FM announces 400 new Vande Bharat trains In her Budget speech, the FM said "one product, one railway station" will be popularised and that 400 new Vande Bharat trains to be introduced. Under the Gati Shakti plan, the new generation trains will be developed over three years, she said, whil...
- 01 Feb 2022 12:13
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 3959
- Views: 791294
Re: Indian Education System
This tweet calls out one of the dimensions of the "unemployment problem" nicely: Indian In Pixels Tweet We need more folks taking technical courses; I would argue we need more focus on ITI and different trades that allow people to acquire hard skills rather than simply graduate engineers w...
- 01 Feb 2022 10:58
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 3959
- Views: 791294
Re: Indian Education System
Actually all this (and IMHO much more) is already being done by many institutes in India - Including many IITs for quite some time (about a decade - and becoming more and more popular).. very similar (and on par with MIT's open OCW). I Know many in USA who have used these courses and have very favo...
- 01 Jan 2022 11:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2831291
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
^^ It is not a nasal vaccines; it is an intradermal vaccine, delivered without the need of syringes. You can read more here
- 04 Nov 2021 23:18
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8451
- Views: 3038614
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
That is correct, BHIM App was always a reference app from GOI. It only does money transfer but nothing beyond that. Gpay, Phone pay offer quite a few value added services. All have to use BHIM interface. UPI, Adhaar, eKYC - the so called India stack is a very well thought out digital architecture. O...
- 04 Nov 2021 22:35
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8451
- Views: 3038614
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
That is not correct as far as I know - everybody still needs to use BHIM which stands for Bharat Interface for Money. The BHIM App was only a reference app and GOI's strategy (absolutely correct IMHO) has been to create Reference App and the core Infrastructure but let private companies take over fo...
- 07 Jul 2021 20:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3035241
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
To be fair, we do not know to what extent PMO was hand holding MoHFW and to what extent the minister was doing things independently. That is something we will never know. IMHO, Nitin Gadkari wont make it to the top, ambition aside. I would rather think that Yogi/Himanta/Devendra Fadanvis have better...
- 07 Jul 2021 20:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3035241
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Its sad that most observers were able to see Harshvardhan, Javdekar & RS Prasad for the duffers they were, in mere months. While it took Modi several years to do the same. Speaks volumes about the man's inability to build a talented team around him. This was evident in Gujarat too. Modi is a gr...
- 30 Jun 2021 19:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2831291
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Step 3 is a problem. People cannot keep doing that. CoWin needs to offer push notifications of availability so users can pick from what becomes available. Is any sort of notification mechanism available ? Users can perhaps choose venues and pick 'notify me when available here', then pick from dates...
- 14 May 2021 16:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2831291
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Another article from 15th April on the need for sourcing parts from other countries. Key points from the article: Made-in-India Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin uses Kansas-based ViroVax’s Alhydroxiquim-II adjuvant which boosts immune response and provides longer-lasting immunity. But according to a new rep...
- 14 May 2021 15:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2831291
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
SII:BB was in ratio 5:1 historically; now it is closer to 3:2 which is pretty amazing for BB and speaks volumes of the inability of SII to scale up (or are they export commitments/input restrictions?). Sir BB has a upward limit of 1 Billion Vaccines based on their contract with AZ and is dependent ...
- 09 Feb 2021 20:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3035241
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
[ Lata ji has always been unabashedly nationalistic in her outlook and approach. Her nationalistic outlook aside, she is not known to leave even a single paisa she think she deserves - I am talking about the Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital at Pune as an example where a friend of mine used to work in ...
- 02 Feb 2021 15:13
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: India Budget 2021 News and Discussion
- Replies: 89
- Views: 18070
Re: India Budget 2021 News and Discussion
Hmm, this is going to get a lot of brickbats, including from moi... This will also restrict the government's ability to borrow cheap money, since people will try to reduce their contributions and seek other investment opportunities. Not sure why this govt has consistently shown an inclination to to...
- 28 Sep 2020 20:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MoD: Defence Procurement Policies Issues and Discussions
- Replies: 293
- Views: 94231
Re: MoD: Defence Procurement Policies Issues and Discussions
Cross posting from military acquisitions thread: One of the best news today: The Defence Acquisition Council meeting held under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath today approved proposals for Capital acquisitions of various equipment required by the Indian Armed Forces at an approximate ...
- 28 Sep 2020 17:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
- Replies: 3244
- Views: 942277
Re: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
One of the best news today: The Defence Acquisition Council meeting held under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath today approved proposals for Capital acquisitions of various equipment required by the Indian Armed Forces at an approximate cost of Rs 2,290 crore. These include procurement...
- 15 Jul 2020 10:35
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
- Replies: 8042
- Views: 1606697
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
This is only possible due to our fearfullness (yes) to attack first. Otherwise having our troops close to the border would be good if we plan to attack. So Chinese are making a mistake but we convert that to a brilliant move (like in chess) due to our unwillingness to take the tricky but right move...
- 22 May 2020 17:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
- Replies: 2848
- Views: 949686
Re: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
Well Capt Sullenberger in Flight 1549 faced exactly that. Rare yes, but has happened multiple times (including the one today)
- 20 May 2020 10:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2831291
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
I have to point out that the above is a non-sense of an article. It just indulges in severe what-aboutery without much basis. Problem is to call that what-aboutery out and as a proper rebuttal is time consuming and energy draining. And BTW, the Chinese firms were rightly blacklisted. And yes, comin...
- 19 May 2020 19:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2831291
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Apologies if this is a repost: Article on Antibody Testing in India Key points: States across India are either increasingly sceptical about antibody testing for COVID-19 or are reluctant to use it, IndiaSpend has found in conversations with several health officials. Antibody tests give vital informa...
- 29 Apr 2020 18:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India
- Replies: 484
- Views: 133218
Re: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India
Since when IT companies needed govt. permission to allow their employees working from home? I have been working from home on and off / need basis since last decade and more. My organisations past and present never needed any sarkari permission to let me allow working remotely. Don't know what kind ...
- 26 Apr 2020 10:11
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
- Replies: 416
- Views: 176162
Re: Electric vehicle and power storage
I don't know if information about this company has been posted before: Gegadyne Energy - the start up is based out of Mumbai with a bunch of young PhDs trying to tackle the so called holy grail of battery technology: Getting a battery with a similar or more energy density than Li-ion batteries but a...
- 13 Apr 2020 15:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2831291
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
In your earlier post you had said an IL-6 blocker and plasma from a recovered patient. My doc friend has always maintained from the early days of the outbreak that the key is plasma. yes grapevine on ITU society (ICS) is even Prince Charles recd plasma from day 1. Sirs, here is an interesting ask f...
- 28 Mar 2020 00:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2831291
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Here is an interesting line of treatment for managing the side effects of Chloroquine and other anti viral drugs.
Summary: They have devised a process to check if a covid19 patient will suffer from sudden cardiac arrest if given these drugs.
Summary: They have devised a process to check if a covid19 patient will suffer from sudden cardiac arrest if given these drugs.
- 18 Mar 2020 21:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2831291
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Here is an interesting study: Hydroxychloroquinine and Azithromycin for treatment of COVID-19 I would reckon these are easily available drugs, aren't they? Key point to summarize: This combination treatment reduced the viral load in 6 days! See this tweet They are doing more, you can read it all her...
- 01 Mar 2020 23:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
- Replies: 2937
- Views: 729343
Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Yaar this Mitra talks so much BS with so much confidence. It would have been running them around the clock. It is a very useful silver bullet force to acquire. +100 Karan. Since large numbers are going to be hard in terms of $s... Every single purchase should offer massive bang for the buck. A coup...