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by saumitra_j
18 Dec 2023 20:25
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3954
Views: 707229

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...
by saumitra_j
23 Sep 2023 10:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
Replies: 4656
Views: 1450069

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...
by saumitra_j
15 Aug 2023 10:02
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Happy Independence Day - 15 August 2023!
Replies: 18
Views: 19136

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!!
by saumitra_j
01 Jan 2023 11:36
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Happy New Year
Replies: 14
Views: 5824

Re: Happy New Year

Wishing all BRF members and their family a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2023.
by saumitra_j
29 Dec 2022 21:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1669584

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 ...
by saumitra_j
22 Dec 2022 19:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1669584

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!
by saumitra_j
22 Dec 2022 18:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1669584

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...
by saumitra_j
15 Mar 2022 17:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2783137

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...
by saumitra_j
19 Feb 2022 20:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
Replies: 416
Views: 156269

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.
by saumitra_j
19 Feb 2022 20:21
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
Replies: 416
Views: 156269

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...
by saumitra_j
07 Feb 2022 16:19
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3954
Views: 707229

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...
by saumitra_j
01 Feb 2022 12:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5226
Views: 1441808

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...
by saumitra_j
01 Feb 2022 12:30
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4767
Views: 1447619

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...
by saumitra_j
01 Feb 2022 12:13
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3954
Views: 707229

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...
by saumitra_j
01 Feb 2022 10:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3954
Views: 707229

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...
by saumitra_j
01 Jan 2022 11:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707352

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
by saumitra_j
04 Nov 2021 23:18
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8413
Views: 2876405

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...
by saumitra_j
04 Nov 2021 22:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8413
Views: 2876405

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...
by saumitra_j
07 Jul 2021 20:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2783137

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...
by saumitra_j
07 Jul 2021 20:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2783137

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...
by saumitra_j
30 Jun 2021 19:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707352

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...
by saumitra_j
14 May 2021 16:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707352

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...
by saumitra_j
14 May 2021 15:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707352

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 ...
by saumitra_j
09 Feb 2021 20:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2783137

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 ...
by saumitra_j
02 Feb 2021 15:13
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: India Budget 2021 News and Discussion
Replies: 89
Views: 17293

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...
by saumitra_j
28 Sep 2020 20:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MoD: Defence Procurement Policies Issues and Discussions
Replies: 293
Views: 91428

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 ...
by saumitra_j
28 Sep 2020 17:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
Replies: 3234
Views: 892112

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...
by saumitra_j
15 Jul 2020 10:35
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524124

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...
by saumitra_j
22 May 2020 17:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
Replies: 2848
Views: 923009

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)
by saumitra_j
20 May 2020 10:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707352

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...
by saumitra_j
19 May 2020 19:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707352

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...
by saumitra_j
29 Apr 2020 18:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India
Replies: 484
Views: 128753

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 ...
by saumitra_j
26 Apr 2020 10:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
Replies: 416
Views: 156269

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...
by saumitra_j
13 Apr 2020 15:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707352

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...
by saumitra_j
28 Mar 2020 00:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707352

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.
by saumitra_j
18 Mar 2020 21:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707352

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...
by saumitra_j
01 Mar 2020 23:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Replies: 2935
Views: 693895

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...
by saumitra_j
01 Mar 2020 23:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2815
Views: 848902

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

Ok, I am continuing the discussion on suitability of F-35 for the Indian Navy/IAF. The key strength of the F-35 apart from stealth comes from sensor/information fusion that it's computer is able to do - effectively analyzing all sorts of inputs not only from its own radar, but also from Distributed ...
by saumitra_j
29 Feb 2020 10:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Replies: 2935
Views: 693895

Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III

I will give a detailed reply on the Indian Naval aviation thread later but for some perspective, please read this article

I know it is from Abhijeet Iyer Mitra who is not the most trusted fella but still.... will replay in the Indian Naval Aviation thread on the specifics later.
by saumitra_j
29 Feb 2020 09:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Replies: 2935
Views: 693895

Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III

With all due respect CMji, UBji is spot on! The F35 works only for US and its close allies who have the requisite infrastructure to exploit its potential. For India, the bells and whistles don't matter simple because we don't have the radars, the comm systems, the satellites, the network integration...