News Digest : 29 Oct 2014

 GTU to train manpower for glass industry

Ahmedabad Mirror | 27 Oct 2014

The varsity will sign an MoU with a company in Nov for skill development programme. Use of glass in buildings might have gained popularity but there is a dearth of trained manpower which can understand the nitty-gritty and technical aspects of it. Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has decided to fill in the void and launch two short-term courses for people aiming to work or already working in either glass industry or construction business. Read More

World's first circumnavigating solar plane might land in city

Ahmedabad Mirror | 29 Oct 2014

Ahmedabad and Varanasi are the two Indian cities among the dozen landing stops planned by two renowned Swiss aviators for their round-the-world trip on a solarpowered aircraft in March next year. “If we get the permission from the Indian authorities, we will be landing in Ahmedabad and Varanasi during the first-ever roundthe-world flight on a solar powered aircraft in March 2015,” Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg said at a military facility here. Read More

Feathers inspire new anti-turbulence tech

Ahmedabad Mirror | 29 Oct 2014

Researchers have taken inspiration from birds to reduce turbulence experienced while flying. The discovery could reduce effects of turbulence and also increase the lifespan of wings. Inspired by nature's own antiturbulence devices ­ feathers ­ researchers have developed an innovative system that could spell the end of turbulence on flights. Read More

 

Nadiad whiz kid invents folding keyboard, rape prevention device

Times of India | 29 Oct 2014

Nandan Shah Has Filed Four Patents In A Year. Long before Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his call to “Make in India”, Nadiadbased Nandan Shah, a third-year computer engineering student has been working on innovations that are not just technologically smart but also socially relevant. Read More

Invisible sensor lets us study the brain

Ahmedabad Mirror | 22 Oct 2014

Now, a transparent sensor that could help monitor brain activity without visually blocking it. The sensor could also be used in lenses to detect injuries to the retina or even glaucoma. Read More

Guide - 5 apps to learn from on Android

Ahmedabad Mirror | 24 Oct 2014

Itching to learn something new but don't have enough in your budget to pay for classes? No problem! As long as you aren't aiming to study a topic that's incredibly niche and spe cialised, you can use one of the following apps to earn yourself up to a college-level education without paying a rupee. Read More

Google boss breaks Felix Baumgartner's parachute record in secret 135,000 foot jump from the edge of space

The Daily Mail | Read More

·         Alan Eustace, 57, was wearing a specially designed spacesuit

·         Was lifted by a balloon filled with 35,000 cubic feet of helium

·         Took 15 minutes to descend after using explosives to separate himself from balloon

·         Jump preparations and three year project kept secret until today

·         Exit Altitude, Vertical Speed and Freefall Distance records broken

India's Mars Orbiter Mission: The frugal innovation : India's Mars mission is a marvel not only in space science but also in project management

The Financial Express | 29 Oct 2014

On September 23, 2014 (Tuesday-Mangal in Hindi) night, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) successfully reached the position from where it was to enter Martian orbit. It had travelled 10 months, covering a distance of 420 million miles (661 million km). Hitherto Mangalyaan was on the set course. The challenge, now, was to insert it into the Red Planet’s orbit. This required accurate calculation of distance and the determination of the exact time and the point at which to insert the spacecraft into the orbit of Mars (gravity about 38% of Earth’s).

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Innovation projects with India accorded high priority - Oleg Fomichev

October 21, 2014 Alessandro Belli, specially for RIR

Russia’s deputy minister of economic development, talked to RIR about how the Russian and Indian governments’ plan to oversee the implementation of bilateral innovation projects. Read More

Innovation is better in India than anywhere in world:Deshpande

From Lalit K Jha  Washington, Oct 21 (PTI) Describing India as a ripe ground for innovation, an eminent Indian American venture capitalist and entrepreneur believes that innovation is happening better in the country than anywhere else in the world.  “Innovation is happening in India better than anywhere in the world,” said Gururaj (Desh) Deshpande, who is best known for co-founding the internet equipment manufacturer Sycamore Networks, the Deshpande Centre for Technological Innovation at MIT and the Deshpande Foundation.  Delivering the maiden American Bazaar Philanthropy Lecture here over the weekend, Deshpande said India has all the ingredients required for making the country a hub of global innovation.  “India is now a globally competitive talent, which was not the case earlier,” he said. Read More

‘India is committed to a culture of innovation’

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is connecting to more students and faculty from across the world, with the conscious focus on research collaborations. TOI catches up with its new president and vice-chancellor Prof Arvind Gupta in an exclusive interview. Gupta is the 13th person to hold this position, and first South Asian. He has been a professor of computer science at UBC since 2009. Excerpts: Read More

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દિવ્ય ભાસ્કર | ૨0 ઓક્ટોબર ૨૦૧૪

ગુજરાતવાઇબ્રન્ટ ગ્લોબલ ઈન્વેસ્ટર્સ સમિટની સાતમી આવૃત્તિ જાન્યુઆરી, 2015માં યોજાનાર છે તે પૂર્વે રાજ્ય સરકારે ત્રણ મહત્વની નીતિઓની જાહેરાત કરવાનો નિર્ણય કર્યો છે. સોમવારે રાજ્યના નાણાં મંત્રી સૌરભ પટેલ સાયન્સ એન્ડ ટેકનોલોજી વિભાગે તૈયાર કરેલી ઈન્ફર્મેશન ટેકનોલોજી, ઈલેક્ટ્રોનિક્સ અને ઈ-ગવર્નન્સ પોલિસીની જાહેરાત કરશે. તાજેતરમાં પ્રદેશ કોંગ્રેસે રાજ્યમાં છેલ્લા ત્રણ વર્ષથી જાહેર થયેલી આઈટી પોલીસી અંગે રાજ્યની ભાજપ સરકારની ટીકા કરી હતી અને આક્ષેપ કર્યો હતો કે આના પરિણામે વૈશ્વિક કક્ષાએ થયેલા વિકાસનો ગુજરાત લાભ લઈ શક્યું નથી. વાઇબ્રન્ટ સમિટ 2015ની તૈયારીઓના ભાગરૂપે ઓગસ્ટ મહિનામાં નવી દિલ્હી ખાતે ગુજરાત સરકારે એક કર્ટેન રેઝરનું પ્રેઝન્ટેશન કર્યું હતું. જેમાં રાજ્યના નાણાં મંત્રી સૌરભ પટેલે સાયન્સ એન્ડ ટેકનોલોજી ક્ષેત્રની નીતિઓ જાહેર કરવાની ખાતરી આપી હતી. તેમણે પણ કહ્યું હતું કે, અત્યારે દેશમાં મહત્વની આયાતોમાં હાર્ડવેરનું પ્રમાણ વધુ રહે છે અને તેનું દેશમાં ઉત્પાદન થાય તે અગત્યનું છે. ગુજરાત સરકાર જે ક્ષેત્ર પર ફોકસ મૂકે છે તેને ક્ષેત્રના તાર્કિક પરિણામ સુધી પહોંચાડે છે.