IMD looks to use data from CubeSats, IoT devices for better forecasts | India News

IMD looks to use data from CubeSats, IoT devices for better forecasts | India News

NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is looking to access data from CubeSats, crowdsourcing, and Internet of Things devices besides conventional weather satellites to improve it forecast accuracy, a former official said. The IMD has also sent a dedicated meteorological satellite in orbit and installed a new high power computing system (HPCS) last year … Read more

In a first, Indian university grows spinach tissue in space | India News

In a first, Indian university grows spinach tissue in space | India News

BENGALURU: Initial results from India’s first non-Isro biological space experiment reveal successful growth of spinach tissue in zero gravity conditions, marking a significant milestone for space-based agriculture research. The spinach callus tissue — sent by Amity University, Mumbai — orbiting 350km above Earth, has demonstrated growth patterns comparable to ground-based control samples during its first … Read more

Amity University hosts grand finale of NCIIPC-AICTE Pentathon 2024, 48-hr-long event ends on April 4 | Education

Amity University hosts grand finale of NCIIPC-AICTE Pentathon 2024, 48-hr-long event ends on April 4 | Education

Amity University, Noida is hosting the grand finale of NCIIPC-AICTE Pentathon 2024, – the country’s first national Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT). Navin Kumar Singh, IPS, DG, NCIIPC addressing the gathering. As per a press release issued by the institution, the 48-hour-long Pentathon is an initiative of the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre … Read more