** ISRO develops radar for joint earth observation satellite mission with NASA

“NISAR” is a joint collaboration for a dual-frequency L and S-band SAR for earth observation.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed development of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of producing extremely high-resolution images for a joint earth observation satellite mission with the U.S. space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

** Google Doodle celebrates birth anniversary of India’s Satellite Man U.R. Rao

He was awarded ‘Padma Bhushan’ in 1976

Google Doodle today celebrates the 89th birthday of Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao, under whose guidance, the first Indian satellite ‘Aryabhata’ was launched in 1975. He helped design and launch over 18 satellites for advancing India’s communication, and meteorological services

** JNCASR team develops potential drug candidate for Alzheimer’s

Researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, have developed a small molecule that helps disrupt and reduce formation of amyloid plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s Disease.

The group is planning to take this molecule, which is a potential drug candidate, forward for clinical studies. The results of their study were published in the journal Advanced Therapeutics.

** Kerala college students make educational toys out of up-cycled material, donate them to anganwadi

Fashion design students make reusable educational toys for children in anganwadis, out of up-cycled material

Fashion design student V Jana Rethika cannot get over the excitement that an educational toy she made was handed over to an anganwadi. “We are so very happy that children are actually going to play with toys we made,” she says

** World’s largest e-scooter factory aims to make EV each 2 seconds

Bhavish Aggarwal surveys the empty 500-acre expanse encircled by neon-painted homes, tiny shrines and mango groves.

The high-profile Ola founder hopes to erect the world’s largest electric scooter plant on this vacant plot on Bangalore’s outskirts within the next 12 weeks, cranking out about 2 million a year – a landmark for one of India’s largest startups.