INDO DAILY - News From The Indian Subcontinent

SOLAR Mahindra EPC's Successful Comissioning Of Solar Projects In Tamil Nadu

After the successful commissioning of over 80MW of solar projects across India, Mahindra EPC is pleased to announce the successful commissioning of its first solar projects in Tamil Nadu, which were executed in a record-breaking 40 days for some of India's lea... more

SOLAR Daimler India Sets Up Solar Power Plant To Meet Purchase Obligation

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has announced that it has set up a 300 kW solar power plant at a cost of Rs 4 crore to meet the 'solar purchase obligation (SPO)' mandated by the Tamil Nadu government. For the German automotive major, this is but a tiny proje... more

SHAKE AND BLOW Scripps researchers map out trajectory of April 2015 earthquake in Nepal

Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have accurately mapped out the movement of the devastating 7.8-magnitude Nepal earthquake that killed over 9,000 and injured over 23,000 people. Scientists have determined that the earthquake... more

MICROSAT BLITZ Pint sized Scottish satellites launched into orbit

The two 'first of a kind' 5kg satellites which were designed and built by Spire Global are unique due to their function, tiny size, low cost and quick build time. This style of satellite could revolutionise work in space, which has traditionally been slow and ... more

CARBON WORLDS Drum beats from a one atom thick graphite membrane

Researchers from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, have demonstrated the ability to manipulate the vibrations of a drum of nanometre scale thickness - realizing the world's smallest and most versatile drum. This work has implications in impro... more

SOLAR Solarsis Helps Beat Power Outages for Schools

With the increase in power tariff, unpredictable power outages and responding to the global warming, Prema Samajam an NGO has solarized their Orphanage Schools and old age homes through Solar Power. A total of 27.6 KW of Solar PV System (SPVS) installed on the... more

EARTH OBSERVATION Pixxel raises $36M for hyperspectral satellite constellation

The new funds will advance Pixxel's mission to build the world's first and highest-resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation, delivering actionable climate insights on a planetary scale. It will also help further the development of Aurora: Pixxel's AI-p... more

MILTECH US Air National Guard Deploys to Afghanistan With LITENING G4 Pods

Northrop Grumman's LITENING G4 advanced targeting pod recently embarked on its first combat deployment with the Air National Guard on A-10 and F-16 Block 30 aircraft supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The Air National Guard will use the LITENING G4 pod's a... more