National Technology Day

♤ On 11th May, 1998 India achieved a major technological breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests at Pokhran. Also first, indigenous aircraft "Hansa-3" was test flown at Bangalore on this day and India also performed successful test firing of the Trishul missile on the same day.

♤ Considering above technological achievements on a particular date i.e. 11th May, the day of 11th May was chosen to be commemorated as National Technology Day.

♤ Technology Day is celebrated as a symbol of quest for scientific inquiry, technological creativity and the translation of that quest in the integration of Science, Society and Industry. This day is also celebrated to honour technological innovations and their successful commercialization which makes fruits of research reach people at large.

SindhuSadhana

♤ First ever indigenously built Research Vessel (Ship) " SindhuSadhana "

♤ Acquired recently by the CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography.

♤ SindhuSadhana is a multi-disciplinary research vessel equipped with a number of laboratories for data collection, echo sounders, acoustic doppler, profiler, autonomous weather station, air quality monitors and a host of other world-class latest equipments in the field of ocean technology and ocean research.

SCAR Medal 2014 for Excellence in Science and International Coordination

♤ The SCAR medal for 2014 for International Scientific Coordination is being jointly awarded to RasikRavindra (India) - Panikkar Professor, MoES and Mahlon “Chuck” Kennicutt (USA)- for their collaborative and coordination roles in the science community and the leadership and vision they have both shown to the community.

♤ The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science (ICSU). It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities.

‘Jammu Kashmir Arogya Gram Yojana’

♤ Under this the CSIR (Council for Scientific & Industrial Research), affiliated with the Ministry of Science & Technology, will identify thousand villages in Jammu & Kashmir for the growth of aromatic plants with active participation of local farmers and owners of the land.

♤ The Government will initially spend over Rs.25 crores on this scheme in addition to technical support by a team of CSIR scientists.

First Indigenously Developed Diagnostic Test Kit for Intestinal Disorder “Celiac Disease”

♤ First Indigenously developed, cost-effective diagnostic test kit, the first of its kind in India, for the autoimmune “Celiac disease”, which is a lifelong intestinal disorder manifesting as intolerance to certain foods such as wheat, barley, etc. with symptoms like recurring abdominal pain, diarrhoea and weight loss was launched recently.

♤ It has been developed by Department of Biotechnology via PPP model.

CARPEDIEM (Cardio-Renal Pediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine)

♤ It is a mini kidney-dialysis machine for infants

♤ Normal machine create problems in case of infants.

RhoDIS

♤ RhODIS (Rhino DNA Index System) has been created by the University of Pretoria’s veterinary genetics laboratory.

♤ The tool involves the collection of each individual rhino’s unique DNA profile into a database which can be referenced when presenting legal evidence in cases of rhino poaching.

♤ Assam’s state government is planning to introduce RhODIS in the State, where poachers often go unpunished for want of irrefutable evidence.TheRhODIS, used to investigate and prosecute suspects in cases of rhino poaching.