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28 Jun

Dr Reddy’s announces commercial launch of 2-DG

Hyderabad: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories on Monday announced the commercial launch of 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) for treatment of Covid-19.Dr. Reddy's will supply the drug to major government as well as private hospitals across India. In the initial weeks, the company will make the drug available in hospitals across metros and Tier 1 cities, and subsequently expand coverage to the rest of India. 2-DG manufactured by Dr. Reddy's has a purity of 99.5% and is being sold commercially under the brand name 2DG, the Hyderabad-based pharma major said. The maximum retail price (MRP) of each sachet has been fixed at Rs. 990,with a subsidized…

04 Dec

‘Were they debris of Indian moon lander Vikram?’

Chennai: Were they really the debris of Indian moon lander Vikram as announced by the US space agency on Tuesday, wondered a senior official of the Indian space agency.Interestingly, the Indian space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is maintaining a sound silence on the matter as there is no mention of the findings of NASA on its website or on its social media sites. Releasing images of the lunar surface taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), the US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed that the debris of Vikram have been found.The NASA had credited…

20 May

Boeing India Launches program for aerospace entrepreneurs

The program offers university students, faculty and budding entrepreneurs opportunities to incubate ideas,and access Boeing’s innovation ecosystem Shortlisted teams will be mentored by Boeing experts to refine and convert ideas to viable business offerings Boeing will partner with leading university incubators in seven Indian states to attract applications Deadline for submissions is June 10, 2019 New Delhi, India: Boeing today announced the launch of the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) program for university students, faculty and early stage start-ups. The BUILD program will help innovators convert their ideas into viable business offerings that have the potential to shape the future…

05 Aug

This 9-year-old wants to join NASA to prevent alien invasion

Washington: NASA has sent an inspiring letter to a nine-year-old who expressed interest in being a Planetary Protection Officer after the US space agency recently announced opening for the position. Nine-year-old Jack Davis from New Jersey is a self-proclaimed "Guardian of the Galaxy" and he reached out to NASA in a letter to express his interest in serving as the agency's Planetary Protection Officer. "My name is Jack Davis and I would like to apply for the planetary protection officer job. I may be nine but I think I would be fit for the job. One of the reasons is my…

01 Jul

Trump signs order to re-establish National Space Council

Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to re-establish the National Space Council in a bid to coordinate commercial, technological and national security opportunities for the country, NASA said in a statement issued on Saturday. Trump signed the executive order on Friday.The council existed previously from 1989-1993, and a version of it also existed as the National Aeronautics and Space Council from 1958-1973. "I am pleased that President Trump has signed an executive order re-establishing the National Space Council," said Robert Lightfoot, acting NASA Administrator. The directive to re-launch the council was part of the promise by Trump's presidential…

25 May

NASA moves up launch of mission to metal asteroid

Washington: NASA has announced plans to launch its mission to a unique metal asteroid a year ahead of the original schedule. Moving up the launch schedule and a revised trajectory will enable the probe to explore Psyche, an asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, four years earlier than the original timeline, NASA said. "Psyche, NASA's Discovery Mission to a unique metal asteroid, has been moved up one year with launch in the summer of 2022, and with a planned arrival at the main belt asteroid in 2026 -- four years earlier than the original timeline," the US space agency said…

28 Feb

F-35 joint strike fighters make Australian debut

Canberra: The Lockheed Martin F-35 joint strike fighters (JSFs) have arrived in Australia for the first time, a media report said on Tuesday.The JSFs arrived overnight in preparation for their public debut at the Avalon Airshow in Victoria later during the week, Xinhua news agency said. The F-35 was widely criticised by military experts and politicians over the last few years, as the programme was plagued by delays and cost blowouts since it was first announced in 2001. The F-35s arrived at the Amberley Air Force Base just outside of Brisbane late on Monday, and were expected to fly down to Geelong…