Lithium-ion giga units

To push the adoption of electric mobility in the country, government think-tank NITI Aayog has proposed the establishment of giga factories in India for the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries in the next couple of years.

Drone ‘Dragonfly’

NASA said that it’s sending a drone called Dragonfly to explore Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.

Student satellites

Up to 75 tiny satellites built by students of Indian universities could fly to the skies between late next year and 2022 in batches.

ILS develops antibodies against Chikungunya infection

The Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), which functions under the Department of Biotechnology, has entered into a non-exclusive license for product commercialisation after having successfully developed antibodies against the Chikungunya viral (CHIKV) infection.

Cancer cell detection

A team of scientists in Assam has developed a chemical process that turns ‘dirty’ coal into a biomedical ‘dot’ to help detect cancer cells.