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One More Step towards Self-esteem in Defence
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Whenever we move closer to acquiring an indigenous capability, we actually move a notch up in our swabhiman (self-esteem), in our national pride and in our celebration of "Make in India". One such event took place recently, when the...

June 8, 2018 DRDO, indigenous capability, Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile, Commentary, Technological and Scientific Studies
Australia Defines Priorities of National Security Science and Technology Policy - Relevance for India
C D Sahay
Dr Ramanand Garge

The Government of Australia, on May 1, 2018 (Australian Government 2018), released a document called ‘National Security Science and Technology Policy Agenda’. Through this, the Government of Australia has set the agenda to prioritise science and...

May 30, 2018 Global Inter-agency security cooperation, Technology priorities of Australia’s national security, Commentary, Technological and Scientific Studies
नीला हौज़ निर्मित झील प्रणाली (सीडब्ल्यूएस)
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

22 मार्च, ‘विश्व जल दिवस’ के रूप में मनाया जाता है. पृथ्वी में केवल २ प्रतिशत ताज़ा पानी उपलब्ध है. इसमें से भी 70 प्रतिशत जल दोनों ध्रुवों में हिमगिर के रूप में जमा हुआ है और बाकि असमतल रूप से बंटा हुआ है. पानी की कमी को दूर करने के लिए जल...

April 6, 2018 Hindi, जल संरक्षण, निर्मित झील प्रणाली, नीला हौज़ जैव-विविधता पार्क, Technological and Scientific Studies
The Future of Batteries belongs to China
Aayush Mohanty

China’s rapid climb to become the second largest economy in the world in a span of 40 years has also meant that it is now the world’s largest carbon emitter. The air pollution has been so severe that in 2015, a research paper indicated that it...

April 3, 2018 Cobalt, Electric Vehicles, Lithium-ion batteries, Technological and Scientific Studies
Commentary: The Neela Hauz Constructed Wetland System
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

22nd March is commemorated as ‘World Water Day’. Only two percent of the water on the globe is fresh water. Of this nearly 70 percent is locked in the polar ice sheets and the rest is distributed unevenly. Recycling of waste water is...

March 22, 2018 Constructed Wetland System, CWS, Delhi, Delhi University, India, Neela Hauz, Prof CR Babu, The Neela Hauz, Water, World Water Day, Commentary, Technological and Scientific Studies
Commentary: International Solar Alliance - India’s Radiant Multilateralism
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

On March 11 ,2018 India led the world into a new era of mutually beneficial multilateral effort, so necessary for the survival of the humanity, through the inauguration of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in New Delhi by Prime Minister...

March 22, 2018 Climate Change, International Solar Alliance, Solar Mission, Commentary, Technological and Scientific Studies
Commentary: The Stealth Threat Has Arrived on our Borders ... What is the Way Ahead?
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Stealth and Air Defence

The stealth muscle in the air threat vehicles of today is one dimension of survivability that is fast becoming a nightmare to the air defence warriors. Why so? Because, survivability directly...

March 19, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies
Commentary: Some Niche Areas in Unmanned Operations and Technologies and Equipment in Support
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Propelled by their enabling combat virtues like all-weather all-terrain operability, comprehensive mission spectrum, long ranges, tremendous endurance, precision strike capability and weapon loads that will give a run for their money to the...

February 27, 2018 artificial intelligence, SWARM attack, Unmanned aerial systems, Commentary, Technological and Scientific Studies
India should take up challenge of Lethal Autonomous Weapons System
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Published in The Economics Times on 15 February 2018. Click here to read...

February 15, 2018 VIF Scholars Outreach, Technological and Scientific Studies
हंटर किलर से मौतें अपरिहार्य क्यों – तकनीकी पड़ताल
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

दुनिया के विभिन्न हिस्सों (पाकिस्तान, अफगानिस्तान, यमन, सीरिया, इराक और कई अन्य देश) में जिहादी आतंकवादियों के खिलाफ लक्षित हत्या के अभियानों में शामिल ड्रोन हमलों का एक नकारात्मक नतीजा हमेशा रहा है और वह है उन नागरिकों की अवांछित मौतें, जिन्हें...

February 13, 2018 Hindi, Hunter Killer Casualties, आतंकवादि के खिलाफ ड्रोन हमले, ड्रोन अभियानों में अवांछित मौत, Technological and Scientific Studies
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