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Commentary: The Neela Hauz Constructed Wetland System
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

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 a....

March 22, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , India , World Water Day , Neela Hauz , Constructed Wetland System , CWS , Delhi , Water , Delhi University , Prof CR Babu , The Neela Hauz
A talk by Dr RB Grover on Nuclear Industry in India

On January 11, 2017, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Dr. Ravi Grover, Member, Atomic Energy Commission and Former Director, Homi Bhabha National Institute. The talk was moderated by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, ....

March 22, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , Nuclear Industry , Atomic Energy , Light Water Reactors , Heavy Water Reactors
Commentary: International Solar Alliance - India’s Radiant Multilateralism
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

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 Narendra....

March 22, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , International Solar Alliance , Solar Mission , Climate Change
Joint Training on Cyber Security by Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) : ‘Train the Trainers’ Workshop for Teachers of Indian Air Force Schools

In pursuance of one of its tasks of Information Security and creating awareness of the threats and vulnerabilities of operating in the virtual world, particularly amongst the children, VIF and TCS (ignite) entered into an agreement to conduct special....

March 08, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , Seminars , Cyber Security , Information Technology , TCS
Commentary: Some Niche Areas in Unmanned Operations and Technologies and Equipment in Support
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Commentary

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 combat p....

February 27, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Unmanned aerial systems , artificial intelligence , SWARM attack
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 आ�....

February 13, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , आतंकवादि के खिलाफ ड्रोन हमले , ड्रोन अभियानों में अवांछित मौत , Hunter Killer Casualties
Commentary: First Ever Swarm Attack has Happened
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Commentary

'We knew this day was coming' – Anon Open sources are reporting that the Russian air base at Khmeimim and Tartus naval facility in West Syria have been struck on 05 Jan 18 by a SWARM of home-made drones. This is the first time that such a....

January 19, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Unmanned aerial systems , swarm tactics , artificial intelligence
Why Hunter Killer Casualties are Inevitable? - A Technical Analysis
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Drone strikes, as a part of targeted killing campaigns against jihadist militants in various parts of the world (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Syria and more), have always suffered with one common negative end product, i.e., unintended c....

January 17, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , Drone strikes , unintended casualties , technical limitations
The Fascinating Journey of The Evolution of the Unmanned
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Ever since the arrival of the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) on the scene, the battlefield has never been the same. In that, on one hand the attackers are exploiting many of the combat capabilities of UAS, the defenders are busy in harnessing new tech....

January 05, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , Unmanned aerial systems , Historic evolution of UAV
Achieving 63 GW Nuclear Capacity by 2032: Can it be done?
Dr Kapil Patil

A year before the announcement of the historic civil nuclear cooperation initiative between India and US in 2005, an important study by India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) entitled, “Strategy for Growth of Electricity in India” envisaged ....

January 03, 2018 Technological and Scientific Studies , nuclear power programme , target capacity addition
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