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Remote Sensing in India

Remote Sensing in India refers to the science and technology of acquiring information about the Earth’s surface and atmosphere from space-borne or airborne platforms without direct physical contact....

December 31, 2012

Reproductive Tourism in India

What is Reproductive Tourism? · Reproductive Tourism is the practice of travelling to another country for fertility treatments. It is closely linked to the practice of commercial surrogacy....

November 24, 2012

Rustom-1

Rustom-1 is an Indian medium-altitude, long-endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for reconnaissance, surveillance, and intelligence-gathering purposes. It represents a...

October 2, 2012

Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme

Union Government has approved the new Tax saving scheme called the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme", with a view to provide tax benefits. The scheme is exclusively for...

October 1, 2012

Rashtriya Mahila Kosh

The Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) was a national-level autonomous body established in 1993 by the Government of India under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and Child...

October 1, 2012

Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls(RGSEAG)

The Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG), popularly known as SABLA, is a flagship initiative of the Government of India aimed at the holistic development...

October 1, 2012

RCH Scheme

The Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Scheme is a flagship programme of the Government of India, launched in October 1997 under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare...

September 27, 2012

ROC-cum-OLs

ROC-cum-OLs refer to Registrar of Companies-cum-Official Liquidators. Their main functions are registry, scrutiny of annual returns, balance sheets and other documents of public and private companies under the...

September 27, 2012

Robonaut 2

NASA’s humanoid robot "Robonaut 2" was delivered to the International Space Station in first half of 2011. The test involved sending power to all of Robonaut’s system. Robonauts...

September 26, 2012

Robojelly

Robojelly is an innovative biomimetic robot inspired by the anatomy and movement of real jellyfish. Developed by researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas and Virginia Tech,...

September 25, 2012

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