Month: September 2025

Ms. Vandana Gupta assumed the charge of Controller General of Communication Accounts, New Delhi today, upon her elevation to the Apex Grade. A 1990 batch officer of the Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS), she has served in key positions across Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat Circles as well as at DoT Headquarters and in DoP. On central deputation, she has also held important assignments as Principal Director, GASAB, O/o CAG, Delhi, Joint Secretary in the MoWCD, JS in NCW and Controller of Finance at GGSIPU. …

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In a prominent advance for Indian quantum research, scientists have revealed how atoms, the building blocks of everything stop behaving as independent particles when pushed into extremely high-energy states. At this point, they begin to interact so strongly that their response to light is broadened and distorted by inter-atomic interactions. This first global demonstration of interaction-driven distortions in Rydberg atomic signals at such high states could be a key in building the next generation of quantum computers, sensors, and communication devices.   Ordinary atoms are tiny, but Rydberg atoms are…

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In a major boost to India’s coastal security, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned the Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) ICGS Adamya at Paradip Port today. The addition of this vessel is expected to significantly enhance surveillance, search and rescue, and anti-smuggling operations along the country’s eastern seaboard.   The vessel was formally commissioned in the presence of senior officials from the Coast Guard, Ministry of Defence, and local administration. Designed for high-speed response, ICGS Adamya is equipped with advanced navigation and communication systems, modern weaponry, and superior maneuvering capabilities to…

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In a significant step towards strengthening India’s self-reliance in critical and strategic mineral sourcing, Oil India Limited and Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on September 19, 2025, to co-operate and collaborate for exploration and development of critical and strategic minerals including Copper and associated minerals.   Hindustan Copper Limited, a Miniratna PSU under the Ministry of Mines, is engaged in mining, production, processing, and marketing of copper and related products. The company is currently focused on mining and beneficiation of copper ore and the sale of…

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Exploring chiral perovskite films used in optoelectronic devices, scientists have identified how the materials crystallise for making phase-pure, chiral perovskite films, having unique properties, useful for developing devices like circularly polarized light (CPL) detectors, spintronic elements, and photonic synapses. Such an orientation for chiral perovskite films brings additional control on their electrical properties, making them more versatile.   Chirality – the property of an object being non-superimposable on its mirror image – is found everywhere in nature, from spiral galaxies to the DNA in our cells. In materials science, chirality…

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