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समाचार प से च यत अंश Newspapers Clippings Feb 2021 समाचार प से चयत अशं Newspapers Clippings A Daily service to keep DRDO Fraternity abreast with DRDO Technologies, Defence Technologies, Defence Policies, International Relations and Science & Technology खंड : 46 अंक : 38 23 फरवर 2021 Vol.: 46 Issue : 38 23 February 2021 रा वान पु तकालय Defenceरा व Scienceान पु Libraryतकालय रा Defenceवैानक स Scienceचू ना एव ं Libraryलेखन क Defence Scientificरा Informationवैानक सूचना &ए वDocumentationं लेखन क Centre Defence Scientificमेटकॉफ Information हाउस, दल &- Documentation110 054 Centre Metcalfeमेटकॉफ House,हाउस, दDelhiल -- 110110 054 054 Metcalfe House, Delhi- 110 054 CONTENTS S. No. TITLE Page No. DRDO News 1-10 DRDO Technology News 1-10 1. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates DRDO Skill Development Centre 1 for Fire Safety Training 2. रा मंी ी राजनाथ सहं ने डीआरडीओ के अिन सुरा शण के लए कौशल वकास क का 2 उघाटन कया 3. Successful Launches of VL-SRSAM Missile System 4 4. DRDO successfully launches VL-SRSAM twice 5 5. DRDO conducts first launch of the VL-SRSAM 6 6. डीआरडीओ ने सतह से हवा म मार करने वाल वदेशी मसाइल का कया सफल परण 7 7. 51% of new Tejas fighter jets to have indigenous Uttam radars, says DRDO 8 Chairman 8. India to equip its Tejas Mk-1A Fighter Jets with homegrown ‘Uttam’ Radars — 9 Reports 9. U’Khand deluge: Home Secy directs DRDO, state to keep constant watch 10 Defence News 11-21 Defence Strategic National/International 11-21 10. Prime Minister delivers keynote address at webinar on effective implementation of 11 Budget provisions in defence sector; 11. वायुसेना मुख का बांादेश दौरा 13 12. CAS visit to Bangladesh 14 13. Rear Admiral Atul Anand, VSM takes over as Flag Officer Commanding 14 Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA) 14. रयर एडिमरल अतुल आनंद, वीएसएम ने महारा नौसेना े के ैग ऑिफसर कमांिडंग 15 (एफओएमए) के प म कायभार संभाला 15. ₹70,221 crore reserved in defence budget for domestic procurement, says Rajnath 16 Singh 16. Lt Gen B S Raju to be new Director General of Military Operations of Indian 17 Army 17. Hindustan Shipyard to build 5 naval support vessels with Turkish help 18 18. India, France to hold naval drills 19 19. Indian Navy completes one of largest-ever war drills to counter China in Indian 20 Ocean Region Science & Technology News 21-27 20. Researchers create 'beautiful marriage' of quantum enemies 21 21. Lack of symmetry in qubits can't fix errors in quantum computing, might explain 23 matter/antimatter 22. New catalyst could enable better lithium-sulfur batteries, power next-gen 25 electronics COVID-19 Research News 26-27 23. Blood thinners may protect against COVID-19 complications 26 DRDO News DRDO Technology News Ministry of Defence Mon, 22 Feb 2021 6:40PM Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates DRDO Skill Development Centre for Fire Safety Training Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has inaugurated Skill Development Centre (SDC) for Fire Safety Training of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Pilkhuwa in Uttar Pradesh through virtual mode on February 22, 2021. The facility, created by Delhi based DRDO laboratory Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES); is aimed at developing trained human resources, fire safety technology and products to save precious human lives and valued assets. In his inaugural address, Raksha Mantri congratulated DRDO for this significant step in the field of fire safety. He emphasised that in any fire tragedy the nation loses precious lives and valuable assets. To prevent such losses, this Training Centre will go a long way in ensuring quality training to the personnel and preventing such mishaps. The first of its kind in India, the SDC has been created by adopting state of art technology and setting up of simulation systems for validation of fire at realistic scale in order to meet the challenges and enhance the skills of Defence Fire Service Personnel and combatants from the Armed Forces. Spread in 24 acres area at Pilkhuwa, the DRDO facility would be utilised for imparting fire prevention and fire-fighting training to the Fire Service personnel of Indian Armed Forces, DRDO, Ordnance Factories, Coast Guard and defence undertakings. In addition, trainees from Bhutan, Sri Lanka and other neighbouring countries would also be imparted training at the Centre. The facility is likely to strengthen their knowledge and fire-fighting skills and prepare them for handling fire threats in the emerging high-tech environment. Training of fire personnel in such high standard facilities will result in high levels of fire safety awareness and implementation of safety provisions in defence establishments thus leading to minimisation of losses and property due to fire accidents. Constructed as per International standards, the SDC has four bays with fire-fighting and rescue appliances such as hydraulic platform, air crash fire tender and emergency rescue tender, which will be used for imparting practical/hands-on training besides an important life-saving personal protective equipment for the fire fighters. The Centre has a Fire Drill Tower with emergency escape chute which would be used for simulation of fire in high rise buildings, Breathing Apparatus Training Facility, a Model Fire Station housing specialised fire-fighting and rescue appliances, LPG Petroleum Tank Farm Simulator, Fire Suit Test and Evaluation facility, a Hostel and Transit Facility and Administrative and Training Facility. The facility would be maintained by 1 CFEES, which carries out safety audits, training activities and R&D activities in the area of fire, explosive & environment safety. Every year 400-500 personnel are being trained by CFEES in modules customised to the needs of Ministry of Defence (MoD) establishments. Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy in his address appreciated the endeavor of the CFEES towards indigenisation of fire safety equipment and test facilities for evaluation of fire safety products. He stated that the establishment of Skill Development Centre is another step initiated by DRDO towards endorsing Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s call for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. Director General Human Resources Shri K S Varaprasad, Director General System Analysis & Modelling Ms Nabanita Radhakrishnan, Director CFEES, Shri Rajiv Narang and other dignitaries of MoD were also present on the occasion. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1699997 रा मंालय Mon, 22 Feb 2021 6:40PM रा मंी ी राजनाथ सहं ने डीआरडीओ के अिन सुरा शण के लए कौशल वकास क का उघाटन कया रा मंी ी राजनाथ सहं ने दनांक 22 फरवर, 2021 को वचुअल मायम से उर देश के पलखुवा म रा अनसु धं ान और वकास सगं ठन-डीआरडीओ के अिन सरु ा शण के लए कौशल वकास क (एसडीसी) का उघाटन कया। दल िथत डीआरडीओ अिन, वसफोटक् और पयावरण सरु ा योगशाला के न् -सी एफ ई ई एस वारा बनाई गई इस सु वधा का उदेय शत मानव ससं ाधन, अिन सरु ा ौयोगक और उपाद को वकसत करना है ताक जानमाल के नुकसान को बचाया जा सके। अपने उघाटन भाषण म रा मंी ने रा अनसु धं ान एवं वकास सगं ठन (डीआरडीओ) को अिन सरु ा के े म इस महवपणू कदम के लए बधाई द। उहने इस बात पर जोर दया क कसी भी अिनकांड म हमारा रा बहुमू य जीवन और बहुमू य सपं खो देता है। इस तरह के नुकसान को रोकने के लए यह शण क कामक को गणु वापणू शण सु निचत करने और ऐसी दघु टनाओं को रोकने म एक लबं ा राता तय करेगा । भारत म अपनी तरह का यह पहला कौशल वकास क (एसडीसी) अयाधु नक ौयोगक अपनाकर और यथाथवाद पमै ान े पर अिन के िटकोण से समलु ेशन सटम थापत करके बनाया गया है ताक चुनौतय का सामना कया जा सके और सश बल से रा अिनशमन सेवा के कामक और लड़ाक के कौशल को बढ़ाया जा सके। पलखुवा म 24 एकड़ े म फैल रा अनसु धं ान एवं वकास सगं ठन (डीआरडीओ) क इस सु वधा का उपयोग अिनशमन रोकथाम और अिनशमन शण दान करने के लए भारतीय सश बल, डीआरडीओ, आयधु कारखान, तटरक बल और रा उपम के अिनशमन 2 सेवा कमय वारा कया जाएगा। इसके अलावा भटू ान, ीलकं ा और अय पड़ोसी देश के शओु ं को भी इस क म शण दया जाएगा। यह सभं ावना है क यह सु वधा उनके ान और अिनशमन कौशल को मजबतू करने और उभरते उच तकनीक वातावरण म आग के खतर से नपटने के लए उह तयै ार करेगी। ऐसी उच तरय सु वधाओं म अिनशमन कमय के शण से रा तठान म उच तरय अिन सरु ा जागकता एवं सरु ा सबं धं ी ावधान का कायावयन होगा िजसके परणामवप अिन दघु टनाओं के कारण होने वाले नुकसान और सपं को कम से कम कया जा सकेगा । कौशल वकास क (एसडीसी) के पास अतं राय मानक के अनसु ार नमत चार बे ह िजनम हाइोलक लेटफाम, एयर ैश फायर टडर और आपातकालन बचाव टडर जैसे अिनशमन और बचाव उपकरण ह, िजनका उपयोग अिनशमन कमय के लए एक महवपणू जीवन रक यितगत सरु ा उपकरण के अलावा यावहारक/ हाथ से शण देने के लए कया जाएगा । क के पास एक आपातकालन पलायन शटू वाला एक फायर ल टॉवर है िजसका उपयोग ऊंची इमारत म आग के मयाभास, ीदगं एपराटस ैनगं फै सलट, वशषे अिनशमन और बचाव उपकरण समेत एक मॉडल फायर टेशन, एलपीजी पेोलयम टक फाम सयुलेटर, फायर सटू टेट और मू यांकन सु वधा, एक छाावास और ांिजट सु वधा और शासनक और शण सु वधा है। इस सु वधा का सटर फॉर फायर, एसलोसव एंड एनवायरनमट सेट (सीएफईईएस) वारा रखरखाव कया जाएगा, जो आग, वफोटक और पयावरण सरु ा के े म सरु ा ऑडट, शण गतवधय और अनसु धं ान और वकास गतवधय को अजं ाम देती है। येक वष 400-500 कमय को रा मंालय के तठान क आवयकताओं के अनकु ू ल मॉयूल म सटर फॉर फायर, एसलोसव एंड एनवायरनमट सेट (सीएफईईएस) वारा शत कया जा रहा है । रा अनसु धं ान एवं वकास वभाग के सचव तथा रा अनसु धं ान एवं वकास सगं ठन (डीआरडीओ) के अय डॉ.
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