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New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) K Sujatha Rao, a 1974-batch IAS officer from Andhra Pradesh, will be the next Secretary in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Rao will replace Naresh Dayal, who will retire on September 30, an official release said today.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the name of Rao, who is at present Secretary and Director General of National AIDS Control Society
Friday, September 25, 2009
Chandrayaan-I mission was a complete success, says ISRO chairman
BANGALORE:
BANGALORE: Terming the finding of water on the Lunar surface a 'historic' one, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair on Friday said that the Chandrayaan-I mission was a complete success.
Addressing mediapersons here, Nair said: "The Chandrayaan mission performed wonderfully. Earlier, I said it had completed 95 per cent of its mission objectives. Today, I say it has done 110 per cent."
Confirming the presence of water on the Lunar surface, he said: "All over the world people are applauding the Chandrayaan's achievement. The discovery of water on the moon has been acknowledged as a significant discovery. The main aim of the Chandrayaan1 mission has been achieved."
On the collection of the data, he said that as the data is huge so it would take six months to three years before all of it is analysed and digested.
Speaking on the finding of water on the Lunar surface, Nair said that quantity of water on moon is more than what was expected. He added that the moon impact probe picked up strong signals of water.
"The water is not in form of sea, lake, not even as a drop. It is embedded in the surface in the minerals found there. However, the quantity of such molecules is much more than what we were expecting. It can extracted, but the quantity would be very less," he added.
Commenting on the presence of water on the moon, he said: "We are still wondering how water is present on the moon. But as per initial assessment, it seems that it is due to the solar winds and possibly meteors and asteroids that crash onto the moon surface."
However, he added that although there was a presence of water molecules doesn't mean the presence of life on the moon.
On the possibility of the establishment of a permanent lunar base, he further said that after the discovery of water, hopes for such a future endeavour have become more realistic.
Acknowledging NASA for collaboration in the discovery, he said: "We truly believe it is a pathbreaking finding. But this is just the beginning."
ET
Addressing mediapersons here, Nair said: "The Chandrayaan mission performed wonderfully. Earlier, I said it had completed 95 per cent of its mission objectives. Today, I say it has done 110 per cent."
Confirming the presence of water on the Lunar surface, he said: "All over the world people are applauding the Chandrayaan's achievement. The discovery of water on the moon has been acknowledged as a significant discovery. The main aim of the Chandrayaan1 mission has been achieved."
On the collection of the data, he said that as the data is huge so it would take six months to three years before all of it is analysed and digested.
Speaking on the finding of water on the Lunar surface, Nair said that quantity of water on moon is more than what was expected. He added that the moon impact probe picked up strong signals of water.
"The water is not in form of sea, lake, not even as a drop. It is embedded in the surface in the minerals found there. However, the quantity of such molecules is much more than what we were expecting. It can extracted, but the quantity would be very less," he added.
Commenting on the presence of water on the moon, he said: "We are still wondering how water is present on the moon. But as per initial assessment, it seems that it is due to the solar winds and possibly meteors and asteroids that crash onto the moon surface."
However, he added that although there was a presence of water molecules doesn't mean the presence of life on the moon.
On the possibility of the establishment of a permanent lunar base, he further said that after the discovery of water, hopes for such a future endeavour have become more realistic.
Acknowledging NASA for collaboration in the discovery, he said: "We truly believe it is a pathbreaking finding. But this is just the beginning."
ET
Delhi-Noida metro trains to start running by end of 2009
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday said its Delhi-Noida section will be operational by the end of 2009.
"The metro on Yamuna Bank to Noida section is likely to start by the first week of December this year. The opening of the section depends on delivery of trains, which are likely to come by November," said E Sreedharan, managing director, DMRC
The 13.1 km elevated Yamuna Bank-Noida stretch, with 10 stations, will be an extension of the existing Dwarka Sector 9 to Yamuna Bank section. The stretch was scheduled to be opened June 2009.
DMRC Friday commissioned its new broad gauge train on the Central Secretariat-Jahangirpuri line.
Sreedharan said that DMRC's next priority will be to open the Yamuna Bank-Anand Vihar section by December or January 2010.
The DMRC has procured metro coaches from Bombardier, a German company.
"We want no anxiety to be there with regard to safety of the Delhi metro and 11 cantilever pillars in the line are undergoing strengthening and are being double checked," said Sreedharan.
"Bombardier has gathered a team of foreign experts to assess the performance of the metro coaches before delivery. Of the 83 metro coaches procured from the company, nine have already arrived and the rest will come from the company's Baroda plant in Gujarat," he said.
The much awaited Noida corridor will be the first metro rail project connecting the NCR.
Once operational, it will be the longest line (58 km) of the Delhi metro, directly connecting Dwarka Sector 9 to Noida City Centre in Sector 32.
TOI
"The metro on Yamuna Bank to Noida section is likely to start by the first week of December this year. The opening of the section depends on delivery of trains, which are likely to come by November," said E Sreedharan, managing director, DMRC
The 13.1 km elevated Yamuna Bank-Noida stretch, with 10 stations, will be an extension of the existing Dwarka Sector 9 to Yamuna Bank section. The stretch was scheduled to be opened June 2009.
DMRC Friday commissioned its new broad gauge train on the Central Secretariat-Jahangirpuri line.
Sreedharan said that DMRC's next priority will be to open the Yamuna Bank-Anand Vihar section by December or January 2010.
The DMRC has procured metro coaches from Bombardier, a German company.
"We want no anxiety to be there with regard to safety of the Delhi metro and 11 cantilever pillars in the line are undergoing strengthening and are being double checked," said Sreedharan.
"Bombardier has gathered a team of foreign experts to assess the performance of the metro coaches before delivery. Of the 83 metro coaches procured from the company, nine have already arrived and the rest will come from the company's Baroda plant in Gujarat," he said.
The much awaited Noida corridor will be the first metro rail project connecting the NCR.
Once operational, it will be the longest line (58 km) of the Delhi metro, directly connecting Dwarka Sector 9 to Noida City Centre in Sector 32.
TOI
India's own probe also found water on moon: ISRO
Moon Impact Probe
BANGALORE: India's own Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on board the country's maiden lunar craft had discovered water on the moon, a finding confirmed by US space agency NASA's probe that was also aboard Chandrayaan-1, India's top space scientist G Madhavan Nair said here on Friday.
India's first lunar mission had made a "path-breaking and real discovery" by establishing the presence of water on the moon, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Nair said.
While expressing pride in the achievement, Nair added: "But the water is not in the form of sea or lake or puddle or drops. It is embedded on the surface in minerals and rocks."
Apart from India's MIP, the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) of NASA on board Chandrayaan-1 confirmed the presence of water. The lunar mission had to be aborted Aug 30 after it lost radio contact with Earth.
According to Nair, the "quantity found is much larger than expected".
On whether water can be extracted, Nair said: "Yes, we can. But one tonne of soil may yield half a litre."
Nair said MIP picked up signals about the presence of water as it journeyed down to land on the moon surface.
"One of the main objectives of Chandrayaan-1 was to look for the presence of water. Our MIP confirmed it."
He said they had indications of the finding "way back in June", but waited all these days to make it public as they wanted the findings to come out in a scientific journal first.
"The volume of data collected from Chandrayaan-1 is phenomenal. It may take six months to three years to analyse it."
TOI
BANGALORE: India's own Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on board the country's maiden lunar craft had discovered water on the moon, a finding confirmed by US space agency NASA's probe that was also aboard Chandrayaan-1, India's top space scientist G Madhavan Nair said here on Friday.
India's first lunar mission had made a "path-breaking and real discovery" by establishing the presence of water on the moon, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Nair said.
While expressing pride in the achievement, Nair added: "But the water is not in the form of sea or lake or puddle or drops. It is embedded on the surface in minerals and rocks."
Apart from India's MIP, the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) of NASA on board Chandrayaan-1 confirmed the presence of water. The lunar mission had to be aborted Aug 30 after it lost radio contact with Earth.
According to Nair, the "quantity found is much larger than expected".
On whether water can be extracted, Nair said: "Yes, we can. But one tonne of soil may yield half a litre."
Nair said MIP picked up signals about the presence of water as it journeyed down to land on the moon surface.
"One of the main objectives of Chandrayaan-1 was to look for the presence of water. Our MIP confirmed it."
He said they had indications of the finding "way back in June", but waited all these days to make it public as they wanted the findings to come out in a scientific journal first.
"The volume of data collected from Chandrayaan-1 is phenomenal. It may take six months to three years to analyse it."
TOI
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