iRead, iLearn, iWrite. Hence, iBlog.

For Indian Military, Nuclear & Space matters, visit:

Monday, October 19, 2015

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Agriculture Benefiting From India's Space Technology

Also keeps an eye out for what, & how much of it, is growing in the neighbouring Bangladesh & pakistan.


Saturday, October 10, 2015

Tuesday, October 06, 2015

Sunday, October 04, 2015

FBR-600 - India's Next-gen Commercial Fast Breeder Reactor [CFBR]

Generating electricity, plus a stockpile of Fissile materials, greater than it consumes, required for future power generation plans.


Monday, September 28, 2015

This Illustration Shows All Current And Future Indian Nuclear Power Plants

Nuclear Power Generation capacity meets less than 2% of India's Electricity requirement - a gross under-capacity for an energy-starved developing nation.

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Head Here For Some Breath-taking Visuals Of IAF Flankers

Aviation photographer Mark Rourke recently updated his Flickr account with some sublime visuals of the Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter that took part in the recently concluded Exercise Indradhanush-series air exercises. Some top-up for the wallpaper collection.  Click on the image below, feast.

Sukhoi-Su-30-MKI-001

Godspeed

Also read: Indian Navy Warships at Malabar Naval Exercise 2012 [wallpapers]


Thursday, September 10, 2015

HAL-developed LUH Could Have An Armed Variant In Future

The pilot & co-pilot of the helicopter would also have all necessary information displayed in front of their eyes.


Thursday, September 03, 2015

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Friday, August 28, 2015

Use Free ANSYS Student Tools To Learn Virtual Simulation And Analysis

Engineering students can download the free software package to develop & hone much-coveted skills in FEA & CFD.


Thursday, August 27, 2015

August 27, 2015 - 1652 Hours IST

GSLV D6 mission, utilising India's indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage [CUS] engine, to put into orbit the 2.117 MT GSAT-6/INSAT-4E, a military communication satellite. Launch scheduled at 4:52 PM IST [11:22 AM GMT].
GSLV-D6-GSAT-6-INSAT-4E

Godspeed


Monday, August 10, 2015

Saturday, August 08, 2015

Free e-Book - Introducing Windows 10 For IT Professionals

Had reserved a free copy of Windows 10 on, both, my laptop as well as the desktop. The laptop received its update y'day. Keeping a copy of this e-book by the side, while I go exploring the OS.

M.S. is also offering a free, online course to assist in the Enterprise-level deployment of its newest OS.

Microsoft-Windows-10-Free-e-Book

Godspeed

Also read: The Data Journalism Handbook - for bloggers & journalists alike [free e-Book]


Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Sukhois And MiGs On The Highway [Video]

The Belarusian Air Force, operating their MiG-29 & Su-25,  demonstrating flight operations from its roadways. Force multiplier.

Godspeed

Also read: RAF Harrier Jump Jet fighter aircraft - the last of flights [Video]


Sunday, August 02, 2015

Sunday, July 26, 2015

These Cool Videos Show IAF's Russian-origin Aircrafts Flying Over The Skies Of NATO Britain

"Anyone with an interest in military aircraft would have got quite a shock looking up and seeing a Russian jet over the skies of King’s Lynn."


Saturday, July 25, 2015

1 Data - 2 Inferences, 180 Degrees Apart

In response to a query that an Indian Parliamentarian recently raised, the concerned Minister replied that ISRO had charged a total of  $17 Million USD plus €78.5 Million for the foreign satellites it has launched till now. Converting them all to Dollars, it comes to around $103 USD [€1 = $1.1 USD].


Friday, July 24, 2015

This Illustration Highlights The Major Systems & Cycles Involved In A Modern Nuclear Power Plant

Any Nuclear Power Plant, being built today, incorporates numerous sub-systems, multiple redundancies & fail-safe features, aimed towards reliably optimising the power generation process, extracting the most from the fuel.


Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Flying Side By Side, A Pair Of IAF Sukhoi Su-30MKI And Su-30K [Image Of The Day]

The different variants of the pride of the Indian Air Force flying alongside each other.


Play An IAF MiG-29 Pilot, Shoot Down PAF JF-17 Thunders

A computer game that pits India against pakistan in aerial warfare, along with a bunch of other games.


2015 Edition Of Indradhanush Indo-British Air Exercises Starts Today

An Indian Air Force contingent currently in the United Kingdom to take part in bilateral exercises with their British counterparts.