New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday said that there is a need to focus on seamlessly blending old and new technology while maintaining a good safety record.

New Delhi Feb 24 PTI Chinas latest demonstration of physically moving its disabled satellite to another orbit poses a new threat in the race to weaponise the space domain Indian Air Force Chief V R Chaudhari said on ThursdayMoreover he said no single service -- air force army or navy -- can win wars on its own and this holds good even for the futureLast month Chinas Shijian-21 satellite physically moved a disabled Chinese satellite altering its geostationary orbit This capability of physically altering the orbits of a satellite has earlier been demonstrated by the US onlyChinas latest demonstration of physically moving one of its disabled satellites into the graveyard orbit is bringing in newer threats in the race to weaponise the space domain a domain hitherto considered relatively safe Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari saidThe spectrum that we are looking at stretches from kinetic to non-kinetic lethal to non-lethal and from small drones to hypersonic ballistic missiles This vast and ever-changing continuum will pose significant challenges for the armed forces of the future he addedHe said the IAFs training philosophy needs to be modern flexible and adaptive with a heavy dose of jointness A well-trained air warrior -- who is technologically sound yet able to adapt to disruptions -- would serve as a force multiplier the IAF chief mentioned The next step would be to use our doctrines and well-trained manpower to evolve employment philosophies and CONOPS Concept of Operations he noted This would require joint planning and joint execution of plans Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari stressed No single service can win wars on its own and this holds good even for the future This brings me to the next challenge of command and control he saidThe primacy of who will do what cannot be determined by a pro-rata system of who has a larger mass of forces or equipment the IAF chief mentioned The thought process must change and it would be important to appreciate the capabilities of each service to make two plus two equal to five He stressed the need to develop joint command and control structures for integrated and synergised application of combat power The fundamental strengths of individual services must be brought together to deter potential enemies or decisively win the nations wars There is a need to wage tomorrows wars with pragmatism and not necessarily idealism Chaudhari noted PTI DSP NSD NSD

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): On the all-new show Kabaddi Adda, Rohit Rana discusses the genius behind Rohit Chaudhari and Pardeep Narwal in the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League. Rohit Rana is an Indian Kabaddi player who plays as the left corner defender. He has played for Jaipur Pink Panthers and U Mumba in the Pro Kabaddi League. He is best known for his dashes and blocks. His newest campaign sees him as the guest expert of a new weekly preview show that offers exclusive insights, statistics, and analysis on the ongoing season of the PKL.

Hyderabad Dec 18 PTI Noting that the nature of warfare is undergoing fundamental changes Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on Saturday said Indias security dynamics involve multifaceted threats and challenges which will require building multi domain capabilitiesDelivering his address at the Combined Graduation Parade at the Air force Academy at Dundigal near here Chaudhari said the Air Force is on the cusp of transformation into a highly potent air force with many new injections such as Rafale jets Apache helicopters and a wide variety of sophisticated or sophisticated systemsThe nature of warfare is undergoing fundamental changes New technology and radically new doctrines have emerged in the last few years Indias security dynamics involve multifaceted threats and challenges It will require us to build multi domain capabilities and execute all our operations simultaneously and in shortened time frames Chaudhari saidExpressing grief over the untimely demise of Indias first CDS General Bipin Rawat his wife and 12 other armed forces officials in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu he said the parade chose to cut down many events as a mark of respect PTI SJR GDK ROH ROH

Pune Oct 19 PTI Snail mucus secretions of snails which are normally considered as agricultural pests has several applications in the development of anticancer and antimicrobial drugs as well as biosensors for the detection of toxic metals in water researchers have said The multi-disciplinary study was published in the journal Nature-Scientific Reports recently The researchers used unexplored snail mucus of Achatina fulica also known as the Giant African snail Prof Dr R D Chaudhari one of the researchers and Head of the Department of Zoology Research Centre Shri Shiv Chhatrapati College Junnar Pune said Achatina fulica is an exotic terrestrial snail having the status of serious agricultural pest in India The research was carried out in collaboration with Savitribai Phule Pune University Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology C-MET Pune Nanoparticles Technology Laboratory School of Mechanical Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon South Korea and the Department of Physics and Astronomy College of Science King Saud University Saudi ArabiaAchatina fulica secretes a sticky complex viscous secretion from its foot The mucus serves various functions such as lubrication for the passage of objects maintains hydrated layer on the epithelium blocks the pathogens etc throughout a snails life cycle Chaudhari saidDr Dinesh Amalnerkar another researcher said they used the snails mucus as a novel biomaterial for the synthesis of silver bio-nano composite which was then tested for various biological activitiesBesides antibacterial and antifungal properties preliminary in-vitro investigations revealed that this bio-nano composite successfully neutralised cervical cancer cells Our research outcomes will add new insights into the science of organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials-based drug formulations he saidCervical cancer accounts for almost one-third of total deaths among women due to cancer he pointed out Dr Pramod Mane another researcher said the bio-nano composite dispersion exhibited better antimicrobial activity against certain germs including bacteria that cause diseases in plants animals and humansIn particular it showed better antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa which causes infections of urinary tract respiratory system gastrointestinal system and burn wounds and is resistant to many of the antibiotics currently in useThe researchers published another paper in Springer Nature Journal where another application of the bio-nano composite was explored for the detection of highly toxic mercury ions in waterParag Adhyapak one of the authors of the study said this is an important application as a majority of heavy metal pollutants such as mercury chromium and lead are extremely toxic to the environment as well as to a human bodyThe bio-nano composite dispersion was used as the colorimetric bio-interfacial sensor for detection of toxic metal ion mercury in the solution at parts per million ppm and parts per billion ppb concentrations he saidThis method could be very convenient as one can observe the color of a water sample changing with the naked eye if it contains pollutants such as mercury lead or chromium he said PTI SPK KRK KRK

Leh (Ladakh) [India], October 16 (ANI): Amid tensions over build-up by the Chinese across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh and reluctance to resolve remaining issues between the two countries, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari is visiting forward areas in Ladakh to review the operational preparedness of troops deployed there.

Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 8 (ANI): On the occasion of 89th Indian Air Force Day, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Friday said that these are crucial times with regards to security scenario and external forces will not be allowed to violate our territory.

New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday said the mega project to induct 114 multirole fighter aircraft programme would be carried out under the Make in India project.