SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AFFAIRS JUNE 2010

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AFFAIRS JUNE 2010

• Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan launched two water jet-propelled fast attack craft, INS Cankarso and INS Kondul for the Indian Navy in Vishakapatnam. 
• The medium range surface-to-surface Prithvi-II ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off the Orissa coast. 
• The Cabinet approved a proposal of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for setting up an academy of scientific and innovative research that will offer instruction and degrees in the frontier areas of science and technology. 
• India launched its first indigenously manufactured anti-influenza vaccine, Vaxiflu-S manufactured by Zydus-Cadila Healthcare that will protect people against the A (H1N1) flu.