The dark brown and white rocket, with the national tri-colour and the emblem of the golden jubilee of Independence painted on it, rose into the clear azure sky, leaving behind thick smoke and fireballs. The first stage carrying 138 tonnes solid propellant, one of the largest solid stages in the world, got separated less than two minutes after lift-off. This stage gave an additional thrust of 130 k newton compared to the last PSLV rocket, thanks to the increase in the fuel load by 10 tonnes. The indigenously manufactured second stage liquid fuel powered Vikas engine, a variant of the French Viking engine, pushed the rocket for another three minutes and got separated 286 seconds after the blast off. Mr. Ramakrishna, who holds Master's degree recognised for his innovative techniques and professional excellence in the field of structural engineering and civil construction.
Fusion is the process that makes the sun shine and the hydrogen bomb to explode.
Scientists for the last 40 years have been trying to tame the process for generating electric power. It will be used in experiments to generate data that will help eventually in construction of a power plant fuelled by isotopes of hydrogen abundantly available in sea water. Kaw said India should pursue fusion research vigorously because of its potential to provide unlimited energy without accompanied of radioactivity. He said nations that were advanced in fusion research do not have a pressing need for fusion energy since they were well endowed with oil and gas reserves and also had fission reactors. Indian coal reserves would be exhausted by 2050, he added.