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Chandrayaan-3 | How NASA, ESA will support ISRO during the Moon landing on August 23

August 20, 2023 admin

An illustration showing the soft-landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the surface of the Moon. The spacecraft is set to land on August 23, 2023 around 6.04 p.m. IST. Photo: Twitter/@isro via PTI Since the launch of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on July 14, the ground stations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European…

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Farmers from flood-ravaged northern States to bundle in Chandigarh to press for particular bundle, reimbursement from Centre

August 20, 2023 admin

Report picture of a farmer protective his hard paddy from rains by means of protecting it in plastic sheet | Photograph Credit score: VIJAY SONEJI Farmers from the flood-ravaged States in north Republic of India have introduced to bundle in Union Dimension of Chandigarh on August 22 to press for instant reimbursement from the Centre…

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ISRO one step away from landing on Moon as Lander Module completes second deboost operation

August 20, 2023 admin

An illustration showing ISRO’s ‘Chandrayaan-3’ after the orbit of Landing Module (LM) was successfully reduced to 25 km x 134 km. | Photo Credit: PTI The Lander Module of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 is set to touch down on the Moon on August 23 around 6.04 p.m. IST, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)…

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Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the Moon

August 20, 2023 admin

A picture taken from the camera of the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 during its flight to the moon shows the mission emblem and the bucket of the lunar manipulator complex on August 15, 2023. Photo: Roscosmos via Reuters Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the Moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, the country’s Roscosmos…

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J&K Bank sacks Chief Manager Sajad Bazaz for ‘State’s security interests’

August 20, 2023 admin

The J&K Bank has terminated the services of a Chief Manager-rank officer for “the State’s security interests” and decided against holding any formal inquiry. The terminated officer has been identified as Chief Manager Sajad Bazaz, also a widely-read columnist on economic affairs and banking. He writes for the Greater Kashmir, a local daily. “It was…

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Finance Commission expected to be constituted by November end: Finance secretary

August 20, 2023 admin

T.V. Somanathan, Finance Secretary. File. | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG The government is expected to constitute the 16th Finance Commission by end of November, Finance Secretary T V Somanathan said. Finance Commission is a constitutional body that gives suggestions on Centre-State financial relations. It suggests, among other things, the ratio in which tax is to…

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Vegetable prices likely to cool down next month, says Finance Ministry

August 20, 2023 admin

The retail inflation touched a 15-month high of 7.44% in July, a spike from 4.87% in June. File | Photo Credit: PTI The government expects vegetable prices to start cooling off from next month with the advent of new crops in the market, but rising crude oil prices is a concern even though it is still…

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Chandrayaan-3 | ISRO one step away from landing on Moon as Lander Module completes second deboost operation

August 20, 2023 admin

The ISRO on August 20 said it successfully reduced the orbit of the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Lander Module (LM), further bringing it nearer to the moon. | Photo Credit: ISRO The Lander Module of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 has completed its second and final deebost in the early hours of August 20. The Indian Space…

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Chandrayaan-3 | ISRO one step away from landing on Moon as Lander Module completes second deboost operation

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Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch, space agency says

August 19, 2023 admin

A picture taken from the camera of the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 shows the Zeeman crater located on the far side of the moon, on August 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters An “abnormal situation” occurred at Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft on August 20 as it was preparing to transfer to its pre-landing orbit, Russia’s national…

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