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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah visits ISRO, felicitates Chairperson S. Somnath

August 24, 2023 admin

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (centre) felicitates ISRO Chairperson S. Somnath (right) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), in Bengaluru on August 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A day after Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the lunar surface, making India the first country to achieve a soft landing on the South Pole of the…

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Why are space agencies racing to the moon’s south pole?

August 24, 2023 admin

The Dark Side of the Moon, 23 August 2023: The portion of Chandrayaan-3’s landing site taken after by Vikram Lander after the successful landing. | Photo Credit: ISRO/The Hindu India’s space agency is attempting to land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole, a mission that could advance India’s space ambitions and expand knowledge of…

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Congress accuses PM Modi of ‘hogging’ the limelight after the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission

August 24, 2023 admin

Sonia Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Congress on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of hogging the limelight after the success of Chandrayaan-3. In a letter to the ISRO Chairman, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi said she was writing to him to let him know how thrilled she was by the ISRO’s magnificent…

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Hits All-Time High, Stock Turns Ex-Dividend

August 24, 2023 admin

HAL stock gained as much as 2.7 per cent in trade on Thursday in the morning session. New Delhi: Shares of state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) hit fresh lifetime highs as the stock turned ex-dividend on Thursday. An ex-dividend date is the day on which a stock starts trading without the benefit of the next…

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President Murmu congratulates ISRO for successful deployment of Pragyan Rover

August 24, 2023 admin

File picture of President Droupadi Murmu. | Photo Credit: ANI President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday congratulated the ISRO over the successful deployment of the Chandrayaan 3’s Pragyan Rover. The deployment took place a few hours after the successful landing of the Lander Module. The Rover was inside the belly of the Lander Module. “I once…

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Chandrayaan-3 | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover

August 23, 2023 admin

A dish antenna is seen inside the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) facility on August 23, 2023 in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Getty Images With Vikram, the lander module of Chandrayaan-3, successfully landing on the surface of moon on August 23, the focus has now moved to the rover in its belly, Pragyan….

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Qatar Investment Authority To Invest Rs 8,278 Crore In Reliance Retail

August 23, 2023 admin

Qatar Investment Authority will invest Rs 8,278 crore in Reliance Retail. New Delhi: Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced that Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), through a wholly-owned subsidiary, will invest Rs 8,278 crore into its retail arm Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL). “This investment values RRVL at a pre-money equity value of Rs 8.278 lakh crore,”…

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One giant step: Moon race heats up

August 23, 2023 admin

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches the LVM3-M4/Chandrayaan-3 Moon Mission, lift off from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre-SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on July 14, 2023 | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM India became the first nation to successfully land a craft on the Moon’s south pole on August 23,…

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Chandrayaan-3 | India lights up the dark side of the moon

August 23, 2023 admin

India has become the fourth country to successfully land on the moon as the Chandrayaan-3’s lander module, with the rover in its belly, successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface on Wednesday. Precisely at 6.03 p.m. the lander touched the lunar surface and there were euphoric celebrations at the Mission Operations Complex (MOX)…

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Rupee rises 28 paise to close at 82.71 against U.S. dollar

August 23, 2023 admin

The rupee strengthened for the second consecutive session and appreciated by 28 paise, registering the highest single-day gain in nearly two months, to close at 82.71 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday. Forex traders said IPO-driven inflows and positive tone in the domestic markets supported the upward move. Softening of crude oil prices also…

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