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

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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 

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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  

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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

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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’

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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

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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

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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  

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

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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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