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ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions

March 8, 2026 admin

ISRO says that this event highlights the strength of the long-term cooperation in place since 1978 and subsequent renewal in 2002 between two globally significant space research organisations. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have jointly signed an agreement on ‘ESA-ISRO Arrangement concerning Joint…

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ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions

March 8, 2026 admin

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What PM Told Scientists After Chandrayaan-2 Setback

January 10, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a candid chat with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, making his podcast debut on the entrepreneur’s People by WTF series. During the podcast, he spoke about his unexpected journey in politics and how he deals with failures among other things. “I am not someone who will spend his life…

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Cabinet Approves New Moon Mission “Chandrayaan-4”

September 18, 2024 admin

All the critical technologies are envisaged to be indigenously developed. (File) New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new moon mission “Chandrayaan-4” to develop and demonstrate technologies needed for landing of Indian astronauts on the moon and safely bring them back to Earth. Chandrayaan-4 mission will achieve the foundational technologies for the landing…

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India landed on moon, while our children are being killed by falling in open gutters: Pakistani lawmaker

May 16, 2024 admin

Syed Mustafa Kamal. | Photo Credit: Photo Credit: X/@KamalMQM Pakistani law-maker Syed Mustafa Kamal drew a comparison between India’s achievements and the precarious situation in Karachi, by mentioning India’s moon landing mission. The Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) leader said that while India is landing on the moon, Karachi is making news of children being…

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Morning Digest | NCERT reading material on Chandrayaan draws ire for ‘mixing science with mythology’; Bhutan, China want deal on boundaries ‘soon’, and more

October 25, 2023 admin

To create awareness among students about the success of Chandrayaan-3, NCERT prepared a special reading module for schoolchildren and the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released it on October 17, 2023 in New Delhi in the presence of ISRO chairman S. Somanath. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@dpradhanbjp Bhutan, China want deal on boundaries ‘soon’ Bhutan and…

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Chandrayaan vs. Chang’e: How different are India’s and China’s lunar missions?

September 12, 2023 admin

The story so far: Scripting history, the Chandrayaan-3 lander landed in the south polar region of the moon on August 23 at 6:03 pm IST, making India the first country to successfully soft-land in that area. The Vikram lander along with the Pragyan rover have since completed a small suite of surface tests. China’s Yutu-2…

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After Chandrayaan success, Midhani is ready for ISRO’s Gaganyaan

September 8, 2023 admin

Midhani Chairman and Managing Director S.K. Jha inspecting company products, on September 8, 2023.. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (Midhani), the defence public sector unit specialising in making special steels and alloys for the strategic sector, is ready for the Gaganyaan Mission after playing a successful role in the Chandrayaan Mission…

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Countdown For India’s Big Solar Mission Aditya L1 Begins

September 1, 2023 admin

Aditya L1 shall be placed in a halo orbit around Lagrange point 1 of Sun-Earth system New Delhi: After the huge success India’s moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, the country is now gearing up for another one but this time to the Sun. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its first space-based…

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India Now Needs A Strategic Vision For Space, Boost Space Tech: Experts

August 30, 2023 admin

New Delhi: Six decades after its first rocket launch, India, with the success of its Chandrayaan-3 mission now has a surer footing in the field of space exploration and technology. But now, experts say is time the country came up with a national strategic vision on a space policy, boost space-tech, propel its space economy…

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