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GalaxEye launches Mission Drishti, India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite

May 3, 2026 admin

Mission Drishti, the World’s First OptoSAR Satellite after separation from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Photo credit: Special arrangement Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite developed by Bengaluru based space startup GalaxEye has been successfully launched on Sunday (May 3, 2026) aboard a Falcon 9 by SpaceX from Vandenberg, California. Weighing 190 kilograms, Mission…

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Cabinet to soon approve ₹37,500 crore incentive scheme to promote coal gasification projects

May 3, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Cabinet is likely to approve soon a ₹37,500 crore incentive scheme to promote coal gasification projects, aimed at boosting clean energy production and reducing import dependence, sources said. The Coal Ministry has already prepared a Cabinet note on the scheme to promote coal gasification…

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Textiles and garment exports fall 2.2% in 2025-26: Global Trade Research Initiative

April 25, 2026 admin

The Textile and garments exports fell 2.1% during the last fiscal year in the country. (For representational purpose only.) File | Photo Credit: Reuters The country’s textiles and garment exports fell 2.2% to $35.8 billion in 2025-26 due to contraction in shipments of key segments such as cotton, think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI)…

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HOCKEY | Senior women’s coach Marijne prepared for tough year ahead

April 24, 2026 admin

India women hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: BISWARANJAN ROUT While there has been a lot of talk on the Indian men’s hockey team’s composition for the upcoming World Cup and the Asian Games, not many have spoken about the same for the women. In fact, their schedule is much tighter,…

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‘Hellhole on the planet’: Trump reposts critique targeting India, China over birthright citizenship

April 23, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump has amplified a provocative critique of birthright citizenship by sharing a video of prominent conservative author and radio host Michael Savage, who claimed the current legal system allows immigrants to exploit American laws by arriving in the “ninth month of their pregnancy”….

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India’s crude oil imports declined nearly 17% in March, says data

April 19, 2026 admin

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto In the first full month of the lasting West Asia crisis, India’s crude oil imports declined 17% on a year-over-year basis in March this year, according to provisional data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC). As a result of the lower, New…

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ATHLETICS | AFI to certify synthetic tracks in India over WA concerns

April 18, 2026 admin

Adille Sumariwalla, spokesperson AFI. | Photo Credit: File photo: R.V. MOORTHY The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday said that it would start certifying tracks in the country as World Athletics (WA) was unhappy over the ‘substandard’ synthetic surfaces in India. The AFI took this decision at its recently-concluded annual general meeting (AGM) in…

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The View from India newsletter | Trump’s genocidal threat to Iran and an elusive deal

April 14, 2026 admin

FILE – Former President Donald Trump returns from a lunch break at Manhattan Criminal Court, May 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, Pool, File) | Photo Credit: Julia Nikhinson (This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox…

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Prototype fast breeder reactor | Nuclear paradox

April 12, 2026 admin

A massive turbine-generator of the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), in Kalpakkam. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu A fast breeder reactor (FBR) gets its name from two features. First, it ‘breeds’ more nuclear fuel than it consumes. Second, it uses fast neutrons — ones that haven’t been slowed — to initiate nuclear fission….

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Reclaiming India’s fragrance heritage — why a name matters

March 29, 2026 admin

India’s relationship with fragrance is ancient, intimate, and profoundly sophisticated. Long before perfume became a global industry, long before it was bottled, branded, advertised, and sold in department stores, fragrance in India was understood as a lived technology-deeply embedded in medicine, ritual, daily grooming, aesthetics, seasonal rhythms, and even spiritual practice. Scent was never merely…

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