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ISRO won’t be ‘diminished’, says IN-SPACe chairman

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ISRO won’t be ‘diminished’, says IN-SPACe chairman

Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space agency’s Chairperson, V. Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of its manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The role of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was “by no means diminishing”, said…

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Ground control: On ISRO, policy and and its focus

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Ground control: On ISRO, policy and and its focus

The irony was evident: on the day the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had its greatest success of the year — the launch of its first geosynchronous imaging satellite (EOS-05) on a temperamental GSLV — its employee organisations demanded clarity on its long-term plans. But this grievance was long in the making. Since the Indian…

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ISRO staff bodies seek clarification on the trajectory of privatisation

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ISRO staff bodies seek clarification on the trajectory of privatisation

Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space agency’s Chairperson, V. Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of its manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space…

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India produces smart scientists but is struggling to retain them

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India produces smart scientists but is struggling to retain them

Representative image of the Tata Instityte of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. India is spending a historically unprecedented, but otherwise still insufficient, amount of money on scientific research. | Photo Credit: TIFR/Special arrangement Recent reports of nearly 120 scientists resigning from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have rightly raised concerns. ISRO has been a symbol of…

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Science must become priority of space missions, we need more money for it: ISRO chief Somanath

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Science must become priority of space missions, we need more money for it: ISRO chief Somanath

S. Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), told The Hindu that scientific missions ought to be more important in the future. Excerpts: The LVM3 launch vehicle successfully placed 36 satellites of the privately owned OneWeb consortium. However, you have recently indicated that the Chandrayaan-3 mission (to place a rover on the moon)…

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ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions

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ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions

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

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ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions

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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​A brittle shell: On ISRO and transparency

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​A brittle shell: On ISRO and transparency

A venerable institution, facing accusations of opacity, decided to stun its detractors with some transparency. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made public the report of a technical committee, constituted to analyse why the NVS-02 satellite, which was launched aboard a GSLV rocket on January 29, 2025, could not be placed in its intended orbit….

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A decade among the stars: India’s first space observatory AstroSat completes 10 years

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A decade among the stars: India’s first space observatory AstroSat completes 10 years

A file image of AstroSat. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement India’s first dedicated Space Astronomy Observatory, AstroSat completed a decade of operations on Sunday (September 28, 2025).   Ten years ago, on September 28, 2015, the AstroSat was launched by PSLV-C30 (XL) rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota with a mission life of…

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