India’s satellite launch cost 4 times higher than US, Cambridge study finds; Space Dept disputes findingsA new study reveals that satellite launch costs in India are the highest among key markets. Government sources challenge this perception, h...
24 Aug, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
PM Modi wants India to ‘create an aura’ that can draw space talent; urges startups to build global businessesPrime Minister Narendra Modi aims to lure global expertise to India's expanding space landscape. He identifies the private sector's potenti...
24 Aug, 2026, 01.25 PM IST
ISRO official says docking technology key to future lunar, human space missionsDocking technology is vital for future lunar sample return missions. This capability will also support India's planned Bharatiya Antariksh ...
18 Aug, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
First industry-built PSLV launch slips to March 2027The launch has seen multiple schedule changes since NewSpace India Ltd, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)...
17 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Independence Day 2026: The 79-year journey of a nation from charkha to chipsIndependence Day: Story of India's technological rise now focuses on indigenous manufacturing and ambitious future goals. Digital public in...
14 Aug, 2026, 11.03 AM IST
IN-SPACe has granted 113 authorisations to 52 NGEs to conduct space activities: Jitendra SinghIndia's space regulator IN-SPACe has authorised 113 activities for 52 non-government entities. Around 440 space technology startups are cur...
12 Aug, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
'Start companies while in school': Skyroot CEO Pawan Chandana’s advice to Gen Z & Gen Alpha on taking risks, choosing deep tech and building earlySkyroot Aerospace's CEO, Pawan Chandana, calls on young innovators to initiate bold projects in vital sectors such as space and defense. Fo...
11 Aug, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
Defence stocks: Time to change strategy? 18 stocks with downside and upside potential from minus 26% to plus 26%When a stock remains in the red for several months, investors naturally begin questioning the investment. Imagine a shipbuilder remaining w...
09 Aug, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
Deeptech startups to ride on Skyroot’s success; likely to fuel VC fundingSkyroot Aerospace's successful launch will significantly boost India's private spacetech sector and is expected to increase capital flow an...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
Skyroot Aerospace makes history: India's first private rocket successfully places payloads into orbitHyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace achieved a significant milestone by placing payloads into orbit. The Vikram-1 rocket successfully complet...
20 Jul, 2026, 06.17 PM IST
Pawan Kumar Chandana: Meet India's Elon Musk, the Skyroot CEO who once scored 50 in maths and has now sent Vikram-1 into spacePawan Kumar Chandana (Google Trends): Skyroot Aerospace CEO and co-founder Pawan Kumar Chandana, a child who was once bad at maths, is now ...
20 Jul, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
ISRO, SCTIMST to take up research in BioastronauticsSCTIMST and ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre have partnered for space medicine research. A Center for Space Medicine Research was inaugurat...
18 Jul, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
Skyroot's Vikram-1 beats SpaceX in 1st attempt: How Pawan Kumar Chandana's team achieved what even Elon Musk couldn't in three triesSkyroot Aerospace successfully launched its Vikram-1 rocket into orbit on Saturday. This marked India's first privately developed rocket to...
18 Jul, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
ISRO faces biggest manpower crunch in 25 years as nearly 3 in 10 posts remain vacant amid Gaganyaan, Moon and Mars ambitionsIndia's space program confronts a widening manpower shortage with nearly three in ten sanctioned posts vacant. Staffing levels have steadil...
18 Jul, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
India's space sector takes off as private rocket readies launchIndia has sent spacecraft to Mars and the Moon, put hundreds of satellites into orbit and will in the coming days launch its first privatel...
17 Jul, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
ISRO Chairman Narayanan asks IISc graduates to give back to society, build developed IndiaISRO Chairman V Narayanan urged IISc graduates to contribute to India's developed nation status. He emphasized lifelong learning and the op...
10 Jul, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
He once scored 51 marks in Maths, now owns a space company worth $1.1 billion. Meet 35-year-old rocket man who gave up ISRO jobPawan Kumar Chandana, once a struggling student, now leads Skyroot Aerospace. This company achieved India's first private rocket launch. Ch...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.31 PM IST