International Moon Day 2025: Why we celebrate it, its history and significanceInternational Moon Day 2025 (Google Trends): International Moon Day, observed annually on July 20th, commemorates the first human landing o...
21 Jul, 2025, 11.43 AM IST
India, France hold dialogue on disarmament, non-proliferation of weaponsIndia and France recently conducted a bilateral dialogue focusing on disarmament and non-proliferation, particularly regarding nuclear, che...
04 Mar, 2024, 05.21 PM IST
UN chief appoints Indian-origin satellite expert as Director of United Nations Office for Outer Space AffairsIndian-origin expert Aarti Holla-Maini has been appointed as Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vien...
27 Jun, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
India, France hold talks on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmamentIndia and France on Thursday held talks on developments relating to nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and security of outer space. The...
18 Nov, 2021, 10.20 PM IST
India, Japan to collaborate on outer space and cyber security projectsCollaboration in these critical areas gathered pace when external affairs minister S Jaishankar met his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono for ...
02 Jul, 2019, 08.39 AM IST
Beyond ASAT test: India needs a comprehensive space security policyOuter space is also emerging as the fourth arena of warfare. Hostile state and non-state actors can damage Indian space assets.
06 Apr, 2019, 08.35 AM IST
Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale heads to Moscow to discuss outer space rulesAlso the secy will talk about the expansion of the counterterror partnership and the exploration of joint projects in Afghanistan.
29 Mar, 2019, 11.24 PM IST
Hope nations take 'real action' to maintain peace in space: China's PLA on India's ASAT missileCommenting on the development, Chinese Defence Ministry Spokesman Sr. Col Wu Qian told a media briefing: "We have read the related reports".
28 Mar, 2019, 02.54 PM IST
US takes note of India's first anti-missile test; expresses concern over space debrisA State Department spokesperson said that as part of "our strong strategic partnership with India, we will continue to pursue shared intere...
28 Mar, 2019, 12.39 PM IST
Not entering into outer space arms race, India tells P-5 countriesShortly after the ASAT weapon test, foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale met some envoys of P5 countries, including of US and China.
28 Mar, 2019, 11.01 AM IST
China reacts guardedly to India's ASAT missile test; hopes nations will uphold peace in spaceMission Shakti, which was led by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, was aimed at strengthening India's overall security, he...
27 Mar, 2019, 05.24 PM IST
After France, India likely to ink pact with Russia for GaganyaanThe subject to share expertise on 'Gaganyaan' came up during External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to Moscow this month, a source...
23 Sep, 2018, 05.45 PM IST
China to launch Long March 5B rocket into space in 2019Carrier rocket will undergo testing this month in preparation for the first launch mission, and will help carry the core module and experim...
05 Mar, 2018, 06.05 PM IST
Pakistan raises security issues to oppose SAARC satellite projectPakistan tried to throw a spanner in the works of the proposed Saarc satellite project conceived by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by raising...
26 Jun, 2015, 04.17 PM IST
SAARC satellite: India, member countries hold talksTop MEA officials and Indian Space Research Organisations were part of deliberations with representatives of the SAARC countries including ...
22 Jun, 2015, 11.25 PM IST
India, Mexico sign MoU on space cooperationExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Mexican counterpart Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena also decided to explore cooperation in the...
22 Oct, 2014, 06.16 PM IST
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As resources become constrained on earth, technologists are talking about exploiting the space- from future cloud server farms to solar pow...
11 Feb, 2011, 04.30 AM IST