Chandrayaan-3: Meet the architects behind India's Moon missionIndia's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 successfully made a soft landing on the Moon. The touch down took place at 6:04 pm on August 23, 2023, as ...
24 Aug, 2023, 12.11 PM IST
This indigenous game-changing tech will ensure Chandrayaan-3's soft landing on MoonFactors such as slopes, sun exposure, and communication were considered in selecting the landing site. A new hazard detection system will h...
23 Aug, 2023, 04.27 PM IST
Nykaa shares rally 5% on expanding into men's innerwear categoryOn BSE, the stock of FSN E-Commerce Ventures, Nykaa's parent, hit a day's high of Rs 1,469.85. At 12:08 p.m., the stock was trading 4 per c...
07 Jul, 2022, 01.22 PM IST
Major fire at ISRO's antenna testing lab in Ahmedabad; none hurtA senior official of the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) said the fire incident was reported around 2 pm and it took almost tw...
03 May, 2018, 09.51 PM IST
Living close to heavily-polluted areas may up risk of asthma in early childhoodLiving close to a major roadway and lifetime exposure to air pollutants is associated with lower lung function.
02 May, 2018, 07.43 PM IST
Ashraf Ghani warns action against Pakistan if access to India blocked“Pakistan should respond by deeds and not words,” the Afghan President said in reference to the recent spate of violence across the country...
24 Oct, 2017, 11.11 PM IST
- SpaceX Dragon set for next resupply mission to ISS
Washington, May 31 (IANS) SpaceX is all set to launch the Dragon spacecraft for its 11th commercial resupply mission to the International S...
31 May, 2017, 11.50 AM IST
India's own GPS set to hit the market early next yearFor many years now, India had been dependent on GPS, a project that the US began in 1973.
28 May, 2017, 11.25 AM IST
Isro orbiter to scan India's air for pollutantsThe nano-satellite will monitor suspended particles and aerosols that have made the air of Delhi, Ahmedabad and Lucknow among the most poll...
18 Feb, 2016, 11.02 AM IST
Isro orbiter to scan India’s air for pollutantsThe Space Applications Centre (SAC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and space flight laboratory (SFL) of University of Toronto...
18 Feb, 2016, 04.32 AM IST
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi to face challenge within Congress: ML FotedarML Fotedar, an aide of former PM Indira Gandhi, has claimed that Rahul Gandhi's leadership would face a serious challenge within the party.
26 Oct, 2015, 10.21 AM IST
In science, India invests far less than China, US, South KoreaORF chairman Sudheendra Kulkarni said the "tight equation between a degree certificate and education has created several distortions."
19 Jul, 2014, 10.53 AM IST
Getting basic scientific rules right, new govt should increase investments in R&DIncreasing investments is not easy and will take time. But the government can make a good start if it focuses on a few things that need no ...
02 Jun, 2014, 05.48 AM IST
- Teraflop Turf: Bringing back India’s supercomputing
The Planning Commission agreed in principle to fund the project, the level of which could go up to Rs 10,000 crore if necessary.
18 Aug, 2011, 04.38 AM IST
PM nod for sale of ‘stuck’ imported sugarPM proposed to sell imported raw sugar stocks lying at Mundra and Kandla ports.
28 Jan, 2010, 05.34 AM IST
- Didi against dilution of Jute Packaging Materials Act
Congress and Trinamool seem to be on collision course over the dilution of the Jute Packaging Materials Act (JPMA), the order which makes i...
28 Aug, 2009, 02.59 AM IST
- An IIT for Karnataka?
Here’s some good news for engineering aspirants in Karnataka. The Prime Minister’s scientific adviser C N R Rao is batting for an IIT in th...
24 Jul, 2006, 10.20 AM IST