Who is Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit? All about new IAF Vice Chief with 3,300+ flying hours on MiG-21, other aircraftsAir Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, a decorated fighter and test pilot, is set to become the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff from July 1. His exte...
05 Jun, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed as next Indian Air Force Vice ChiefAir Marshal Ashutosh Dixit will become the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff on July 1. He currently serves as the Chief of Integrated Defen...
05 Jun, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
GoodPass wants to be the transaction layer of AI-powered travelThe experiences market is a $250-billion global opportunity projected to grow faster than flights or hotels. Yet the segment has remained u...
05 Jun, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Hantavirus outbreak: How an African lab identified the deadly Andes strainA hantavirus scare aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde prompted a rapid scientific response, with researchers in Senegal quickly identifyin...
22 May, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
SpaceX Starship V3 launch set this week: How to watch next-gen mega rocket testSpaceX is getting ready to launch Starship Version 3, the next-generation spacecraft designed for Moon and Mars missions under NASA’s Artem...
20 May, 2026, 09.53 PM IST
Urban wildlife study finds birds may distinguish between male and female humansUrban birds exhibit a consistent pattern of flying faster when approached by females than by males, a finding that surprised researchers. T...
08 May, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
Ram Shriram's Sherpalo Ventures to lead $60 million funding round in Skyroot; valuation hits $1.1 billionGIC, of Singapore, BlackRock, Greenko Group founders take part in round along with Sun Pharma founder Dilip Shanghvi family office as the 9...
08 May, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
Skyroot Vikram-1 rocket is raring to soar highSkyroot Aerospace is on the cusp of launching India's first privately built orbital rocket, Vikram-1, from Sriharikota within weeks. This c...
04 May, 2026, 06.01 AM IST
Quote of the day by Neil Armstrong: 'That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for...' - How the first words on the Moon became a linguistic enigmaNeil Armstrong, an Ohio native, became the first person to walk on the Moon. His journey began with a passion for flight, leading him throu...
11 Apr, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
Spacetech startup SatLeo Labs raises $2.2 million from Unicorn VenturesFounded by Shravan Singh Bhati, Ranendu Ghosh, and Urmil Bakhai, the IN-SPACe incubated startup is building a multi-spectral satellite cons...
06 Apr, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
LAT Aerospace prototype aircraft crashes during ground roll testPer cofounder Surobhi Das, strong winds resulted in loss of control of the aircraft, which led to the crash. LAT Aerospace, one of three st...
05 Apr, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
DRDO drone in village in Karnataka due to technical snagThe DRDO said the technical issue is being investigated, however, there was no "collateral damage". The UAV -- TAPAS 07 A-14 -- fell outsid...
20 Aug, 2023, 07.06 PM IST
Expect pizza delivery by drones soon as India allows experimental flightsAs part of its drone policy, India had allowed drone operations in all areas barring some red zones – areas closer to airports, internation...
05 May, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
13 consortia get aviation ministry approval to operate dronesThe move paves the way for these consortia, which include ones floated by budget airline SpiceJet, Nandan Nilekani-backed ShopX, Google-bac...
07 May, 2020, 08.20 AM IST
To put man in space, Isro to test crew module in DecemberISRO is taking baby steps towards sending man to space, with an experimental flight of a GSLV-Mark III all set to carry this 'crew module'.
30 Nov, 2014, 10.07 AM IST
Government approves additional Rs 464.78 crore for GSLV Mark-III programmeovernment today approved the revised allocation of Rs 2962.78 crore for completing the heavy-duty GSLV Mark-III and executet LVM3-X.
28 Feb, 2014, 03.30 PM IST
India to test fly heaviest rocket next year: ISROIndia's heaviest rocket ever is expected to take to the sky next January on an experimental flight whose later versions could be used to se...
09 Apr, 2013, 08.46 PM IST