Spacetech startup Dhruva Space to launch maiden commercial mission with Australian collaborationThe Hyderabad-based company is set to launch LEAP-1 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the third quarter of 2025. LEAP-1 will carry two pay...
04 Aug, 2025, 09.44 PM IST
IN-SPACe attracts several private sector companies & consortiums, to build, operate earth observation satellite constellationThe private space sector regulator IN-SPACe floated the PPP tender, with these firms competing against three other leading companies: Benga...
18 Dec, 2024, 09.11 PM IST
Space startup Pixxel secures $24 million funding from M&G Catalyst, othersThis brings its total Series B funding, which saw participation from Google, Radical Ventures, Lightspeed and others, to $60 million. The f...
09 Dec, 2024, 06.35 PM IST
Spacetech startup Pixxel launches Aurora studio to make satellite imagery accessibleBengaluru-based space start-up Pixxel on Tuesday announced the launch of Aurora, its Earth Observation (EO) Studio, designed to make remote...
06 Aug, 2024, 06.34 PM IST
Drone-based agritech startup BharatRohan raises $2 millionBharatRohan, a startup, raised $2.3 million pre-IPO for developing advanced drones for crop monitoring. The fund will expand services natio...
07 May, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
How satellites are helping farmers adapt to global warmingA report by the World Economic Forum stated that the the market for satellite data in agriculture will almost double by 2030 to nearly $1 b...
22 Aug, 2023, 09.47 AM IST
Paper on creating master plan to make India top provider of data from satellites releasedThe paper on earth observation (EO) data from Indian satellite missions has been brought out by Indian National Space Promotion and Authori...
04 Aug, 2023, 07.21 PM IST
Indian space startup Pixxel bags US contract for hyperspectral imagery"The entire team here at Pixxel is excited to begin this journey with the NRO. We are fully committed to this fantastic opportunity to offe...
23 Mar, 2023, 03.08 PM IST
Indian spacetech startups join hands to build indigenous technologiesThe consortium is called ‘Indian Space Technologies and Applications Design Bureau’ (I-STAC.DB) and will develop next-generation applicatio...
30 Sep, 2021, 04.25 PM IST
India to get advanced ‘eye in the sky’ ahead of I-Day with Gisat-1 launch on August 12The pandemic delayed the launch of the new-series geo-satellite, which has civilian and strategic importance, several times since last year...
08 Aug, 2021, 09.57 AM IST
Agri universities and research institutes are cultivating farm startupsAgriculture universities and research institutes are stepping up to fill the gaps in funding.
09 Dec, 2018, 09.21 PM IST
ISRO's HySIS satellite sends first image, covering parts of Lakhpat area in GujaratThe 380-kg HySIS is meant to study the earth's surface in the visible, near infrared and shortwave infrared regions of the electromagnetic ...
03 Dec, 2018, 04.42 PM IST
19 launches in 7 months; ISRO's highest density periodAll launches will be conducted within seven months, starting from this September to March next year.
03 Sep, 2018, 01.46 PM IST
China plans remote sensing satellites over South China SeaChina claims sovereignty on almost of the South China Sea. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Bureni and Taiwan have counter claims.
15 Dec, 2017, 08.19 PM IST
The 12 hottest startups in SwitzerlandSwitzerland probably isn't the first country you think of when it comes to startups in Europe, but there's a surprisingly vibrant startup s...
02 Sep, 2015, 02.14 PM IST
- How image processing will change your world in future
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18 Oct, 2011, 10.16 AM IST
- Eco ministry says its satellite tech use is optimal
According to the Union environment ministry, there are 6.5 million hectares of plantations outside the recorded forest area, which primaril...
11 Jul, 2011, 05.58 AM IST