Race to the Moon: Power, politics and the new space orderA new space race is unfolding as the United States and China compete for lunar dominance. Both nations are pushing for crewed Moon landings...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
India to test country’s first manned deep-sea submersible, Matsya-6000, off Chennai coast next yearIndia is set to join an elite group of nations with deep-sea exploration capabilities as two NIOT scientists prepare to pilot the indigenou...
20 Nov, 2025, 02.13 PM IST
ISRO set to launch its heaviest-ever communication satellite, CMS-03, on November 2ISRO is set to launch the CMS-03 communication satellite on November 2. This mission will place India's heaviest communication satellite in...
30 Oct, 2025, 01.29 PM IST
NASA-ISRO collaborative satellite NISAR all set for launchIndia is set to launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite on Wednesday from Sriharikota, aiming to enhance space expl...
30 Jul, 2025, 09.50 AM IST
Mission Samudrayaan: India inches closer to sending humans into ocean’s darkest depths, key details insideIndia's Samudrayaan project achieved a milestone. Scientists successfully welded the crew pod of Matsya-6000. This deep-sea vehicle will ca...
23 Jul, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
ISRO's SpadeX Chaser satellite captures first video of Earth from space ahead of historic dockingSpadeX's Chaser satellite captures first video of Earth from space, demonstrating advanced imaging as part of ISRO's autonomous docking mis...
08 Jan, 2025, 09.40 AM IST
President Murmu voices concern over increasing space debrisPresident Droupadi Murmu voiced concerns about space debris and praised ISRO's goal for debris-free missions by 2030. At National Space Day...
23 Aug, 2024, 08.41 PM IST
ISRO releases Chandrayaan-3 scientific data for global researchersISRO has released data from the Chandrayaan-3 mission for global research, celebrating the first anniversary of India’s Moon landing. The d...
23 Aug, 2024, 06.40 PM IST
India to become sixth country to have deep sea mission: Jitendra SinghIndia is set to become the sixth country to have its own deep-sea mission, focusing on a resilient blue economy to empower people dependent...
16 Jun, 2024, 07.03 PM IST
ISRO to launch INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite on February 17ISRO announces the launch of INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite on February 17, aiming to bolster weather forecasting and disaster warning....
08 Feb, 2024, 08.18 PM IST
Samudrayaan mission details: India to send humans 6,000 metres deep in oceanThe manned submersible will allow scientific personnel to observe and understand unexplored deep-sea areas by direct interventions. Further...
06 Aug, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
India aims over Rs 100 Billion Blue Economy through Deep Ocean Mission, says Jitendra SinghThe mission planned by the earth sciences ministry will be carried out in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),...
12 Jul, 2021, 10.12 PM IST
How Deep Ocean Mission will further government's vision of 'blue economy'The development and launch of Matsya 6000 is part of India’s ambitious Deep Ocean Mission, for which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ha...
07 Feb, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
India developing capabilities for undertaking deep ocean missions: Harsh VardhanWe are developing the capability in which scientists can go deep in the ocean beyond three kilometers and they can be there for almost 16 h...
09 Jan, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
India to launch deep sea mission in 3-4 months: MoES officialThe ministry's secretary, M Rajeevan, said required approvals are being obtained for the "futuristic and game-changing" mission, and it is ...
22 Nov, 2020, 05.09 PM IST
India, France plan satellites for maritime surveillance: French space agency chiefFrance will also share its expertise with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on inter-planetary missions to Mars and Venus, the ...
17 Sep, 2018, 10.54 AM IST
Studying the sea: India prepares to dive deep with manned craftIndia will join an elite group of nations sending man underwater in a craft. At present, only China, US, Russia, France and Japan have cond...
05 Aug, 2017, 04.09 PM IST