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Snehal Fernandes

Snehal Fernandes

Snehal Fernandes is senior assistant editor at Hindustan Times, Mumbai. She writes on science and technology, environment, sustainable development, climate change, and nuclear energy. In 2012, she was awarded ‘The Press Club Award for Excellence in Journalism’ (Political category) for reports on Goa mining scam. Prior to HT, she wrote on education and transport at the Indian Express.

Articles by Snehal Fernandes

IN-SPACe approval now must for planned space objects re-entry

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Updated on Jul 30, 2026 03:32 IST

'Trust country's youth': Vikram-1 achieves India's first private orbital launch

Vikram-1, India's first private orbital rocket launch, lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

Updated on Jul 19, 2026 01:45 IST

India becomes 3rd nation with private orbital launch after Vikram-1 success

At 12.10pm, the indigenously developed launch vehicle by Skyroot Aerospace injected four technology demonstration payloads on at an altitude of 450km at a 60-degree orbital inclination in the earth’s lower orbit. (@skyrootaerospaceofficial/PTI)

Updated on Jul 18, 2026 09:00 IST

India’s first private orbital rocket Vikram-1 to launch on July 18

India’s first privately developed orbital rocket will lift off from Sriharikota on July 18, carrying four Indian and international technology payloads.

Updated on Jul 16, 2026 14:47 IST

Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital rocket to launch this month

In May, Skyroot Aerospace became the first Indian space startup with a unicorn status (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 2, 2026 14:22 IST

Rajasthan-born physicist Jainendra K Jain wins Wolf Prize in Physics

The award was presented to Jain by Israeli President Isaac Herzog at a ceremony in the Knesset on June 18.

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 14:56 IST

Strangled at sea: Inside the race to get ghost gear out of the oceans

Ghost gear traps and kills an estimated 136,000 seals, sea lions and large whales worldwide each year, according to World Animal Protection. (The Pearl Protectors)

Updated on May 30, 2026 10:34 IST

ICT plans to drop deemed status; CAG report points to lapses

ICT plans to drop deemed status; CAG report points to lapses

Updated on Apr 30, 2026 23:54 IST

Lodhas to launch theoretical physics institute in Mumbai

Lodhas to launch theoretical physics institute in Mumbai

Updated on Mar 18, 2026 24:10 IST

Philanthropy in India on the rise, but more needs to be done: Report

Philanthropy in India on the rise, but more needs to be done: Report

Updated on Feb 27, 2026 01:30 IST

Pollution has no respect for national boundaries: Rakesh Sharma

Mumbai- India ---Indian cosmonauts Rakesh Sharma and Shubhanshu Shukla and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar participate in a session at Mumbai Climate Week at BKC in Mumbai, India on 18 2026 - ( Photo By/ HT ).

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 01:34 IST

India can be the global south’s climate solution innovator: Hillary Clinton

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was speaking on the second day of the Mumbai Climate Week (MCW) on Wednesday (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 24:48 IST

AI’s impact on real-world aspects yet to be understood: Hillary Clinton at Mumbai Climate Week

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on real-world systems remains insufficiently understood. (ANI)

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 11:10 IST

Chief minister Fadnavis pitches Mumbai as Global South climate finance gateway

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. (X)

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 10:35 IST

‘A life of discovery, what more can one want?’: Astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni

(Photo courtesy Caltech)

Updated on Jan 30, 2026 14:49 IST

Finnish space tech firm ReOrbit eyes India expansion, set to hire local talent

ReOrbit founder and CEO Sethu Saveda Suvanam.

Updated on Dec 8, 2025 11:44 IST

New dwarf banana variety could be a game-changer

New dwarf banana variety could be a game-changer

Updated on Nov 27, 2025 01:22 IST

US-licensed satellite to launch on Isro’s LVM-3 rocket next month

ISRO chairperson V Narayanan had said last month that BlueBird 6 satellite would be launched in the second week of December. (DRDO)

Updated on Nov 23, 2025 24:04 IST

Six winners of $100,000 Infosys Prize 2025 announced

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy during the Infosys Prize winners announcement. (ani)

Updated on Nov 13, 2025 08:52 IST

Isro successfully completes test on main parachutes for Gaganyaan mission

In this screengrab from a video posted on Nov. 11, Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test (IMAT) for the Gaganyaan mission being conducted by ISRO at Babina Field Firing Range, Jhansi. (@isro/ via PTI)

Updated on Nov 11, 2025 16:49 IST

We need a rebranding of chemistry: Nobel laureate David MacMillan

Nobel laureate David MacMillan in an interview with Hindustan Times. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 6, 2025 23:42 IST

Chemistry needs rebranding, says Nobel laureate

Chemistry needs rebranding, says Nobel laureate

Updated on Nov 6, 2025 22:28 IST

Isro scripts history with heaviest satellite launch

ISRO launches LVM3-M5 carrying the CMS-03 communication satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota on Sunday. (ANI)

Updated on Nov 2, 2025 23:40 IST

Travel special: How one library became the national attraction in Finland

The Oodi Helsinki Central Library also lends drills to members who need a bit of home improvement. (SHUTTERSTOCK)

Updated on Oct 31, 2025 12:26 IST

TIFR joins global ‘AI for Math’ initiative backed by Google DeepMind

TIFR joins global ‘AI for Math’ initiative backed by Google DeepMind

Updated on Oct 30, 2025 02:24 IST

Defence, fintech pacts soon with India: Cyprus chief scientist

Defence, fintech pacts soon with India: Cyprus chief scientist

Updated on Sep 17, 2025 23:24 IST

Four firms to build India’s first satellite constellation

Over the next five years, the consortium will invest more than <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,200 crore to launch the EO satellite constellation. (Getty Images via AFP/Representational photo)

Updated on Aug 13, 2025 01:04 IST

NIRF ranking 2025: Higher education institutes to be penalised for retracted papers

Currently, National Board of Accreditation conducts the NIRF rankings for Indian higher education institutions in 16 categories. (Representative file photo)

Updated on Aug 8, 2025 08:52 IST

India’s 1st privately funded maths institute to be set up by Lodha Foundation

The arithmetic of philanthropy: Lodha Foundation to set up India’s 1st privately funded maths institute in Mumbai

Updated on Aug 8, 2025 07:00 IST

Ready to share my learnings for Gaganyaan mission: Shubhanshu Shukla

Shukla became the second Indian to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma’s sojourn as part of the Soviet Russian mission in 1984. (PTI photo)

Updated on Aug 2, 2025 05:09 IST

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