The initiative, chalked to attract young minds and arouse interest in this niche arena, is conceptualised on the lines of a similar programme run by American space agency NASA. read more

The crew, which is expected to have up to three members will include a woman and will orbit in space for up to a week. read more

The Chandrayaan-2, which is set to cost about Rs 800 crore, will involve unloading of a rover to study the Moon. The year is set to see 32 missions, double the 16 missions the space agency conducted last year. read more

Alok Verma, the first CBI director to be removed on corruption charges, refused to take up his next assignment and resigned from service on Friday. Verma, who was not allowed to represent before a three-member committee, said “natural justice was scuttled and the entire process was turned upside down in ensuring that the undersigned is removed from the post of the Director”.

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan said the target is for two unmanned missions to space is December 2020 and July 2021. “The target for a manned mission to space is December 2021,” he said. During his Independence Day speech last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the plan of sending an Indian astronaut to space by 2022 on board ‘Gaganyaan’. (Hindustan Times)read more

She says that the institution have been producing excellent academic results through consistent efforts taken by the staff members. read more

ISRO chief K Sivan said the target for two unmanned missions to space is December 2020 and July 2021, and the target for a manned mission to space is December 2021. read more

A cassette player, a laptop, a handycam, a drone among others have been sealed in a metal and glass “time capsule” and buried 10 feet deep at the campus of Lovely Professional University. read more

The six-wheeled rover will move around the landing site on the lunar surface in a semi-autonomous mode as decided by the ground commands. read more

An investment in human spaceflight is an investment in future; it can inspire an entire generation of students into pursuing science. read more

The Chandrayaan-2 mission, which is estimated to cost Rs 800 crore, will send a rover to the moon’s south pole that has never been explored before. read more

Railways collaborates with Isro to track moving premium trains, help motormen send distress signals read more

The cabinet today approved plan to send indians to space. Three Indians will be sent to space by 2022. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad approved the Rs 10,000-crore plan. The programme is named ‘Gaganyaan’ and is an indigenous human spaceflight programme. India will be the 4th country after USA, Russia, and China to send humans to space. (Hindustan Times)read more

The necessary infrastructure for crew training, realization of flight systems and ground infrastructure will be established to support the Gaganyaan Programme. read more

Two unmanned flights and one manned flight will be undertaken as part of the Rs 10,000-crore indigenous human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan. read more