Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the Centre is undertaking various measures, including reforms, to ensure that the entrance examination system is error-free. Noting that the Centre, last year came out with a new act to prevent cheating and malpractices in exams, he said stern action will be taken against those involved in … Read more
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has teamed up with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to launch a new Centre of Excellence focused on “Fluid and Thermal Sciences.” With an initial seed funding of Rs 1.84 crore from ISRO, the Centre will become a vital hub for thermal management research, targeting solutions … Read more
Hab-1 inflatable habitat at Leh is equipped with essentials like a hydroponics farm, kitchen and sanitation facilities for analog space NEW DELHI: The country’s first analog space mission has taken off at Leh in Ladakh, where space agency Isro will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat as India is planning to send a human to … Read more
BENGALURU: Isro on Friday said India’s first Analogue space mission kicks off in Leh, in a collaborative effort by its Human Spaceflight Centre, Aaka Space Studio, University of Ladakh, IIT Bombay, and supported by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council.“…This mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station … Read more
IAF World Space award (Image credit: Isro X handle) In a significant achievement for India, Dr S Somanath, secretary of the department of space and chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), received the IAF World Space award for 2024, in Milan, on Monday. The recognition was conferred for the Indian space agency’s success with … Read more
An illustration of the Moon mission shared by Japanese space agency Jaxa BENGALURU: India, whose lunar ambitions have been more clearly articulated now than a decade ago, is firing on all engines with the National Space Commission, the apex body that decides on space missions, clearing the fifth lunar mission — the Lunar Polar Exploration … Read more
Gaganyaan group Captain Angad Pratap BENGALURU: In an online talk Friday, the first such for any of the four astronaut-designates of the Gaganyaan programme since their selection, Group Captain Angad Pratap said that as India’s human spaceflight programme evolves, the astronaut pool would become more diverse and that aspirants should internalise that there are no … Read more
Representative AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) CHENNAI: Students of a private university in Sri Lanka and city-based space start-up SpaceKidz India have entered into a collaboration to develop a communication satellite, which is expected to be launched by space agency Isro next year, officials said on Thursday. For the mission, Jaffna-based Northern Uni promoted by … Read more
BENGALURU: Isro, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) and space PSU NewSpace India Limited (Nsil) have achieved a milestone by signing 75 Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreements with Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs) since the implementation of space reforms. The Centre announced the space reforms in mid-2020.The latest batch of five ToTs was signed Friday, … Read more
NEW DELHI: To take the next giant leap in the Moon mission after the successful landing in the uncharted lunar south pole, the PM Modi-led Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the fourth mission to the Moon ‘Chandrayaan-4’ for bringing lunar samples back to the Earth, and also gave a green light for building the first … Read more
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