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B R Srikanth
A makeover for IISc, where brilliance begets a better future
Interestingly, IISc began with just two departments: General and Applied Chemistry and Electro-Technology.
14 Oct 2019 4:18 AM
I am with you, nation is with you, PM Modi to scientists
Only half of the lunar missions involving landing on moon surface have succeeded in the last six decades, according to NASA.
08 Sep 2019 6:53 AM
Moon touchdown mission faces last-minute setback
You have done a big service to nation, PM Modi tells scientists.
08 Sep 2019 2:26 AM
We have made mission impossible possible: Sivan
Chandrayaan-2 is carrying 14 scientific instruments, including one from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the US.
07 Sep 2019 5:23 AM
Chandrayaan-2 inches closer to Moon landing
Vikram’, the lander, moved to the threshold location from where it descends towards lunar surface between 1 am and 2 am on Sept 7.
05 Sep 2019 2:56 AM
Chandrayaan-2 now enters lunar orbit
Tuesday saw the second successful effort by Isro to reach the moon at that precise orbit.
21 Aug 2019 5:26 AM
Chandrayaan heads for moon’s orbit
A passive experiment from US space agency Nasa will also be carried onboard Chandrayaan-2, the scientists added.
15 Aug 2019 1:21 AM
Lonely at the top?
In 1999, he was roped in by IT veteran Ashok Soota when Subroto Bagchi, Rostow Ravanan and KK Natarajan were launching Mindtree.
31 Jul 2019 1:56 AM
AB Vajpayee shaped India’s ambition
Ex-Isro chief says former PM was catalyst behind project.
23 Jul 2019 7:01 AM
A giant leap: From church of Mary Magdalene to Moon
Indian scientists have come a long way from assembling rockets inside a church to Chndrayaan-2.
23 Jul 2019 6:44 AM
Chandrayaan-2 off to moon, liftoff perfect
Its target is a region near the moon’s mysterious south pole, where no other missions have so far explored.
23 Jul 2019 3:04 AM
Chandrayaan-2 launch: New date after probe by experts
The mission was stopped 56 minutes and 24 seconds before lift-off at 1.55 am following an announcement from the Mission Control Centre.
16 Jul 2019 4:35 AM
Chandrayaan cheaper than Air Force One
On Monday, Indian space scientists will take the first step towards reaching the Moon for the second time, but on a frugal budget of Rs 978 crores.
14 Jul 2019 6:42 AM
India’s big leap to moon
The rover is a six-wheeled AI-powered vehicle named Pragyan, which translates to ‘wisdom’ in Sanskrit.
14 Jul 2019 4:41 AM
‘Be prepared to fight wars... in outer space’
The role of the kinetic kill vehicle is very significant and comes into play only at the end to kill the target, says Vijay Kumar Saraswat.
02 Apr 2019 5:44 AM
A new form of ‘surgical strike’
A variant of one of these missile interceptors was used during Wednesday’s test, DRDO sources said.
28 Mar 2019 1:47 AM
In India’s defence
The first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is scheduled to roll out of the Kochi shipyard only by 2021-23, almost eight years late.
14 Oct 2018 1:26 AM
Too great a tragedy to cope with: Kavitha Lankesh
The death of a sibling is perhaps, too great a tragedy to cope with, maybe distraction is the most one can hope to find.
02 Sep 2018 5:35 AM
DRDO labs offer assistance for space mission
For long, Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory & Defence Food Research Laboratory have been supporting the armed forces.
28 Aug 2018 1:46 AM
Isro to mark Dr Vikram Sarabhai’s birth centenary with revamp
Union govt sanctions Rs 11,400 crore for future flights of PSLV.
12 Aug 2018 2:41 AM
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