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Data from Nisar will be highly suitable for studying the land ecosystems, deformation of solid earth, mountain and polar cryosphere, sea ice, and coastal oceans on a regional to global scale. (Representational Image/AP)

India, US to launch Nisar in ’24

Built at a cost of $1.5 billion, Nisar (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) is targeted for launch onboard India’s GSLV rocket

29 Nov 2023 1:37 AM

Anita Anand | India dreaming: Can we land on the moon and build toilets too?

Are the 1.4 billion Indians dreams and ambitions elevated by the space odyssey or the landing?

10 Sep 2023 12:16 AM

A screenshot shows a representation of Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on the Moon’s surface. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Chandrayaan bickering the sign of a sterile democracy

Congress accused the BJP for hogging all the credit, ignoring the decades of collective effort that led to this momentous milestone.

03 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Several houses are damaged as the flood water makes its way in the aftermath of the Cyclone Biparjoy, in Kutch district. (PTI Photo)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Reducing risk of disasters: Taking it to India’s public

Despite the modernisation of DM which the government is following ardently, it is non-compliance of laws & norms that endanger communities.

01 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

While reading out the resolution, Thakur said the Cabinet firmly believes that in an era defined by rapid technological advancements and the quest for innovation, India's scientists stand as shining beacons of knowledge, dedication and expertise. (Image: ISRO)

Union Cabinet Adopts Resolution Hailing Soft-Landing of Chandrayaan-3

The Cabinet also welcomed that August 23 would be celebrated as 'National Space Day'

29 Aug 2023 11:33 PM

Moon mission: 2 of 3 objectives achieved, last experiment on

The national space agency also said all the payloads of Chandrayaan-3 mission are performing normally

27 Aug 2023 1:10 AM

A screenshot shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauding on Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on the Moon’s surface, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Moon is just a start in India’s space odyssey

The landing of Vikram from Chandrayaan-3 is just an incremental step making up for a failure four years ago

25 Aug 2023 12:05 AM

Isro is carrying out valuable, high precision launches and shining in the space business. (Photo: PTI)

DC Edit | ISRO spot on in launches

Success with Chandrayaan-3 will bring the highest endorsement for the Isro meritocracy.

01 Aug 2023 12:05 AM

ISRO's heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 lifts-off from a launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The rocket successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites of OneWeb, on ISRO's maiden commercial mission. (PTI /R Senthil Kumar)

ISRO scripts history with successful commercial mission LVM3-M2

With Sunday's success, ISRO put behind the anomaly experienced in its August 7 Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) mission

23 Oct 2022 10:25 AM

India is among only a dozen nations that have put an object in orbit. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | Will India get left behind as world speeds up space race?

It is hoped India’s first uncrewed mission will be launch by 2023’s end, as part of a Rs. 9,023- crore project

09 Aug 2022 12:05 AM

ISRO's PSLV-C53/DS-EO and 2 other co-passenger satellites being launched from the second launch pad, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. This was the second dedicated commercial mission of the space agency's commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). (PTI Photo)

ISRO launches 3 Singapore satellites in dedicated commercial mission

With this successful mission on Thursday, the PSLV rocket has launched 345 foreign satellites belonging to 36 countries since 1999

30 Jun 2022 11:30 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the World Leaders' Summit 'Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment' session at the COP26 Climate Conference. (AFP)

PM Modi offers to world ISRO's 'solar calculator' app, other climate tools

Modi also participated during the day in an event hosted by US President Joe Biden on 'Build Back a Better World'

03 Nov 2021 7:03 AM

The launch, which was originally scheduled for March 5, 2020 was postponed due to technical glitches then. (Image credit: Twitter/@isro)

Anomaly in cryogenic stage fails ISRO’s GSLV-F10/EOS-03 Mission

The mission couldn't be accomplished as intended because of a technical anomaly observed in the cryogenic stage, said Dr K Sivan

12 Aug 2021 11:06 AM

According to sources in the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency, under the Department of Space, delivery of hardware by the industry was hit due to the lockdown imposed in several States. (Representational image: PTI)

First uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan programme not possible in December: ISRO

As part of the mandate of Gaganyaan, two uncrewed flights are planned to test the end-to-end capacity for the manned mission

26 Jul 2021 12:52 PM

ISRO successfully launched PSLV-C51 mission on February 28 with Brazil's earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passengers, including some built by students, on board. (PTI Photo)

ISRO swinging back to full action; plans to launch geo imaging satellite on August 12

The launch was later expected in April and then in May but the campaign could not be taken up due to lockdown in parts of the country

10 Jul 2021 5:17 PM

Subject to weather conditions, the blastoff is scheduled at 10.24 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, where the countdown for the mission commenced at 8.54 am on Saturday. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Brazil's Amazonia-1 on board with Bhagavad Gita

A picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will remain engraved atop the panel of a co-passenger satellite

28 Feb 2021 4:35 AM

Soon, private sector can also use Isro facilities: Centre

Future projects for planetary exploration and outer space travel will also be opened for private sector.

11 Jun 2020 12:23 PM

Roscosmos tweeted a picture of the cosmonauts wearing space suit bearing Indian flag.(Photo- Roscosmos twitter)

Four Indian cosmonauts resume Gaganyaan training in Russia after Covid19 scare

Four Indian Air Force fighter pilots are currently under training in Moscow, and are likely to be potential candidates for Gaganyaan project

23 May 2020 4:02 PM

India learnt to live without politics and religion during lockdown: G Madhavan Nair

The former chairman of ISRO said that Indians have demonstrated their unity in the battle against coronavirus

06 Apr 2020 1:14 PM

The message for change in selection criteria emerged at a discussion among astronauts.

Diversify selection of crew: Astronauts to Isro

Sultan Al Neyadi of the UAE mooted the idea of change in the selection process of crew members.

24 Jan 2020 2:23 AM

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