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Initially named SAARC Satellite, the satellite was renamed South Asia Satellite after Pakistan refused to join project.

PM's gift satellite to SAARC buddies to take off today

The new South Asia Satellite will catalyze economic development and governance in six Saarc nations

5 May 2017 9:33 AM IST

The test, however, did not meet all the desired parameters, official sources said (Photo: ANI)

Test-fire of Agni-II missile fails to meet desired parameters

The last user trial of Agni-II conducted on November 9, 2014, from the same base was a success.

5 May 2017 8:51 AM IST

A record 373 foreign climbers have been cleared to scale Everest from the south side during a narrow window of good weather this month

Everest braces for record number of summit attempts

The number of climbers issued with permits for Everest this spring is the highest ever

5 May 2017 7:41 AM IST

Institutions from Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland are involved in the project.

World's biggest X-ray laser sees first light

The first laser pulse lasted one second, a frequency that will be increased to 27,000 flashes per second by the start of...

4 May 2017 8:02 PM IST

Forest watersheds and wetlands contribute to 75 per cent of the worlds fresh water supply and one third of our cities drinking water.

Five new truffle species identified in New Hampshire

More specifically, the truffles were found in Bartlett Experimental Forest, one of the well-studied forests in New...

3 May 2017 9:19 PM IST

SpaceX regularly launches unmanned cargo ships to the International Space Station, and is working on a crew capsule that could carry humans into orbit as early as next year (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX launches top-secret spy satellite for US government

The leftover booster its job done landed next door at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station several minutes after liftoff

3 May 2017 4:51 PM IST

Tesla founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk (Photo: AP)

Elon Musk talks about his plan to dig tunnels to avoid traffic

It was during a talk on Friday at a prestigious TED Conference in Vancouver, where the tech entrepreneur was discussing...

2 May 2017 2:34 PM IST

Could micro organisms survive space travel?

New study conducted by researchers from Chicago university of technology simulates whether organisms could survive space...

2 May 2017 2:27 PM IST

SpaceX regularly launches unmanned cargo ships to the International Space Station, and is working on a crew capsule that could carry humans into orbit as early as next year (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX makes first US military launch, then lands rocket again

SpaceX also has a pair of launch contracts coming up for the Air Force to send GPS satellites into orbit.

2 May 2017 8:26 AM IST

A Sheriff officer stands guard over inmates at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP )

Can chronic meth use lead to psychosis?

Studies show chronic meth use can cause paranoia, visual and auditory hallucinations and delusions.

2 May 2017 2:09 AM IST

Villagers show their hands after drinking arsenic contaminated groundwater.

Reclaiming water in the arsenic zone

At Madhusudan Kati, the Sulabh Drinking Water project converts pond water into safe drinking water and is sold at 50...

2 May 2017 1:40 AM IST

SpaceX is working on a crew capsule that could carry humans into orbit as early as next year. (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX postpones classified US military launch

SpaceX regularly launches unmanned cargo ships to the International Space Station

1 May 2017 8:05 AM IST