President confers Gandhi Peace Prize on ISRO
AMN / President Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 on Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The prize was…
Govt ropes in ISRO for electric transportation system
The Union Transport Ministry in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO will work on developing cost-effective battery technologies to make electric buses economically viable. A transport ministry official…
PM meets 30 eminent scientists from various top institutions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met 30 eminent scientists from various top institutions across the country. Mr Modi appreciated the work done by the scientists and called upon the…
ISRO successfully test-fires GSLV-Mark III
India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-Mark III project aimed at carrying four-tonne payloads, including future manned missions, has got a boost with ISRO successfully test-firing the first indigenous high-thrust cryogenic…
Sunita Williams among 4 chosen by NASA to fly first commercial space vehicle
A Indian-origin Sunita Williams is among four “veteran” astronauts picked by NASA to fly the first commercial space vehicles, a part of the space agency’s ambitious plan of human landing…
ISRO set for biggest commercial launch with PSLV rocket
Indian Space Research Organization – ISRO is gearing up for its heaviest and biggest commercial launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C-28 tonight. It is scheduled to put into…
C-DOT to Launch Broadband Products
AMN C-DOT, the premier R&D institute of the Department of Telecommunications, Govt. of India, has developed indigenous technologies attuned to the sensitive needs of Indian landscape aim at the digital…
Unmanned American Falcon-9 rocket explodes after launch
An unmanned American Falcon-9 rocket has broken apart in flames minutes after lifting off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Debris from the SpaceX vehicle tumbled out of the sky into…
HAL delivers Chandrayaan-2 structure to ISRO
Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has delivered ‘Orbiter Craft Module Structure’ of Chandrayaan-2, India’s second lunar exploration mission, to ISRO Satellite Centre in Bangaluru. Chandrayaan-2, an advanced version of…
China invents first electric plane
The world’s first electric passenger aircraft BX1E to gain an airworthiness certificate has been produced by China. Chinese official media reported, the BX1E has a 14.5-meter wingspan and a maximum…