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August 24, 2023 2:15 PM

Chandrayaan-3’s Historic Success: The world unites in celebrating India’s lunar triumph

After a long wait, ISRO declared on August 23 that Chandrayaan-3's lander had safely landed in the Moon's southern polar zone. As this is a great triumph for humanity, we are already receiving congratulations from all around the world. The entire g...

August 23, 2023 7:06 PM

Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in historic moment for India, PM Modi waves national flag

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s Vikram lander successfully soft-landed on Moon’s south pole at 6.04pm on August 23. This mission is seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power. Prime Minister Narendra ...

August 23, 2023 6:55 PM

Chandrayaan-3: India is set to write the history in the space

Tesla chief Elon Musk took to X to reply to a post comparing the budget of India’s moon mission Chandrayaan-3 with the Hollywood film Interstellar. His response to the post has prompted people to share varied comments. Musk responded to the post wi...

August 23, 2023 9:57 AM

Chandrayaan-3: Countdown begins for soft-landing, know-what scientists say, prayers pouring in

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is on the cusp of making history at approximately 18.04 hours IST today. If things go well, as are widely expected by the scientists, Vikram- the Chandrayaan-3 lander will touchdown with Pragyan (the rove...

August 22, 2023 12:42 PM

India-US announce Joint Call for proposal under MeitY-NSF research collaboration

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched its 1st joint call for proposals through its collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF), an official release stated on Monday, August 21. This collaboration was...

August 22, 2023 4:36 PM

Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission spurs global excitement, scientists share insights & ‘Plan-B’

As India's Chandrayaan spacecraft advances towards its much-anticipated lunar touchdown, national and international excitements have reached new heights. The ISRO’s ambitious mission- Chandrayaan-3, is all set to soft-land on the Moon by August 23,...

August 21, 2023 2:22 PM

Saudi Arabia launches AI-Powered program to combat desertification

The Saudi Environment Ministry has launched a program to combat desertification using artificial intelligence (AI). The program, which is a collaboration between the ministry, the National Center for Vegetation Development and Combating Desertificati...

August 21, 2023 12:57 PM

Know, how NCAP improves road safety by raising standards of motor vehicles

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari will launch the much-awaited Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) on 22nd August 2023. This launch will mark a step forward in the government’s commitment to improve road saf...

August 21, 2023 10:32 AM

Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years fails, smashing into the moon

Russia's first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and smashed into the moon. Luna-25 was supposed to execute a soft landing on the south pole of the moon on Aug. 21, according to Russian space officials. ...

August 17, 2023 5:22 PM

India, Trinidad and Tobago sign MoU for India Stack collaboration

With an agreement to collaborate in the area of digital transformation and share India Stack, India and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed in the presence of officials from the Ministry of Electron...

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