Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has once again lauded India during an address in Islamabad. Nawaz Sharif was addressing the Pakistan Muslim League_ Nawaz (PML-N) cadre in Islamabad on Dec 20. While praising India, Nawaz Sharif said that the countries around us have reached the moon. Pointing out the dire economic situation, Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan has still 'not risen' from earth. Pakistan Muslim League_ Nawaz (PML-N) supremo asserted that Pakistan is responsible for its downfall. India became the fourth country to land on the moon’s surface and the first on the South Pole. The ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 successfully touched down on the south pole of the lunar surface on Aug 23.
22 December,2023 03:35 PM IST | Mumbai
ISRO successfully brought back Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module to the Earth orbit. It was brought back to the Earth’s orbit after exceeding its lunar mission objectives. It also demonstrated India's ability to not only launch objects to the Moon but also bring them back. This accomplishment shows that ISRO can restart engines on the moon and operate equipment. The primary objective of Chandrayaan-3 was to demonstrate a soft landing near lunar south-polar region. The spacecraft was launched on July 14, 2023, on board the LVM3-M4 vehicle from SDSC, SHAR. Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander made its historic touchdown on the Moon on August 23. The scientific instruments in the lander and rover were operated continuously for 1 lunar day. According to ISRO, the mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3 have been completely met. The initial plan was to operate this payload for about three months during the mission life of PM. Currently, Propulsion Module orbiting Earth, crossed its first perigee on Nov 22 with an altitude of 1.54 lakhs km. According to ISRO, the orbit period is nearly 13 days with a 27-degree inclination.
05 December,2023 03:09 PM IST
Durga Puja 2023: On the occasion of Ashtami, Kajol along with her younger sister Tanishaa Mukerji and mother Tanuja visited the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal to offer prayers. The Mukerji family has been organising Durga Puja on a grand scale annually in Mumbai. Ayan Mukerji's father, Deb Mukerji, overlooks the celebrations. Apart from the Mukerjis, Jaya Bachchan, Rupali Ganguly, Munmun Dutta were present
23 October,2023 10:54 AM IST
ISRO Chief S Somanath spoke to media after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to assess the progress of the Gaganyaan Mission and outline the future of India's space exploration endeavors. Prime Minister Modi discussed various plans that have to be undertaken by ISRO to step up India's space program. Meanwhile, PM Modi chaired a high-level meeting to assess the progress of India’s Gaganyaan Mission. The high-level meeting was to outline the future of India’s space exploration endeavours.
18 October,2023 12:22 PM IST | Mumbai
Chandrayaan-3, India’s ambitious lunar mission slept forever as Moon goes dark again. Scientists are hoping that they would be able to revive Vikram Lander, Pragyan Rover with the rise of the Sun on Sept 23 at the South Pole. However, after several attempts of trying to wake up them up, there was no response from Chandrayaan-3. Although, Scientists have not lost hope of the revival of Chandrayaan-3. Astronomer and Professor Dr RC Kapoor said that there is still 1 pc chance of lander and rover’s revival. However, the lander and rover have done their best and provided sufficient data to the ISRO. Both the lander and the rover were put into sleep mode on September 4 and 2 respectively. After a 40-day journey into space, Chandrayaan-3 made a ‘historic’ landing on August 23 at lunar South Pole making India the first country to do so.
07 October,2023 01:35 PM IST | Mumbai
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath on Tuesday said that the mission to the brightest planet in the solar system, Venus is already configured adding that payloads have been developed for the future mission. Addressing the Indian National Science Academy in Delhi, ISRO chief Somanath said, "We have a lot of missions in the conceptual phase. A mission to Venus is already configured. Payloads have already developed for it." ISRO chairman further stated that Venus is an interesting planet and exploring it will help answer certain questions in the field of space science.
27 September,2023 04:46 PM IST | Mumbai
The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover of Chandrayaan-3 are expected to reactivate on September 23. The lander and rover are currently in “sleep mode” near Moon’s South Pole after having completed their set tasks. SAC Director Nilesh Desai briefed about the further developments in the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Also, the former Director of SAC said that the revival of Pragyan Rover will be a miracle for ISRO.
23 September,2023 12:52 PM IST | Mumbai
After a fruitful weekend, the G20 Summit 2023 under India’s presidency concluded on Sept 10. The Summit witnessed global consensus on New Delhi Declaration covering several aspects of global issues. The ‘Host’ India was highly regarded by world leaders for its successful campaign throughout the presidency. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni congratulated India for the successful two-day mega event. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the Italian PM also extended her gratitude to India. Earlier, Giorgia Meloni also held bilateral talks with PM Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. PM Narendra Modi handed over the G20 Presidency gavel to Brazil Prez Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The 19th G20 Summit is set to be organised in November 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
12 September,2023 12:45 PM IST | Mumbai
After the historic success of ‘Chandrayaan-3’ and ‘Aditya-L1’ Missions, ISRO continuing its space odyssey and is all set to launch the ‘Gaganyaan-1’ project. CTTC Bhubaneswar has almost completed the manufacturing of Precision tools and components for the project. CTTC Bhubaneswar also manufactured a large number of Precision tools and components for the ‘Chandrayaan-3’. With never rest attitude, ISRO is continuing to show its prowess in the space sector. For the ‘Gaganyaan-1’, a team of more than 120 Engineers and technicians manufactured the component for the Mission.
12 September,2023 12:15 PM IST | Mumbai
In a major development, ISRO announced that ‘Vikram lander’ of the Chandrayaan-3 mission has been set into sleep mode. This significant development took place at approximately 8 a.m. IST on September 04. ISRO said that the data collected by the payloads is received at the Earth and the Payloads are now switched off. Taking to X, ISRO informed that ‘Vikram’ will fall asleep next to Pragyan once the solar power is depleted and the battery is drained. Prior to that, in-situ experiments by ChaSTE, RAMBHA-LP, and ILSA payloads were performed at new location. On August 23, India took a giant leap as the Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on Moon’s south pole. Notably, India became the fourth country after the US, China, and USSR to have successfully landed on the Moon’s surface. Vikram Lander, Pragyan rover performed different set tasks on the lunar surface including finding the presence of sulphur, and recording relative temperature.
05 September,2023 05:29 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
