These satellites will be mainly used for commercial remote sensing services, marine environment monitoring, forest fire prevention and disaster mitigation. China’s new Long March-8 rocket placed 22 satellites in space on Sunday, setting a domestic record for the most spacecraft launched by a single rocket. The rocket blasted off at 11:06 a.m. (Beijing Time) at … Read more
The weather office predicted partly cloudy sky for Sunday. Overnight rain and hailstorm in parts of Delhi brought down the mercury on Saturday, the India Meteorological Department said. The national capital recorded 10 mm rainfall in the 24 hours till Saturday morning along with hailstorm in several parts. The maximum temperature was recorded at 23.8 … Read more
NASA, however, shrugged off Rogozin’s comments that US sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine could “destroy” the two countries’ teamwork on the ISS. Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the chief of Moscow’s space programme has warned that sanctions imposed on the country could lead to the International Space Station (ISS) losing orbit and crashing. Roscosmos Director-General … Read more
The animals’ lineage and condition will be checked in the host country to rule out excessive inbred stock in order to conform to the needs of a founding population. The world’s fastest mammals are set to roam on Indian shores once again, nearly 75 years after the last cheetah was killed. A five-member delegation from India … Read more
According to the start-up, Nanoclean Global, Naso95 is an N95-grade nasal filter. It sticks to the user’s nasal orifice and prevents bacteria, viral infection and pollen and air pollution. An IIT Delhi start-up has launched the “world’s smallest” wearable air purifier, claiming it is as effective as an N95 face mask. According to the start-up, … Read more
The asteroid is expected to reach its closest point to Earth on March 4 at 2:59 am Eastern Time. An asteroid termed as “potentially hazardous” by astronomers is relatively close, but safe, and is soon approaching Earth next week. The asteroid, space rock, called 138971 (2001 CB21) is estimated to be up to 3,940 feet … Read more
The survey was conducted by the Ipsos’ Online Panel system among 20,513 adults globally. Single-use plastic: Single-use plastic has been among the most vocally spoken about pollutants, with many states and cities in the country having banned the use of products made out of single-use plastics. Now, in a positive development, a survey by Ipsos … Read more
Earlier, inaugurating the Summit, Science & Technology Minister Jitendra Singh noted that the ISRO had launched Singapore’s first indigenously built micro-satellite in 2011 and eight more during 2014-15. India’s new foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for the space sector could allow overseas companies to set up their own infrastructure in line with the government guidelines, … Read more
“There is no doubt that it’s important to fix the accountability of every climate policy announced by the government. Experts have backed the states’ proposal to set up an environment council, saying it would assist in the development of green policies for implementing India’s climate action. The idea to establish a separate council for climate … Read more
The ISRO is in discussions with Israel Space Agency (ISA) to enhance cooperation and identify potential opportunities to work together. India and Israel discussed avenues for expanding space relations, in the backdrop of reforms in the sector announced by the Narendra Modi government, in addition to ongoing cooperation. Ambassador of Israel to India Naor Gilon … Read more