Chennai: ISRO has formed a committee to investigate the incident in which a PSLV rocket failed to place an Earth observation satellite (EOS-09) into its intended orbit, Chairman V Narayanan said on Sunday. The committee has held several rounds of discussions to identify the cause, he added. Earlier in the day, ISRO failed to place…
Sriharikota (AP): A PSLV-C61 rocket carrying the Earth observation satellite EOS-09 lifted off from the spaceport Sriharikota early on Sunday (May 18). As per ISRO reports, the mission was not successful as there was a technical glitch in the performance of the third stage, due to which the mission could not succeed. On the launch of…
New Delhi: Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station, piloted by Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla with three other crew members, has been delayed and will now be launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 8 at 6:41 pm IST. The mission was earlier scheduled for launch on May 29. The…
New Delhi: Nearly 1,000 policymakers and experts from more than 30 nations will gather in Delhi in June for the three-day India Space Congress to deliberate on the new opportunities in the country’s space sector. India’s space sector regulator, Pawan Kumar Goenka, and industry leaders will deliberate on issues such as satellite communications, geospatial applications,…
Online Desk In a chilling reminder of prophecy meeting geopolitics, a 2019 international study eerily forecasted a potential nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan—specifically pointing to the year 2025. Now, in the tense aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, WION TV has revisited the findings, calling them “alarmingly close to reality.” The study—dubbed…
Dibrutgarh (Assam): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has transferred an indigenously developed diagnostic technology to rapidly detect tuberculosis (TB) to a private firm for commercial production, according to an official release issued on Thursday. The ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, North East (ICMR-RMRC NE) has announced the successful transfer of its indigenously developed CRISPR-Cas-based…
Bengaluru: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space (DoS) and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Department of Science & Technology (DST) signed the ‘Framework Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Space Medicine’. This partnership marks a significant milestone in the advancement of Space Medicine and its applications in the…
New Delhi: Former ISRO chief and chairperson of the drafting committee behind the ambitious new National Education Policy (NEP), K Kasturirangan, passed away in Bengaluru on Friday, officials said. He was 84. “He left for heavenly abode this morning at his residence in Bengaluru. His body will be kept at Raman Research Institute (RRI) for…
New Delhi: Studying a group of people with an affected ability to process emotions, researchers found a brain region that regulates generous behaviour — the ‘basolateral amygdala’. Driven by a concern for society, prosocial or altruistic behaviour involves performing actions that intentionally benefit others and include sharing and cooperating. The basolateral amygdala helps process the emotional…
Jaipur: Development is crucial for the nation’s progress but it is essential to maintain a balance between development and environmental protection, Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai said on Saturday. Speaking at a conference in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district, he highlighted the role of the judiciary, citing several top court judgments aimed at protecting the environment….
