Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
infoholic Yup, I can dig into frozen ground as hard as concrete. The scoop has special blades and a powered "rasp' to scrape ice. Cool! Whoever thought a Nasa spacecraft could be so adept at social networking and internet? For users of Twitter, a web microblogging service, the Phoenix Mars …
The Indian Space Research Organisation makes history by launching 10 satellites in one flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. THE Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, the old faithful of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was suddenly the focus of media attention in end-April: It was to launch 10 satellites …
Astronauts living on the International Space Station soon will take recycling to new extremes: They'll get some of their drinking water from the toilet. NASA has spent decades perfecting a system to transform urine into water that can be used in space for drinking, food preparation and washing. Agency officials …
The anxiety at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre was palpable. As the countdown ended, ISRO's chairman G. Madhavan Nair and his team could hardly believe their eyes. ISRO's pride was skyrocketing. Despite their optimism, it was a nail-biting launch when Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off with 10 satellites …
One rocket Ten satellites. ISRO's PSLV triumph helps it zoom into a niche orbit. THE Indian Space Research Organisation (isro) can justly be proud of a rare achievement. On April 28, isro's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, pslv-C9, successfully launched a record 10 satellites into orbit. These included the 690 kg …
The North East Space Application Centre (NESAC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has agreed in principle to introduce joint courses in the areas of Atmospheric Physics and Satellite Communication with Gauhati University (GU). The ISRO centre has also proposed to collaborate with GU for design of sensor relevant …
THE champion of technological success on a "shoe-string budget' has done it again. By successfully launching 10 satellites in one go on a PSLV rocket, ISRO has further reinforced PSLV's record as a reliable, low-cost launcher in the international launch market. PSLV C-9 took off on Monday carrying two Indian …
The 50-hour countdown for the lift-off of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Monday morning is under way. The vehicle will put as many as 10 satellites in orbit. If the countdown, which began at 7.23 a.m. on Saturday proceeds without any "hold,' the PSLV-C9 …
The launch of two remote-sensing satellites today is part of ISRO's plans for expanding its constellation of earth-observing satellites. Twenty years ago, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the country's first operational earth-observation satellite, the IRS-1A. In the years since then, ISRO has sent up 10 more remote-sensing satellites. …
In a significant development, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed the project report on the proposed Indian manned space mission slated for a takeoff in 2015. According to its chairman G.Madhavan Nair, the report will soon be submitted to the Government for approval. "We are basically targeting a …
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), the country's elite space research agency, plans to launch 10 satellites next Monday from its space port at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The 10 satellites to be launched by a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle include the country's Cartosat-2A, a 76-kg mini-satellite and eight nano satellites …
NASA says it is extending the international Cassini mission that is touring Saturn and its moons for another two years. The space agency announced the extension Tuesday. Since 2004, the unmanned probe has beamed back about 140,000 images. Its prime mission is slated to end in July. The agency says …
The Indian Space, Research Organisation (ISRO) has finalized its project report on nation's proposed first manned space mission in 2015 and will submit it to the Government within a few days for approval. "We have now finalized the project report on the manned mission. The report is going to the …
Does the sleigh of Santa Claus pitched against the majestic backdrop of the moon evoke a desire? It seems for six students of Delhi College of Engineering it does. They have tried to live their flight of fancy by giving an indigenous shape to that fabled vehicle, which they plan …
The shuttle Endeavour will light up the skies over Florida early Tuesday, kicking off a busy 16-day mission to the International Space Station. If weather and the millions of parts that make up the shuttle cooperate, NASA will launch the shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. The …
Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) human space mission proposal has got its first significant budgetary share, Rs 125 crore, while the Department of Space has got 24 per cent raise in outlay for its 2008-09 activities. The space budget of Rs 4,074 crore, compared with Rs 3,290 crore last fiscal, …
Allocation Will Help Begin Work Related To Manned Flight, Says Isro TEAM TOI India's ambitious plan to launch manned space missions received a boost on Friday with the government sanctioning more than Rs 100 crore for the initiative. With the budgetary allocation jumping from Rs 4 crore to Rs 125 …
