India's Sun mission Aditya-L1 starts collecting scientific data

India's Aditya-L1 solar mission spacecraft has commenced collecting data that will help scientists analyse the behaviour of particles surrounding Earth, ISRO said on Monday. The sensors of an......

Why Aditya L1 Is Super Special

India's first solar mission, if successful, will showcase ISRO's ability to explore the cosmos, explains Kumar Abishek. IMAGE: ISRO's maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 blasts off from the Satish......

Hot Moon! Vikram records 70-degree temperature on lunar surface

Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday released a graph of the temperature variation on the lunar surface and a senior scientist of the space agency expressed surprise over the high......

First abort mission for Gaganyaan by August, says ISRO

The first abort mission for India's maiden human spaceflight Gaganyaan would be conducted at the end of August this year, while the unmanned mission to orbit would take place next year, chairman of......

Hail the power of networks!

Not just in the fight against COVID-19, but also in politics, economics and society, observes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Words such as 'infection', 'social......

'Cyclone man' Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed IMD chief

Besides strengthening the IMD's infrastructure, Mohapatra said his priority will be to improve the dissemination of weather-related information -- from nowcasts to weather forecasts -- focus on......

Why 'Make in India', why not Create in India?

  The real issue in India is not between Make or Made/Create in India. We need both.The solution is to create an eco-system where new ideas can flourish and convert themselves into new......

Tech partnerships in climate change can make the world a better place

Several climate/energy technology partnerships have been initiated across the world, many emerging within the past decade, says Arunabha Ghosh. Technology is widely recognised as one of the......

Sports Shorts: CAS overturns doping bans on 28 Russian athletes

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday IMAGE: A technician walks down the hallway at the Doping Control Laboratory, at the National Institute of Scientific......

Moscow anti-doping lab shared site with accused doctor, claims WADA report

The Moscow laboratory tasked with catching drugs cheats in Russian athletics shared a building complex with the doctor accused of masterminding the cheating scheme. A report commissioned by the......