The RISAT-2B would replace the RISAT-2, which has been actively used by India to monitor activities in camps across the border in Pakistan to thwart infiltration bids by terrorists.
'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this fictional universe conforms with the laws of our real universe,' says Kumar Abhishek.
NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet, which measures 1.4 times the size of Earth and is the smallest planet ever discovered outside the solar system.
"It was a direct hit and grand success," defence sources said after the test launch.
Located in Titan's stratosphere, the cloud is made of a compound of carbon and nitrogen known as dicyanoacetylene (C4N2), an ingredient in the chemical cocktail that colours the giant moon's hazy, brownish-orange atmosphere.
'He also granted the temple freedom from all taxes and decreed that no one could litigate against it ever.'
At a cursory look, the development of a new strategic submarine by China appear to be of marginal impact on India as Sanya base is far away from Indian shores and as such ground-based missiles in China could be deployed in the event of skirmishes between the two rising countries in Asia. Besides, the avowed aim in developing the new Jin SSBN is not to target India but the United States, in the Chinese quest to become a great power in the world.
Microsat-R, an imaging satellite, is meant for military purposes, but the ISRO did not give any details about it.
'You don't want to harm the satellites of other countries, but you also don't want your own satellite to be harmed.'
Beginning with the bird's eye view of itself -- a narrow state of hills, rivers and high population density, in a tapering part of the Indian subcontinent. It can be a beautiful place shaped by aesthetic founded in appropriate lifestyle and progressive views, or a junkyard shaped by money and what money buys. The choice is Kerala's, notes Shyam G Menon.
Unlike other power banks, Duracell's battery does not heat up even a bit, says Veer Arjun Singh.
'It is difficult to pin down any singular factor but marriage does invite the emotional investment of viewers,' observes Chintan Girish Modi.
This is ISRO's new record of launching 20 satellites, including those from the US, Germany, Canada and Indonesia.
Images from Day 9 of the 2022 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Tuesday.
This the second time that the missile has been test-fired in less than a month and is part of an effort to put in place a multi-layer missile defence system.
In addition to helping scientists answer fundamental questions about the nature of matter, the material is theorised to have a wide range of applications, including as a room-temperature superconductor.
He said the country now possesses the capability to strike satellites in outer space with centimetre-level accuracy and precision.
India on Sunday successfully test-fired its medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of more than 2,000 km from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the army.
For Dosanjh to stand by his faith, retain the turban and beard, and yet not trivialise himself in the roles he has essayed, is really his biggest achievement, observes Sandeep Goyal.
As the 'Deadly Dutt' turns senior citizen, Sukanya Verma looks back at 10 of his most underrated performances.
The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully put India's heavy rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Development 5 (GSLV-D5) into orbit from the spaceport at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 4.18 pm on Sunday.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
The elusive ice was detected, using data collected by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, on the bottom part of the main lobe of the dumbbell-shaped comet, in a region called Imhotep.
Between phony philosophical musings and Abbas-Mustan level of believe-it-or-not twists, Sadak 2 dodders towards its dead end destination, notes Sukanya Verma.
The planet, which is supposed to be far beyond the orbit of Pluto, is being called as 'planet nine' by astronomers.
A lowdown on what's going on in Hollywood.
An inquiry has been ordered by the Director General of Mines Safety and a high-level committee of experts has been constituted by Coal India to investigate the causes of the accident.
India is all set for the maiden launch on Monday of an indigenous winged Reusable Launch Vehicle--that is being dubbed as its own space shuttle--from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.
Here's the update on the latest laptops in the market.
Here's everything you need to know about Planet Nine.
Other than the Cartosat-2 series satellite, the PSLV is carrying 29 nano satellites from 14 countries - Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America besides a nano satellite from India.
In India, 173 people defecate in the open for every square km.
It is believed that the crop residue burning in the nearby states of Punjab and Haryana are contributing to polluting the air.
The solar-powered spacecraft which left Earth five years ago finally reached its destination and entered into Jupiter's orbit.
And what happens next?
India's heavy-lift rocket GSLV MkIII, carrying communication satellite GSAT-19.
India to go ahead with S-400 missile deal with Russia, but declines project to develop a fifth-generation fighter aircraft.
'Where was cement 100 years ago?' 'Why do we need harmful building materials when we have so much in nature around us?' Geeli Mitti founder Shagun Singh tells Samali Basu Guha.
Sukanya Verma gives us a recap of the 91st Academy Awards.
'His son fought bravely like a true Shiv Sainik and emerged victorious against those whose machinations were to finish the Shiv Sena in the state.'
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