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Countdown begins for PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission

Countdown for the launch of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission commenced on Saturday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. PSLV-C51 rocket, which is the 53rd......

India launches Brazilian satellite, 18 others

In the first dedicated mission of its commercial arm New Space India Limited (NSIL), the Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday successfully launched Brazil's earth observation satellite......

Earth observation satellite-03 blasts off at 5.43 am, ISRO's 2nd launch this year

The GSLV-F10 rocket carrying earth observation satellite EOS-03 successfully blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Thursday morning, the Indian Space Research Organisation announced. The......

Dept of Space gets Rs 13,949 crore in Budget

After a steep cut last year, the Department of Space has been allocated Rs 13,949 crore in this Budget, of which Rs 8,228 crore have been earmarked for capital expenditure. An amount of Rs 700......

ISRO back in action; plans to launch geo imaging satellite on Aug 12

The Indian Space Research Organisation is getting back into launch activity fully at Sriharikota spaceport with the planned orbiting of geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on board GSLV-F10 rocket on......

A relentless fight to protect Amazonia from oil extraction

Latha Jishnu discovers how indigenous communities in Ecuador are fighting to protect Amazonia from oil extraction We are slicing through the brown, swirling waters of the Napo at a fast clip.......

Have you seen these AMAZING movies?

Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI. Every year the Mumbai Film Festival strives to make the world a smaller place by putting together a feast for cinephiles across various......

Brazilian court partially halts work on World Cup arena after death

A Brazilian labour court ordered a partial stop to construction on the Arena Amazonia in the jungle city of Manaus after the death of a worker who fell off the stadium's roof raised safety concerns......

WC qualifiers: Raphinha stars as Brazil cruise past Uruguay

IMAGE: Raphinha celebrates scoring Brazil's second goal with Neymar during the South American World Cup qualifier against Uruguay, at Arena da Amazonia, Manaus, Brazil, on Thursday. Photograph:......

Football World Cup: Agony and Ecstasy in Brazil

Emotions run high at the World Cup and tears and cheers are in full view as footballers strut their stuff on the field. Rediff.com snaps fans as all their emotions lay bare in Brazil. A Honduras......

Worker dies after falling off Manaus Stadium roof

A worker fell 115 feet to his death from the roof of the Arena Amazonia in Brazil on Saturday, the fifth fatal accident during construction of Brazil's 12 World Cup stadiums. Local media later......

Hope floats for Portugal after last gasp draw with the US

Portuguese substitute Silvestre Varela grabbed a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw with the United States in World Cup Group G on Sunday. Just as it looked as though the......