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Temasek likely to invest $10 billion in India in the next three years

Temasek likely to invest $10 billion in India in the next three years

Rediff.com16 Jul 2024

Singapore government's sovereign wealth fund Temasek is looking to invest $10 billion in India during the next three years, Ravi Lambah, Temasek's head of India and strategic initiatives, said.

Rifath Shaarook, the boy who built the world's lightest satellite

Rifath Shaarook, the boy who built the world's lightest satellite

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

The lead scientist on the project, which was launched by NASA, is also the youngest at 18. Meet the boy from Tamil Nadu who is already working on his next mission.

What after Chandrayaan-3? ISRO has a packed schedule

What after Chandrayaan-3? ISRO has a packed schedule

Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

A mission to study the Sun, and launching a climate observation satellite, a test vehicle as part of Gaganyaan human space flight programme and an Indo-US synthetic aperture radar.

Devas wins plea to seize Indian property in cancelled Isro deal

Devas wins plea to seize Indian property in cancelled Isro deal

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

A French court has ordered freezing of an Indian government property in Paris on a plea by Devas shareholders who are seeking to enforce a USD 1.3 billion arbitration award over a cancelled satellite contract, according to the court order copy.

PSLV-C18 successfully sends 4 satellites to orbit

PSLV-C18 successfully sends 4 satellites to orbit

Rediff.com12 Oct 2011

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Wednesday successfully sent into orbit four satellites, including the Indo-French tropical weather satellite Megha-Tropiques.

India to launch military satellite by year end

India to launch military satellite by year end

Rediff.com29 Jul 2007

The satellite will give India the capability to keep tabs on missile launches in its neighbourhood.

ISRO's Mars satellite clears key launch test

ISRO's Mars satellite clears key launch test

Rediff.com10 Sep 2013

India's launch preparations for the ambitious Rs 450 crore Mars orbiter mission achieved a major milestone with the successful thermo-vacuum test of the spacecraft with its payloads (scientific instruments).

Boeing, ISRO to make, market satellites

Boeing, ISRO to make, market satellites

Rediff.com22 Jun 2004

The United States government has approved a licence authorising Boeing Co. to enter into talks with India's premier space agency for jointly developing and marketing communication satellites, an official said Tuesday.

From media to NBFCs, Ramoji Rao left his imprint in many industries

From media to NBFCs, Ramoji Rao left his imprint in many industries

Rediff.com8 Jun 2024

Ramoji Rao's rise to become the founder of Eenadu, the largest circulated Telugu daily, and a tycoon, from humble beginnings is legendary.

India successfully launches 7th navigation satellite, gets its own GPS system

India successfully launches 7th navigation satellite, gets its own GPS system

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the scientists saying, "with this successful launch, we will determine our own paths powered by our technology".

Anantnag-Rajouri set for voting on Saturday amid Pak shelling concerns

Anantnag-Rajouri set for voting on Saturday amid Pak shelling concerns

Rediff.com24 May 2024

With 19 border polling stations along the Line of Control in Rajouri and Poonch, a contingency plan has been worked out to deal with cross-border shelling though chances are negligible given the ongoing ceasefire between India and Pakistan that came into effect in February 2021, officials said.

Bopanna wins Satellite crown

Bopanna wins Satellite crown

Rediff.com4 Jun 2005

The Indian ace easily beat Indonesia's Prima Simpatiaji in the final.

Fishing boat with 173 kg hashish worth Rs 60 cr seized off Guj coast, 5 held

Fishing boat with 173 kg hashish worth Rs 60 cr seized off Guj coast, 5 held

Rediff.com29 Apr 2024

The ICG and Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad apprehended the fishing boat in a joint operation in the high seas on Sunday afternoon, the coast guard said in a release in Ahmedabad.

Even sky isn't the limit: PM on South Asia satellite launch

Even sky isn't the limit: PM on South Asia satellite launch

Rediff.com5 May 2017

He said India wanted growth, development and peace in the region and was keen to utilise technology to pursue this goal for the shared prosperity.

The Men Behind Chandrayaan-3 Mission

The Men Behind Chandrayaan-3 Mission

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

Only three countries (United States, Russia and China) have successfully landed spacecraft on the airless lunar surface.

Thai satellite spots possible debris of crashed Malaysian jet

Thai satellite spots possible debris of crashed Malaysian jet

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

A Thai satellite has spotted hundreds of floating objects in southern Indian Ocean that could possibly be the debris of the crashed Malaysian plane, even as bad weather on Thursday grounded multination aerial search for the aircraft's wreckage.

India to launch three more foreign satellites

India to launch three more foreign satellites

Rediff.com10 May 2007

ISRO, through Antrix Corporation, has inked commercial agreements with EADS Astrium of Europe to jointly make and supply two commercial communication satellites.

New satellite=computers in villages

New satellite=computers in villages

Rediff.com11 Dec 2007

ISRO officials said GSAT-4 is a technology demonstrator. Its communication payload comprises multi-beam Ka-band beam pipe and regenerative transponder and navigation payload.

Aditya L1 undergoes 2nd earth-bound manoeuvre: ISRO

Aditya L1 undergoes 2nd earth-bound manoeuvre: ISRO

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

Aditya L1, the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun underwent the second earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, during the early hours on Tuesday, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

ISRO plans Rs 1600 cr navigation satellite constel

ISRO plans Rs 1600 cr navigation satellite constel

Rediff.com4 Sep 2007

The seven geo-stationary satellites will cater to the navigational system requirements in cars, trains and aircraft

Big day for ISRO as Aditya-L1 to be placed in final orbit

Big day for ISRO as Aditya-L1 to be placed in final orbit

Rediff.com6 Jan 2024

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will perform the final manoeuvre on Saturday to inject Aditya-L1 spacecraft -- the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun -- into its final destination orbit, some 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth.

Telecos vie for more space in Indian Space Association

Telecos vie for more space in Indian Space Association

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

Indian Space Association (ISpA) chairman Jayant Patil has said that the executive council will debate whether it can include more telecom companies as founding members. The response came after some leading telcos said that they had been asked to be core members but preferred to be inducted as founding members. The key founders of the ISpA include the Bharti group through two companies (OneWeb and Airtel), L&T, Nelco, Walchandnagar, Alpha Designs and MapmyIndia.

'Chinese anti-satellite test no big deal'

'Chinese anti-satellite test no big deal'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2007

"If every country tries to attempt and destroy another satellite and (space-based) resources, it is almost like a war-like situation," Nair, also chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, told PTI in Bangalore.

India to launch satellite-based navigation system

India to launch satellite-based navigation system

Rediff.com6 Mar 2007

India is on the verge of entering 'big league' in the world aviation scene with the launch of satellite-based navigation system, GAGAN, next year, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Tuesday.

Buried in snow for months, bodies of 3 soldiers recovered

Buried in snow for months, bodies of 3 soldiers recovered

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

The bodies of Havildar Rohit Kumar, Havildar Thakur Bahadur Ale and Naik Gautam Rajbanshi were trapped deep within a crevasse and lay buried under thick layers of ice and large volumes of snow for the past nearly nine months.

Indian-origin climber missing while returning from Everest summit

Indian-origin climber missing while returning from Everest summit

Rediff.com21 May 2023

Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya, 39, went missing on Friday from camp IV situated at an altitude of 8,400 metres while returning from the Summit, said Mingma Sherpa, chairperson of the Seven Summit Trek, which organised the expedition.

ISRO bags European contracts to build satellites

ISRO bags European contracts to build satellites

Rediff.com10 Aug 2006

The Indian Space Research Organisation has bagged commercial contracts to build two communication satellites for European customers.

ISRO to test Gaganyaan crew module mission in July

ISRO to test Gaganyaan crew module mission in July

Rediff.com29 May 2023

Scientists are working on conducting various tests for the ambitious Gaganyaan mission and the agency is coordinating with the Navy and others in this connection, he said.

ISRO succeeds in placing PSLV's 4th stage rocket in lower orbit

ISRO succeeds in placing PSLV's 4th stage rocket in lower orbit

Rediff.com30 Jul 2023

While the mission is a follow-up to the PSLV-C55 TeLEOS-2 mission launched in April this year, scientists in Sunday's mission will place the fourth stage of the PSLV rocket in a lower orbit.

India: A cost-effective hub for satellites

India: A cost-effective hub for satellites

Rediff.com10 Jan 2006

Seeking to position India as a cost-effective destination for satellite-building and commercial launch services, Indian Space Research Organisation has forged partnerships with France-based 'EADS Astrium' and European space consortium 'Arianespace'.

Indians in Kyiv asked to 'leave urgently' as fighting gets fierce

Indians in Kyiv asked to 'leave urgently' as fighting gets fierce

Rediff.com1 Mar 2022

'All Indian nationals including students are advised to leave Kyiv urgently today. Preferably by available trains or through any other means available,' the embassy said.

Where Indian Army Scores Over PLA

Where Indian Army Scores Over PLA

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

In the confrontation in Doklam, where Indian and Chinese soldiers were lined up eyeball-to-eyeball, senior Indian commanders recount they could sense the uncertainty in the Chinese. While Indian soldiers had to be restrained from pushing the Chinese troops back, our chief interpreter heard the Chinese officers threatening to open fire on PLA soldiers who wavered or withdrew, reveals Ajai Shukla.

Indian defence firms to arm Israeli Heron drones for IAF's Project Cheetah

Indian defence firms to arm Israeli Heron drones for IAF's Project Cheetah

Rediff.com18 Sep 2022

Under the ambitious Project Cheetah, the Indian Air Force wants to upgrade its existing fleet of Israeli-origin Heron unmanned aerial vehicles with better communication facilities and missiles which can target enemy positions from long range.

Aditya-L1 Gets Ready To Study The Sun

Aditya-L1 Gets Ready To Study The Sun

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

Aditya -- the name in Sanskrit refers to the Sun -- is a coronagraphy spacecraft manufactured at the U R Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru to study the solar atmosphere.

NYT hails India's space programme as 'counterweight' to China

NYT hails India's space programme as 'counterweight' to China

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

Lauding India's ambitious space programme, The New York Times has said the country, currently witnessing an 'explosive' growth in space-tech start-ups, is set to 'transform the planet's connection to the final frontier' and can emerge as a 'counterweight' to China.

India's heaviest satellite GSAT-10 successfully launched

India's heaviest satellite GSAT-10 successfully launched

Rediff.com29 Sep 2012

India's advanced communication satellite GSAT-10, the heaviest built by the country, was launched in the early hours of Saturday on board Ariane-5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana.

All 4 PSLV-C7 satellites launched into orbit

All 4 PSLV-C7 satellites launched into orbit

Rediff.com10 Jan 2007

The 44.5-metre-tall, 295-tonne PSLV-C7 lifted off from the launch pad at 9.24 am.

ISRO gears up for crucial manoeuvre of Aditya-L1 on Jan 6

ISRO gears up for crucial manoeuvre of Aditya-L1 on Jan 6

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

According to ISRO officials, the spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, about 1.5 million km from the Earth. The L1 point is about one per cent of the total distance between the Earth and the Sun.

You may soon be able to use internet, mobile on flight

You may soon be able to use internet, mobile on flight

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

Reliance Jio had proposed that besides satellite connectivity, In-Flight Connectivity can be provided using cellular network as well.