In Space, On a Joyride

Will space tourism with a niche market of serving only the uber-rich ever be profitable, asks Kumar Abishek. IMAGE: Sir Richard Branson poses on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange ahead of......

World's first space hotel plans to open in 2027

If you're daydreaming of future travels while stuck at home during the pandemic, why fantasize about the beaches of Bali or the canals of Venice when vacationing in space could be in your future?......

Protesting farmers burn copies of agri laws on Lohri

Protesting farmers burnt copies of the contentious farm laws to mark the festival of Lohri on Wednesday, while a farmer union gave a call for massive mobilisation of people from all districts......

What ISRO will spend Rs 107.83 billion on

ISRO needs next generation launchers and new facilities to manufacture and launch them, including a new launch pad at the Sriharikota spaceport.T E Narasimhan reports. The Centre has allocated Rs......

Technology, Mr Modi, is the god with clay feet

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi may discover from the experiences of his predecessor Rajiv Gandhi that there are limits to what technology can achieve, notes Kanika Datta Technology is back in......

Factors that can help India improve its image globally

India was highly favoured by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in 2014 and optimistic calls on market direction in 2015 start with an assumption of India seeing strong net inflows. Image: The......

Realty scrips up on land Act repeal

Real estate stocks spurted by 6 per cent as news of the Maharashtra Assembly's approval of the proposal to repeal the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act (ULCRA) trickled in. Mumbai-based realty......

Ulcra goes: Will property prices drop?

The Maharashtra government on Thursday repealed the three-decade-old Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act (ULCRA) at its Assembly session in Nagpur. The repeal, done after months of delay and......