'Matured boy' GSLV places gen-next INSAT-3DS weather satellite into orbit

Moving ahead on its mission to study the Earth and ocean surfaces, Indian Space Research Orgainsation on Saturday successfully launched its next generation weather observation satellite INSAT-3DS......

What Deals Will Be Signed On Macron's Visit?

Officials hint the visit could finally see a formal defence industrial road map being adopted by both nations. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi meets French President Emmanuel Macron......

Unique experiment: Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module moved to orbit Earth

The Propulsion Module (PM) of Chandrayaan-3 has been moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around Earth, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said, terming the operation a......

'You will succeed as long as you remember that the project is bigger than you'

'When a Project Director is appointed, the whole organization -- including the Chairman ISRO -- works for his success. It is a lesson that has been of abiding value all through the other projects I......

Bharti's OneWeb to bring satellite broadband to India in 2022

Bharti Group-backed OneWeb on Monday said it has entered an arrangement with the commercial arm of ISRO, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), to launch its satellite in India from 2022. The arrangement......

Godrej & Boyce: From locks and safes to rockets and missiles

An industrial house bred in old-school manufacturing values, Godrej & Boyce has displayed unusual agility to become a trusted builder of advanced weaponry, discovers Ajai Shukla. Driving along......

Isro's Fat Boy to go commercial only in 2020

GSLV-MK III, which uses a homegrown cryogenic engine, has to do at least two more launches before it begins commercial operations, report Raghu Krishnan and T E Narasimhan. The Indian Space......

'India is a space power'

'India has got a unique opportunity to get more and more business from outside as India is cost-effective and reliable.' Former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation G Madhavan Nair......