Aditya-L1 takes a selfie, captures Earth, Moon

Indian Space Research Organisaiton on Thursday released a 'selfie' and images of the Earth and the Moon -- the first of the images taken by the camera on-board Aditya-L1 solar mission spacecraft,......

ISRO all set for launch of Aditya-L1 Sun mission

Giving an update on its Aditya-L1 mission to study the Sun, ISRO said on Wednesday the launch rehearsal and the rocket's internal checks have been completed. The mission is scheduled to be......

Why India's Sun mission is called Aditya-L1

The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) on Tuesday said it has designed, assembled, and tested the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC), one of the seven payloads of India's first dedicated......

Ayodhya set for Ram Lalla's Surya tilak on first Ram Navami post-consecration

At noon on Ram Navami Wednesday, the Sun's rays will fall on the forehead of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, a 'Surya tilak' of the deity made possible by an elaborate mechanism involving mirrors and lenses.......

6 professors awarded Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $ 100,000 or its equivalent in the Indian rupees. IMAGE: Addressing an event organised to announce the winners of......

How will IISc spend its Rs 100 crore

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's Budget announcement of Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) for the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has not prompted it to rush to the drawing board to devise......

The success story of India's second largest online market

ShopClues.com raised $100 million from Tiger Global, a deal that valued the company at $500 million. Image: ShopClues Team. Photograph, Courtesy: ShopClues     Sanjay Sethi,......