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The race for low Earth orbit: What the launch of Vikram-1 means for India
Skyroot Aerospace, a private Hyderabad-based firm, launched its Vikram-1 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, placing a payload into a roughly 450 km ...
What makes Skyroot’s Vikram-1 launch unique? | Explained
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, a four-stage small-satellite launch vehicle, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on its debut flight,...
Centre extends exemption for select RE projects from sourcing solar cells from ALMM-listed manufacturers
The nodal renewable energy ministry extended the exemption from mandatory sourcing of solar PV cells from Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) Li...
Skyroot puts first private rocket in orbit & India in elite club; Vikram-1 delivers 6 payloads after 35-minute delay
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket completed its maiden orbital flight, mission-named "Aagaman," lifting off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikot...
Skyroot’s orbital launch: India’s own SpaceX is born, startup to give country another option to Isro for satellite launches
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 successfully placed six payloads into an approximately 450 km low-Earth orbit, becoming the first Indian private rocket to reach...
I was discouraged from taking bold decision to privatise space sector, today you proved me right: PM Modi to Skyroot after Vikram-1 successful launch
Following Skyroot Aerospace's successful Vikram-1 orbital launch, the government highlighted that its 2020 decision to open the space sector to private parti...
ISRO-SCTIMST sign pact for research in space medicine, Bioastronautics
The Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), ISRO's dedicated body for human spaceflight, and the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology ...
India’s first private rocket Vikram-1 succeeds in maiden orbital launch
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, an expendable small-lift rocket, lifted off from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on its ma...
India’s first hydrogen train on Jind-Sonipat route to start commercial service on July 19: Ticket price, timing, stops
India's first hydrogen fuel cell train, branded "NaMo Green Rail," began daily commercial passenger service on the Jind Junction-Sonipat route in Haryana fro...
What makes Skyroot’s Vikram-1 launch unique? | Explained
With the successful flight of Vikram-1 under "Mission Aagaman," India became only the third country, after the United States and China, where a privately dev...
Vikram-1, country’s first private orbital-class rocket, successfully places tech payloads, postcards into orbit
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, described as the country's first private orbital-class rocket, was launched under "Mission Aagaman" and successfully placed tec...
Skyroot makes history! 6 payloads put into low-Earth orbit aboard pvt rocket Vikram-1
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, successfully placing multiple technology-demonstration paylo...
A semiconductor vision beyond the factory floor
The Union Cabinet has approved the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM 2.0) with a proposed outlay of approximately ₹1.27 lakh crore (about ...
All you need to know about Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital-class launch vehicle, was readied for its maiden orbital flight, designated Mission A...
Promise of chips: On the India Semiconductor Mission phase II
The Union Cabinet has approved the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (Semicon 2.0 / ISM 2.0), succeeding the original 2021 mission, with a sign...
India’s first private orbital rocket Vikram-1 set for lift-off
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, described as India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket, is set for lift-off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, S...
India’s first private orbital rocket Vikram-1 set for lift-off
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, described as India's first privately developed orbital launch vehicle, is set for its maiden flight, designated Mission Aagaman...
PM Modi flags off India’s first hydrogen train on Jind-Sonipat route
India's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered passenger train was flagged off on the Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana, a stretch of nearly 90 km covering around 12 s...
India’s Quantum Leap: From Ancient Philosophy to Post-Quantum Cryptography
A recent explainer traced the conceptual arc of quantum computing, from long-standing philosophical ideas about indeterminacy and duality to the present-day ...
PM Modi flags off India’s first hydrogen-powered train in Haryana
The Ministry of Railways flagged off India's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered train, which will initially run on the 89-km Jind-Sonipat section in Haryana Th...