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Indian startups in the space sector are now operating in diverse segments such as launch vehicles, satellites, propulsion systems, ground services and applications, etc.“With continued support from the investors as well as the government, the ecosystem will be able to sustain in the long-term to make India a leader of the global space economy,” Bhatt told IANS.As the world acknowledged India’s space prowess after the Chandrayaan-3 success, the spacetech sector in the country has received $62 million in funding this year to date, reflecting a substantial 60 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.India currently ranks seventh…

The Red Bull Arena stadium in New Jersey was filled with fans desperate to watch their hero, Lionel Messi playing. Lionel entered the ground in the 60th minute of the game marking his debut in the MLS.Miami was already in the lead with 1-0 on the scoreboard at that time, thanks to a 37th-minute goal by Diego Gómez. The last few minutes of the match totally went to the Argentine superstar as he scored in the 89th minute of the game.The sheer capability of dribbling the ball and tearing apart the defence of the opponent is something that Messi usually…

Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander carries an auxiliary instrument, named ‘Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA)’ belonging to NASA.“This lightweight structure with eight retroreflectors can serve as a long-term geodetic station and a location marker on the lunar surface,” ISRO has said.ISRO has also received support from the European Space Agency (ESA) located in French Guiana, the UK and Australia.The ESA, in a statement, said that it has been providing deep space communication support to the Chandrayaan-3 mission.“For the Chandrayaan-3 mission, ESA is coordinating routine support from its Kourou station in French Guiana and from Goonhilly Earth Station in the UK. These stations complement…

According to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Saola could bring heavy rain in mountainous areas, which could trigger flooding and landslides.Saola was last spotted over the coastal waters of Isabela province on the northern Luzon island, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the weather bureau.Saola was blowing south-southwestward “slowly,” packing 185 km per hour winds and gusts of up to 230 km per hour.”The southwest monsoon enhanced by Saola will bring occasional or monsoon rains over Luzon mainland and the Visayas regions in the central Philippines over the next three days,” the bureau warned.Saola is the seventh typhoon to…

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft consisted of a propulsion module (weighing 2,148 kg), a lander named Vikram (1,723.89 kg) and a rover named Pragyan (26 kg). It landed near the South Pole of the Moon on August 23 after travelling about 3.84 lakh km for over 40 days.“From the international perspective, India is viewed as a space giant nation due to its tremendous progress in recent times. Indeed, India is an emerging space power as ISRO successfully marks its footprints globally because of its capability in achieving goals in a cost-effective and time-efficient manner,” Prof Santabrata Das,…

One by one, the audience and even the organiser stood up and moved to a covered place — but this dedicated painter continued his work in the rain.Bobur Ismailov, a painter born in 1973, embarked on his artistic journey at the tender age of three and has since dedicated his life to the world of art. “Artists were often tools of religion and politics, but the tide is changing. Artists now channel the voice of the masses,” he shared.When questioned about the commercial aspect of his creations, Bobur expressed, “Canvas costs money, so does paintbrush, an artist has to travel…

Taiwo Owatemi, Labour MP for Coventry North West, said this week that she would be calling for a parliamentary debate on the issue in September, followed by “a full statutory inquiry”.”I am appalled and concerned about the information shared regarding the 1969 ‘Chapati’ study using South Asian women from Coventry. My foremost concern is for the women and the families of those who were experimented on in this study,” Owatemi said in a statement.Under a nutrition experiment funded by Britain’s Medical Research Council (MRC) in 1969, chapatis containing Iron-59 (an iron isotope with a gamma-beta emitter) were delivered every morning…

The Indian Air Force contingent will consist of five MiG-29, two IL-78, two C-130 and two C-17 aircraft. Personnel from the IAF’s Garud Special Forces, as well as those from the Numbers 28, 77, 78 and 81 Squadrons will be participating in the exercise, the IAF official added.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that an Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent departed on Sunday, for participating in Exercise ‘BRIGHT STAR-23’ a biennial multilateral tri-service exercise scheduled to be held at Cairo (West) Air Base in Egypt from 27 August to 16 September.The IAF transport aircraft will also provide airlift to approximately…

People of Bhoma are against the expansion of National Highway NH 4A, claiming around 100 houses will be demolished, along with temples if the project comes to reality.Since last one year villagers of Bhoma have protested more than ten times and addressed many meetings, to which opposition political parties, including the Congress, Goa Forward and the Revolutionary Goans Party, have supported.They have demanded that the Public Works Department should not disturb the village, instead should think of constructing a bypass.Speaking to IANS, Bhoma villager Sanjay Naik, who is losing his house for the highway expansion, said that around 100 houses…

BRS MLC and Rythu Bandhu Samiti chairman Palla Rajeshwar Reddy’s remarks may add to the problems of BRS, which is already facing dissidence in a few constituencies after announcement of 115 candidates for coming Assembly elections.Rajeshwar Reddy told a BRS meeting two days ago in Jangaon constituency that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao told him that he admitted MLAs from opposition parties into BRS to turn the dogs into cats.The Member of Legislative Council said he had asked CM KCR why he was admitting MLAs from other parties into BRS despite winning the 2018 Assembly elections. “He told me that…