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Born out of bitter Kargil lesson, NavIC was India’s answer to GPS. Why it’s still struggling to take off

NavIC was born out of a bitter lesson learnt during the 1999 Kargil War. Built by ISRO at cost of $525 million, only four of its 11 satellites are functional.

Peru’s iron-rich, biofortified potato being developed for India, to undergo testing before wider use

Variety has been developed by Peru’s International Potato Center and its genetic material shared with Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Central Potato Research Institute.

‘Mars’ in Ladakh—2 scientists enter space bubble to test human endurance for interplanetary missions

Aerospace engineer Rahul Mogalapalli and astrobiologist Yaman Akot's 10-day mission at HOPE station marks a significant step towards India’s human space exploration ambitions.

India has ‘talent’ but not enough science funding, opportunities—Physics Nobel laureates in Bengaluru

Duncan Haldane & David Gross spoke at Quantum India summit on plugging brain drain, calling for higher investment and commitment by industries and govt towards tech and R&D.

Karnataka quantum summit: 1000+ teachers to be made ‘quantum-ready’, says minister Boseraju

In an exclusive conversation with ThePrint, science & technology minister adds that at the school level, 'we will introduce basic quantum science even in Kannada for higher classes'.

ISRO, NASA’s sharped-eyed NISAR satellite reaches orbit, countdown to science phase begins

World's most powerful Earth observation satellite will produce high-res images & data on various aspects of globe, including info to predict landslides, volcanoes, floods, earthquakes.

NASA & ISRO’s Earth observation satellite NISAR lifts off from Sriharikota. What happens now

In its mission handbook, NASA states that NISAR’s global and rapid coverage will provide unprecedented opportunities for disaster response.

‘Today’s the day!’ $1.5 bn ISRO-NASA partnered NISAR satellite set for liftoff

A first-of-its-kind, NISAR is the most powerful SAR satellite providing high-resolution images for scientists to better understand the processes involved in natural hazards.

ISRO to launch ‘NISAR’ satellite using GSLV-F16 from Sriharikota on Wednesday evening

Developed with NASA, the satellite took over a decade to build & costs $1.5 billion. NISAR will scan Earth’s land, ice, & oceans in areas of shared interest to US & Indian scientific communities.

ThePrint Quiz, 27 July, 2025: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

On his 10th death anniversary, find out how much you know about Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, by taking this edition of ThePrint Quiz.

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India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.