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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicBuilding Blocks in Space

Topic: Building Blocks in Space

IISc scientists have cracked the code for Earth landing. India’s gearing up for space tourism

NASA struggled to land Sunita Williams on Earth. Indian scientists are working on the fix.

Who is ISRO’s next space traveller? IISc Bengaluru is ready to launch bacteria

IISc Bengaluru team is developing a microbial experiment to test the bacteria’s growth patterns and behaviour in extraterrestrial conditions. MANAS satellite will house the bacteria.

India’s space architects plan luxury living on Moon and Mars. Gaganyaan is the stepping stone

IISc’s Aloke Kumar has led groundbreaking research around space habitation. In 2020, his lab developed ‘space bricks’ using lunar and Martian soil, bacteria and urea.

On Camera

India’s gallantry awards system needs reform in standoff era. Operation Sindoor shows why

The casualty list of the personnel killed or wounded during Op Sindoor has not been formally published. The public has been denied the opportunity to stand by and honour the families of the fallen.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.