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Saturday, May 4, 2024
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Topic: Chandrayaan-2

Viral photos of Earth ‘captured from Chandrayaan-2’ are old & digitally-generated

Some of the images being passed off as those taken by Chandrayaan-2 are from 2008 NASA animation, while another is of a 2009 volcanic eruption in Russia.

Chandrayaan-2 successfully completes second orbit raising manoeuvre, says ISRO

An orbital manoeuvre or a 'burn' refers to an internal thrust system that helps a spacecraft change orbit.

Chandrayaan-2 successfully performs first orbit raising manoeuvre, says ISRO

The manoeuvre was carried out two days after the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2.

Donald Trump’s ‘mediating abilities’, more teeth to NIA and a toothless RTI

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Will MEA call Trump out on his Kashmir bluff, wonders Abdullah and NASA congratulates ISRO

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

The four stages Chandrayaan-2 will go through before it lands on the moon

Chandrayaan-2 was initially scheduled to be launched on 15 July, but was called off due to a technical snag in the launch vehicle system.

Chandrayaan-2 lifts off with political payload as PM Modi fixes up RTI

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Chandrayaan-2 launch proves India is a major player in the race for space dominance

India missed out on staking a claim in Antarctica; it can’t afford to let other powers colonise moon.

Chandrayaan-2 ‘cheaper than Interstellar’, but India’s space ambition can’t be about cost

Comparing the cost of space missions to Hollywood sci-fi movies reveals a ‘kitna deti hai’ attitude that could be detrimental to future scientific discoveries.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.