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Topic: Chandrayaan-3

‘Space milestones have become habit of India,’ says PM Modi on National Space Day

While virtually addressing the National Space Day program in New Delhi, the Prime Minister recalled the success of the Chandrayaan 3 mission & Axiom-4 mission.

‘Moment of pride’, Ashwini Vaishnaw lauds Shubhanshu Shukla’s return from space, shares resolution

During a cabinet briefing, Union Minister Vaishnaw said the recent Axiom-4 mission elevates India's global standing in space exploration & offers a glimpse into future space missions.

As China & US flex their satellite power, India plays catch-up in a cosmic game of thrones

India lags behind the US & China in satellite launches, but ISRO eyes a leap with Gaganyaan, electric propulsion systems & private sector growth.

Sriharikota, we have a situation. Limited budget, manpower are stifling India’s space ambitions

Delayed funding cycles, ageing launch tech, unattractive salaries & an exodus of bright minds threaten to derail India’s space dreams before liftoff truly begins.

Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover landed in previously unknown crater, one of the oldest on the Moon

Visuals from the camera onboard the Pragyan rover reveal a crater older than the South Pole Aitken, known to be among the oldest craters on the Moon.

1 yr of Chandrayaan-3: How the mission shaped India’s lunar exploration & what we know about the Moon

ISRO has continued its strides towards future lunar missions and expanded its space exploration programme as the Modi government and private players pump in investments.

Chandrayaan-3 find not surprising but a win nonetheless & India’s middle class driving up global tourism

Global media also discusses Japan-India 2+2 ministerial meeting in Delhi and Zomato's acquisition of Paytm's ticketing business.

Chandrayaan-3 finds evidence of long-lost ocean of magma beneath lunar surface

X-ray data from Pragyan rover is first-ever sample analysis from Moon’s south pole; indicates more evidence for Lunar Magma Ocean origin theory.

ISRO commercial arm invites private players to build LVM3 rocket that delivered Chandrayaan mission

India’s new space policy says participation of private players in end-to-end services is set to rise, a role that ISRO solely fulfilled until a couple of years ago.

Alternative landing site for Chandrayaan-3 on Moon has potential for future lunar experiments

Researchers at Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory have published detailed analysis of geomorphology, composition, and temperatures of alternative site in Current Science.

On Camera

Indian police need urgent reforms. 2006 SC order yielded no results

In the face of judicial scrutiny, several states issued executive orders after SC’s 2006 verdict. But these enactments were cleverly designed to circumvent the implementation of judicial directions.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.