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Monday, May 6, 2024
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Topic: Chandrayaan-3

Sun is coming up over Moon’s Shiva Shakti point, it’s time for Vikram & Pragyan to wake up

ISRO will announce Friday if communication with Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander & Pragyan rover — currently in sleep mode — has been established & if they'll function again.

‘Space programme not about muscular nationalism’ — Oppn MPs slam BJP in Chandrayaan-3 discussion

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh says India’s space programme didn't start in 2014 when BJP came to power. Opposition leaders supported his speech, said other PMs have contributed too.

A Tamil Nadu village and its precious soil put Chandrayaan-3 on moon. Now, farmers are scared

The mineralogy, chemistry, grain size and geotechnical properties of Sithampoondi’s soil resemble moon soil.

‘Out of habit’ & ‘Let Chandrayaan Rover sleep’

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

BJP’s ‘flustered’ by Oppn’s INDIA alliance — Urdu press weighs in on ‘India vs Bharat’ row

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Chandrayaan-3, human spaceflight, 6G — What Biden & Modi discussed in bilateral on G20 sidelines

PM Modi & US President Biden hold bilateral meeting in New Delhi Friday, take a status check on matters discussed during former’s official state visit to Washington in June. 

Delhi, we have liftoff! MCD’s Chandrayaan-3 murals for G20 show NASA Space Shuttle, not ISRO’s LVM3

Murals near Vinobapuri Metro station & in Nizamuddin closely resemble Space Shuttle. MCD official says 'to err is human', suggests taking it in spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'.

SubscriberWrites: Chandrayaan-3 ignited the idea of a reunited India and Pakistan

Pakistan's creation was intended to provide a homeland for Muslims. However, subsequent years have seen a mix of political instability, military interventions, and governance challenges.

Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander performs a rare ‘hop’ on the moon — why this matters

The lander performs a hop experiment on lunar surface, testing the tech of lifting off & landing on the moon — crucial for future missions to collect & return lunar samples to Earth.

Chandrayaan-3 lander, rover put on sleep mode for lunar night, ISRO hopes they wake up on 22 Sept

It was earlier thought Vikram and Pragyan would not last beyond the first 14 days of sunshine, but ISRO has indicated it would make an effort to help the instruments survive the long night.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

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.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

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.