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Topic: Chandrayaan-3

‘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.

Vikram exceeds mission objectives, says ISRO as it prepares to put lander & rover to ‘sleep’

The space agency said the lander had also undergone a hopping experiment which would enthuse ‘future sample returns and human missions’.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.