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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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Topic: Chandrayaan-3

Tentacles of ‘hatred in Muzaffarnagar school’ & ISRO’s after-retirement plans

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

Chandrayaan-3: ChaSTE payload onboard Vikram lander records temperature variations of lunar surface

ISRO shares graph showing temperature variations of lunar surface in 1st such profile of lunar south pole that will help scientists understand thermal behaviour of Moon's surface.

‘National Space Day, Shiv Shakti point & Tiranga’ — takeaways from PM Modi’s address at ISRO HQ

In his address to ISRO scientists at space agency’s Bengaluru HQ, PM Modi names spot where Vikram of Chandrayaan-2 crash-landed 'Tiranga', says 'failure never final'.

‘Flag flying high’ — Urdu press hail Chandrayaan-3 for ‘going where no one else has’

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

India now part of ‘Elite Space Club’ & ‘non-stop countdowns’

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

Software mimicking human perception — how Noida firm gave Chandrayaan-3 rover its ‘eyes’

Noida-based Omnipresent Robot Tech's CEO Aakash Sinha says the cameras help create a 3D map of the region Pragyan is exploring, to help the rover 'plan a safe path'.

NYT’s Elite Space Club in awe & syllabus controversy

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

‘India don dey Moon now’: How world media reported Chandrayaan-3, from Pidgin to Queen’s English

From highlighting the confidence of ISRO scientists behind Chandrayaan-3 to talking about India's deep tradition of science, global media is abuzz with the success of the lunar mission.

TV news landed on the moon before Chandrayaan-3 did. But at least it brought Indians together

Mercifully, news channels almost ignored the politicians. Aaj Tak wanted to know what BJP MP Manoj Tiwari thought of the moon landing. Huh?

Chandrayaan-3 shows more than just ISRO’s excellence. It’s the STEM catalyst India needed

Having millions of young Indians enthusiastically engaging with science and technology is a huge return on investment on a mission like Chandrayaan-3. It will create several ripple effects.

On Camera

Should Goa share Mhadei waters? A living river can’t be divided like property

Asking Goa to give up 4% of a river’s flow to help parched districts seems reasonable, moral. But it masks a deeper ethical problem: who bears the burden of the ‘greater common good’?

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.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

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.