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Topic: Chandrayaan-3

‘Waiting for the tricolour!’ & onions effects on 2024 polls

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

As Chandrayaan-3 touches down on Moon’s surface, meet the key scientists behind mission

Key figures include Chandrayaan-3 project director as well as ISRO chairman & directors of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, U R Rao Satellite Centre & Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

Chandrayaan 1, 2 & 3 — how ISRO used each Moon mission as test for next, more complex expedition

Chandrayaan-3 on a mission to explore & study Moon’s south pole, which is rich in water resources. First journey to lunar region that astronomers have wanted to explore for decades.

Curious about what Chandrayaan-3 aims to do? All about its payloads & how they’ll help scientists

Chandrayaan-3 has seven payloads — four aboard Vikram lander, two on Pragyan rover, and one on the propulsion module.

Why are space agencies across the globe racing to the moon’s south pole

Attempted landings on the moon have failed before. Russia's Luna-25 craft had been scheduled to land on the south pole this week but spun out of control on approach and crashed.

ISRO says it’s all set for automatic landing sequence for Chandrayaan-3 mission

ISRO Chairman S Somanath had said the most critical part of the landing will be the process of reducing the velocity of the lander from 30 km height to the final landing.

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE: ‘Glad to be your partner’ — NASA tells ISRO after successful Moon mission

PM Modi spoke to ISRO Chief S Somanath and extended his congratulations following the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3.

Chandrayaan-3 touchdown: Role Vikram’s 2 cameras will play to soft-land it on lunar south pole

Vikram will begin its powered descent on the moon’s surface at 5.45 pm and the entire process will take nearly half an hour.

All about Chandrayaan-3 & how to watch it live — whip out the popcorn at 5.20 pm tomorrow

Launched on 14 July, Chandrayaan-3 mission aims to put the Vikram lander softly at the lunar south pole. The process will start at approximately 5.45 pm IST Wednesday.

‘Poking fun at ISRO’ — BJP worker files complaint against Prakash Raj over Chandrayaan joke

BJP office bearer from Karnataka's Bagalkote district submitted his complaint Monday night. Actor says his tweet was reference to old joke about 'Malayali chaiwala on moon'.

On Camera

With MGNREGA dismantled, Modi govt now has to prepare for upheaval in rural economy

That the Modi government would actually dismantle the architecture of one of the UPA era’s most significant rural welfare programmes, and remove MK Gandhi’s name, took the Opposition by surprise.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.