On Thursday, Vikram had successfully separated from the propulsion module to continue its journey towards the moon for an expected soft-landing on 23 August.
After a series of manouevres, Vikram is expected to touch down on the lunar south pole on 23 August, and release the rover Pragyan for further exploration.
The Russian lunar mission, the first since 1976, is racing against India, which launched its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander last month, and more broadly with the US and China.
In over five moves in the three weeks since the launch on 14 July, ISRO has been lifting the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into orbits farther and farther away from the earth.
Chandrayaan-3 launch vehicle LVM3 is equipped with human-rated engines. Once all its components are human-rated, it will be called 'human-rated LVM3' or HVLM3 — the Gaganyaan launch vehicle.
A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.
Based on inflation figures for the last three months, RBI is expected to look for confirmatory evidence that can mark the beginning of a sustained decline in core inflation.
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.
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.
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