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Friday, January 23, 2026
TopicIndia Space Programme

Topic: India Space Programme

Aryabhata to NISAR—India’s space journey has always been political

Amid US political uncertainty and intensifying rivalry among the US, Russia and China, India must navigate space with like-minded partners.

Dr EV Chitnis: ISRO founding member who oversaw India’s 1st rocket & connected villages to satellites

Padma Bhushan Dr Eknath Vasant Chitnis, who supervised the development of India's first rocket and who laid the groundwork for INSAT dies at 100.

ISRO and NASA’s billion-dollar baby is ready to launch. NISAR will watch every inch of Earth

NISAR satellite, a groundbreaking NASA-ISRO collaboration, launches July 30 from Sriharikota. This Earth observation mission will scan the planet every 12 days using advanced SAR technology.

Adani Group among three finalists in India’s small satellite launch vehicle privatisation programme

About 20 companies initially expressed interest in bidding for the SSLV, the first privatisation of its kind under PM Narendra Modi’s policy drive to open up India’s space industry. 

An IIT Madras team is working on manufacturing in space. It’s planning 20 yrs ahead

Using IIT Madras’ Institute of Eminence funds and access to microgravity, 7 departments collaborated in 2021 to open India’s first research centre dedicated solely to Space 2.0 research.

1 yr of Chandrayaan-3: How the mission shaped India’s lunar exploration & what we know about the Moon

ISRO has continued its strides towards future lunar missions and expanded its space exploration programme as the Modi government and private players pump in investments.

UP village kids forced ISRO to bring space lab. Now they use drones, building weather station

A Bollywood movie, students with big dreams, a supportive pradhan, and ISRO's leap of faith gave UP's Hasudi Ausanpur village India's first primary school with its own space lab. Now, village elders are learning through science.

India’s space economy can take flight with 100% FDI, but it needs a law to lift-off

With a new liberalised FDI regime, India’s space sector will witness more investments and technology transfers. But how well can an executive policy function without a legal framework?

India’s first space station and human mission to Moon: what ISRO is planning after Gaganyaan

New Delhi: India is preparing to firm up its presence in space. After launching the Gaganyaan mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation plans to...

On Camera

Governor walkouts in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka have turned ceremonies into conflict

With regional parties struggling to project a unified Opposition in Parliament, and no leader in Delhi able to mediate, Centre-state tensions are playing out as open conflict.

RBI to focus on pace of Rupee’s drop, strategists say

The RBI has spent $45 billion since October to defend the currency, according to estimates by Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.