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TopicLunar rover

Topic: Lunar rover

Fairly good chance that Vikram & Pragyan will wake up on moon, says former ISRO chief

Though it has already declared the mission a success, ISRO will try to establish communication with the two modules on 21 and 22 September.

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.

What China’s rover found on the Moon and how French fries turned a teenager blind

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India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.