The insurance companies operating in the Indian space industry are limited. It was only in 2024 that TATA AIG entered the market with its satellite in-orbit third-party liability insurance.
ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.
NavIC was born out of a bitter lesson learnt during the 1999 Kargil War. Built by ISRO at cost of $525 million, only four of its 11 satellites are functional.
LEAP-1 mission will carry 2 distinct sets of payloads from Australian companies. Tech on board will have range of applications including defence, disaster management & agriculture.
World's most powerful Earth observation satellite will produce high-res images & data on various aspects of globe, including info to predict landslides, volcanoes, floods, earthquakes.
A first-of-its-kind, NISAR is the most powerful SAR satellite providing high-resolution images for scientists to better understand the processes involved in natural hazards.
Third company to get authorisation by IN-SPACe, Starlink will deliver combined data capacity of 600 gigabytes/second, helping amp up internet access particularly in rural areas.
IISc Bengaluru team is developing a microbial experiment to test the bacteria’s growth patterns and behaviour in extraterrestrial conditions. MANAS satellite will house the bacteria.
The associate professor said we're lucky India didn't have industrial landscape changes before the 80s. It’s why the images taken from spy satellites of America are great for her research.
FM Sitharaman also announced the govt will set up 5 university townships in the vicinity of major industrial logistics centres, and set up or upgrade 4 Telescope Infrastructure.
The surge in capital budget considers a slew of mega contracts set to be signed next fiscal, including the one for 114 Rafale jets for the Indian Air Force.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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