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Topic: Satellite

GSAT-11 will bring fast inflight internet connectivity to India

GSAT-11, a satellite that will bring superfast internet to India’s remotest corners as well as beyond the mainland, was launched Wednesday morning.

The militaristic claims of ISRO’s latest satellite have been greatly exaggerated

Since HysIS's launch, a spawning folklore has attributed spectacular powers to the satellite. ThePrint speaks to domain experts to set the record straight.

ISRO mission successfully places HysIS, 30 foreign satellites into orbit

The HysIS, which is a hyperspectral imaging satellite, will help environmental, agricultural, geological and coastal studies in India.

ISRO set to launch imaging satellite that will help India’s agriculture & defence sectors

HySIS will be India’s first hyperspectral imaging satellite, which can take photographs of Earth’s surface across three wavelengths.

American company that broke rules to launch satellites on Indian rocket faces hiccups

Swarm Technologies's space internet is meant to give affordable connectivity to sensors, small devices and phones in remote locations.

ISRO to assemble 27 satellites in 3 years with the help of 3 new vendors

In a bid to increase capacity building activities, Spacecraft Assembly Integration and Testing by ISRO is a big cut.

ISRO to launch free satellite training programme for students from developing nations

Students expected from 45 countries for 8-week course. Chief says ISRO will launch satellites that meet quality standards

Should India worry that Bangladesh has joined the new south Asian space race?

Bangladesh recently launched the Bangabandhu-1, its first privately built commercial satellite for telecommunications. Indian satellites have dominated this sector in south Asia, and Bangladesh’s foray into it spells competition. Experts weigh in.

So, the superstorm warning was a dud. Here’s why the Met often gets it so wrong

Our most accurate models can predict weather only up to five days in advance, with nearly a 90 per cent probability of getting the next 24 hours spot-on.

Tomorrow, ISRO’s second bid to launch satellite made with private help

The assembly, integration and testing for IRNSS-1I was done by a consortium of private companies led by defence equipment supplier in Bengaluru.

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Like a gambler, govts squandered India’s legacy through mindless socialism: Nani Palkhivala

Our brand of socialism did not result in transfer of wealth from the rich to the poor but only from the honest rich to the dishonest rich, lawyer-jurist Nani A Palkhivala said in 1991.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?