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TopicSkyroot Aerospace

Topic: Skyroot Aerospace

Why ‘disillusioned young voters’ are still in Modi’s corner & how space sector is ‘immune to politics’

Global media also takes note of several books analysing India under PM Modi & the scrutiny being faced by Indian spices after Hong Kong & Singapore find carcinogens in popular brands.

Skyroot Aerospace ups the ante in India’s private space sector race, raises $27.5 million funds

The Hyderabad-based company, which launched India's first private rocket in 2022, is set to launch its second commercial rocket, the Vikram-I, next year.

Hyderabad-based Skyroot aims to double private rocket launches amid Chandrayaan-3’s success

The company, backed by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC, is also aiming to raise more money by the end of next year, co-founder Pawan Kumar Chandana said in an interview.

Skyroot launched India’s first private rocket. They want to make it as easy as booking a taxi

French space firm, Prométhée Earth Intelligence, has already announced its interest in working with Skyroot for the Vikram project. Vikram-1 is scheduled to be launched this year.

Soon, 2 giant leaps for India Inc: The 1st private rocket launch, then a 3D printed rocket

Skyroot Aerospace will launch India's 1st private rocket between 12 & 16 November. AgniKul’s 3D-printed engine, tested on 4 November, is expected to make test flight by year-end.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.