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Sriharikota, start-ups to space cities: Naidu govt aims for the cosmos with ambitious space policy

Andhra Pradesh govt aims to attract Rs 25,000 crore in investment, create 35,000 jobs in space-linked industries, seeking to boost India’s space ambitions through policy & infra push.

Lucknow boy in space: Shubhanshu Shukla’s school hosts ‘Vyomotsav’ to celebrate Axiom-4 launch

Lucknow: A wave of pride, emotion, and national celebration in Lucknow as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla—an alumnus of the City Montessori School (CMS)—lifted off...

India will soon have its own satellites to monitor spy satellites. How the technology works

A project undertaken by Defence Ministry, this network of satellites will enhance India’s space domain awareness and also help monitor orbital threats in real-time.

Indian astrophysics giant Jayant Vishnu Narlikar reshaped our relationship with the sky

He wasn’t just an astrophysicist confined to labs & institutes, his influence extended to formal education system too, as chair of NCERT advisory committee on science & mathematics textbooks.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams & Butch Wilmore welcome SpaceX capsule that will bring them home next year

Astronauts Hague and Gorbunov successfully travelled in the SpaceX Dragon capsule and docked with ISS to bring back Sunita Williams & Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck since June 2024.

Space startup Agnikul Cosmos aborts launch of India’s 1st semi-cryogenic engine rocket for 4th time

The reason cited was ‘technical issues’; no new date yet for next launch.

Space offers a chance to study diseases in zero gravity. It can change future of medicine

Scientists are trying to create human transplant tissue in orbit. If they succeed, 3D-printed organs could revolutionise medicine on Earth.

Potential alien life to ocean on Saturn’s moon — here are this week’s scientific revelations

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Rare 7kg meteorite found in Antarctica, one of five new space rocks discovered

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

5-minute flight, 2 Indian & 1 foreign payloads — India launches first private rocket

Mission Prarambh saw Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace launch Vikram-S, with ISRO support, from Sriharikota launch pad. Rocket flew to altitude of 81.5 km, before splashing in Bay of Bengal.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

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?