Washington: NISAR, the radar satellite, set to be launched this year in joint collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will measure some key Earth vital signs, including the health of wetlands, ground deformation by volcanoes, and the dynamics of land and sea ice.It will measure the health of

Outlining India’s ambitious vision for its space program, ISRO chief S Somanath said the country will build a space station by 2035 and an Indian presence on the moon by 2040. He was speaking at the International Space Conference 2024 in Gandhinagar.Outlining India’s ambitious vision for its space program, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somanath said the country will build a

New Delhi: Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghafili was accorded a Guard of Honour at South Block Lawns in the national capital on Thursday.Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar received his Saudi Arabia’s counterpart Admiral Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghafili at the South Block.India and Saudi Arabia enjoy cordial and

London: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who is on a visit to the UK held a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on boosting ties between the two nations.The two leaders appreciated the new momentum and direction of the India-UK partnership, symbolised by intense engagements at various levels.Singh outlined his goal of integrating defence industries of India and UK, including

Distinguished visitors from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) were welcomed to ESA’s ESOC mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, in December 2023 to celebrate ESA’s support to ISRO’s Aditya-L1 and Chandrayaan-3 missions and to discuss expanding the scope of the organisations’ cooperation.Nigar Shaji (Project Director of Aditya-L1, URSC), Veeramuthuvel Palanivel (Project

Russia wants to diversify its overall cooperation with India and the ties between the two countries are not directed against anyone, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov said on MondayIn an address at a conference, the envoy, at the same time, said the ties are under "stress" due to tectonic geopolitics shifts while pointing towards the Ukraine conflict.Talking about various dimensions of time-tested