Graphical illustration of Gaganyaan launch vehicle after separation of lower stagesGandhinagar: Indian Space Research Organisation chairman S Somanath said here on Saturday that the astronauts selected for India’s first human space flight programme Gaganyaan are ready and waiting for the flight to happen for the 2025 mission.The Gaganyaan programme aims to send four astronauts into space for a

Thales, a French multinational company, plans to double its engineering workforce in India by 2027. The company is also in talks with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to offer its new generation tactile flight deck as per a report by TOI.The FlytX flight deck system is a new-generation avionics suite for helicopters. It has tactile interaction and large displays. The FlytX avionics suite can

The North Jetty of the Southern Naval Command (SNC) will be rebuilt on a bigger scale by October 2024 to berth the augmented fleet of naval ships that operate from the Naval Base in Kochi, Vice Admiral M.A. Hampiholi, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command, has said.This is in keeping with the induction of next-generation offshore patrol vessels, shallow water craft, and

India may have maintained a calm disposition so far on the Pannun assassination plot claims by the United States, but it is planning to give a “firm response” to the Joe Biden administration on this issue. While a high-level inquiry panel set up by New Delhi has started looking into the various inputs provided by Washington related to the different security issues including the “Pannun plot”,

Various Laser based technologies developed by LASTEC (DRDO)The Defence Research and Development Organisation is looking for industries to transfer its laser-induced sensing technology for detection of biological agents developed by its lab, the Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC).Pointing out that laser is a powerful technology for homeland security in defence as well environmental

Saying that diplomacy should be the principal weapon to deal with neighbours, political leader and former diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar today stressed the need to revive diplomatic relations with Pakistan that are based on people to people contact.Need to build on Goodwill of Pak people – Our single biggest asset in Pakistan is the goodwill of its people and we need to build up on this, which makes