Which watch will our Gaganyaan astronauts wear? Watches that have conquered extremes have always attracted great curiosity. The first watch that was worn in space by Yuri Gagarin, was made in Russia. A watch qualified to be worn in space has to withstand HUGE fluctuations in temperature and pressure. So, will team Gaganyaan wear a special watch, made in India just for them? Or will they go for a time-tested spacewatch? ’Watch’ to know more!
4 Apr 2024ISRO kicked-off the new year with a bang! At 9:10 am just as Indians were waking up, they were treated with the visuals of yet another successful ISRO launch. The successful launch of the XpoSat polarimeter mission has pushed India into a very short elite list of just two countries which have dedicated missions to study black holes and neutron stars.
3 Jan 2024India’s premier space research and exploration agency ISRO is now planning to explore other planetary systems after the successful completion of India’s most recent mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-3, and the successful launch of a mission to observe the sun, Aditya L1. But before ISRO launches missions to explore other planetary systems, ISRO is all set to send India’s first manned mission to space, the Gaganyaan. Watch the full video to find out more details about ISRO’s plans.
10 Oct 2023On 23rd August at 6:04 pm IST, India created history when lander Vikram soft-landed on the south pole of the moon. Just hours later, the rover Pragyan rolled out of the lander, off the ramp and onto the moon. ISRO tweeted to say ‘India took a walk on the moon’. Watch.
24 Aug 2023On August 23rd at 18;04 hours India will create history. This has been made possible by innumerable ISRO scientists, engineers, and mission experts among others. Watch the full video to familiarise yourself with the key ISRO scientists who are taking India to the Moon.
23 Aug 2023A billion plus Indians along with the rest of the world are praying with one purpose - for the safe landing of the Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface. From the famous Ganga ghat in Rishikesh to Mahakal temple in Ujjain special pujas, havans and namaz were performed across the country. Watch.
23 Aug 2023In less than 60 hours from now, India’s moon mission, the Chandryaan-3 will make a soft landing here. It is now just, one step away from achieving a historical first. Chandrayaan-3 is now the only spacecraft which stands a chance to land on the moon’s south pole. This after the Chandrayaan was expected to lose the unofficial race to the lunar surface to Russia’s Luna25. Russia’s luna 25 crashed into the moon on Sunday.
21 Aug 2023Another important day for India’s moon mission on Wednesday. As per ISRO, Chandrayaan-3 will undergo the fourth and final orbit reduction manoeuvre today. Chandrayaan is expected to land on 23rd August on the moon.
17 Aug 2023Another important day for India’s moon mission on Wednesday. As per ISRO, Chandrayaan-3 will undergo the fourth and final orbit reduction manoeuvre today. Chandrayaan is expected to land on 23rd August on the moon.
16 Aug 2023Race to the moon is heating up. Although it is a race between friends - India & Russia. But Make no mistake both countries are determined to reach the moon. Russia launched Luna 25 today on 11 August Russia’s first in 47 years. Luna-25 and Chandrayaan-3 are now in a neck-to-neck race to reach the lunar south pole. As both countries would like to go in the history books as the first to achieve a soft landing on the south pole. The question is, who will? Watch the full video for more details.
14 Aug 2023The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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