NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Skyroot Aerospace team after it successfully carried six payloads including two satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard Vikram-1.“Congratulations to Pawan, Bharat and the rest of the team. Your feat will inspire youngsters to come forward. I was watching the entire launch program today. Your entire Skyroot Aerospace…
This Lost City carbonate tower was imaged during the National Science Foundation-supported project Return to the Lost City 2018. (Picture source: NOAA) Scientists have uncovered new evidence that helps answer one of the biggest questions about the mysterious Lost City hydrothermal field, a unique underwater ecosystem deep in the Atlantic Ocean. By drilling more than…
More than 40 years after the Mount St. Helens eruption buried a Washington river valley under volcanic sediment, 58 relocated beavers have helped restore the damaged landscape. (Representational AP photo) More than four decades after the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens, one family in the US state of Washington has watched a damaged landscape…
HYDERABAD: After some anxious moments when the automatic launch sequence of Vikram-1 was halted midway at just five minutes before lift-off, Skyroot Aerospace finally created history after it successfully placed India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket into space.The seven-storey tall Vikram-1 rocket, with a lift-off weight of 45,000 kg, blasted off at 12.05 pm, a…
Caption: Top left: A cinnamon-colored black bear and her cub flee. Top right: Brown bears on alert after hearing the sound of engines from an off-highway vehicle. Bottom left: A bald eagle eats a freshly caught meal from the nearby stream, ignoring the control sounds of gull calls. Bottom right: A black bear continues to…
CHENNAI: India on Friday marked a major milestone in the opening of its space sector to private players as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully carried six payloads including two satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard Vikram-1, the country’s first privately developed orbital launch vehicle.The 23-metre-tall, 1.7-metre-diameter launch vehicle lifted off from the First Launch Pad at the…
Sonam Wangchuk’s wife questions doctors at Safdarjung Hospital (ANI image on right) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday alleged that activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s family and legal team were facing restrictions after he was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital.In a post on X, the party claimed that Wangchuk’s wife was not allowed to carry her…
United Nations human rights agency voices concern over ‘wave of unrest’ in PoK (AP image) The United Nations human rights agency has expressed concern over the ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), urging authorities to conduct impartial investigations into the deaths of protesters and security personnel ahead of the region’s legislative assembly elections.In a statement…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Saturday refuted speculation after he interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is still a little “old school” and believes in the tenets of protocol.This comes after Tewari interacted with PM Modi following an official programme in Chandigarh.“I have always endeavoured to keep the imperatives of development…
It’s a cold, wet morning when runners hit the pavement bound for Elliston from Adelaide. A gruelling, 720-kilometre slog lies ahead of them, but hearts are full when the 35-strong team of Bucky’s Beach Relay take off on Tuesday. Simon Baccanello was surfing near Elliston when he was attacked by a shark. (Supplied) Simon ‘Bucky’ Baccanello…