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Armed, Paramilitary Forces Can Now Make Calls To Their Families For Rs 1 Per Min

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 18, 2017

Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said armed as well as para-military forces will be able to make calls to their families using satellite phones for Re 1 per minute from Thursday.

ISRO To Launch Third Cartosat Satellite In Mid-December

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 11, 2017

The Indian Space Research Organisation plans to launch a satellite on board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV in December, the first since its unsuccessful mission to orbit a navigation spacecraft nearly one-and-a-half months ago.

Exclusive: How China Has Built Major Roads In Doklam

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Wednesday October 11, 2017

High-res satellite images accessed by NDTV show that China has, over the last decade, been steadily converting tracts of land in the disputed Doklam Plateau into full-fledged all-weather roads that run a few hundred metres from Indian posts such as Doka La in Sikkim.

No Sabotage In PSLV Failure, It will Fly In November: Space Agency Chief

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Wednesday September 27, 2017

The launch of India's first private-sector assembled satellite, the IRNSS-1H, failed last month because a tiny but vital equipment had failed, space agency ISRO has said. Brushing away speculations of an internal sabotage on social media, ISRO chief Dr AS Kiran Kumar told NDTV that the same equipment had "worked perfectly 60 times" earlier.

ISRO Gearing Up For Next PSLV Launch In November-December

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 22, 2017

Nearly a month after its unsuccessful attempt at placing a navigation satellite into space, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for its next PSLV mission in November-December.

Netgear Launches Orbi Tri-band Wi-Fi Systems for Small to Mid-Sized Homes in India: Price, Specifications

Sanket Vijayasarathy | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Netgear on Tuesday launched two new routers in the Orbi series - the RBK30 and RBK40 Orbi Tri-band Wi-Fi Systems - for small to mid-sized homes starting at Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 26,000, respectively.

North Korea's Latest Nuclear Test Was So Powerful It Reshaped The Mountain Above It

World News | Michelle Ye Hee Lee | Thursday September 14, 2017

New radar satellite images show the Sept. 3 nuclear test by North Korea was powerful enough to sink a roughly 85-acre area on the peak of a mountain above the tunnels where the test likely took place.

'Don't Lose Heart': Top Space Scientists Tell ISRO After Satellite Launch Fails

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 1, 2017

India's top space scientists say yesterday's unsuccessful launch of a satellite in its workhorse PSLV or Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is a matter of concern. However, they say the heavy-lift rocket can be restored to its former glory since it has a good track record

After Failed Launch, India's First Private-Built Satellite In 'Celestial Grave'

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday September 1, 2017

After India's first private sector-built satellite imploded within moments of lift-off on Thursday, the space vehicle PSLV has been grounded until a group of scientists and experts investigates what went wrong. In space science parlance, the satellite is resting in its "celestial grave".

Gloom At ISRO Centre After Unsuccessful Satellite Launch

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 1, 2017

The occasion was bereft of any jubilation. No handshakes or greetings -- a stoic silence as India's navigation satellite launch mission ended in a failure. This was the scene at the Mission Control Centre in the Satish Dhawan Space Centre of ISRO in Sriharikota today as the mission to launch the IRNSS-1H satellite ended unsuccessfully

India's First Private Sector-Built Satellite Launch Unsuccessful, Says ISRO: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday August 31, 2017

The launch of India's first private-sector manufactured satellite, the IRNSS-1H, was declared unsuccessful today. AS Kiran Kumar, the chief of space agency ISRO, which handled the launch, said the satellite's protective heat shield, which is expected to separate and drop off, failed to do so. This was the second failure of PSLV, which had taken up ...

India's First Private Sector-Built Satellite To Be Launched By ISRO Soon

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Thursday August 31, 2017

India is ready to launch its first private sector-built navigation satellite today at 7 pm from Sriharikota. The satellite will replace one of NAVIC's seven satellites that is malfunctioning. The 1425 kg IRNSS - 1H satellite will lift off on the back of PSLV, India's workhorse that will be on its 41st flight.

Countdown Begins For Navigation Satellite Launch

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday August 30, 2017

The 29-hour countdown for the launch of India's eighth navigation satellite IRNSS-1H began at 2 pm today at Sriharikota rocket port, 80 kilometres from Chennai, officials said

New Satellite Pics And Offer To Find MH370 With 'Unprecedented Precision'

World News | Reuters | Wednesday August 16, 2017

Australia's main scientific agency said on Wednesday it believed with "unprecedented precision and certainty" that a missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft crashed into the sea northeast of an area scoured in a fruitless two-year underwater search.

Satellite Photos Suggest North Korea Preparing Submarine Missile Test: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 12, 2017

Recent satellite photos suggest North Korea could be preparing for fresh submarine-based ballistic missile tests, an expert on its military said Friday.

China Still Building South China Sea Islands: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 11, 2017

China is expanding artificial islands in disputed South China Sea areas despite saying it stopped two years ago, according to a security think tank that released satellite images it said showed the land reclamation.

China's Quantum Satellite Sends Unbreakable Code From Space

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 10, 2017

China has sent an unbreakable code from its satellite to the Earth, laying the foundation for building a hack-proof global quantum communication network, official media said today.

Israel To Close Offices Of Al-Jazeera For 'Inciting Violence'

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 6, 2017

Israel said today that it planned to close the offices of Al-Jazeera in the Jewish state, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Arab satellite news broadcaster of incitement.

'Most Polluted' Ganga Valley Gets Help, Scientists From 15 Nations

India News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Friday August 4, 2017

If you look from a satellite or even Google Maps, the Ganga Valley appears to be the most polluted place in the world, says Andre Prevot, a renowned scientist at Switzerland's Paul Scherrer Institute. "It is a bit unfortunate because you have the Himalayas in the North and therefore the pollution is trapped in this valley," he says.

Iran 'Successfully' Tests Satellite-Launch Rocket

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 27, 2017

Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US sanctions over the Islamic republic's ballistic missile programme, state television said.

Bharti Airtel Profit Slumps, But Beats Estimates

Thomson Reuters | Tuesday July 25, 2017

Profit on a consolidated basis, which includes the company's Africa operations and its Indian satellite TV business among others, fell to Rs 367 crore in the three months to June 30.

Eminent Space Scientist UR Rao Dies At 85

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday July 24, 2017

Eminent space scientist and former chairman of ISRO, Udupi Ramachandra Rao, better known as Professor UR Rao, has died at his Bengaluru home early this morning. He was 85.

North Korea May Have More Nuclear Bomb Material Than Thought: Report

World News | Reuters | Saturday July 15, 2017

Thermal images of North Korea's main nuclear site show Pyongyang may have reprocessed more plutonium than previously thought that can be used to enlarge its nuclear weapons stockpile, a U.S. think tank said on Friday.

In Tense South China Sea, Vietnam Renews India Oil Deal

India News | Reuters | Thursday July 6, 2017

Asked about the most recent drilling, Vietnamese officials said their Chinese counterparts have started raising concerns about cooperation with both Repsol and ExxonMobil Corp. of the United States, which is developing the $10 billion "Blue Whale" gas concession off central Vietnam.

SpaceX Successfully Launches IntelSat Broadband Communications Satellite

Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 6, 2017

The satellite, known as IntelSat 35e, soared into the blue sky riding a Falcon 9 rocket to a distant, geostationary orbit.

Huge Ice Block In Antarctica The Size Of Delaware Poised To Snap Off

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 6, 2017

A chunk of ice bigger than the US state of Delaware is hanging by a thread from the West Antarctic ice shelf, satellite images revealed Wednesday.

China's Attempt To Launch One Of World's Most Powerful Rockets Fails

World News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Monday July 3, 2017

'Long March-5 Y2' is one of world's most powerful rocket and is capable of lifting 25 tonnes into a low earth orbit and a 14 tonne class of communications satellite.

China's Launch Of Second Heavy-Lift Carrier Rocket 'Long March-5 Y2' Fails

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 2, 2017

China's attempt to launch its second heavy-lift carrier rocket 'Long March-5 Y2' today failed after abnormity was detected during the flight, official media reported.

UP Government To Use Satellite Technology To Check Overloaded Vehicles

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 1, 2017

Digital and satellite technology will be used to keep an eye on overloaded vehicles in Uttar Pradesh as the government steps up monitoring of vehicles flouting rules.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi Praises ISRO On GSAT-17 Launch

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 29, 2017

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today complimented the ISRO for the successful launch of India's latest communication satellite GSAT-17 from Kourou in French Guiana.