Month: January 2017

Two halves of the PSLV-C22 heat shield enclosing the IRNSS-1A satellite, whose clocks have developed glitches, ahead of launch in July 2013. Source: ISRO

Three Atomic Clocks Have Failed Onboard India’s ‘Regional GPS’ Constellation

Vasudevan Mukunth 30/01/2017

A replacement satellite will be launched in the second...

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How India’s Largest Beach Sand Mineral Exporter Got to Where He Is

Sandhya Ravishankar 30/01/2017

S. Vaikundarajan has been accused of large-scale illegal mining,...

New INSAT Satellite to Help Combat Farm Fires, Will Take Over Beat from NASA

Launched last September, next generation satellite INSAT-3DR has opened...

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Thirty Years of Official Collusion Helped Tamil Nadu’s Beach Miners Break the Law

Sandhya Ravishankar 29/01/2017

Violations of regulations continued unchecked under both Jayalalithaa and...

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Indian Researchers Unravel How a Common Insecticide Can Cause Diabetes

Vasudevan Mukunth 29/01/2017

They found that organophosphates, common in India, are broken...

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Here’s How the Western Indian Ocean’s Blue Economy Can Thrive

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg 29/01/2017

The ocean can no longer be viewed as a...

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These Women Are On a Quest to Save Mandarins

Aashima Dogra 29/01/2017

Two horticulturalists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in...