Year: 2018

The propellant for the IRNSS 1D satellite being filled ahead of its launch in March 2015. Credit: ISRO

‘India’s GPS’ Delayed by Deadline Overruns, ISRO’s ‘Administrative Laxity’: CAG

The Wire Staff 14/03/2018

The project is riddled with major deadline and cost...

The Long March 2 G/F rocket that carried Tiangong-1 into orbit on September 29, 2011. Credit: China Manned Space Engineering Office

China’s First Space Station Is Falling Back to Earth – but Don’t Panic

The Wire Staff 14/03/2018

People around the world are worried that they will...

Stephen-Hawking-Facebook-Page-1

Physicist Stephen Hawking, Conqueror of Stars, Passes Away

Reuters 14/03/2018

The UK Press Association reported his death, citing a...

The Indian voice needs to be heard at the international stage for space policy-making. Credit: Atmospheric Infrared Sounder/Flickr CC BY 2.0

India Doesn’t Have an Independent Voice at International Space Fora – That’s Bad

Narayan Prasad 14/03/2018

A dearth of Indian representation in space policy-making bodies...

Credit: juliaavisphillips/pixabay

What Does It Mean to Be Alive in the Human Epoch?

C.P. Rajendran 14/03/2018

Climate change is not simply a technological challenge as...

A rhinoceros at Kaziranga national park, Assam. Credit: subharnab/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Assam Government Sanctions Rs 11 Crore to Curb Roadkills in Kaziranga

The Wire Staff 13/03/2018

The sanctioned amount is earmarked to be used to...

False news travels faster on Twitter. Credit: Kacper Pempel/Illustration/ Reuters

On Twitter, False News Travels Faster and Penetrates Deeper Than the Truth

The Wire Staff 13/03/2018

Study finds that falsehoods spread much faster, wider and...