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New Delhi, India: India's indigenous navigation system, Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), continues to strengthen its capabilities with the introduction of second-generation satellites. NavIC, India's independent regional navigation satellite system, is designed to provide accurate Position, Velocity, and Timing (PVT) services across India and a region extending 1,500 km beyond its borders, ensuring strategic independence in satellite navigation. 1. Standard Positioning Service (SPS): Provides position accuracy of better than 20 meters and timing accuracy of better than 40 nanoseconds. 2. Restricted Service (RS): A highly secure service intended for authorized users. To enhance service continuity and widen coverage, five second-generation satellites, known as the NVS series (NVS-01 to NVS-05), have been developed. These satellites incorporate additional features, including signals in the L1 band, improving NavIC's overall capabilities. - NVS-01: The first of the new series was launched aboard GSLV-F12 on May 29, 2023. It marked a milestone by using an indigenous atomic clock for the first time, a critical component for precise timekeeping. - NVS-02: The second satellite, configured with navigation payloads in the L1, L5, and S bands and a C-band ranging payload, features a mix of indigenous and procured atomic clocks for precision. It weighs 2,250 kg, has a power capacity of ~3 kW, and is set to replace IRNSS-1E at 111.75ºE. NVS-02 underwent rigorous testing at the U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC): - Thermovac Testing (Nov-Dec 2024): Ensured the satellite's performance in simulated space conditions. - Dynamic Testing (Dec 2024): Validated the satellite's ability to withstand launch conditions. After a comprehensive Pre-shipment Review on December 27, 2024, the satellite was transported to SDSC-SHAR on January 5, 2025, for its upcoming launch scheduled in January 2025.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 30: Bengaluru-based SatSure, a full-stack satellite Earth Observation (EO) and Decision Intelligence company, is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space, a leading full-stack Space solutions provider with proven expertise in satellite platforms, launch services, and ground station infrastructure. This strategic partnership aims to unify the two companies' end-to-end, indigenously-developed capabilities across the upstream and downstream segments of the Space value chain, addressing the needs of ...Read More >
A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards. Dubbed NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the pickup truck-sized spacecraft is scheduled to lift off at 5:40 pm (1210 GMT) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India's southeastern coast, riding an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket. Highl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Easing inflation and favourable monsoon boosted rural demand in India in the April-June period this year, outpacing urban consumption once again, according to a new report. According to the report by global research firm NielsenIQ, rural markets and small manufacturers propelled the packaged consumer goods sector in Q2 2025. Rural markets grew twice as fast as cities, as urban areas showed signs of recovery, particularly in smaller towns. According to the report, e-commerce also rose significantly, led by increased shopper penetration and spending, especia ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) A military combat parachute system, indigenously developed by the DRDO, has been "successfully" tested at an altitude of 32,000 ft, opening doors for induction of indigenous parachute systems, officials said on Wednesday. This achievement makes the military combat parachute system (MCPS), the only parachute system currently in operational use by the Indian armed forces, capable of deployment above 25,000 ft, the defence ministry said. The MCPS was developed by DRDO laboratories -- Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra and Defence Bioengineering ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 28 (ANI): Ahead of the scheduled launch of the GSLV-F15 rocket on Wednesday, ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan visited the Chengalamma Parameshwari Temple in Tirupati and offered special prayers. The countdown for the 100th rocket launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) will begin on Wednesday at 2:53 am ahead of the scheduled launch of the GSLV-F15 rocket at 6:23 AM. Also Read | Hyderabad Murder Case: Ex-Serviceman Gurumurthy Who Killed Wife, Chopped, Boiled and Burnt Body Pieces Arrested. ISRO has completed all preparations to launch the NVS-0 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Zeenat, the three-year-old tigress from Maharashtra brought to Odisha's Similipal last year under translocation project, is believed to be pregnant after mating with a melanistic male tiger named T-12 Mahabal in May this year. If her pregnancy is confirmed, Zeenat would deliver cubs around August or September this year, said Prem Kumar Jha, Odisha's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife). Love blossomed after Zeenat was released into the wild in April this year. She made the forests between Yamunagarh and Gudugudia in Similipal her new home. In May, she came across a r ...Read More >
India has achieved a historic milestone. DHRUV64 -- the nation's first fully indigenous 64-bit dual-core processor -- has been successfully developed and fabricated entirely within India. This breakthrough represents far more than a technical achievement; it signals India's emergence as a self-reliant semiconductor powerhouse capable of designing and manufacturing critical computing chips. The DHRUV64 Specifications DHRUV64 operates at 1.0 GHz and features dual cores built on a mature 28 nm manufacturing process containing approximately 30 million gates. While these specifications may seem c ...Read More >
: The Uttar Pradesh government is now using modern technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), drones, and satellites, to stop illegal mining and the illegal transport of minerals in the state. Officials said that more than 21,477 vehicles involved in illegal transport have been blacklisted. To monitor mining vehicles, the state has set up 57 smart check gates with help from the transport department. These gates use AI and Internet of Things (IoT) technology, along with Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) sensors, to detect overloaded vehicles and stop them. The directorate of geology and mining i ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) Space start-up Dhruva Space is set to launch its first commercial mission, LEAP-1, by deploying payloads for two Australia-based firms using its indigenously developed satellite platform. The Hyderabad-based start-up will launch payloads from Australia's Akula Tech and Esper satellites aboard its P-30 satellite platform on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Q3 of the current fiscal. AI payload Nexus-01 (Akula Tech) and hyperspectral imager OTR-2 (Esper) will fly on Dhruva's P-30 platform, which was successfully tested on ISRO's POEM-3 mission in January 2024. The LEAP-1 missi ...Read More >
Chennai, Dec 2: The countdown for the launch of the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission on ISRO’s PSLV-C59 rocket begins on December 3, ahead of its scheduled launch on December 4. The mission will deploy two satellites—the 200 kg Occulter Spacecraft (OSC) and the 340 kg Coronagraph Spacecraft (CSC)—to study the Sun’s outer corona. The satellites will fly in precision formation, creating an artificial solar eclipse to study the Sun’s faint outer layer. This groundbreaking mission showcases ISRO’s expertise in complex orbital deliveries and formation flying technologies, reinforcing its rel ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 4: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) rescheduled its European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 Sun observation mission to Thursday. The launch was postponed due to an undisclosed anomaly that occurred after the "countdown progressed smoothly". "Due to an anomaly detected in PROBA-3 spacecraft PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 launch rescheduled to tomorrow," ISRO posted on social media platform X. ISRO's PSLV-XL rocket was earlier expected to launch the ESA Proba-3 mission on Wednesday. The mission will now take flight on Thursday at 4:12 pm from the First Launch Pad (FLP) at Satish ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Barely a month old, the Dwarka Expressway tunnel has made travel to and from NH-8 a seamless ride.Still, the tunnel - 3.6km of the main section and spurs to IGI Airport and Gurgaon - is a digital dead zone for thousands of daily commuters. There's no signal. No calls. And No GPS, seconds after one drives into the tunnel. "It's a smooth ride, but the moment you enter, your phone goes dead. Many of us attend office calls during our commute or make calls home. But there is just no mobile signal. In this day and age, a new tunnel without mobile connectivity feels like a basic oversight," ...Read More >
Bengaluru: For millions of people, the sudden, sharp pain of tooth due to sensitivity can turn a sip of cold water into a jolt. Now, researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Theranautilus, have engineered "CalBots" - magnetic nanobots that can seal the problem at its source.As per IISc, CalBots are 400-nanometre particles loaded with a calcium silicate-based bioceramic formula, designed to travel 500 micrometres deep inside dentinal tubules, the tiny tunnels in the tooth that lead to nerve endings. Guided by an external magnetic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 : Noting that Indian strikes during Operation Sindoor were a message about its capability ... New Delhi [India], July 12 : Noting that Indian strikes during Operation Sindoor were a message about its capability not just to Pakistan, but to the world, a leading international security expert has said that New Delhi demonstrated not just capability but showed the will to strike with precision and restraint. In a video interview with ANI, warfare scholar and expert John Spencer, who is Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the New York-based Modern War Institute, also said ...Read More >
Mumbai : Tesla's long awaited India debut finally took place with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurating its showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Elon Musk-led car maker unveiled its Model Y compact all-electric SUV at its 'Experience Centre' in Bandra-Kurla Complex with the CM describing it as the "right city and the right state" for the launch."Mumbai stands for innovation and sustainability. In 2015, when I went to the US, I had my first ride in a Tesla, and then I thought we need such a vehicle for mobility in India. But it took 10 years for it to come to India. But we are very happy ...Read More >
BENGALURU: In what's unprecedented, the L1 quotation (lowest bid) by the consortium that won the 12 Earth Observation satellites project being implemented as a PPP by IN-SPACe, is Rs 0 (zero rupees). The consortium comprising Pixxel, PierSight, SatSure and Dhruva, which will bear the financial cost of the project, will invest more than Rs 1,2000 crore in the next four-five years.Confirming this, IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka told TOI in a one-on-one interaction: "Obviously this was a competitive bid and each of the bidders would have evaluated the value of giving the opportunity to build this ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Indian quantum deeptech startup QuBeats has won the prestigious ADITI 2.0 Defence Challenge to develop an indigenous Quantum Positioning System (QPS) for the Indian Navy. The award, which comes with a grant of Rs 25 crore (USD 3 million), will enable QuBeats to build next-generation high-precision quantum sensors that promise accurate navigation in GPS-denied or spoofed environments - a critical capability for modern military operations. QuBeats said in a release that it is disrupting conventional paradigms with its innovative quantum magnetometer technology ...Read More >
BENGALURU, India, June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bengaluru-based SatSure, a full-stack satellite Earth Observation (EO) and Decision Intelligence company, is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space, a leading full-stack Space solutions provider with proven expertise in satellite platforms, launch services, and ground station infrastructure. This strategic partnership aims to unify the two companies' end-to-end, indigenously-developed capabilities across the upstream and downstream segments of the Space value chain, addressing the ...Read More >
India is nearing self-reliance in strategic data through NavIC, its indigenous satellite navigation system, says In-SPACe Chairman Pawan Goenka. NavIC, developed by ISRO, ensures independence for critical applications like defence and industry while coexisting with global systems like GPS. Speaking at GeoSmart India 2024, Goenka emphasized reducing reliance on foreign systems for civilian uses to avoid vulnerabilities. Although India's communication satellite fleet is growing, partial dependence on foreign satellites remains. Srikant Sastri of GDPDC highlighted six critical areas, including ci ...Read More >
Bengaluru : In another key step toward advancing India's space industrial capabilities, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) facilitated the transfer of ten state-of-the-art technologies developed by ISRO to six Indian industries across the upstream, midstream, and downstream segments. The tripartite Technology Transfer Agreements (TTAs) were signed between NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the recipient industries, and IN-SPACe at the IN-SPACe headquarters in Ahmedabad. The technology transfers aim to give private players the opportunity to access the develope ...Read More >
BusinessWire India Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 15: Our aspiration is not just to be the best in India, but to be the best in the world. With those words, Mr. Romal Shetty, CEO, Deloitte South Asia, echoed the spirit of rising India -- where the indigenous product companies are breaking boundaries and delivering world-class solutions to the global markets. India is fast emerging as a powerhouse of innovation, and homegrown enterprises are leading this transformation -- building robust, scalable, and sophisticated technologies that are solving real-world problems across geographies. I ...Read More >
New Delhi: A major milestone has been created in the Indian electric mobility sector. Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) has launched the world's first autonomous electric three-wheeler, the Swayamgati. Its price starts at just Rs 4 lakh. This vehicle is now ready for commercial use. Let's find out more about it. Swayamgati is built on OSM's electric platform and AI-based autonomy system. It will be able to operate without a driver in short-distance transport areas such as airports, smart campuses, industrial parks, gated communities, and crowded urban areas. The vehicle is pre-mapped and configured ...Read More >
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 4 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C59 /Proba-3 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. The launch is scheduled from the first launch pad of the SDSC-SHAR at 4:08 pm today and will be carrying a payload of around 550kgs in a highly elliptical orbit. The PSLV-C59 is a joint initiative between ISRO and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). Proba-3 is a technology demonstration mission of European Space Agency (ESA). Proba-3 is E ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Indian quantum deeptech startup QuBeats has won the prestigious ADITI 2.0 Defence Challenge to develop an indigenous Quantum Positioning System (QPS) for the Indian Navy. The award, which comes with a grant of Rs 25 crore (USD 3 million), will enable QuBeats to build next-generation high-precision quantum sensors that promise accurate navigation in GPS-denied or spoofed environments - a critical capability for modern military operations. QuBeats said in a release that it is disrupting conventional paradigms with its innovative quantum magnetometer technology ...Read More >
MHOW, India -- A disturbing incident unfolded early Saturday morning at a government hospital in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, where a stray dog was discovered carrying the body of a newborn infant in its mouth. The grim revelation was made near the hospital's toilet,prompting an immediate investigation by authorities. A security guard at the civil hospital in Mhow, roughly 25 kilometers from indore, spotted the animal and managed to retrieve the body. hospital officials and local police are now working to piece together the events leading up to the tragedy, focusing on a possible case o ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is preparing for its next major space mission as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) positions the CMS-03 satellite atop its trusted LVM-3 launch vehicle at Sriharikota. The countdown is underway for liftoff on November 2, 2025, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. CMS-03 will be placed in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit and, at 4,400 kilograms, will be India's heaviest communication satellite so far. This launch is designated as the fifth operational flight of the Launch Vehicle Mark-3, which has become ISRO's heavy-lift workhorse. Designed to upgrade India's comm ...Read More >
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 4 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C59 /Proba-3 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. The launch is scheduled from the first launch pad of the SDSC-SHAR at 4:08 pm today and will be carrying a payload of around 550kgs in a highly elliptical orbit. Also Read | Banda Road Accident: 12-Year-Old Among 3 Killed As Unidentified Vehicle Hits Auto-Rickshaw in Uttar Pradesh. The PSLV-C59 is a joint initiative between ISRO and ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - In a long-awaited move, Elon Musk's Starlink has secured the license from India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to launch commercial satellite internet services nationwide. This green light makes Starlink the third company to get approval for satellite-based communications in India, after Eutelsat's OneWeb and Reliance Jio. The decision follows years of talks and comes after Starlink agreed to meet India's strict security requirements, which were reportedly discussed directly between Elon Musk and Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year in the United States. India ...Read More >
ISRO scientists achieved a significant milestone with the LVM3-M5 rocket launch. The rocket successfully placed the CMS-03 communication satellite into its orbit. A crucial experiment involved reigniting the rocket's cryogenic stage after satellite separation. This innovation will allow for injecting multiple satellites into different orbits in future missions, enhancing flexibility. ISRO scientists have carried out a new experiment on the indigenously developed C25 cryogenic stage of the LVM3-M ...Read More >
Reaching for the stars is becoming an everyday affair at India's space agency, having visited the Moon and Mars with orbital missions, now eyes are set on a mission to Venus and a sample return from the Moon. Human space flight to fly an Indian citizen on an Indian rocket from Indian soil where the countdown will also be by India, is also taking shape fast. India's space journey reached new heights with the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 nearer the Moon's South Pole on August 23, 2023, maki ...Read More >