|
ISRO Engaged In Satellite Mapping Of WetlandsNew Delhi, India (PTI) Jul 26, 2010 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is engaged in the satellite mapping of the country's wetlands and will complete the project by the end of August, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday. "It is for the first time that all wetlands in the country will be mapped. ISRO will provide us with an upto date inventory of wetlands, estimated at around 7-10 million hectares, by the end of August," said Ramesh while speaking at the launch of a course on "Appreciation Programme on Sustai ... read more |
. |
|
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
| . | . |
| .. |
27 missing after bus plunges off road in southwest China
Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2010At least 27 people were missing feared dead Sunday when a passenger bus fell off a mountainous road and into a river in southwest China, a local official and state media said. The accident occurred in Sichuan province's Aba prefecture, a region largely populated by ethnic Tibetans and other minorities, a Danba county government official who declined to be named told AFP. The cause of th ... more India's Astra tested for night operations
New Delhi (UPI) Jul 15, 2010 India has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed Astra air-to-air missile under poor weather conditions during the day and night. It was the first night test firing and also the first inclement weather launch, for an Astra, the missile's main development agency Defense Research and Development Organization said. The test from a launcher was conducted at the Integrated ... more India, Pakistan find common ground on terrorism
Islamabad (AFP) July 15, 2010Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan agreed Thursday to further a tentative rapprochement process and to bring to justice the perpetrators of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks. India's foreign minister and Pakistani leaders spent the day locked in the third high-level talks in a six-month thaw since New Delhi broke off peace talks after Islamist gunmen killed 166 people in Mumbai in 2008. ... more |
.. |
![]() Indian Ocean levels rising, study shows ![]() India Eyes Manned Space Capability ![]() Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
.. |
|
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
|
|
. |
ISRO To Put Unmanned Test Capsule In Orbit By 2013Sriharikota, India (PTI) Jul 14, 2010 An unmanned test crew module will be put into orbit by space agency ISRO in 2013 as a prelude to India's maiden manned mission to send two Indians into space. A third launch pad, at a cost of Rs.1,000 crore, is proposed to be built at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh where the rocket that will take the Indian astronauts into space will be assembled and blast off, the Indian Space Research Organisation said on Monday. ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan said the space agency plans to launch the first ... read more |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
| Previous Issues | Jul 26 | Jul 23 | Jul 22 | Jul 21 | Jul 20 |