Aerospace
Boeing to assemble Chinook or Apapche in India
17 Oct 2015
Boeing prepared to make fighter jets in India
17 Oct 2015
Boeing chairman James McNerney said on Friday that his company will be happy to make its fighter jet F/A-18 Super Hornet in India if the Indian Air Force (IAF) were to buy
NASA outlines steps in journey to Mars
09 Oct 2015
NASA is anchoring its capability development on three different thresholds, namely, Earth Reliant, Proving Ground and Earth Independent technologies that will be developed along the way
NASA pioneers begin simulation of life on Mars
31 Aug 2015
It is estimated that the first human mission to Red Planet could last between one to three years
Boeing to lay off hundreds at satellite business
26 Aug 2015
NASA seeks support to Boeing, SpaceX to end reliance on Russia for commercial space flights
06 Aug 2015
Lack of adequate funding for NASA has forced America’s premier space agency to extend its existing contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency, to transport American astronauts to the International Space Station
Airbus net profit rises 34% in H1 to €1.5 bn
31 Jul 2015
Boeing looking to move key operations to other countries
30 Jul 2015
Boeing said yesterday it was actively looking to move "key pieces" of its operations abroad as the future of the US Export-Import Bank is uncertain
Boeing loses $26-mn on every Dreamliner 787
25 Jul 2015
Isro eyes mission to Venus; may partner NASA
25 Jul 2015
Isro is likely to partner NASA as it plans space missions to planet Venus and beyond
NASA unveils prototype of first aircraft to fly to Mars
06 Jul 2015
The aircraft, Prandtl-m, could ride in a CubeSat aboard the aeroshell / Mars rover piggyback in 2022-2024 and after reaching the Martian atmosphere, it would emerge from the host and begin its mission
Isro to launch 5 British satellites on 10 July
06 Jul 2015
With the overall lift-off mass of the five satellites amounting to about 1440 kg, this mission becomes the heaviest commercial mission ever undertaken by Isro and its commercial arm, Antrix Corporation
Airbus, Mahindra team up to build military helicopters in India
03 Jul 2015
The joint venture will act as the prime suppler of reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters, naval utility helicopters and naval multirole helicopters
Boeing strikes $7.4-bn 747-8 freighter deal with Russian cargo major
18 Jun 2015
Global aircraft giant Boeing has signed a preliminary pact to supply 20 advanced 747-8 jumbo freighters to Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, a global leader in heavy cargo transportation
Boeing’s new 787 performs hair-raising vertical take off
13 Jun 2015
Boeing Inc unveiled a teaser video on Thursday of its new 787-9 Dreamliner, which demonstrates some of the aircraft's astounding maneuvering capabilities, including a tantalising near-vertical takeoff
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
