Aerospace
VVIP chopper scam: Middleman Christian Michel brought to India
05 Dec 2018
Christian Michel, a British national, is wanted in a case related to organising bribes of Rs225 crore (about 30 million euros) to push a Rs3,600-crore contract for VVIP helicopters during the UPA regime
ESA’s Mars mission sends images of former Martian flood plains
22 Nov 2018
Despite Mars’ reputation as a dry, arid world, water is believed to have played a key role in sculpting `Nili Fossae’ where the surrounding environment has visual cues of once flowing water
Monsanto fined $289 mn for causing cancer by Roundup weed killer
11 Aug 2018
A US jury has ordered chemical giant Monsanto to pay $289 million, including $250 million in punitive damages to a dying groundskeeper, saying the company did not even care to warn the poor man that its weed killer Roundup might cause cancer
Isro successfully flight-tests escape system for space crew
05 Jul 2018
The Crew Escape System test comes three and a half years after the Crew Module Atmospheric Reentry Experiment (CARE) which successfully demonstrated the spacecraft’s ability to withstand the rigors of atmospheric reentry
