Aerospace
Tatas to combine aerospace and defence businesses
12 Apr 2018
The combined entity of Tata Motors’ Defence Division, TAL Manufacturing Solutions, Tata Power’s Strategic Engineering Division, Tata Advanced Materials, and Tata Advanced Systems will offer the full range of integrated mobility and support solutions across land, sea and air
Isro successfully launches INRSS-1I navigation satellite
12 Apr 2018
For India, a native satellite-based navigation system will be a major strategic asset, useful in civilian and military fields
Countdown starts for launch of Isro’s IRNSS-1I navigation satellite
11 Apr 2018
The PSLV rocket’s mission C41 is scheduled to launch IRNSS-1I, a replacement satellite for the NavIC navigation satellite constellation's failed IRNSS-1A satellite, on Thursday, 12 April 2018
Nasa picks Lockheed Martin to build low-noise supersonic plane
04 Apr 2018
The experimental aircraft that is expected to take to the skies in 2021 will have a top velocity of 1.5 times the speed of sound, or about 1,600 kilometers at an altitude of 55,000 feet
‘Heavenly palace’ has a hellish landing in the South Pacific
02 Apr 2018
The 8.5-tonne Tiangong 1 space station had a fiery landing in the South Pacific ocean on Monday morning, as millions of people apparently heaved a sigh of relief at not finding parts of the station crashing on them
Isro loses contact with GSAT-6A after second orbit raising
02 Apr 2018
Minutes after the agency received data from the satellite for about four minutes after the second orbit raising operation, it went blank, reports quoting Isro sources said
HC refuses to ground Indigo’s entire A320neo fleet, but services hit
16 Mar 2018
Although the Delhi High Court refused to ground IndiGo's entire fleet of A320neos, both IndiGo and GoAir have grounded a number of planes over potential engine problems, which is expected to hit 11 lakh passengers over March and April
Aircraft makers bullish on Indian market
10 Mar 2018
World’s largest airplane may prove most effective way to carry satellites into space in future
28 Feb 2018
SpaceX Falcon blasts off again; all eyes on Tintin
23 Feb 2018
While the main aim of Elon Musk's latest space mission is to deliver the Spanish satellite PAZ into orbit, much of the attention is focused on 'Tintin A and B', the first step in SpaceX's mega-network for broadband internet
India’s light transport aircraft Saras completes second test-flight
21 Feb 2018
The light transport aircraft project, abandoned after an accident while being flight-tested in 2009, has been revived with NAL making design and system modifications and improvements on the Saras PT 1 model
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
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