WOMEN ISRO SCIENTISTS

Former DGPs and police officials were charged in the 1994 ISRO espionage case following a probe ordered by the Supreme Court based on a high-level committee report. The cases involved the cryogenic project, ISRO rocket engines, and Pakistan.

A controversial newspaper ad in Tamil Nadu, featuring Modi and Stalin with a rocket displaying a Chinese flag, sparks debate. PM Modi condemned it, accusing DMK of disrespecting Indian scientists. Modi also accused DMK and Congress of dividing the n...

In the Republic Day parade on Friday, Isro's tableau took center stage, featuring the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft near the Moon's south pole and the Aditya L-1 mission dedicated to studying the Sun. A notable highlight was the...

The final phase of the manoeuvre involved firing of control engines for a short duration, the space agency said in a statement.

"Congratulations to the entire Indian scientist community for the great achievement! This mission will enhance our knowledge of the Sun-Earth System and benefit the entire humanity," she added.

The 25-hour countdown for the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-DL (PSLV-DL) commenced smoothly at 8:10 a.m. on Sunday, according to officials from ISRO. The PSLV-DL variant, coded as PSLV-C58, a towering 44.4 meters in height and weighin...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Monday placed an X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) in an orbit 650 km from Earth, in a successful start to a mission to study astronomical x-ray sources and blackholes.

​​The launch comes after the success of its Gaganyaan Test Vehicle D1 mission in October. The PSLV-C58 rocket, in its 60th mission, would carry primary payload XPoSat and 10 other satellites to be deployed in low earth orbits.

The company announced the first cadre of winners in an event at parent company Unilever’s R&D centre in Bengaluru. The newly minted fellows – Amrapali Datta, Ananya Sarkar, Rasmi Mohan T, Sonali Tadge, and Tejaswini Somnath – are all pursuing Ph.Ds ...

The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), S Somanath, has expressed his desire for increased female representation in the country's space missions. While Somanath acknowledged that it won't be feasible to include women in the in...

ISRO, the Indian space agency, is considering selecting women fighter test pilots or female scientists for its upcoming human space flight program, Gaganyaan. The agency's chief, S Somanath, mentioned that ISRO plans to send a female humanoid robot ...

​​At a function organised to felicitate the ISRO scientists from Tamil Nadu, Stalin, in his address, said that alongside the news of the success of Chandrayaan-3, the information about the Tamils associated with such missions too had spread everywhe...

Congress' Shashi Tharoor noted that the successful ISRO team comprised mostly the products of government engineering colleges. Noting that 20% of ISRO team comprised women, he stressed that they made it "without any reservation". He also paid glowin...

. Participating in a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission and other achievements of the nation in the space sector, Tharoor said the watershed moment of India landing a spacecraft on the Moon was the culmination of...

As India's first space-based solar observatory, Aditya L1, takes giant strides in its sun mission, what’s not much known is that it was a group of youngsters, and the country’s women in science back home, who made the endeavour a reality. This and m...

Women scientists and engineers, who have worked on several successful space missions, encourage girls and young women to pursue a career in science.

Nigar Shaji, the Project Director of Aditya L1's flight towards the Sun, has been recognized for her contributions to India's space programs. With 35 years of service in ISRO, Shaji has played a significant role in satellite programs and remote sens...

India has become the fourth country to successfully land on the moon's surface, with the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the women scientists involved in the project and praised their contribution.

India successfully achieved a historic feat with the Chandrayaan-3 mission, making it the first country to land on the South Pole of the moon. This success was particularly significant after the Chandrayaan-2 crash-landed four years ago.