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India’s moon landing suffers last-minute communications loss | World news
India’s attempt to land an unmanned craft on the moon’s uncharted south polar region appears to have gone awry, when communication with the landing vehicle was lost moments before touchdown. “Communications from lander to ground station was lost,” said Kailasavadivoo Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation early on Saturday. Data was still being …
India’s space agency loses contact with craft moments before moon landing
India’s space agency lost contact with with a lunar lander on Friday, throwing into question whether it successfully completed the historic mission to land on the moon’s south pole. The Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander appeared to be on its way to landing on the south pole before images on a computer screen following it appeared to …
Chandrayaan-2: India’s historic moonshot appears to end in failure
Image copyright Isro Image caption The mission’s lift-off was broadcast live to an audience of hundreds of millions India’s attempt to become the first nation to land a spacecraft near the Moon’s unexplored south pole has apparently ended in failure. The Chandrayaan-2 approached the Moon as normal until an error occurred about 2.1km (1.3 miles) …
Chandrayaan-2: The grand ambitions of India’s second Moon mission
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Chandrayaan-2 is a three-in-one mission comprising an orbiter, a lander and a six-wheeled rover India’s second Moon mission will see the country’s space agency attempt to land a rover on the lunar surface on 7 September. Science writer Pallava Bagla explains how it will reach the Moon and why …
India’s Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft set for historic lunar landing
India’s dream of landing on the Moon is getting closer to reality as its Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft split into two on Monday, with one half set to land on the lunar surface later this week. First launched in July, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft broke off into two pieces as expected. “The Vikram Lander successfully separated from Chandrayaan-2 …
Walmart Foundation is aiding India’s farmers with new technology — Quartz India
The world’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer is loosening its purse strings to help small Indian farmers improve their livelihoods. Yesterday (Aug. 27), Walmart Foundation, the philanthropy arm of the Bentonville, US-headquartered retailer, said it has pledged grants worth $4.8 million (Rs34 crore) towards Digital Green and TechnoServe, both organisations that help Indian farmers increase their income. …
Arun Jaitley: India’s former finance minister dies
Arun Jaitley, who served as India’s finance minister for five years until May 2019, passed away on Saturday in New Delhi. He was 66. Jaitley took charge as India’s top economic official in 2014, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s victory in an election where he promised to boost growth and create millions of jobs. A …
Technology reforming India’s retail business, Technology News, ETtech
“Retail used to be about location for long, but today retail is about technology.” — Atul Jalan, chief executive officer, Manthan Systems. Technology is creating a better user experience and helping improve sales at retailers — from carmakers to departmental stores. For instance, an Indian automaker is building an augmented reality-based game for children who …
Kashmir: India’s Modi hails ‘path-breaking’ changes amid lockdown | India News
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed his “path-breaking” move to strip the Kashmir region it administers of its autonomy in a strongly worded speech marking India’s independence day. Parts of Indian-administered Kashmir – the other part is administered by regional rival Pakistan – have been under lockdown and a near communications blackout since August 4, with …
Sushma Swaraj: India’s popular former foreign minister dies
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sushma Swaraj was a unique figure in Indian politics Sushma Swaraj, one of India’s best known politicians, has died. Ms Swaraj, who served as foreign minister for five years, suffered a cardiac arrest on Tuesday, the Press Trust of India said. She was a popular minister in Narendra Modi’s first …
