India Halved its Poverty
Improved nutrition, better sanitation, and increased asset ownership have halved India’s poverty rate between 2005-06 and 2015-16, according to a… more
Communication Satellite
The Indian National Satellite (INSAT) system is one of the largest domestic communication satellite systems in the Asia-Pacific region with… more
ISRO launches GSLV D5, India among heavyweights of rocket science
After 20 years of toil, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday took a quantum leap in mastering a rocket technology… more
Space Capsule Recovery Experiment Mission established India’s technological capability to recover an orbiting satellite.
Indian space scientists have successfully brought back to earth an orbiting satellite in the first of its kind mission aimed… more
NASA launches world’s lightest satellite designed by 18-year-old Tamil Nadu student
India once again broke a global space record by launching the world’s lightest satellite weighing a mere 64 grams, called Kalamsat,… more
India developed an indigenous seeker for Brahmos for the first time.
Brahmos is the world’s fastest and most formidable anti-ship cruise missile. This marks a big achievement and breakthrough for the… more
Nuclear Power in India
Nuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India after coal, gas, hydroelectricity and wind power. As of March… more
IVF (in vitro fertilisation) – Baby – India
Over the years, India has given a number of innovations to the world. One of those was on October 3, 1978, when… more
PARAM – Supercomputer
After being denied Cray supercomputers, India has started a program to develop indigenous supercomputers and supercomputing technologies. These supercomputers were… more