INDIA
Ayodhya lights UP on 6th 'Deepotsav' with PM Modi
The reflection of the diyas in the Saryu river provided a breathtaking view while the laser show lit up the skies. Ayodhya rose in unison to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'. Prime Minister Narendra Modi lit five 'diyas' of ghee at the Ram Janambhoomi temple where he offered prayers on his arrival. The lighting of diyas was symbolic of 'Deepotsav'.
ISRO plans Sun and Moon missions in 2023 as well as commercial ones
Speaking to the reporters here Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath said integration tests are happening with regard to the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. He said the space agency will look at June 2023 for the moon mission. The ISRO is also planning to have its mission to the sun with its satellite Aditya-L1, a coronagraphy spacecraft to study the solar atmosphere, an official told IANS.
India reports 1,994 fresh Covid cases, 4 deaths
In the same period, the country has recorded four more Covid-related deaths, taking the national fatalities tally to 5,28,961 as per the report. Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country presently stands at 23,432 cases, accounting for 0.05 per cent of the total positive cases. The recovery of 2,601 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,40,90,349. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent.
As India chokes, mere 50% of funds released under clean air plan utilised
NCAP, which was launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in January 2019, is a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution. Under NCAP, it has been envisaged to achieve target of 20 to 30 per cent reduction in particulate matter concentration by 2024 across the country.
As air quality plummets, Mumbai, Pune huff and puff to breathe easy
Maharashtra is perched high on the pollution pedestal, with 97.60 per cent of the state's 12-crore people living in areas with 'hazardous or unacceptable levels of air pollution'. A World Bank Group study has ranked the state as the "third-most populous sub-national territory in the world", while the Energy Policy Institute, University of Chicago, has said the state is the 15th most polluted in India.
In historic flight, Indian rocket puts 'OneWeb' satellites into orbit
With this, India has put one more rocket to compete in the global commercial satellite launch market. The 43.5 metre tall and weighing 644 ton LVM3 M2 rocket, carrying 36 satellites weighing totally 5,796 kg or about 5.7 ton, blasted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 12.07 a.m. With the thick orange flame at its tail, the rocket lit up the clear midnight sky, and growling it went up.
OneWeb pays about Rs 2,000 cr to India for launching 72 satellites
Speaking to reporters here, Sunil Mittal Bharti, Chairman, OneWeb said the company will be paying Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) about Rs 1,000 crore for launching 36 satellites with its LVM3 rocket on Sunday at 12.07 a.m. OneWeb will also use ISRO's another LVM3 rocket in January to launch 36 satellites.
Much more rides on India's Bahubali rocket than 36 OneWeb satellites
India's heavy lift rocket the about 640 ton Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MkIII (GSLV MkIII) was nicknamed as 'Bahubali' when it flew with the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft. On Sunday, the rocket renamed as LVM3 M2 will on a historic mission of carrying 36 OneWeb satellites weighing about six ton to sling them in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
100 year-old unemployment problem can't be solved in 100 days: Prime Minister
While launching a mega recruitment drive via video-conference, he said that the country is forging ahead on the path of self-reliance. "The Rozgar Mela is an important milestone in the government's efforts for employment, self-employment in the last eight years," he added.
India can fill the slot in global commercial satellite launch market: ISRO Chairman
He also said India is planning to ramp up production of the LVM3 rocket. "There is a shortage of commercial satellite launch vehicles for putting into orbit multiple satellites to form a constellation. The Russian rockets are not in consideration now. Further the Ariane 6 rocket of Arianespace got delayed. The commercial potential of Chinese rockets is not accepted by the West. Hence India has a slot now," Somanath told IANS.
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