High-resolution optical and infrared imagery will paint imaginations, blossom creativity, inspire minds, and put us in awe of nature once again. That is what the James Webb Space Telescope is now doing to us. But let's give a big round of applause to the Hubble, too! Many years
If India means business, the Indian space program should too. New Delhi's perception of its space program has undergone a change. It will hereafter grow with economic goals in sight. This is making ISRO, IN-SPACE, and NSIL attractive to business media. In July 2022, I celebrated, of course,
If India is to excel in its space economy ambitions, it must quickly establish a foothold in the R&D and manufacturing of space-grade electronics. The Indian government should mull over a Production-Linked Incentive Scheme for the same. On June 10, 2022, Prime Narendra Modi inaugurated the Indian National
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The Quad has agreed to launch a satellite-based maritime security initiative to curb illegal fishing by China. India is a global leader in satellite launches....
A slew of measures in the US have attempted to destigmatise the sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), which may go a long way in unravelling the truth behind their long-standing mystery. It has been nearly 120 years since the advent of fixed-wing flight. All those who have invented and
The Russian-Ukrainian war and the consequent resurgence of the Cold War have hit space diplomacy between the US and Russia. My readers at Science India will be familiar with a recent social media phenomenon known as ‘cancellation.’ It is nothing but contempt or boycott of entities and individuals en masse
Innovation is the key to India’s civilizational well-being and economic growth, as underscored by the pandemic, and most recently, by the Russia-Ukraine War. The Russia-Ukraine War of 2022 has exposed several fault lines within the global comity of nations. The war is a calamity on the lives of commoners
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is a much-loved governmental agency because it is a source of inspiration and pride, just like the Indian armed forces. Unlike NASA, which has an official China Exclusion Policy, ISRO does not have any. But given geopolitical circumstances, ISRO has seldom dealt with the
In 2021, India expedited budgetary clearances to activate its Deep Ocean Mission. Most mission projects are currently confined to the network of institutions operating under the Ministry of Earth Sciences. To truly shine, they must follow the model of developed economies where ocean innovation clusters are public-private partnerships, to focus
Undeterred by colonial subversion, India’s intellectuals and scientists took a diplomatic detour to push indigenous efforts to study, propagate and utilise modern science for country’s benefit. The chronicle of modern science in India is astonishing. It has been a collective effort of an ensemble of institution builders, scientists,
India is a nature venerating civilization. But since the establishment of modern universities in the 1850s in India, colonial citadels hindered this civilizational sentiment. Now with India coming into its own, such illicit citadels are collapsing. In the recent 2021 monsoon session of the Lok Sabha, the Indian government has
The tremendous international popularity of Yoga can help propagate AYUSH-centric wellness, which has proved to be of immense importance during the ongoing pandemic. Since India began experiencing lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prophylactic remedies, immunity-boosting supplements, and medicinal and agricultural commodities have garnered tremendous attention. The market analytics, in