PSLV successfully launches five satellites from UK
Sriharikota, July 10 (IBNS) In its thirtieth flight, conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota today night (July 10, 2015), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C28 successfully launched three identical DMC3 commercial Earth Observation Satellites, along with two smaller satellites from United Kingdom, into a polar Sun Synchronous Orbit which was very close to the intended orbit of 647 km height.
PSLV C28 successfully launches five UK Satellites: ISRO
Chennai, July 10 (IBNS): Creating history and touching a new milestone, Indian scientist on Friday launched five British satellites into orbit from Sriharikota.
PSLV C28 launch lift off normal: ISRO
Chennai, July 10 (IBNS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s heaviest commercial mission PSLV-XL with five British satellites on board was lifted off from Sriharikota in Adhra Pradesh on Friday.
India to launch British satellites
Chennai, July 4 (IBNS) The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its thirtieth flight (PSLV-C28), will launch three identical DMC3 optical earth observation satellites built by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), United Kingdom (UK), the ISRO said on Saturday.
Better science needed to guide policy decisions for sustainable development - UN report
New York, July 1 (IBNS) A new United Nations flagship report launched on Tuesdayfinds that solutions to the challenges to people and planet must build on clear scientific findings in order to be sustainable.
'Celebrating the Sciences' with Infosys Science Foundation
Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IBNS): In its quest to spread the culture of Science and Research and create pathways for India’s collective future, the Infosys Science Foundation brought together great minds with a view to ‘Celebrating the Sciences’ in Trivandrum.
CERN announces winners of its 2015 beamline for schools competition
Geneva, June 15 (IBNS): CERN on Monday announced the winners of its 2015 beamline for schools competition.
Y S Chowdary urges Directors of CSIR to come up with at least 12 cutting edge technologies
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS) Union Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Y S Chowdary has urged directors of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) to come up with at least 12 cutting edge technologies which are to be commercialized every year.
Infosys Science Foundation hosts public lecture on 'Probabilistically Checkable Proofs'
Mumbai, June 11 (IBNS): The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) in association with the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR), on Thursday hosted Madhu Sudan, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research New England, and Adjunct Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge, USA at TIFR campus to deliver a public lecture on 'Probabilistically Checkable Proofs'.
CERN releases first images of collisions at 13 TeV
London, May 21 (IBNS) The European Organization for Nuclear Research on Thursday said protons collided in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the record-breaking energy of 13 TeV for the first time o Wednesday.
London, May 20 (IBNS) Researchers at the University of Birmingham have highlighted significant similarities between the behavioural effects of oxytocin and alcohol.
Vardhan Inaugurates Biotech Innovation Sector in Thiruvananthapuram
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan, has said that the biotechnology sector is growing at an annual rate of 30 percent and India is set to become home to the world's third largest setup in the sector by 2025.
"US-CERN Agreement paves way for new era of scientific discovery"
Washington, May 7 (IBNS): A new agreement between the United States and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) signed on Thursday will pave the way for renewed collaboration in particle physics, promising to yield new insights into fundamental particles and the nature of matter and the universe, an official statement said.
Sharma inaugurates the first ever Science Centre and Planetarium in Puducherry
Puducherry , May 3 (IBNS) Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma inaugurated the first ever Science Centre and Planetarium in the Union Territory of Puducherry on Sunday.
Vardhan promises first observatory for eastern India
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS): Eastern India’s first observational astronomy institute is to come up in the Ayodhya Hills of Purulia district of West Bengal. Land for the facility has been acquired and necessary clearances have been obtained.