BENGALURU: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will roll out the first LCA Tejas Mk1A from its new Nashik production line by the end of July, with integration and test firing of the Astra air-to-air missile scheduled for early August, HAL CMD DK Sunil told TOI in an interview.The rollout from Nashik marks a key milestone in…
NEW DELHI: The International Space Station welcomed its first Indian aboard with Shubhanshu Shukla floating out among hugs and cheers.The recently launched spacecraft, Grace, the fifth in the Dragon series, successfully performed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 16.01 IST while passing over the North Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.Shukla has become the…
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 mission launched at 12:01 pm IST on Wednesday from Nasa‘s Kennedy Space Center towards the International Space Station. The mission, carrying India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, and Peggy Whitson, will transport the four Ax-4 private astronauts to low Earth orbit, with docking scheduled at the orbital outpost’s space-facing port on…
Image used for representative image NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday called for urgent global action on ocean health at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, with Union minister of earth sciences Jitendra Singh urging the international community to invest in innovation, ratify the ‘High Seas Treaty’, and finalise a legally binding agreement to…
NEW DELHI: On World Environment Day Thursday, PM Narendra Modi planted a Sindoor sapling at his residence and launched a special plantation drive in the capital as part of Centre’s Aravalli Green Wall Project, which aims to reforest the 700-km mountain range that stretches from Delhi to Gujarat.The Sindoor sapling was gifted to him by…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has called for working with commitment towards environmental protection and promotion, on the occasion of World Environment Day.Stating the need for collective efforts towards environmental protection, the chief minister said that we have to unite and think towards the conservation of nature as well.Describing environmental conservation as a…
Representative Image (TNN) AHMEDABAD: India’s Asiatic lion population has increased by over a third to 891, according to a five-yearly census released on Wednesday, boosting efforts to conserve the vulnerable species.The Asiatic lion, which historically once roamed from the Middle East to India, is now reduced to an isolated population in a wildlife sanctuary in…
NEW DELHI: Dr Malur Ramasamy Srinivasan, a pioneering figure in India’s nuclear energy programme and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, passed away in Tamil Nadu’s Udhagamandalam on Tuesday at the age of 95. The veteran scientist leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of leadership and technical brilliance that shaped the country’s self-reliant nuclear capabilities.“His…
NEW DELHI: In a setback to Airtel and Vodafone Idea, Supreme Court on Monday dismissed their plea for waiver of interest and penalty relating to adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, which are to the tune of Rs 80,000 crore.The order will also impact Tata Teleservices.The outstanding AGR following the original SC ruling in 2019 to…
