CBI may file FIR in ISRO case
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Special Crime Unit in New Delhi likely to be entrusted with probe
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Special Crime Unit in New Delhi likely to be entrusted with probe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may register a First Information Report (FIR) shortly on the alleged framing of space scientist Nambi Narayanan in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) espionage case.
It was on a petition moved by Mr. Narayanan against the failure of the State government to initiate action against “erring” police officials Siby Mathews, K.K. Joshua, and S. Vijayan, who probed the ISRO espionage case, that the apex court passed the order.
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How are the great powers of the Indo-Pacific managing the military problem of space? In 2020 the United States stood up the U.S. Space Force, an independent service dedicated to the military aspects of space. This represents one institutional solution to space, but hardly the only one. Beginning with India, this series explores how several countries have determined to solve their military space problems through institutional reform.
Historically, the Indian defense establishment has been bedeviled by a set of interconnected problems, including a sclerotic procurement system, poor civil-military relations, and difficult inter-service integration. Space warfare depends on a foundation of cooperation between civilian and military institutions, but if done successfully can facilitate tight integration and even fusion between military and intelligence services. Consequently, India’s efforts at developing space capabilities deserve close scrutiny. The Indian Space Resea
Aryabhatta to Aditya, ISRO’s continuing Space Odyssey
By M Somasekhar| Updated: 19th April 2021 8:46 pm IST
M Somasekhar
This day, 36 years ago, Aryabhatta, the rudimentary satellite, built indigenously by Indian space scientists and weighing 360 kg, successfully zoomed into space. It launched the country’s spectacular journey of conquests in space technology that are often described as based on ‘frugal innovations, low budget but huge societal benefit’.
In 2017, the nation’s launched capabilities peaked with a world record of placing 104 satellites through its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has probes circling the Moon and Mars, sending pictures already. It was aiming to send humans through the Gaganyaan project.
Isro spy case: After trial by fire, comeuppance for conspirators now April 19, 2021, 1:16 AM IST
If Indian politics is a theatre, Tamil Nadu is a multiplex. Where cigarette flicks and dark glasses are the perennial symbols of style and substance, sycophancy does a tandava over psephology. And with the players ensconced in the ministerial thrones in Delhi, it is no longer just a southern delight. Arun Ram, Resident Editor, The Times of India, Tamil Nadu, who alternates between the balcony and the front row, says it incites as much as it excites. During the intervals, he chews on a bit of science and such saner things. LESS. MORE