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  Cabinet approves international status for Madurai airport, extends Jal Jeevan mission till 2028

  India | March 10, 2026 17:05 IST

  The Union Cabinet has approved two major decisions. Madurai Airport in Tamil Nadu will be declared an international airport to boost connectivity, tourism, and trade. The Jal Jeevan Mission has been extended until 2028.

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  ISRO and ESA sign new agreement for joint Earth observation missions

  Science | March 08, 2026 12:51 IST

  ISRO and the European Space Agency have signed a new agreement to collaborate on calibration, validation and scientific studies for Earth observation missions. The partnership also builds on previous collaborations, including the Proba-3 satellite mission.

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  How artificial intelligence helped locate a missing Italian climber

  Technology | January 15, 2026 17:04 IST

  AI image analysis helped rescuers detect anomalies and locate a missing Italian doctor, highlighting AI’s life-saving potential in emergencies.

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  ISRO celebrates century of launches: PSLV carries largest number of satellites into space

  Science | January 29, 2025 16:52 IST

  ISRO launched its 100th mission today with a GSLV rocket. The mission carried a second-generation satellite for India's navigation system. Here’s a look back at ISRO's journey so far.

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  ISRO successfully launches SpaDeX Mission for rare in-space docking | Watch

  India | December 31, 2024 8:11 IST

  ISRO's PSLV-C60 mission, featuring the innovative SpaDeX technology, aims to make India the fourth country capable of space docking, marking a significant milestone in its space exploration efforts.

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  NASA's lunar mission timeline shifts: Artemis 2 delayed to 2026, Artemis 3 to mid-2027

  Science | December 09, 2024 16:36 IST

  The NASA Artemis mission consists of three different phases. The final phase aims to land astronauts on the lunar surface. The schedules of the remaining two phases have been shifted.

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  Boeing's Starliner set for 1st space mission with humans on May 6: Details

  Science | April 16, 2024 18:25 IST

  Following an unsuccessful debut uncrewed orbital flight mission in 2019, Boeing's Starliner faced the necessity of another attempt before proceeding with a crewed flight test. However, the capsule completed a repeat of the mission in 2022, instilling confidence in its readiness for crewed missions.

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  US, allies plan international force to counter Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea

  World | December 19, 2023 16:47 IST

  Under the new mission, the military ships will not necessarily escort a specific vessel, but will be positioned to provide umbrella protection to as many as possible at a given time, according to a US official. At least 12 ships have been attacked or seized in the Red Sea.

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  ISRO's PSLV-C53 all set for take-off | Check details

  India | June 30, 2022 13:20 IST

  PSLV-C53 is the second dedicated commercial mission of NSIL. It is designed to orbit the DS-EO satellites along with two other co-passenger satellites from Singapore.

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  Centre releases grant of Rs 831 crore under 'Jal Jeevan Mission' to Odisha

  India | January 01, 2022 8:34 IST

  Out of 85.67 lakh rural households in state, 35.37 lakh households have tap water supply in their homes. Water supply work is in full swing to make provision of tap water supply in villages.

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  Modi government hikes allocation to Odisha under Jal Jeevan Mission by four times

  India | July 12, 2021 13:10 IST

  With an aim to provide clean tap water to every household, the Central grant to Odisha under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has been increased by four times in the financial year 2021-22.

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  Nasa has announced two missions to Venus by 2030 – here’s why that’s exciting

  Science | June 06, 2021 10:20 IST

  In the latest announcement from Nasa’s solar system exploration program, two missions have been given the go-ahead – and they’re both bound for Venus.

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  Mission Majnu: Sidharth Malhotra, Rashmika Mandanna share pictures from first day of shoot

  Celebrities | February 11, 2021 11:02 IST

  Both Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna took to Instagram to share glimpses from day one of 'Mission Majnu' shoot. Written by Parveez Shaikh, Aseem Arrora and Sumit Batheja, the film is the debut directorial venture of ad filmmaker Shantanu Bagchi.

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  Pak missions in Dhaka, Kathmandu new dens of ISI operations

  India | October 20, 2019 8:49 IST

  The role of the Pakistan Ambassador to Nepal, Mazhar Javed, is also under the scanner for fomenting anti-India sentiments in key Nepalese groups influential in Kathmandu.  

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  Mission 167: PM Modi's 100-day deadline to transform India

  India | July 15, 2019 21:24 IST

  ​Prime Minister Narendra is on mission mode, like always. This time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered all his ministers to meet a 100-day deadline for implementation of 167 transformative ideas at all costs. The mega plan kicked off on July 5 when Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget 2019-20. The 100-day window closes on October 15.

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  China's Change'-4 lunar rover takes off to explore far side of moon

  Science | December 08, 2018 8:04 IST

  The lunar rover would provide a first close-up of the part of moon that is eternally out of view from Earth.

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  NASA's InSight spacecraft will decode how mountains formed on Mars

  Science | August 29, 2018 15:35 IST

  The Mars lander carries a unique instrument that is capable of measuring heat flowing out of the planet. This could shed light on how the Mars' massive mountains, which eclipse Mt Everest here on Earth, first formed, NASA said in a statement.

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  India's first manned space mission 'Gaganyaan' to carry three astronauts for seven days

  Science | August 28, 2018 16:05 IST

  The Gaganyaan mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address. 

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  NASA to launch laser-armed satellite into space next month to study Earth's changing ice sheets

  Science | August 26, 2018 21:16 IST

  The mission, called the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat-2), is scheduled to launch in September.

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  Thailand cave rescue mission: Four boys rescued, nine left to go

  World | July 08, 2018 22:03 IST

  The operation to rescue the 12 boys and their coach by having them dive out of the flooded cave began in the morning, with expert divers entering the sprawling complex for the complicated and dangerous mission.