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  Aryabhatta knew about gravity before Newton, says former ISRO Chief

  India | February 24, 2015 19:42 IST

  New Delhi: One of the country's leading scientists and former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair today propounded the theory that some shlokas in the Vedas mentioned about presence of water on the moon and astronomy

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  Kiran Kumar appointed new ISRO chief

  India | January 13, 2015 8:59 IST

  Chennai: Distinguished scientist AS Kiran Kumar has been appointed as the secretary, department of space and chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), an official statement said on Monday.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)

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  2015 to be busy year for Indian space programme: ISRO chief

  India | December 14, 2014 13:38 IST

  Chennai: The year 2015 is going to be a busy year for the Indian space agency. It will launch five foreign satellites apart from its own four navigation satellites and a communication satellite.The Indian Space

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  India's own satellite navigation system by 2014 end: ISRO chief

  India | March 31, 2014 18:59 IST

  Chennai: India is expected to have its own satellite navigation system with the launch of three more satellites before the end of this year, said the Indian space agency's chief on Monday.Indian Space Research Organisation

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  Mission Mars: Difficult challenges ahead, says ISRO chief

  India | November 05, 2013 17:11 IST

  Bangalore:  The successful launch of the country's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) today, is only part of the country's first inter-planetary venture story. The space odyssey is long and complex.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is

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  India's next moon mission depends on Russian help, says ISRO chief

  India | September 10, 2012 11:46 IST

  Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Sep 9: India's second moon mission will depend on Russia's decision after a failed inter-planetary mission with China, said India's space agency chief Sunday, a day when it launched its 100th mission.

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  Former ISRO Chief Nair Refused Info Under RTI Query On His Blacklisting

  India | February 29, 2012 22:25 IST

  Bangalore, Feb 29: Former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair today said the Department of Space (DoS) has refused to reveal the reasons, sought by him under an RTI query, for blacklisting him and three other

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  Former ISRO Chief Madhavan Nair, 3 Space Scientists Banned From Govt Posts

  India | January 25, 2012 17:36 IST

  Bangalore, Jan 25: The controversial Antrix-Devas deal has caught up with ISRO's former chairman G. Madhavan Nair and three other space scientists, who have been barred from holding any government posts, present or future, The