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Along with Cartosat, PSLV, in its 49th flight, also placed 13 nanosatellites from the US in their orbits. With this, Isro has launched a total of 310 foreign satellites.
“With better modelling, observations and data assimilation, we have improved weather forecasting services in the recent years. We have invested a lot in numerical weather prediction under Monsoon Mission which has resulted in a reliable dynamical modelling framework for predicting monsoon on different scales,” said Dr. Rajeevan while talking about improving prediction of extreme weather events and tropical cyclones.
India is the first country in Asia and the third in the world to successfully send a probe in Mars orbit. Japan had tried to launch Nozomi (PLANET-B) to Mars but was not able to reach. The experience and technology of India to send spacecraft to Mars would increase the reliability of the project, and Japanese experience on sample return will contribute to collect samples from Martian Moon. This project will provide a lot of data on the formation of the planet in the solar system.
Under the new 3D technology for preserving art, more than 4,000 artifacts belonging to five of the 62 tribes across Odisha have already been preserved in 3D digital format. This method also included audio and visuals. The restored documents are accessible online for scholars and researchers working on tribal art.
This method is a cost-saving technique as it does not requires seeds to grow crops. The leaves are available in abundance thus making this method feasible. Besides, it maintains the genetic purity of the yield and promises assured produce to the farmers.
After Chandrayaan-2, it is back to business for the Indian Space Research Organization. On Wednesday, ISRO will launch Cartosat-3, and 13 other foreign satellites, aboard a PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle). This will be ISRO’s fifth launch this year and the first since the July 22 launch of the Chandrayaan-2 Moon mission.
According to a Times of India report, two factors are influencing India’s space agency to begin purchasing satellite insurance. First is an unexpected setback in Project Chandrayaan-2, which cost nearly INR10 billion (US$139.4 million), and second is the success of ISRO’s Mars mission, which brought down reinsurance rates for Indian space exploration activities.
PSLV C-47 rocket, to be launched from Sriharikota at 9.28 am on November 25, will carry third-generation earth-imaging satellite Cartosat-3 as the primary payload and 13 commercial nanosatellites from the US. The commercial deal for the launch of 13 US nanosatellites was earlier signed by newly formed commercial arm NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), according to Isro. Cartosat-3 will be placed in an orbit of 509 km at an inclination of 97.5 degree.
The successful Indian mouse deer conservation breeding programme, funded by Central Zoo Authority (CZA) and implemented by NZP, Hyderabad has ensured that the mouse deer, as a species is thriving, healthy, genetically diverse and its numbers are on the rise.
The contraceptive is effective for 13 years, after which it loses its potency. It is designed as a replacement for surgical vasectomy, which is the only male sterilisation method available in the world.
