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Mangalyaan can survive for 'years' in Martian orbit: ISRO chief

April 16, 2015 6:54 am

The orbiter that has already completed the scheduled six months, encircling Mars.

‘Mapping can be used to decongest cities and help in better planning’

January 06, 2015 2:14 am

MOM director said, “This is first time any spacecraft has survived the Van Allen radiation belts.’’

Time Magazine picks Mangalyaan for best inventions of 2014

November 21, 2014 4:13 pm

Mangalyaan is among the 25 'Best Inventions of 2014' listed by Time magazine calling it 'the Supersmart Spacecraft'.

First image of Mars sent from Mangalyaan: 'The view is nice up here'

September 25, 2014 3:02 pm

The very first image from the Mars Orbiter has been sent to ISRO today.

When NASA pitched in as tracker

September 25, 2014 1:23 am

ISRO and NASA are looking at forging further collaborations in the course of the current mission by ISRO and NASA’s Maven mission.

7 instruments fewer rather than 2 years later

September 25, 2014 1:21 am

Murthi recalled how interest in ISRO’s commercial launches had risen in the wake of the success of the Chandrayaan moon mission.

Mars Mission: Beyond boundaries of imagination says Narendra Modi

September 25, 2014 1:20 am

Modi said humanity would not have progressed, if we had not taken such leaps into the unknown.

Mangalyaan, Curiosity greet each other on Mars with 'Howdie' and 'Namaste'

September 24, 2014 11:12 am

Curiosity Rover welcomed Mars Orbiter into its horizon.

ISRO goes social: Exclusive FB profile and Twitter handle for Mars Orbiter

September 24, 2014 9:30 am

In India's first mission to Mars, ISRO launched a new twitter handle for its Orbiter.

Highlights: India reaches Mars, Prime Minister Narendra Modi showers praises on ISRO

September 25, 2014 12:49 am

India’s Mars mission moved a step closer after the dormant main engine on the spacecraft was testfired flawlessly.

MARS ORBITER PHOTOS

TOP FRAMES: Best photographs of this week from around the world

September 27, 2014 3:53 pm

Two space probes hog the limelight this week with ISRO's Mangalyaan and NASA's MAVEN entering the Martian orbit.

Nepal Army chief steps in, ex-Chief Justice agrees to be interim head

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General Ashok Raj Sigdel successfully convinced former Chief Justice Sushila Karki to become the interim Chief Executive after violent protests led to the fall of the K P Sharma Oli government. He held talks with various groups and proposed an interim government to restore peace. Karki, with the support of the Nepal Army, will work towards delivering a new Constitution.

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