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The Lander Vikram was to soft-land on the far side of the moon at on September 7. Minutes before its scheduled soft-landing, the communication with Vikram Lander was lost. It was 2.1 km above the moon's surface when it lost contact with ground stations.

Union home minister Amit Shah said that there had been "dilution" in the SPG Act and the Bill brought by the government to amend the Act was aimed at making the specialised force more efficient. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines from across the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) team for carrying out a successful launch of PSLV-C47 carrying indigenous Cartosat-3 satellite and 13 nanosatellites

Indian Space Research Organisation launched the earth observation and mapping satellite CARTOSAT-3. The space agency launched the satellite from Chennai. 

Earlier, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that it would launch the PSLV-C47 into the Sun Synchronous orbit on November 25

The central government, headed by PM Narendra Modi, has given a reply in writing (in Lok Sabha) stating there is no need for a formal recommendation to award Bharat Ratna award to Veer Savarkar.  Kashmir divisional commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan said that the situation is getting better every passing day in the Valley

Taking to Twitter, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that it is set to launch Cartosat-3 and 13 nanosatellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on November 25

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan has expressed confidence in ISRO stating that the space agency will successfully complete a soft landing on the lunar surface in the near future. K Sivan was invited to IIT-Delhi as chief guest for its 50th convocation. 

NASA has found no evidence of Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander in its flyby of its Moon orbiter. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had attempted a soft landing on September 7  but lost communication with the lander just minutes before the scheduled landing time. 
 

The Imaging Infrared Spectrometer (IIRS) in Chandrayaan 2 is designed to measure the reflected sunlight and emitted part of Moonlight from the lunar surface in narrow and contiguous spectral channels. ISRO has shared the first illuminated image of the lunar surface on its Twitter handle.

On Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's 88th birth anniversary, we not only salute this visionary’s contribution to our great nation, but also thank him for nurturing, guiding and inspiring India’s ‘Missile Woman’ – Dr Tessy Thomas.
 

The government is now considering the creation of 1,400 kilometre stretch of green wall - “Great Green Wall’ from Gujarat to Delhi-Haryana. The decision comes after an ISRO report in 2016 had revealed that more than 50% of the land in states like Gujarat, Rajasthan and Delhi had been degraded.
 

ISRO shared the pictures of the moon on the micro blogging site. These images were acquired on September 5 by the ISRO from a 100-km altitude with the help of Chandrayaan 2

A Durga Puja pandal in Orderly Bazar of Varanasi is all set to mesmerise the visitors with its ‘Chandrayaan-2’ theme. The pandal, which is around 100-feet in height, was made in two months.

When ISRO chief K Sivan was applauded when he entered the IndoGo flight recently. Watch the video here.