Gaganyaan Current Affairs, GK & News
India-Russia 2+2 Dialogue
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Russian President Vladimir Putin recently agreed to establish “2+2 Ministerial Dialogue”. The “2+2 Ministerial” dialogue is held between the defence ministers and foreign ministers. About 2+2 Dialogue India holds similar dialogues with US, Australia and Japan. Russia is the first non-QUAD member with which India is to hold ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: 2+2 dailogue • BRICS • COVAXIN • Covishield • Gaganyaan • India-Russia • International North-South Transport Corridor • Kudankulam • Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant • Quad • SCO • SPUTNIK V • Treaty of Peace and Friendship • Two-By-Two Ministerial Dialogue
Gaganyaan: ISRO signs agreement with France
The Indian Space Research Organisation recently signed an agreement with the French Space Agency CNES. CNES is National Centre for Space Studies. CNES stands for Centre National d’etudes Spatiales. According to the agreement, CNES is to help India in its first Human Space Mission called the Gaganyaan. About the Agreement The French Space Agency is ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: CNES • Gaganyaan • India-France • Indian Ocean Region (IOR) • Inter-planetary mission • International Space Station (ISS) • ISRO • ISRO-CNES • oceansat • Planetary Missions • Reunion Islands
Green Propulsion Technology of ISRO
ISRO is developing “Green Propulsion Technology”. The technology is being developed for the Human Space Flight Mission of India, Gaganyaan, that is to be launched in December 2021. What is Propulsion Technology? Propulsion means push forward or drive an object forward. In rockets and airplanes, the propulsion is generated through the application of Newton’s third ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Gaganyaan • Green Propulsion Technology • GSAT-9 • Human Space Flight Programme • Human Space Mission • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) • ISRO • Propellant Technology • Propellants • Rocket propulsion • SAARC • Spacecraft propulsion
Gaganyaan Mission: L&T delivers Booster Segment, the first launch hardware to ISRO
On November 17, 2020, Larsen and Toubro delivered a Booster Segment, the first hardware for the Gaganyaan Mission to ISRO. The company has delivered the module ahead of schedule. What is a Booster segment in a rocket? It is an engine or can also be a booster rocket. It is either the first stage of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Booster Segment • Chandrayaan • Gaganyaan • Gaganyaan Mission • Gaganyaan programme • GSLV Mk III rocket • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) • ISRO • Larsen and Toubro • Low Earth orbit • Mangalyaan
ISRO launches all-weather Earth Observation Satellite and nine customer satellites
The Indian Space Research Organization launched an all weather Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-01 using PSLV-C49 rocket along with nine customer satellites. About the Launch The Earth Observation Satellite launched is a Radar Imaging Satellite. It is the third of the three-spacecraft constellation. The other two are RISAT-2B and RISAT-2BR1. These two satellites were launched in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Aditya • Ariane 5 • Gaganyaan • ISRO