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India Will Soon Have Satellite Based Quantum Communications Systems -- ISRO Chairman K. Sivan

Economy Policy Defence

K Sivan, Chairman, ISRO & Secretary, Department of Science, says the space agency is ready to embrace a new chapter in space -- to build/ launch satellites & payloads in collaboration with Indian space startups. It aims to have clusters of small satellites for precision observation. In the wide ranging conversation with BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha, Sivan talks about the space draft policy, Chandrayaan 2 payloads (new findings), Gisat1, Mission Gaganyaan (unmanned), NavIC, SAR and collaboration with other leading space agencies like US space Agency NASA & Russia’s Roscosmos.

Chandrayaan Performs Evasive Manoeuvre To Avoid Collision With NASA Orbiter

BW Online Bureau

Economy Policy

The manoeuvre was scheduled on October 18. It was designed to ensure a sufficiently large radial separation at the next closest conjunction between the two spacecraft.

When Process Didn’t Get Us To The Moon

Kaushik Prasad

Opinion Columns

Good processes save time and effort, stream-line work-streams and can help reduce costs. And especially in today’s complex and globalized environment, processes are critical to consistently creating and delivering value.

The First Lunar Eclipse of 2021

Shashi Dubey & Rohini Lakshmi Iyengar

Opinion Columns

It will be partially visible in Bangkok, Chicago, Dhaka, Yangon, Montreal, New York and Toronto. Although it is not visible in Europe and Africa, the effects are still felt all over the world. Eclipses are usually a time when there are natural calamities and disasters. Fears and anxiety are prevalent, and our emotions go for a toss.

Fusion Fuel Holds The Promise Of Limitless Clean Energy To Power The Planet: Dr Vivek Lall, Chief Executive, General Atomics Global Corp

Manish Kumar Jha

Economy Policy Defence

General Atomics Global Corporation is led by world's leading aerospace scientist Dr. Vivek Lall. General Atomics is the global powerhouse of unmanned systems and pioneering firm in nuclear energy and space technology. Indian Navy has inducted two Sea Guardian drones on lease from GA and scouting for more for critical maritime ISR capabilities in the Indian Ocean Region. But GA's groundbreaking energy innovation in magnetic fusion research is vital scientific discovery as Fusion Fuel holds the promise of Limitless clean energy to power the Planet for millennia which could supplement existing renewables. In an exclusive interaction, Dr. Lall, Chief Executive speaks with BW Businessworld's Defence Editor Manish Kumar Jha on such critical technologies in civil nuclear, defence and space.

NASA Renames Washington Headquarters To Honour 'Hidden Figures' Scientist Mary Jackson

ANI

Economy

Jackson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honour, under the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act.