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Two key projects planned under DOM include a desalination plant, powered by tidal energy; and a submersible vehicle

In its maiden attempt, India became the first Asian nation to reach the Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt. One man who held it all together and made us proud is Dr Mayilswamy Annadurai.

To this day, it has retained not only its name but also the respect it continues to command in the community. Even today, every school kid in Tamil Nadu aspires to make it to its hallowed portals.

Taking up the industrious process is Bharat Electronics Ltd which will begin production of the space solar cells at the ISRO facility in Bengaluru.

Having engaged more than 10,000 young people from over 250 schools across 60 cities and 15 countries, the eighth edition is all set to take-off.

It was a gradual process for Surabhi, while there was a fascination, she says that just fascination is not enough to pass the examination. “To put in all that hard work, one must be aware of what you're getting into,” she says.

"... the Crew Escape System along with crew module soared skyward, then arced out over the Bay of Bengal and floated back to Earth under its parachutes about 2.9 km from Sriharikota.”

ASTROSAT is capable of observing the universe in all its raw form and recently it captured an image of a special galaxy cluster, more than 800 million light-years away.

ISRO’s second mission to the moon – Chandrayaan-2 is expected to launch later this year in October. It is primarily set to discover information about Helium 3 deposits.

Kids today spend more time with their gadgets than out playing with their friends. aProCh is an initiative that began at the Riverside School in Ahmedabad with the aim to make our cities safe, playful and fun-filled for our kids.