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Varoon Shekhar

Can you please explain. What does the 'GPS module '
'mean for the common person?

Varoon Shekhar

Is this the "Pralay" that was scheduled to be tested between Sept 20-22, or is that a separate test?

Varoon Shekhar

^ Thanks! I knew I wasn't hearing things! Two ISRO officials,including the very chairman, spoke of the GSLV Mark 3 coming up shortly, one of them expressly used the time frame of 15 days. It looks like the DDM has indeed struck again!

Varoon Shekhar

ISRO now moving to a high launch cadence with the GSLV launch coming up in 15 days and more satellites launches twice a month. https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ Is this accurate? Wonderful if it is. But there is a conflicting report of the GSLV Mark 3 D-2 being delayed to December. Here's...

Varoon Shekhar

Any confirmation of an early October launch of GSLV Mark 3 with GSAT-29? For months now, it has been scheduled for October. But just yesterday, there was a contradictory quote from ISRO referring to a December launch! Was the media confusing two different missions and misquoting the ISRO official? I...

Varoon Shekhar

A bit puzzling and dismaying, that we have not heard of the commissioning of any new reactor, for a long time now. There are 4 under construction at Rajasthan and Gujarat. No detailed status update, even on NPC's website. No report on Apsara-2, PFBR, AHWR..

Varoon Shekhar

I too have a couple of unfavourable experiences with Nepalis, and some favourable and neutral ones. They don't in general have that quick witted ability Indians often display. You won't hear those grand, philosophical, expressions Indians are known for; they are this earth earthy! There is one highl...

Varoon Shekhar

Sorry if I missed it, but is that indigenous microprocessor( "Shakti") manufactured in India, or only designed? Because Chips certainly have been designed in India before. Manufactured, I'm not sure, perhaps ASIC have been.

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https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/left-right-centre/exclusive-on-board-india-s-first-bio-jet-fuel-flight-492519 Apologies for posting something from "Undietv", moderators can delete. But this is an exclusive on India's first flight using bio-fuel, used on a Spice Jet plane. Interview with sc...

Varoon Shekhar

Long interview with the ISRO chairman.

https://www.frontline.in/science-and-te ... epage=true

Varoon Shekhar

Good development, I think! First Indian flight with bio fuel.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/in ... 562992.cms

Varoon Shekhar

Right, at current rocket speeds, it would take nearly 100,000 years just to reach Alpha Centauri, the nearest star in our galaxy apart from our own sun. What about other stars in our galaxy, not to say the x-billion other galaxies?

Varoon Shekhar

Here is another program on the manned mission of ISRO. VIshnu Som hosting. Pretty good. Also has a segment of Pallav Bagla wearing the space suit developed by ISRO.

https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/ndtv-sp ... ial-491571

Varoon Shekhar

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifes ... 5-5302687/

A titan of literature. V.S Naipaul, passes away.

Varoon Shekhar

^
Nice, does the company give a timeline for their first launch?

Varoon Shekhar

Excuse the ignorance/naivete, but with Mallya out of the picture( as far as management goes), are most if not all of the UB group companies still functioning? Companies like UB Engineering, UB Breweries, UBICS et al? Is there a next in line, if/when Mallya is out permanently? Or will these companies...

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There seems to be constant explaining and apologising, by concerned people in Indian TV discussions, about this whole citizen's registry not being a "Hindu-Moslem" issue. Well, yes and no. Of course, India doesn't want a flood of migrants and illegal immigrants from anywhere, Hindu or non-...

Varoon Shekhar

I suppose I was linking 'security' with 'safety'. Not unjustified, but perhaps better in the auto or transportation heading.

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Another sickening bus accident. 33 staff of an agricultural university die when bus plunges into a gorge. Interesting that we almost never hear about the aftermath of these horrific accidents. How the families of the victims cope with their loss, how someone badly injured struggles but lives on, wha...

Varoon Shekhar

^ "In a major boost to indigenisation in Defence, Engine Factory Avadi, Chennai (OFB) successfully develops engines of Main Battle Tanks, T-72 & T-90 indigenously. Hon'ble RM Smt Nirmala Sitharaman will hand over the engines to Indian Army on 28th July" Very good news. Question- was th...

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https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ongc-indian-navy-successfully-plug-gas-leakage-at-s1-6-platform/article24511353.ece Nice team work by the ONGC and India navy. Evidently, the ONGC people had to learn on the fly( literally) coming out of a helicopter to fix the leak in mid ocean! Impres...

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^ Good news! If the US does eventually impose some sanctions on India for merely importing Iranian oil, India at least should strongly request the US or one of its allies to supply oil at the price the Iranians are charging. Otherwise, India should say get lost. India is not selling Iran nuclear or ...

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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/soon-desi-solar-cells-to-power-satellites-in-space/articleshow/65098924.cms " Giving a big push to the Modi government’s Make-in-India programme, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has bought the technology for space solar cells from the ...

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Is everything on course for the Chandrayaan-2 mission in October? And why no launches in July or August, after earlier talking about one launch each in the two months? Issues with GSAT and PSLV have cuased issues that delayed things as everything has to be recjhecked and recertified so it is obvious...

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^ Thanks for pointing that out, I was about to mention that the upgraded Vikas has already been flight tested. Simply put, the second stage Vikas has been developed and successfully flown in a GSLV. This most recent test was of a strap on, correct? Will a 250kg improvement be sufficient for the Chan...

Varoon Shekhar

Congrats to ISRO for the successful test- with one significant reservation! The landing evidently was a hard one, with the parachutes separating before the capsule struck the water. This is not ideally supposed to happen, right? However, this is just a test, and most of it went smoothly! There will ...

Varoon Shekhar

Not that it is very important, of course, but any bitching and moaning( "Rhona Drona) from the usual group about ISRO's achievement? The UK usually tops the charts on this activity. Canada can be pretty bad too. Two years ago, when India conducted a mini-shuttle launch to test technologies for ...

Varoon Shekhar

Hasn't that guy written some awful articles in the past? ( Sawhney). He had to take a jibe at DRDO even for the carbon carbon heat shield, which was developed by them. There's a case for phasing out Prithvi, though it has performed well in all the recent tests- but Agni-2,3,4 and 5 should remain. Is...

Varoon Shekhar

How is it being sent up? Or will we only know that tomorrow? Unless it's a miniaturised version of CARE, it has to be a launch vehicle. Or is it air dropped by a transport aircraft?

Varoon Shekhar

For the pad-abort test scheduled for tomorrow, what is the vehicle that will be used, and what is the size of the Crew module?

Varoon Shekhar

After someone credibly spoke of a 2019 commissioning for the PFBR, I now look forward to good news about the revival of the two Kakrapar reactors, when there is a posting on this thread!

Varoon Shekhar

One of the most sane and honest debate on Kashmir situation hosted by none other than Sir General G.D.Bakshi. Look how Shabnam Lone obfuscates and rambles around when the General asks her to spell out details on what she means by 'political solution' a phrase that is bandied about by everyone. Samb...

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That must include the abominable British induced famine of 1943. Combat deaths and injuries were very substantial, but they wouldn't be more than those countries. For the record, it's disgusting that Indians had to be fighting in Europe at all! India should have been an independent country by 1940, ...

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SSridhar wrote:
Varoon Shekhar wrote:^
Good news, any update on GSLV Mark 3 D-2, with GSAT-29? There seems to be a silence on this one!

It is August.

Good! ISRO just announced a PSLV launch in August, so then can we expect a GSLV Mark 3 launch within a few weeks of that one?

Varoon Shekhar

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Doesn't give a timeline for the accessibility of the Indian GPS/NAVIC for the general population. Tomorrow, 3 months, 6 months?

Varoon Shekhar

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Good news, any update on GSLV Mark 3 D-2, with GSAT-29? There seems to be a silence on this one!

Varoon Shekhar

Don''t people have intuition and sense? If the group was really concerned about child abduction, why not alert the police to question them. Or if the police are not in sight/unavailable, just give the two guys a warning, that they should depart Assam quickly, as a precaution. What the hell is the ma...

Varoon Shekhar

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So far, that's what the available information and evidence indicates. Let's say that suspected child snatching was not the motive, what then can we reasonably surmise was the motive/possible motive?

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https://www.outlookindia.com/website/st ... -me/312391

One of the most sickening, revolting incidents you could ever hear about. That mob must be executed en masse, and quickly. And shame their families as much as possible.

Varoon Shekhar

a million plus Indian soldiers fought Britain's second world war! .. The buggers owe India far more than a passing mention., one of Tharoor's speeches makes a good reference to this The British were guilty of many despicable things in India( and elsewhere), but this is one that really sticks out. U...

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