Bharat Rakshak

http://nvonews.com/2012/09/09/history-o ... s-journey/
contains a lot of information

Let me draw attewntion to another book entitled "Touching Lives - The Lttle Known Triumphs of the Indian Space Programme", authored by S. K. Das, Penguin Books 2007; ISBN 10: 0-14310-216-8. This book introduces the other side of the Indian Space program and shows that ISRO is not just Rock...

I wish to draw attention to the recent publication of a book entitled "A Brief History of Rocketry in ISRO" authored by PV Manoranjan Rao and P. Radhakrishnan and published by University Press (INDIA) P. Ltd.2012, Hyderabad; ISBN 978 81 7371 763 5 Hb This is a good adjunct to the earlier b...

Bhailog, how is the sentiment over in the desh? Is the aam admi on the street gaga over this, or this still playing only on "select theaters". Sadly the aam janta hardly knows much...I was showing the images to some of mah friends yesterday and they were asking me...oh! so how many guys l...

sumishi wrote:So, was this the most critical maneuver, or are there others which can give the jitters?

The next milestone is the release of the Moon Impact Probe and successful operation of its intended plan.

Clearly, the developments under discussion have both positive and negative points. Do'nt most such deals have? Now, we have to test the availability of perceived benefits. We have to get the reactors, fuels and reprocessing technology on terms suitable to us, from whoever is willing to sell. Nobody ...

News about Scramjet:

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.as ... st&Topic=0&

Just for completeness:

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.as ... st&Topic=0

Destination moon
Saturday May 3 2008 18:12 IST

G Babu Jayakumar

http://www.newindpress.com/sunday/sunda ... ry&rLink=0

For more insight into the evolution of launch vehicles of ISRO, refer

"GROWING ROCKET SYSTEMS AND THE TEAM", S.C.GUPTA,
PRISM, 2006

I watched it live today, just like the previous several ones on DD National Channel. The telecast commences about 20 minutes before the scheduled lift-off. There is a running commentary by two senior specialists of ISRO, alternately in Hindi and English. Some time they also include a ten minute cap...

Congratulations to ISRO, a job well done! In the future could people in this thread please place links to where a launch can be watched live? Its going to be a busy year for launches and its a significant event to watch. Thanks in advance. I watched it live today, just like the previous several one...

Congratulations to ISRO, a job well done! In the future could people in this thread please place links to where a launch can be watched live? Its going to be a busy year for launches and its a significant event to watch. Thanks in advance. I watched it live today, just like the previous several one...

http://www.infochangeindia.org/bookandreportsst106.jsp Search for defence technologies Tuesday October 23 2007 K G Narayanan Excerpts: "SELF-RELIANCE in defence technologies is a mantra invoked at regular intervals — when embargos were imposed by Western countries in the 1960s, during the US ...

Here is an example of ground reality: http://www.hindu.com/op/2007/09/02/stories/2007090250021400.htm Dark patches in the fabric of shining India SANDEEP KRISHAN On August 15, I left for the city 45 km away from my village to get the special Independence Day issue along with old copies of The Hindu ...

A Timely Alert on Obstacles to Highway development Reference: http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007a/070523SinhaIndia.html Excerpts: India's lax safety standards, few qualified personnel (are) obstacles to highway modernization ..............there are serious safety and personnel problems that need to ...

Foks is there a cheap and simple way to get rid of arsenic in ground water ? there is a layer of arsenic between the deep acquifier and the ground level under bangladesh and parts of NE and people are suffering badly. surface water is there in plenty but is contaminated by organic matter and again ...

Is it a solution to the clogged drains in Mumbai and other cities, and flooding of low lying areas? Alka Zadgaonkar wrings plastic waste for profit. Alka's is the world's first continuous process for all manner of waste plastics. Reference: http://www.goodnewsindia.com/index.php/Magazine/story/alkaZ/

Another reason for India to have 'high caliber researchers' is to break out of body shopping type of exports of services. India needs to have more system architects, more inventions recognized through more patents, cutting edge technologies to have break throughs in competetive manufacturing, new to...

Many government funded prestigeous schemes, like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, drinking water mission, river water cleaning scheme, lack expert monitoring, analysis of shortfalls and devising remedial actions. Babus in government are unable to carry out such tasks. They can do onl...

Sukhdev: .......... The thread topic is about how to increase # of Ph.Ds in India. ............................ The thread will be more focussed with a bit of detail. Right now there are (valid, IMO) questions raised about what is the best way to spend education money (high-school vs. Ph.d) and tha...

News item: "Coordinated launch of Prithvi missiles". Certainly, it is a giant first step towards development of an ABM. Salutations to the Team. Joyous celebrations are in order. However, the Team is no doubt aware that an enemy will not allow such a coordination. Indeed, an effective ABM ...

1mm difference in a dia of 16 mm, that is 6.25% deviation towards the plus size, what was the tolerence on this component. Yes! what was the specified tolerance on this dimension? Assessing difference in terms of percenatage is misleading. It is not easy to specify and validate tolerance. Too tight...

Quoting Ramana "From his analysis there are three issues- thrust vector control for first stage, stage separation process and third overall flight control logic as shown by S/S ignition. All these are trivial issues and can be resolved. There is a bigger problem. Is the process being followed a...