India Space Research Organisation's attempts to raise its stature in the global satellite launch business will be put to a significant test on Monday (August 19) when it launches its Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV-D5 with an indigenous cryogenic engine.

Three incidents in quick succession - the temporary ban on Vishwaroopam, the uproar over Ashish Nandy's remark about corruption among Dalits and the refusal to allow Salman Rushdie to visit a Lit fest - have highlighted the growing intolerance in the country.

India's space missions are building up its soft power by changing how the country is perceived. Its space applications have an impact on the lives of millions.

A government-appointed panel has suggested that foreign direct investment (FDI) limit for the print media be enhanced from the existing 26 per cent to 49 per cent.

Research cannot flourish if making money is the primary pursuit.

\"HAL plans to provide seamless maintenance support, encompassing first and second line support, for aircraft and helicopters at customer bases,\" chairman Ashok Nayak said.

With the right mapping software installed, your smartphone can easily turn into your most reliable road companion.

Satellite search is conducted using ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network, or ISTRAC, which provides support to low earth orbit satellites and launch vehicle missions.

Parliament's Committee on Estimates decides to examine the allocation of S-band spectrum by Indian Space Research Organisation with special reference to the Antrix-Devas deal.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) deserves much credit for elevating the public’s interest in space research to a level comparable to that in cricket and the economy.

Even before Chandrayaan's launch, while India and the world were worrying over the global financial meltdown, ISRO subsidiary Antrix had crossed a milestone unnoticed and unheralded. It delivered a communications satellite, the W2M, to the Paris-based Eutelstat, a leading telecom operator. Can India beat its cryogenic blues to get into big launches? K.R. Balasubramanyam and N. Madhavan probe the answer.

An India that's home to 30 of Fortune 100 companies, the world’s largest pool of technically-trained manpower, and Nobel Prize winners in arts, science and literature? That’s management guru C.K. Prahalad’s dream for India@75, and he’s got a plan how to get there. A Business Today exclusive.

Barriers to innovation remain, but the most innovative companies have realised that \"innovation\" is not just about developing new products and services but, more fundamentally, about discovering new ways to create value. A Business Today-Monitor Group study profiles the most innovative Indian firms.

This new mobile phone guides you to your destination.

In India after independence, science and technology (S&T) saw a two-phased progress on the back of the momentum created in the 1930s by six great scientists of international repute.

ISRO launches PSLV-C34 carrying 20 satellites

Home entertainment has come a long way from the days of Doordarshan to the age of satellite television (Cable TV) and now DTH (Direct-to-Home) and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV).

ICICI Prudential and Bajaj Allianz are the two largest private life insurers in India and both are expanding furiously. The former leads on some parameters and the latter on some others. For now, the race is too close to call.