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India's first human space-flight mission, Gaganyaan, is expected to launch in 2024, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said recently. The government had planned the space flight for 2021, but the schedule got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first test-flight will be followed by a female-looking spacefaring humanoid robot. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has identified four fighter pilots as the potential crew for the human space-flight mission.According to a recent report by PTI, Gaganyaan, India's maiden human…

India is set to launch its first human space expedition ‘Gaganyaan’ with…

NEW DELHI : Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of state for Science and Technology on Sunday announced the set-up of dashboards to enable the sharing of the best technology practices among the centre and the states.  Presiding over the concluding…

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has also impacted the schedule of the nuclear power projects that are under construction in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, Parliament was recently told. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on the status of various nuclear power projects under construction, Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy Dr. Jitendra Singh said: "In respect of projects being implemented in cooperation with the Russian Federation, the schedule is also impacted by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict."India's…

The Indian space agency is pursuing its human space mission - Gaganyaan - with an eye on space tourism, the Parliament was told on Thursday.The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is in the process of developing indigenous capabilities towards space tourism through the demonstration of human space flight capability to Low Earth Orbit (Leo), Union Minister of State for Space Dr. Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha in response to a question. He also said that the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation…

India will launch its much-awaited human spaceflight mission in 2023, Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said. Named Gaganyaan, the first human space mission to launch from Indian soil was initially set for August 2022, to mark 75 years of India's independence but the coronavirus-induced pandemic forced a delay in its timeline. Singh acknowledged the delay but added that preparations are going full throttle to achieve the 2023 target. He added that a successful Gaganyaan mission will make India the…

Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday said the vision of Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN)-IIT Hyderabad is to become a global player in next-generation smart mobility technologies.Speaking after inaugurating the first such state-of-the-art TiHAN facility to develop unmanned ground and aerial vehicles in the IIT-Hyderabad campus, he said TiHAN was funded by the Union Ministry of Science & Technology at a budget of Rs130 crore, is a multidisciplinary the…

In a big step towards liberalisation of the geospatial industry in India, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on Tuesday launched the 'Self Certification Portal for conveying adherence to provisions of geospatial guidelines by individuals, companies, organisations and government agencies.The portal (https://geospatial.dst.gov.in/) was launched by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh.The Centre claimed that as part of taking concrete steps to foster ease of…