After landing on the Moon's southern pole and deploying an Indian solar observatory in space, the latest endeavour by the <keyword id="116095" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Space-Research-Organisation" source="Orion">Indian Space Research Organisation</keyword> (<keyword id="6358064" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ISRO" source="Orion">ISRO</keyword>) involved placing an advanced eye in the sky to closely monitor the Earth's surface and oceans. Now, the initial fruits of this ambitious venture have come to light. <keyword id="18493390" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="INSAT-3DS" source="Orion">INSAT-3DS</keyword>, a <keyword id="2829864" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="meteorological-satellite" source="Orion">meteorological satellite</keyword> pivotal for <keyword id="424037" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="weather-forecasting" source="Orion">weather forecasting</keyword>, climate monitoring and understanding atmospheric processes, has unveiled the first batch of images captured by its meteorological Imager and Sounder payloads. Launched on February 17, 2024, the satellite swiftly completed orbit-raising operations and reached its designated geostationary slot for In-Orbit Testing (IOT) by February 28, 2024. The first imaging session for the <keyword id="20926618" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Meteorological-Payload" source="Orion">Meteorological Payload</keyword> IOT took place on March 7, 2024, yielding the images that have now been released. <div type="twitter" handle="isro" handlename="isro" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1767155560645071344"></div> Equipped with a 6-channel imager, the satellite captures images of the Earth's surface and atmosphere across various spectral channels. These channels enable the gathering of data on diverse atmospheric and surface phenomena, including clouds, aerosols, land surface temperature, vegetation health and water vapour distribution. Moreover, the imager can be tailored to capture specific features of interest. In contrast, the 19-channel sounder captures radiation emitted by the Earth's atmosphere, with channels carefully selected to measure radiation emitted by different atmospheric constituents and properties like water vapour, ozone, carbon dioxide and other gases. Some channels are dedicated to measuring temperature variations across different atmospheric layers. Together, these payloads can generate more than 40 geophysical data products, including sea-surface temperature, rainfall (precipitation) products, land surface temperature, atmospheric motion vectors and high-resolution winds, among others, catering to diverse user needs. INSAT-3DS Satellite represents a continuation of the Third Generation Meteorological Satellite from Geostationary Orbit. Fully funded by the <keyword id="158211" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ministry-of-Earth-Sciences" source="Orion">Ministry of Earth Sciences</keyword> (MoES), this mission aims to enhance meteorological observations, monitor land and ocean surfaces for weather forecasting, and provide timely disaster warnings. Its primary goals include monitoring the Earth's surface, observing the oceans, offering vertical profiles of various meteorological parameters of the atmosphere and facilitating satellite-aided search and rescue operations.

Earth through Indian eye in the sky: ISRO’s meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS unveils its first batch of images

Play-by-play ISRO's GSAT-30 launch, from lift-off to reaching Earth's orbit

<ul><li>The Indian Space Research Organisation kicked off the 2020 launch calendar by sending the GSAT 30 communications satellite into space.</li><li>The satellite launched from the Guiana Space Center at 2:35am along with Eutelsat's communications satellite.</li><li>The mission lasted a total of 38 minutes. </li><li>Here's a look at the first launch of 2020 as Business Insider followed it every step of the way.</li></ul>India and Europe successfully launched the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) GSAT 30 and the Eutelsat Konnect satellites into space. This is the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isros-gsat-30-satellite-successfully-rides-the-ariane-5-rocket-into-orbit-abroad-the-first-launch-of-2020/articleshow/73312278.cms">first launch of 2020.</a>. "Its the first time that we have launched so early in the year... It’s also the 40th year of Arianespace, the anniversary is in March," said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, ahead of the launch. This was the 23rd launch of an <keyword id="2964782" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ISRO-satellite">ISRO satellite</keyword> by Arianespace — the commercial arm of the European Space Agency (ESA). Overall, it was the 251st launch in the Ariane-series. "The mission will be around 38 minutes… We are going to lift at 6:05 am, the weather is great — it's absolutely perfect. I have a launch window of 1 hour 55 minutes and we will lift off towards the east," Israël explained. GSAT 30 is aimed at providing connectivity in even the most remote regions of the country. Using GSAT 30’s bands, Indian cable operators will be able to broadcast their content to the Gulf countries, Australia and other regions within Asia. It is ISRO’s 41st communications satellite. Here’s a play-by-play of the first launch of 2020:

Play-by-play ISRO's GSAT-30 launch, from lift-off to reaching space

<ul><li>India's GSAT-30 communications satellite was successfully placed into Geostationary Transit Orbit (GTO) on Friday morning by Arianespace.</li><li>Ariane 5ECA is the first rocket to launch in 2020.</li><li>The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) satellite was accompanied by the <keyword id="8574047" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="eutelsat-konnect-satellite">Eutelsat Konnect satellite</keyword> from France.</li></ul>In the first launch of 2020, two satellites —including the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/chandrayaan-3-and-gaganyaan-top-priorities-for-isro-in-2020/articleshow/73063629.cms">ISRO</a>) <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isra-gsat-30-to-provide-tv-channels-to-gulf-counties-asian-countries-and-australia/articleshow/73226784.cms">GSAT 30</a> — soared into orbit Friday morning from the Guana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana aboard an <keyword id="3123279" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ariane-5-rocket">Ariane 5 rocket</keyword>. “It’s an excellent start of 2020 with an excellent launch. ISRO has opened its mission calendar for the year 2020 with the successful launch of GSAT 30 by Ariane 5,” said. P. Kunhikrishanan, Director of the U R Rao Satellite Centre, during the post-launch press conference. “Incidentally Arianespace’s started its launch innings in 2019 with launch of an Indian satellite as well, the GSAT-31,” he added. 
 
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 European Space Agency’s (<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isro-gsat-30-launch-on-january-17-with-european-space-agency/articleshow/73184551.cms">ESA</a>) commercial arm — Arianespace — launched the satellites off the northern coast of South America at 02:30 am IST on Friday. The 51.03-meter tall rocket weighing 780 tons <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isro-gsat-30-launch-explained-step-by-step/articleshow/73313054.cms">climbed into the sky</a> with 2.9 million pounds of thrust from its core engine and solid-fueled boosters. This may be the first launch of 2020 but its one of the last for Ariane 5. ESA’s Ariane 6 is scheduled for its first launch in 2020. After a transition period of five years, Ariane 5 will take its last trip into space in 2023. 
 


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 Play-by-play of 2020’s first rocket launch Ariane 5ECA <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isro-gsat-30-launch-explained-step-by-step/articleshow/73313054.cms">blazed a trail across the equatorial sky</a> coming out on the other side of the clouds. Powering its way into space, Ariane 5 broke the sound barrier and was travelling at Mach 1 one minute into the launch. 
 
 
 
 
 
 













	
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 The rocket’s boosters did 90% of the work, pushing the payloads against Earth’s gravity by burning 2 tons of propellant per second — an average year’s worth of gas for a car. 
	
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 The first payload — GSAT 30’s fellow passenger the Eutelsat Konnect satellite — was deployed at an altitude of 1000 kilometres. The broadband communications satellite for the Paris-based company is based on a new satellite design by Thales Alenia Space with an all-electric propulsion system and xenon plasma thrusters. After a cumulative 38 minutes, Ariane 5 placed the GSAT 30 into geostationary transit orbit (GTO). From here, the satellite will raise its orbit from the to the final circular geostationary orbit (GSO) by controlled firing of its motor. That’s when it will finally deploy its solar panels and antennas. What does GSAT 30 do? India’s 3357-kilo GSAT 30 satellite is a replacement for Insat 4A — launched back in 2005, also abroad an Ariane 5 rocket. However, the Insat 4A is well beyond its designated lifespan of 10 years. 
	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 GSAT 30 will operate from 83 degrees east longitude from Earth’s geostationary orbit. It will help cable operators broadcast their content overseas. ISRO’s claims the GSAT 30 will increase the C-band and K-band coverage over India, its islands, Asian countries, Gulf countries and Australia. "GSAT 30 will provide continuity of direct-to-home TV services from this slot, as well as digital satellite news-gathering and very small aperture terminal services," said ISRO chairman K. Sivan prior to the launch. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 That satellite has been designed to last at least 15 years with 12 C-band transponders and 12 Ku-band transponders. It has three-axis stabilised momentum-based control systems with a host of sensors, reaction wheels and thrusters. "The Ku-band transponders will provide services over the Indian mainland and islands. The satellite employs high-power amplifier and state-of-the-art antenna systems to meet the requirements of multiple users," Sivan explained. In order to maneuver in space, the satellite hastwo large propellant tanks accommodated within its central structural cylinder. The liquid apogee motor — GSAT 30’s main engine — is mounted on a separate deck with interfaces with the bottom ring of the cylinder. The power system of the satellite includes double-side solar arrays for generating electric power in addition a lithium-ion battery of 180 amps of capacity. Until now, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched 20 other GSAT satellites — 14 of which are still in service. The last one was GSAT-31, launched in February last year. However, ISRO plans to launch at least three more GSAT satellites in 2020. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isro-gsat-30-launch-on-january-17-with-european-space-agency/articleshow/73184551.cms">India and Europe get ready to launch ISRO's GSAT 30 satellite</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isra-gsat-30-to-provide-tv-channels-to-gulf-counties-asian-countries-and-australia/articleshow/73226784.cms">ISRO's first launch of 2020 will ensure Indians settled abroad can continue to watch Tata Sky, Star channels and more</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/chandrayaan-3-and-gaganyaan-top-priorities-for-isro-in-2020/articleshow/73063629.cms">India's second mission to land on the Moon, Chandrayaan 3, confirmed by ISRO chief</a>

ISRO's GSAT 30 satellite successfully rides the Ariane 5 rocket into orbit abroad the first launch of 2020

<ul><li><keyword id="414120" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chandrayaan-2">Chandrayaan 2</keyword>, India's second <keyword id="7500410" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="mission-to-the-moon">mission to the moon</keyword>, has been put on hold due to a 'technical snag' mere minutes from the launch window scheduled at 2:15am on July 15 Indian Standard Time.</li><li>This is the seventh time that <keyword id="45499" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chandrayaan">Chandrayaan</keyword> 2 has been delayed since its original launch date back in 2013.</li><li>The Indian Space Research Organisation is yet to explain the 'technical snag' and decide on the next perspective launch windows for India's mission to the Moon's South pole.</li></ul>India’s second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, has been put on hold yet again. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was all set to launch the GSLV MarkIII-M1 at 2:15am today morning but a 'technical snag' kept the rocket from taking off as per schedule. 
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 India's apex space agency has not disclosed any details about what the 'technical snag' aboard Chandrayaan 2 actually is but it was spotted after the launch vehicle was fully fueled up and ready to go. The new launch window for Chandrayaan 2 is also yet to be announced but in the past ISRO has reiterated that it plans to launch it's mission to the Moon's South Pole by the end of 2019. This is not the first time that this is mission has been pushed to a later date due to technical issues. In fact, the moon mission was initially supposed to take off in 2013, six years ago. Here are all the times that the mission has been delayed:

India's Chandrayaan 2 halts for the seventh time

Five reasons why telecom operators may win the battle for 5G against ISRO

<ul><li>After postponing the Young Scientists Programme (YUVIKA) 2020 in April, the event now stands cancelled by the Indian Space Organisation (<keyword id="6358064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="isro">ISRO</keyword>).</li><li>ISRO states that it was forced to cancel the event due to difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. </li><li>It has not disclosed any details about next year’s programme or if any provisions will be made for students that missed out this year.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a></li></ul>The Indian Space Research Organisation’s annual Young Scientists Programme— Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA) — has officially been cancelled this year. “In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated difficulties in organising the program, the <keyword id="8688537" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="yuvika-2020">YUVIKA 2020</keyword> stands cancelled,” ISRO said in a <a href="https://www.isro.gov.in/yuvika-2020-cancelled#:~:text=The%20Young%20Scientist%20Programme(YUVIKA,the%20YUVIKA%202020%20stands%20cancelled">statement. </a> Originally scheduled between May 11 to May 22 — nearly two weeks over summer vacation — ISRO had already <a href="https://www.isro.gov.in/update/20-apr-2020/yuvika-2020-postponed#:~:text=The%20Young%20Scientist%20programme%20(YUVIKA,programme%20will%20be%20informed%20subsequently.">postponed</a> the programme once in April. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="73895413" title="ISRO’s Young Scientist Programme will be open for registrations today, apply @isro.gov.in" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> YUVIKA 2020 would have been the second-edition of ISRO initiative to create awareness about space technology among youngsters in India. The programme selects students who are set to begin the tenth grade when the new academic year kicks in. This means that when applications open in February, ninth-graders are selected based on their eighth-grade performance. It is unclear whether or not the programme will kick start again next year or if any provisions will be made for candidates who may have missed out this time. ISRO is yet to reply to Business Insider’s request for comment. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/mars-spotted-first-time-by-uae-hope-probe-on-its-maiden-voyage-in-space/articleshow/77775267.cms">UAE’s Hope probe spots Mars for the very first time on its maiden voyage through space</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/kepler-supernova-exploded-400-years-ago-but-hasnt-slowed-down-and-two-pieces-of-debris-are-headed-towards-earth/articleshow/77646381.cms">Kepler supernova exploded 400 years ago but hasn’t slowed down — and two pieces of debris are headed towards Earth</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isro-chandrayaan-2-identifies-craters-that-may-have-water-after-mapping-4-million-square-kilometres-of-the-moon-in-its-first-year/slidelist/77667105.cms">ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 identifies craters that may have water after mapping 4 million square kilometres of the Moon in its first year</a>

ISRO’s Young Scientists Programme stands cancelled due to COVID-19

<ul><li>Astronomers have captured what looks to be the birth of a <keyword id="438857" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="New-Planet">new planet</keyword> for the very first time, 520 light-years from Earth. </li><li>Images taken by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) are the deepest images of the AB Aurigae star system till date. </li><li>The bright yellow “twist” at the centre is the new planet winding inwards into its orbit and expanding outwards to kick out gas and dust — making some room for itself.</li></ul>For the first time in human history, astronomers were witness to the birth of a new planet. The European Southern Observatory (<a href="https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2008/">ESO</a>) released an image of a fiery-looking orange mass of gas that shows the cosmic matter of the universe at a gravitational tipping point — which it believes to “telltale” signs of a star system being born. <div type="image" title="ESOinnerdisk" msid="75860153" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The &amp;#8216;twist&amp;#8217; (in very bright yellow) marks the spot where a planet may be forming&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The planet is forming around a young star called AB Aurigae around 520 light-years from Earth. The spiral formation captured by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) signals the presence of a <keyword id="9258230" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="baby-planet">baby planet</keyword>. <div type="image" title="ESO3_star_edited" msid="75860180" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Wide-field view of the region of the sky where AB Aurigae is located&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The pictures captured by the SPHERE instrument on the VLT are the deepest images of the AB Aurigae system obtained to date. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/67BD8FVvnSo" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></cdata></div> Explaining the birth of a star The distance between AB Aurigae and the new planet is approximately the same as the distance between Neptune and the Sun — around 4.5 billion kilometres. "The twist is expected from some theoretical models of planet formation,” said co-author of the study published in <a href="https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2020/05/aa38008-20/aa38008-20.html">Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics</a>, Anne Dutrey. She explains that it shows how the two spirals are meeting up where the planet is being born. One is winding inwards towards the planet’s orbit and the other is expanding outwards, kicking out the gas and dust, allowing a planet to grow. <div type="image" title="ESO2" msid="75860132" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The image on the right is a zoomed-in version of the area indicated by a red square on the image on the left. It shows the inner region of the disc, including the very-bright-yellow &amp;#8216;twist&amp;#8217; (circled in white) that scientists believe marks the spot where a planet is forming. &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> As the gas kicks outwards, “disturbances in the disc in the form of a wave, somewhat like the wake of a boat on a lake,” explained Emmanuel Di Folco, who also participated in the study. The wave gets shaped into a spiral arm as the planet rotates around the central star as seen by the bright yellow ‘twist’ region at the centre. Astronomers knew this was going to happen years ago “Thousands of exoplanets have been identified so far, but little is known about how they form,” added lead author of the study, Anthony Boccaletti. He embarked on the mission to find a newly forming planet after the first hints of a new planet being born were observed a few years ago with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). “We need to observe very young systems to really capture the moment when planets form,” he explained. He and his team fine-tuned the SPHERE instrument on the VLT to observe if there had been any further developments. The result was some of the most in-depth images of the star system till date. Not only do they confirm the observations that were initially made by ALMA, but also captured the enigmatic ‘twist’, which is the key to their assumption that it could be a new planet being born before their very own eyes. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/lt-and-godrej-join-like-boeing-and-lockheed-martin-ula-after-biggest-space-reform/articleshow/75778037.cms">"Now, L&amp;T and Godrej can join hands like Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s ULA," says Gateway House scholar cheering India’s 'biggest space reform'</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/india-tells-isro-to-give-startups-and-private-players-access-to-geospatial-data-and-testing-facilities/articleshow/75776128.cms">ISRO treasure trove of testing facilities and data will now be open to startups and private players</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/the-best-candidate-for-an-earth-like-planet-is-also-the-farthest-one-detected-yet-and-it-has-a-guinness-world-record-to-prove-it/articleshow/75715617.cms">The best candidate for an Earth-like planet is also the farthest one detected yet — and it has a Guinness World Record to prove it</a>

In a fiery swirl of orange gas, a new planet is born — witnessed by astronomers for the very first time

<ul><li>The 30-share index was trading 1.22% higher, and the NSE Nifty rose 128.45 points at 9:55 am.</li><li>Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. </li><li>These are the top stocks that are buzzing in trade today.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Indian stock market indices, Sensex rallied over 450 points in early trade on Thursday, driven by gains in index-heavyweights HDFC, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank amid positive cues from US equities. The 30-share index was trading 1.22% higher, and the NSE Nifty rose 128.45 points at 9:55 am. Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Gainers </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Losers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bajaj Auto </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ONGC </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IndusInd Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Titan </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bajaj Finance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Britannia </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Axis Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dr Reddy </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bajaj Finserv Ltd. </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nestle India </td></tr></tbody></table>*as of October 1, 10:00 am These are the top stocks in news today. <keyword id="799" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="PVR">PVR</keyword> and <keyword id="105311" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="INOX-Leisure">INOX Leisure</keyword> surge led by Unlock 5.0 boost The shares of cinema giants PVR and INOX Leisure surged over 11% during the early trade hours on Thursday. The rally was driven by the government decision of reopening cinema halls from October 15 as part of its<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/central-government-unlock-5-0-guidelines-cinema-halls-schools-colleges-swimming-pools-can-open-again-with-some-conditions/articleshow/78419665.cms"> Unlock 5.0 guidelines</a>. Reliance Industries (<keyword id="6484187" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="ril">RIL</keyword>) open 2% higher The shares of Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries (RIL) soared 2% after the company raised another <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/reliance-retail-raises-another-1875-crore-as-silver-lake-comes-back-with-an-additional-investment/articleshow/78412992.cms">₹1,875 crore from Silver Lake co-investors.</a> <keyword id="6354737" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="ONGC">ONGC</keyword> and Oil India trade in red The shares of natural gas giants Oil and Natural Gas Corp and Oil India were trading in red after the Indian government slashed the rate by 25% to $1.79 for the period of October 2020 to March 2021. This is the price at which most of the natural gas produced in India is sold. <keyword id="6359783" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="bajaj-auto">Bajaj Auto</keyword> jumps 5% post September sales numbers The shares of auto manufacturer Bajaj Auto jumped 5% after it recorded stellar growth of 10% in its overall sales. The <a href="https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachLive/c6a2166b-2617-4f6f-b594-7677d3b0d441.pdf">company </a>said it recorded the highest ever sales in its export segment with a year-on-year growth of 14%. KEC International gains 2% The shares of KEC International gained 2% after the construction firm announced that it had bagged multiple orders worth ₹1,033 crore across business segments. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isro-to-launch-venus-mission-in-2025/articleshow/78420140.cms">ISRO to carry first-ever French payload abroad Venus mission scheduled for 2025</a>

Top stock movers — RIL, PVR, Bajaj Auto, INOX Leisure, ONGC, Oil India and more

<ul><li>The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Hope probe just spotted Mars for the very first time on its way to the Red Planet. </li><li>The Gulf country’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced that Hope Mission has completed the first 100 million kilometres of its journey. </li><li>The Hope probe took the image using its star tracker designed to keep the spacecraft on the correct path. </li><li>The team behind the mission claims that they will likely have to make at least half a dozen manoeuvres before the Hope Mission reaches its destination.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>It’s been over a month since the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) maiden voyage into space, and it just caught its first-ever glimpse of the Red Planet — Mars. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77064837" title="The Hope Probe is on its way to Mars — everything you need to know about the UAE’s first jump into interplanetary space" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> UAE’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum confirmed that the Hope probe is now 100 million kilometres into its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/uae-mars-mission-hope-probe-on-its-way-to-red-planet-here-is-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/77064837.cms">seven-month journey</a>. This means the spacecraft has completed one-fifth of its planned route to Mars. <div type="twitter" handle="HHShkMohd" handlename="HH Sheikh Mohammed" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1290719015304921089/0KK20HiG_normal.jpg" favoritecount="2660" retweetcount="683" status="The Hope probe is officially 100 million km into its journey to the Red Planet. Mars, as demonstrated in the image… https://t.co/SHjXC902qG" createdat="1598252359000" id="1297790573139628033"></div> The image of Mars was taken using the Hope probe’s star tracker designed to keep the spacecraft on the right path. However, the team behind the mission claims that it will need to perform at least six trajectory correction manoeuvres along the way — the first of which already occurred over a week ago. <div type="twitter" handle="HopeMarsMission" handlename="Hope Mars Mission" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1282026326640267266/1e8FUyJW_normal.jpg" favoritecount="572" retweetcount="167" status="The #HopeProbe has successfully completed its first trajectory correction manoeuvre - a major milestone in its jour… https://t.co/M3xkGf6v3W" createdat="1597662131000" id="1295314981198716928"></div> "It's a very small target," Pete Withnell, program manager for the Hope Mission, said during a news conference held on July 9, explaining how aiming for Mars is "equivalent to an archer hitting a two-millimetre target one kilometre away.” <div type="image" title="mission hope map" msid="77775264" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Mission Hope&amp;#39;s journey to Mars&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> What is <keyword id="9608929" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="mission-hope">Mission Hope</keyword> expecting to find on Mars? The main objective of the $200 million Mission Hope is to understand Martian weather, which is one of the years they want to complete at least one year’s orbit. Once the Hope probe positions itself in orbit around Mars its primary three instruments — the Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS), Emirates Exploration Imager (EXI), and Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer (EMUS) — will switch on. At the end of the day, scientists behind the mission are hoping to establish a connection between the ancient climate of Mars and what it has now. Instruments aboard the Hope probe will also be keeping an eye out for how hydrogen and oxygen are escaping from the Martian atmosphere. And also investigate how the lower and upper levels of the atmosphere are connected. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/uae-mars-mission-hope-probe-on-its-way-to-red-planet-here-is-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/77064837.cms">The Hope Probe is on its way to Mars — everything you need to know about the UAE’s first jump into interplanetary space</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/kepler-supernova-exploded-400-years-ago-but-hasnt-slowed-down-and-two-pieces-of-debris-are-headed-towards-earth/articleshow/77646381.cms">Kepler supernova exploded 400 years ago but hasn’t slowed down — and two pieces of debris are headed towards Earth</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isro-chandrayaan-2-identifies-craters-that-may-have-water-after-mapping-4-million-square-kilometres-of-the-moon-in-its-first-year/slidelist/77667105.cms">ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 identifies craters that may have water after mapping 4 million square kilometres of the Moon in its first year</a>

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<ul><li>Several big names like Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Mahindra’s Anand Mahindra have been investing in the Indian <keyword id="6177850" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="spacetech" source="Orion">spacetech</keyword> segment.</li><li>The $7 billion spacetech industry in India is exploding and there is a lot of room for both experts and <keyword id="53533" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="entrepreneurs" source="Orion">entrepreneurs</keyword>.</li><li>Elon Musk did not work with NASA, Pixxel’s Awais Ahmed told Business Insider to highlight that those looking to enter the sector just need to see how they can fill in the demand.</li><li>Check out the latest news and updates on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Business Insider</a>.</li></ul>The Indian spacetech industry has been growing rapidly over the last one year and giants like Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm), Anand Mahindra (Mahindra and Mahindra) and Balaji Srinivasan (former CTO at Coinbase) have been taking notice of the unique opportunities that this niche segment provides. The global commercial space industry was estimated to be $360 billion and the pie in India was expected to be worth about $7 billion, at the end of 2019, by consulting firm PwC. And the segment is growing at breakneck speed. There is a growing need for a whole host of experts and entrepreneurs to fill in an increasing demand across the value chain. The space sector can be divided into two categories <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;" class="redcator-table-advance"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Upstream </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Satellite manufacturers and launchers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Downstream </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Activities based on the use of data provided by space infrastructure such as broadcasting, communications, navigation and more. </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table>But what does it take to enter a domain which is as unique and technical as space? Business Insider spoke to three spacetech entrepreneurs at TIE Delhi’s India Internet Day conference on September 23. The early entrants of the spacetech domain — Dhruva Space’s Sanjay Nekkanti, Pixxel’s Awais Ahmed and Kawa Space’s Kris Nair — shared their inputs on the experites needed to start a spacetech business. “You can build a system, you can build better and more accurate monitoring of methane emissions. You can build better transportation systems. If you have a much cheaper way to kind of launch a bunch of satellites to any orbit there is no doubt. You have better ideas to kind of work around or in orbit, last mile transfer, small clusters beam clusters...The opportunities are endless,” Nair added. They all had one common thing to share — the will to start a business. Irrespective of their own diverse backdowns, the trio have been killing it in the Indian spacetech industry with several big names backing their business. Nair of Kawa Space, which is backed by Cure.Fit’s Mukesh Bansal and Paytm’s Sharma, noted that if someone has the desire to build something for the space industry, they just need to understand where the big gaps are. They can always build better versions of the already existing mechanisms or find the way to launch satellites for much cheaper, he added. Ahmed’s Pixxel further added that one does not need any connections with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) or be connected to the space industry from the beginning. The Internet is a great place to learn since there are PhD studies, reports, books and the reading material available on it, he said. Besides this, one can always reach out to entrepreneurs in this domain over social media platforms like LinkedIn to understand more about the segment. “The biggest space entrepreneur today, Elon Musk, was not associated with anything related to space. He learnt,” Ahmed added. Speaking from his engineering experience, Dhruva Space’s Nekkanti added there is a lot of scoop for growth hacking as a lot of technologies that are built for earth can come in handy for space operations as well with certain updates. “So, for people who want to be an entrepreneur in this industry if you have an, I talk from an engineer's perspective, if you have an engineering degree. You're currently working somewhere, it could be the IT industry. I think there could be some parts of that that can be applied in the space industry,” he added. Even funding is not a challenge The Indian space sector was valued at $7 billion back in 2019 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of $50 billion by 2024, a PWC report <a href="https://www.pwc.in/assets/pdfs/research-insights/2020/preparing-to-scale-new-heights.pdf">estimates</a>. Funding and garnering the interest of the investors was definitely one of the biggest challenges that the Indian spacetech industry faced until last year. There were no policies around it and investors simply didn’t want to take the risk. Mumbai Angels-backed Dhruva and Techstars-backed Pixxel had to talk to 100s of investors before they could actually close a funding round, However, the segment saw a ray of hope when the Indian government decided to privatise the space and allowed more companies to enter this domain. On May 21 earlier this year, both Anand Mahindra-backed Agnikul and Mukesh Bansal-backed Skyroot bagged<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/skyroot-aerospace-raises-11-million-in-funding-with-plans-to-have-vikram-1-on-the-launch-pad-by-mid-2022/articleshow/82788901.cms"> $11 million </a>each from several big names in the industry. These were the biggest rounds that Indian spacetech startups have raised to date. ALSO WATCH: Some of the India’s biggest tycoons are wetting their feet in the space sector, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations' Dr.Chaitanya Girtold Business Insider. <div type="Video" msid="80406550" hostid="261" title="Here's why 2021 may be a watershed year for India's space sector" dataSource="BUSINESSINSIDER" thumbUrl="https://denmark.timesinternet.in/cmslite/api/app/images.jpg?msid=80406550"></div> SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/investment/news/snoop-doggs-new-project-with-let-fans-party-with-him-inside-his-la-mansion-and-potentially-be-neighbours/articleshow/86478559.cms">Snoop Dogg’s new project will let fans party with him inside his LA mansion and potentially be neighbours</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/investment/news/evergrandes-impact-on-bitcoin-highlights-how-cryptocurrencies-still-have-growing-pains/articleshow/86422657.cms">Evergrande’s impact on Bitcoin highlights how cryptocurrencies still have growing pains</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/investment/news/three-reasons-why-this-might-be-a-good-time-to-buy-bitcoin/articleshow/86369793.cms">Three reasons why this might be a good time to buy Bitcoin</a>

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<ul><li>The Finance Minister of India unveiled the fourth tranche of the government plan to revive the economy.</li><li>The announcements come amidst a broader anxiety over the plan for the next phases, which netizens are calling <keyword id="9205943" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="lockdown-4-0">lockdown 4.0</keyword>, beyond May 17 when the current lockdown is scheduled to end.</li><li>Today's measures will focus on structural reforms to attract more investments, more production, and more employment. </li><li>Get the latest news and updates on the unravelling COVID-19 crisis on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Business Insider</a>. </li></ul>The Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, unveiled the fourth tranche of the government plan to revive the economy from the COVID-19 crisis. The announcements come with less than 48 hours for the the current lockdown to end and people were anxious about the next phase, which the netizens are calling lockdown 4.0 for now. The first, second, and third tranche of the ₹20 lakh crore ($270 billion) economic stimulus promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi focussed on a wide range of sectors from micro, small and medium (MSME) businesses, non-banking financial companies, farming and allied activities including fisheries and animal husbandry, and migrant workers among others. Some of these steps included steps already announced as well as expansion of existing outlays. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/now-day-four-of-nirmala-sitharamans-stimulus-plan-as-india-preps-for-lockdown-4-0/articleshow/75774080.cms">Now, fourth tranche of Nirmala Sitharaman's stimulus plan as India preps for lockdown 4.0</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/hindalco-jspl-coal-india-companies-that-will-benefit-from-nirmala-sitharamans-reforms/articleshow/75775443.cms">Hindalco, JSPL, Adani, Coal India, and many more stocks that can benefit from India’s sweeping reforms in coal and mineral sector</a> These are the top highlights from Sitharaman's speech on May 16: Today's measures will focus on structural reforms to attract more investments, more production, and more employment. Reforms will focus on <keyword id="6356966" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="coal">coal</keyword>, minerals, defence production, civil aviation, power distribution in Union Territories, space, and atomic energy. 1. ₹50,000 crore will be given to build coal evacuation infrastructure. Government will introduce competition, transparency and private sector participation in the coal sector through: <ul><li>Revenue sharing mechanism instead of regime of fixed ₹/tonne. </li><li>Earlier, only captive consumers with end-use ownership could bid. Now, any party can bid for a coal block and sell in the open market.</li><li>Entry norms will be liberalised, and nearly 50 blocks will be offered immediately. </li><li>No eligibility conditions, only upfront payment with a ceiling.</li></ul>2. A seamless, comprehensive exploration-mining-production policy will be introduced for non-coal minerals like iron ore, bauxite etc. 500 mining blocks would be offered through an open and transparent auction process. Joint auction of bauxite and coal will take place to enhance the competitiveness of the aluminium industry. The distiction between captive and non-captive mines and that will help transfer mining leases and the sale of unused minerals. Companies will be allowed to transfer the mining lease. The Ministry of Mines is in the process of mineral index. Stamp duties will be rationalised at the time of auction. 3. India will manufacture more defence equipment in India. The ordinance factories will corporatised (not privatised). The limit on foreign investment in defence manufacturing has been raised to 74% from 49%. Other measures include: <ul><li>Notify a list of weapons/platforms for ban on import with year-wise timelines.</li><li>Indigenisation of imported spares.</li><li>Separate budget provisioning for domestic capital procurement.</li><li>Corporatisation of <keyword id="115338" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ordnance-factory">Ordnance Factory</keyword> Board - FM says she hopes that it will eventually get listed on the stock exchange.</li></ul> 4. 60% of the Indian airspace is freely available, because it is fairly restricted for civil and defence purposes, we have been taking longer routes. This has to be rationalised for optimum utilisation of time and fuel. Customers can get to their destinations quicker and cheaper. We will be able to get to our destinations at the shortest time. This is an environment friendly step with a big implication on civil aviation. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/news/bjp-narendra-modi-nirmala-sitharaman-push-agriculture-apmc-reform/articleshow/75760189.cms">Modi is using the COVID-19 crisis to push through APMC reforms he has wanted for long⁠— but states may oppose</a> 5. Six more airports are up for auction. Additional investment by private players in 12 airports expected to garner ₹13,000 crore. Another 6 airports will be auctioned in the third round. The Airports Authority of India will get a down payment of ₹2,300 crore. 6. Power distributors in Union Territories will be privatised: <ul><li>Discoms to ensure adequate power, load-shedding to be penalized.</li><li>Reduction in cross-subsidies.</li><li>Direct benefit transfer for subsidy and usage of smart prepaid meters.</li><li>Privatisation of discoms can be emulated by States.</li></ul>7. Private investment in social infrastructure like hospitals: <ul><li>₹8,100 crore funding scheme announced as Viability Gap Funding (VGF).</li><li>Quantum of viability gap funding in social Infrastructure projects increased up to 30%. VGF will remain at 20% in other sectors.</li></ul>8. Private companies will be allowed to use Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) facilities and other relevant assets. Future projects for planetary exploration, outer space travel etc., will be open to the private sector. The government will also Liberal geo-spatial data policy for providing remote-sensing data to tech-entrepreneurs. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/indian-women-dont-like-being-gig-workers/articleshow/75757460.cms">Indian women don’t like being gig workers ⁠— the potentially $450 billion industry has to woo them with fair pay to start with</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/ashok-gulati-interview-on-essential-commodities-act-and-apmc-changes/articleshow/75760364.cms">"I have been asking for this for 20 years," says Ashok Gulati, agriculture scientist ⁠— cheering the changes to Essential Commodities Act and APMC</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/india-sets-up-fund-for-cold-storage-for-farm-products-startups-are-eligible/articleshow/75758088.cms">India now has a ₹1 lakh crore fund to boost farm products storage⁠— and startups are invited too</a>

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Earth through Indian eye in the sky: ISRO’s meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS unveils its first batch of images

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ISRO's GSAT 30 satellite successfully rides the Ariane 5 rocket into orbit abroad the first launch of 2020

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India's Chandrayaan 2 halts for the seventh time

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