Archive for the 'Science and Technology' Category

World Space Week- an out-of-the-world experience

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, October 04 If you thought withdrawing money from your nearest ATM is not rocket science, think again. At the World Space Week exhibition organised at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) campus, scientists are busy explaining to children and adults how technology, which we often take for granted, uses space science. “When [...]

Emotional Sunita talks of friend, fellow astronaut Kalpana

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, September 25 Sunita Williams could not contain her emotions while speaking of her friend and fellow astronaut, the late Kalpana Chawla, at an event organised at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad on Tuesday. “Kalpana was a great friend and also my greatest role model,” said Sunita stifling sobs. “I consider myself [...]

Emotional Sunita talks of friend, fellow astronaut Kalpana

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, September 25 Sunita Williams could not contain her emotions while speaking of her friend and fellow astronaut, the late Kalpana Chawla, at an event organised at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad on Tuesday. “Kalpana was a great friend and also my greatest role model,” said Sunita stifling sobs. She recounted an [...]

3, 2, 1, 0… Mission Moon gets ready for take off

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, August 31: The countdown to India’s first moon mission has begun, and the major part of the work is happening in our own backyard at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Ahmedabad. When Chandrayan-I soars into space in April 2008, India will become the fifth [...]

No More wading through floodwaters for homeowners

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, June 27: RAINWATER harvesting wells recently constructed by the Space Applications Centre will finally provide relief to low-lying residential societies around the SAC which were flooded in the monsoon for years by water flowing out its 80-acre campus. SAC has built two rainwater collection ponds, each of a capacity of five lakh [...]