This week, the former ISRO chief said there was no hope of waking up Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover. Scientists were hoping the lander and rover may wake up and do additional experiments than planned. On the other hand, a bus stop suddenly vanished overnight in Bengaluru. In Uttar Pradesh, a road was dug up after a BJP MLA's representative didn't receive the 'commission'. Apart from these, as per a report, Delhi's air was the most polluted in the country for the last year, and a northeastern city came out as the cleanest. The famed 'wagh nakh' or tiger claw dagger of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is scheduled to return to India shortly.
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Chandrayaan-3: 'No Chance At All' Of Waking Up Lander And Rover Now, Ex-ISRO Chairman Says
There is now no hope of waking up the Chandrayaan-3's moon lander and rover, an eminent space scientist said on Friday, signalling a possible end to India's third lunar mission. Space Commission member and former ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar, who was actively associated with the mission, told PTI: "No, no, there won't be any more hope of reviving."
Bus Stop Vanishes Overnight! Bengaluru Commuter Shelter Worth Rs 10 Lakh 'Stolen'
A bus shelter, complete with its stainless-steel structure valued at Rs 10 lakh, mysteriously disappeared only a week after its installation on Cunningham Road in Bengaluru.
UP: MLA's Aide Digs Up Shahjahanpur Road After Contractor Refuses To Pay 'Commission', Says Report
A half-a-kilometre stretch of a road connecting Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur to Budaun was allegedly dug up with a bulldozer by a representative of a BJP MLA over non-payment of “commission” by the contractor, news agency PTI reported.
Delhi was the most polluted city in terms of air pollution in the last year, between October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023. Aizawl in Mizoram has the cleanest air in India. The PM2.5 concentration in Aizawl is 11 micrograms per cubic metre.
The famed 'wagh nakh' or tiger claw dagger of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is scheduled to return to India shortly. On Tuesday, Maharashtra Ministers Sudhir Mungantiwar and Uday Samant signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for bringing back Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's "Wagh Nakh" or tiger claw from the Victoria and Albert Museum to India for three years, news agency PTI reported.