ISRO loses communication with Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft after friday midnight

This is the first video of the Moon, and was taken by the terrain mapping camera of Chandrayaan-1. This short video was shot as the spacecraft flew over the area near moon’s south polar region.

India has successfully launched its first mission to the Moon. India achieved a milestone in the global space history with the successful launch of Chandrayaan -I, India’s first spacecraft mission to moon, today, on October 22, 2008 at 6.22 am from Sathish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (SHAR) in Andhra Pradesh.

Apgenco notification for Assistant engineers (electrical, Mechanical and Civil) was announced. Last year Syllabus: Apgenco Assistnat Engineer (electrical) exam – 2007 Syllabus Previous Questions: Apgenco Assistant Engineer (Electrical) exam 2007 Questions Notification details: Vacancies: Trainee assistant engineer: 261 (electrical+mech+civil) Application form can be obtained by paying Rs.100/- in personal or paying Rs.135/- by IPO from

The country’s first indigenously built nuclear power reactor Madras Atomic Power Station Unit-1 (MAPS-1), located at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu  will complete 25 years today. MAPS was Synchronised to the grid in the presence of late prime minister Indira Gandhi on July 23, 1983. MAPS comprises two units of 220 MW each of pressurised heavy

A partial solar eclipse will be visible in India on the afternoon of august 1.People from North-Eastern region can see better, substantial part of teh Sun’s disc being obscured by the moon. The partial eclipse will be seen in North-Eastern region at 4:08pm. This will start at 4:18pm and ends at 6:02pm for Kolkata.