India’s first lunar probe, named Chandrayaan-1, is all set to launch from Sriharikota on the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, October 22. The $83 million mission is expected to orbit the moon for two years and carries 11 instruments on board, including two from the United States.
Weather permitting, the countdown will begin on October 18, [...]
Posted on October 13th, 2008 by Gunjan
If the weather cooperates, India will launch its first probe to the moon on Wednesday, October 22nd. The $83 million mission will carry two NASA instruments, including a Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3). M3 was built by Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Lab.
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Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Gunjan
Yesterday, President George W Bush signed the landmark “123 Agreement” enabling the United States and India to collaborate in civilian nuclear energy. Three years in the making, this deal reverses a 34 year old ban imposed on India after its first nuclear test in the Rajasthan desert in May 1974.
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Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Gunjan
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to the U.S.-India Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Initiative with a bipartisan vote of 298-117. The bill must now be approved by the Senate. There are already reports that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may fly to New Delhi shortly to complete the process.
Approval of [...]
Posted on September 27th, 2008 by Gunjan
I’ve been humbled by the ten five star reviews accorded to my book ( Doing Business in 21st Century India ) on Amazon. There are many books that present a strongly positive image of India and its potential; words such as Planet, Billions, Arriving, Unbound, as part of their title convey their intent. I set [...]
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Posted on September 27th, 2008 by Gunjan
