The active participation of state governments in rare earth exploration and processing can significantly contribute to regional economic development and India's self-sufficiency in critical mineral value chains, according to a recent research report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
As the first joint Earth observation mission between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the event marks a defining moment in the journey of Indo-US space cooperation and also in ISRO's overall internation
NISAR is the first mission of its kind, jointly developed by ISRO and NASA. It is an L- and S-band, global, microwave imaging mission, with the capability to acquire fully polarimetric and interferometric data, as per an official statement from ISRO.
Under the close protection of the 33 Assam Rifles, farmers from both Kuki and Meitei communities are returning to their lands. With ploughs cutting through long-fallowed earth, a cautious but significant revival of agriculture has begun, one that symbolises resilience and coexistence.
On Monday, the Indian Space Research Organisation said that it will launch the NISAR, the first joint Earth observation satellite by ISRO and NASA, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on July 30 at 17:40 IST.
The NCS mentioned on Friday in a post on X, "EQ of M: 4.9, On: 25/07/2025 18:27:11 IST, Lat: 9.36 N, Long: 94.31 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Andaman Sea."