SUNDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2026

Chandrayaan-3 now begins mission on Moon

The Chandrayaan -3 comprises of the lander module in which lies a rover. This landing on the south pole of the Moon is the first accomplished by any country. The lander is a digitalized computer in which are programmed all vital data like monitoring climatic conditions, lunar seismic activities, to judge safe lunar terrain, and there should also be no craters filled with lunar dust which flies up and which covers all important sensors in the lander. This condition could hamper progress.The lunar venture is crucial to know the soil composition of vital minerals, water, rock formations.The final 15 minutes were crucial in which the lander somersaulted from 45° to 90° angle so that it lands flat on the surface of the moon, with a soft landing. A built in ramp exited to allow the 6 wheeler containing solar panels to move out and empower vital electronic components in the lander. A window of 14 days time will be there to absolutely complete the mission, when the temperatures will be freezing and shut down operations.  From stories of Chandamama to Chandrayaan-3, school kids are very excited and enthusiastic to see this moon expedition successfully executed.


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Tough penalties required for those who build bad roads

KG VILOP, Chorao
Published Aug 23, 2023, 7:46 PM IST
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The pothole-ridden roads pose threat to pedestrians and vehicle-users. If anyone suffers serious injury due to bad roads, the people involved in building that stretch of the road should be booked for culpable homicide.  Residents undergo trauma and hardship on roads for potholes, cracks, fissures.  While the only section who benefits are road contractors as they get to do repeated repairs, maintenance or even lay new roads. It is evident that PWD engineers do not…

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