2002 Gujarat carnage was communal violence at another scale, shook me to my core, says filmmaker Rakesh Sharma at IDSFFK 2025

2002 Gujarat carnage was communal violence at another scale, shook me to my core, says filmmaker Rakesh Sharma at IDSFFK 2025

Documentary filmmaker Rakesh Sharma. | Photo Credit: S.R. Praveen Faced with communal violence in his neighbourhood in Mumbai in 1992, Rakesh Sharma’s first instinct was to organise a relief camp, which he and his friends ran at Jogeshwari for about a year, until new homes were built for the victims. They lent legal help too, […]

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From carrying rockets on bicycles to Chandrayaan: NCERT modules document India’s space missions

From carrying rockets on bicycles to Chandrayaan: NCERT modules document India’s space missions

From carrying rockets on bicycles and bullock carts in the 1960s to landmark space missions like Chandrayaan and Gaganyaan, India’s rise among the global space powers is now part of NCERT’s special modules. Two modules titled ‘India: A rising space power’ highlights how the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), set up in 1962 […]

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Why Axiom-4 mission keeps getting delayed: Timeline of setbacks, new launch date

Why Axiom-4 mission keeps getting delayed: Timeline of setbacks, new launch date

US space agency NASA recently announced the delay of the Axiom Mission 4 (or Ax-4) again due to operational concerns. Initially scheduled to launch on June 22, NASA opted to delay the mission yet again. The mission’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and Dragon spacecraft, are still on their assigned launchpad, Launch Complex 39A, at Kennedy […]

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