# India

Veteran Indian space scientist UR Rao passes away

Veteran Indian space scientist UR Rao passed away here on Monday, an ISRO official confirmed. He was 85. "Rao passed away…

IANS | Bengaluru | July 24, 2017 3:22 am

Veteran Indian space scientist UR Rao passes away

Veteran Indian space scientist UR Rao passed away here on Monday, an ISRO official confirmed. He was 85.

"Rao passed away at his residence in the city's eastern suburb at around 3 am, after prolonged illness and due to age-related health issues," the Indian Space Research Organisation official said.

Rao was the ISRO chairman for a decade from 1984 to 1994.

# Opinion

Distressed Soil~II

A national database on land degradation prepared by the Indian Space Research Organisation in 2016 showed that 36.7 per cent of India’s total arable and non-arable land suffers from various forms of degradation, water erosion being the chief contributor (68.4 per cent).

# Technology

Senior ISRO scientists share their experience of interacting with PM Modi as nation celebrates National Space Day

India is celebrating its first-ever National Space Day to mark the anniversary of the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

# India

ISRO launches Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08, PM Modi says “A remarkable milestone!”

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Friday.