At the eighth meeting of the US-India Civil Space Joint Working Group (Csjwg) meeting on Monday and Tuesday, discussions also covered collaboration in earth and space science as well as global navigation satellite systems, spaceflight safety and space situational awareness, and policies for commercial space activities, the Department said.
The meeting was co-chaired by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jennifer R. Littlejohn and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Associate Administrator Karen Feldstein on the US side and by Shantanu Bhatawdekar, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Scientific Secretary on the Indian side.
A highlight of the NASA-isro cooperation is the Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) mission, planned for next year.
It is expected to systematically map earth, using two different radar frequencies to monitor resources such as water, forests and agriculture.
It will provide information about ecosystems, the earth’s surface, natural hazards, sea level rise and the cryosphere,...
The meeting was co-chaired by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jennifer R. Littlejohn and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Associate Administrator Karen Feldstein on the US side and by Shantanu Bhatawdekar, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Scientific Secretary on the Indian side.
A highlight of the NASA-isro cooperation is the Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) mission, planned for next year.
It is expected to systematically map earth, using two different radar frequencies to monitor resources such as water, forests and agriculture.
It will provide information about ecosystems, the earth’s surface, natural hazards, sea level rise and the cryosphere,...
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Strengthening cooperation in human space flight through an exchange that includes advanced training for an Indian astronaut at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, was among the initiatives launched at the inaugural meeting of the US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) in Washington on Tuesday, the White House said.
National Security Advisers (Nsa) Ajit Doval of India and Jake Sullivan of the US led the iCET meeting at which space, scientific, defence and commerce officials participated.
Another initiative at the iCET meeting was to include planetary defence in the agenda of the US-India Civil Space Joint Working Group (Csjwg), according to the White House.
The US planetary defence programme monitors asteroids and comets to identify those that can potentially cause harm to the earth and issue warnings and develop actions to mitigate their effect.
Cooperation with the US on manned space flight would be a departure for India,...
National Security Advisers (Nsa) Ajit Doval of India and Jake Sullivan of the US led the iCET meeting at which space, scientific, defence and commerce officials participated.
Another initiative at the iCET meeting was to include planetary defence in the agenda of the US-India Civil Space Joint Working Group (Csjwg), according to the White House.
The US planetary defence programme monitors asteroids and comets to identify those that can potentially cause harm to the earth and issue warnings and develop actions to mitigate their effect.
Cooperation with the US on manned space flight would be a departure for India,...
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Dec 3 (Ians) Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has once again reiterated that India is an integral part of him and he was fortunate to grow up in a family in the country that cherished learning and knowledge.
“India is a part of me. I carry it with me wherever I go. I was fortunate to grow up in a family that cherished learning and knowledge, with parents who sacrificed a lot to make sure I had opportunities to explore my interests,” Pichai said in a blog post late on Friday.
He expressed his thoughts after receiving the Padma Bhushan, India’s highest civilian honour, from India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, in San Francisco.
Pichai, who was born in Madurai and grew up in Chennai, in 2021 also said that India is deeply rooted in him and a big part of who he is.
In...
“India is a part of me. I carry it with me wherever I go. I was fortunate to grow up in a family that cherished learning and knowledge, with parents who sacrificed a lot to make sure I had opportunities to explore my interests,” Pichai said in a blog post late on Friday.
He expressed his thoughts after receiving the Padma Bhushan, India’s highest civilian honour, from India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, in San Francisco.
Pichai, who was born in Madurai and grew up in Chennai, in 2021 also said that India is deeply rooted in him and a big part of who he is.
In...
- 12/3/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Dec 3 (Ians) India taking over the G20 Presidency will be an amazing opportunity to build consensus on strengthening the global economy by advancing an internet that is open, connected, secure and works for everyone, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said.
Pichai, who received the Padma Bhushan, India’s highest civilian honour, from India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, in San Francisco, said that it is incredibly meaningful to be honoured in this way “by the country that shaped me”.
“India is a part of me. I carry it with me wherever I go. I was fortunate to grow up in a family that cherished learning and knowledge, with parents who sacrificed a lot to make sure I had opportunities to explore my interests,” Pichai said in a blog post late on Friday.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ vision has certainly been an accelerator,...
Pichai, who received the Padma Bhushan, India’s highest civilian honour, from India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, in San Francisco, said that it is incredibly meaningful to be honoured in this way “by the country that shaped me”.
“India is a part of me. I carry it with me wherever I go. I was fortunate to grow up in a family that cherished learning and knowledge, with parents who sacrificed a lot to make sure I had opportunities to explore my interests,” Pichai said in a blog post late on Friday.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ vision has certainly been an accelerator,...
- 12/3/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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