Category Archives: Countries

India’s Moon Mission Chandrayan on Track

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Come November 8, India’s space programme could have its first ever date with the moon. Five years after the Government cleared the project, ISRO announced on Thursday that it is all set to launch the country’s first unmanned mission to … Continue reading →

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Reliance Industries starts crude production

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

India’s largest private sector company, Reliance Industries Ltd., said it began producing crude oil from its KG-D6 block of the Krishna Godavari Basin on Sept 17, confirming media reports. Initial production levels are at 5,000 barrels of crude per day. … Continue reading →

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Iran launch of Omid successful

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Iran announced Sunday that it launched a satellite into space earlier in the day, the country’s first domestically made. The satellite, Omid (hope), was launched Sunday by using Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket, the armed forces said in a statement, quoted … Continue reading →

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Maps of Ancient India

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

One of my readers asked faor the map of ancient india. Here are maps and links. The history of India is shrouded in antiquity. The country has been thought of as a nation of philosophers with a well-developed and even … Continue reading →

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