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University. It will take pictures of earth for remote
sensing applications.
Three Algerian satellites: Alsat-1B (103 kg), Alsat-2B
(110 kg) and Alsat Nano (7 kg). They will be used for
remote sensing, earth observation, and technology
demonstration.
Pathfinder-1: It is US satellite owned by BlackSky. It
weighs 44 kg and has a high resolution imaging
microsatellite. NLS-19: It is Canadian satellite
developed by University of Toronto. It is a nano-satellite
weighing 8 kg. It will be used for experiments for
reducing space debris.
CSIR celebrates its platinum jubilee:
India’s largest civilian research and development agency
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
celebrated its platinum jubilee. The platinum jubilee
celebrations were inaugurated by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi who is also the President of CSIR. PM Modi
also released seven new plant varieties developed at CSIR
laboratories. He also witnessed exclusive CSIR Showcase on
major technological contributions of CSIR. Besides,
prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes was presented
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