Ramdayal Singh

27 Dec 2025: The memories from the 34th Convocation, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Gowns on, surrounded by the best squad and our inspiring chief guest.

5 Dec 2025: A proud moment: I received my PhD from Shri Karsanbhai Patel, founder of Nirma Group. Big thanks to Prakash Sir, Raj Kumar Sir, S. V. S. Murty Sir, Rajeev Sir and Sarat Dalai Sir. Their guidance, support, and passion for science made this journey possible.

29 Nov 2025: Exciting news ! Our book is on Amazon now. Thank you.
Please grab your copy today: amzn.in/d/22Sq8mV

26 Nov 2025: अत्यंत हर्ष का विषय है कि हमारी पहली हिंदी पुस्तक “धरा के पार – नया संसार” का आज माननीय निदेशक, अंतरिक्ष उपयोग केंद्र, इसरो, अहमदाबाद के कर-कमलों द्वारा विधिवत लोकार्पण हुआ।

सभी सह-लेखकों, शुभचिंतकों एवं अंतरिक्ष उपयोग केंद्र परिवार का हृदय से आभार।

8 Nov 2025: Today, on the 17th anniversary of Chandrayaan-1 entering lunar orbit, ISRO released new radar maps from the Chandrayaan-2 Mission.
More at: www.isro.gov.in/Lunar_Polar_...

YouTube video by DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY GOVT. OF INDIA (DST) Watch Live: Session IX - Space Technologies

5 Nov 2025: Celebrate Mangalyaan’s 12th anniversary, launched on November 5, 2013, when India first orbited Mars by tuning in to the program “Space Technologies: Vision 2047”, which explores Mangalyaan’s legacy and future Mars missions:

youtu.be/cviKDKL2aSc

1 Nov 2025: I attended the National Science Meet on Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM).

Thank you and congratulations to ISRO for organizing such an inspiring event.

#VenusOrbiterMission

More at: www.isro.gov.in/ISRO_Organis...

25 Sep 2025: Today we celebrate Prof. Satish Dhawan’s birthday, India’s pioneering space scientist. ISRO invites Indian researchers to propose projects using archived Venus Orbiter Mission data to study Venus’ atmosphere and surface. Submit by Nov 15, 2025.
More @: www.isro.gov.in/AO_utilizing...

24 Sep 2025: Calling all space enthusiast.

IN-SPACe presents the Orbital Mechanics Course 2025 – master the fundamentals of space trajectories.

More at: www.inspace.gov.in/inspace?id=c...

24 Sep 2025: 🚀 IN-SPACe invites private companies to launch satellites through its Announcement of Opportunity (AO).

More at: www.inspace.gov.in/inspace?id=a...

24 September 2025: Happy to celebrate 11 years of India’s MOM in Martian orbit. Excited our 2016 work (Ref. 44) is cited this week in Thomas et al.’s 2025 Science Advances article.

More at : doi.org/10.1126/scia...

Thank you to the authors for recognizing our work.

21 Sep 2025: 🚀 NASA's VIPER mission, the ice-hunting rover, is back.

🌕 Revived after 2024 cancellation, it’ll land on the Moon’s South Pole in late 2027 via Blue Origin’s Lander, following the Lander's first flight in early 2026. Thrilled for VIPER’s comeback and future lunar missions.

19 Sep 2025: 🌙✨ Missed Venus, Moon & Regulus this morning?

📸 See them tomorrow, Sept 20, 5:00–5:30 AM IST. Look east-northeast for a thin Moon below Venus & Regulus. Clear skies needed.

#Venus

17 Sep 2025: Artemis II, launching early 2026, is NASA's first crewed lunar flyby, testing Orion with four astronauts on a 10-day mission.

Here's a link to send your name to the Moon on an SD card: www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na...

4 Sep 2025: Big thanks to YouTube channel @VajiramandRaviOfficial for featuring our work.

More at: youtu.be/fQG6NF1LW4w?...

2 Sep 2025: Thank you, The Indian Express, for featuring our study as a Martian analog site, highlighting its role in Indian Planetary Missions.

More at: indianexpress.com/article/long...

1 Sep 2025: On Sep 1, 1974, Pioneer 11 began its close approach to Jupiter, capturing Jupiter's 1st polar images & mapping its massive magnetic field, 51 years ago.

1 Sep 2025: ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 Data Utilisation Announcement of Opportunity (AO) is open. Researchers may submit proposals by Oct 21, 2025, to explore lunar data and uncover the Moon’s secrets.

More at: www.isro.gov.in/Ch3_Data_Uti...

#Chandrayaan3

28 Aug 2025: India's latest Geoheritage Sites include Belum Caves, Andhra Pradesh (GSI, June 14, 2025), and Kadan Dam, Gujarat (March 15, 2024). Matanomadh, Kachchh holds significant geological value, and we hope it joins India’s 34 recognized sites soon. (link.springer.com/article/10.1...)

25 Aug 2025: 416 years ago, an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer, Galileo Galilei (1564 – 1642) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers on 25 August 1609.

23 Aug 2025: Today, Aug 23, 2025, we celebrate the epic soft landing of Chandrayaan3’s Vikram lander near the Moon’s south pole in 2023, exploring new frontiers and lunar mysteries. Happy National Space Day 🚀🌕

20 Aug 2025 : 50 years of Viking1 Mars Mission, launched Aug 20, 1975, as NASA's first Mars lander, it touched down in Chryse Planitia on July 20, 1976, capturing the first-ever photo of Mars’ rugged red surface.

12 Aug 2025: He who can listen to the music in the midst of noise can achieve great things". Remembering Dr. Vikram Sarabhai on his birth anniversary. Happy National Remote Sensing Day.

8 Aug 2025:
ISRO’s HOPE mission, inaugurated in Ladakh’s Tso Kar Valley, mimics Moon and Mars analog conditions to train astronauts.

Our new study on Gujarat’s Kachchh Matanomadh also explores analog sites.

pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geosocindia/...

Thank you, everyone.

31 July 2025: On this day in 1971: Falcon the Apollo15 lunar module landed on the Moon... and for the first time humans drove across another world.

30 July 2025: India, in collaboration with the US, successfully launched NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite) from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The earth observation satellite was a $1.5 billion collaboration between ISRO and NASA.

27 July 2025: A nation with a strong base in Science and Technology is a nation with a strong backbone. - Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (15 Oct 1931-27 July 2015)
#Tribute

25 July 2025: July 25, 1973 – The Soviet Union launches Mars 5, part of its Mars exploration program. The probe studied Martian atmosphere and surface from orbit, paving the way for future planetary science missions in the Cold War race.

24 July 2025: Professor Yash Pal (26 Nov 1926 - 24 July 2017), a distinguished Indian scientist, led cosmic ray research and hosted a show "Turning Point". As the first Director of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre, he is honored with the Yash Pal Auditorium at our centre.

#Tribute

23 July 2025: The Soviet Venera 8 spacecraft landed on Venus on July 22, 1972, marking the second successful soft landing on the planet. It transmitted data for 50 minutes, revealing details about Venus’s atmosphere, including high-altitude clouds and a clearer lower atmosphere.