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Empowered Women Empower Women: CII Hosts Women Leaders in the US-India Corridor to Reflect on International Women’s Day 2021

Mar 19, 2021 - 7:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): To commemorate International Women’s Day, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) brought together leaders within the US – India partnership to discuss innovative and empowering solutions to daily challenges […]

Indian Americans appointed to Biden’s Domestic Policy Council

Mar 12, 2021 - 8:23 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): A day after joking that Indian Americans were taking over the US, President Joe Biden appointed, on March 5, two more to his Domestic Policy Council (DPC) to advise him on Criminal Justice […]

“Indian Americans are taking over the country… you guys are incredible,” says Biden at NASA interaction

Mar 12, 2021 - 6:55 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Biden has appointed at least 55 Indian-Americans to key leadership positions in his administration ranging from his speechwriter to the NASA, to almost every wing of the government. WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian Americans are “taking over […]

Indian American engineer Vishnu Sridhar playing key role in NASA’s Mars rover mission

Mar 5, 2021 - 7:41 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP):Vishnu Sridhar, an Indian American engineer, who is playing a key role in NASA’s mission to Mars, says rover Perseverance’s SuperCam will now analyze the Red Planet’s terrain the rover cannot reach. Landing […]

NASA releases panorama taken by mars rover

Feb 28, 2021 - 5:14 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The US space agency NASA released a spectacular panoramic view on Wednesday, February 23, of the landing site of the Perseverance rover on Mars. The panorama shows the rim of the Jezero Crater where the […]

Indian American scientist Swati Mohan led flight control of Perseverance Rover to Mars

Feb 26, 2021 - 5:15 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): As Perseverance, the NASA rover, landed on the Martian surface Friday, millions of miles away in the US space agency’s control room, a woman’s voice rang out: “Touchdown confirmed!” The announcement was from Indian […]

NASA’s Moment of Joy: Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars

Feb 19, 2021 - 8:14 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The Rover is only the fifth ever to set its wheels down on Mars. WASHINGTON (TIP): “Touchdown confirmed,” said operations lead Swati Mohanat around 3:55 pm Eastern Time (2055 GMT),and mission control at NASA‘s Jet […]

Nuclear-powered rockets could take crewed mission to Mars in 3 months

Feb 14, 2021 - 9:14 am EST @theindpanorama 0

A nuclear-powered rocket could get a crewed mission to Mars in just under three months, according to a report on CNN. NASA’s plan is to get human to Mars by the year 2035, but there […]

Indian American Bhavya Lal Appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA

Feb 5, 2021 - 9:31 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Bhavya Lal was appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency on Monday. Ms. Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review […]

Nassau County hosts Diwali Celebration : Event held via Zoom

Nov 20, 2020 - 7:04 am EST @theindpanorama 0

MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Office of Asian Americans organized a Diwali celebration vis Zoom on November 18. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Farrah Mozawalla, Executive Director Asian American Affairs, and Chair Indian American […]

Indian Americans named to Biden’s Agency Review Teams

Nov 13, 2020 - 7:04 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): US President-elect Joe Biden has named more than 20 Indian Americans as members, including three as team leads, to his agency review teams (ARTs) that are responsible for evaluating the operations of the key […]

Eight Indian-American women honored

Nov 23, 2018 - 7:14 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON(TIP): Eight Indian-American women have been honored in recognition of their achievements in diverse fields ranging from politics and business to civil rights activism and astrophysics. Immigration lawyer Sheela Murthy, vice chairwoman of the Asian American […]

NASA to launch world’s first mission to Sun in 2018

Jun 7, 2017 - 6:09 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): NASA is set to launch the world’s first mission to the Sun next year, that will explore our star’s atmosphere and answer questions about solar physics that have puzzled scientists for over six decades. The Parker […]

NASA ORBITER DISCOVERS FROST ON MOON

Jun 7, 2017 - 5:21 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists using data from NASA‘s lunar orbiter have identified bright areas in craters near the Moon’s south pole that are cold enough to have frost present on the surface. The new evidence comes from an analysis that combined surface temperatures with […]

NASA SET TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY SPACEWALK

May 27, 2017 - 10:55 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are set to conduct an emergency spacewalk tomorrow to replace a failed data relay box that controls some of the key hardware on the orbital outpost. Expedition 51 […]

Celebration of the book launch on Zerbanoo Gifford, UK based human rights Campaigner

May 26, 2017 - 11:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): It’s not very often that a biographer and the subject of the biography come live, together at a historic home that has had former presidents and history’s iconic powerhouses converge at the beautiful venue. Some of the […]

MASSIVE LAVA WAVES SPOTTED ON JUPITER’S MOON IO

May 14, 2017 - 2:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MASSIVE LAVA WAVES SPOTTED ON JUPITER’S MOON IO LOS ANGELES (TIP): Scientists have detected two massive waves sweeping across the largest lava lake on Jupiter’s moon Io — the most volcanically active body in our solar system. Taking advantage of a rare […]

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Hubble captures massive galaxy cluster in stunning detail

May 14, 2017 - 1:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Hubble captures massive galaxy cluster in stunning detail WASHINGTON (TIP): The Hubble Telescope has beamed back a stunning image of a massive galaxy cluster located six billion light years away, which shows extremely faint features that have never […]