Morning Digest: ISRO’s advanced earth observation satellite launched successfully; Smriti Mandhana surpasses Mithali Raj as women’s leading run-scorer, and more
ISRO successfully launched the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite, while India secured assurances from Belgium regarding non-cooperation with Pakistan on defense technology. The article also covers Smriti Mandhana's cricket achievements and a political dispute between the BJP and Congress over GDP calculation methodologies.
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These updates highlight significant milestones in India's space program, international defense diplomacy, and ongoing domestic political debates regarding economic data integrity.
ISRO’s advanced Earth observation spacecraft , India’s first-ever imaging satellite in geo-orbit, was successfully launched from the spaceport here on Friday (September 4, 2026) by a GSLV rocket. The EOS-05 satellite was successfully placed in the intended sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit, about 18 minutes after it lifted off from the spaceport here, ISRO announced.
Belgium has assured India that it will not pursue defence cooperation or provide technological assistance to Pakistan, sources in the government said on Thursday, following bilateral talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Belgium’s Defence Minister Theo Francken. According to the sources, during the meeting in New Delhi, Mr. Singh specifically raised India’s concerns over the possibility of Belgian defence technology or expertise being extended to Pakistan. Mr. Francken assured the Indian side that Belgium stood firmly with India and that there was “no question” of defence cooperation with Pakistan.
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