Indian Space Research Organization Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar says the Mangalyaan mission still has 39 kg of fuel and is likely to survive “several years” in orbit.

India has approved a plan to jointly develop a short-range surface-to-air missile (SR-SAM) system with major European missile developer and manufacturer MBDA for deployment on navy warships.

India’s second lunar exploration mission – Chandrayaan-2, to be launched during the next two to three years – will be completely indigenous, the country’s top scientist says.