Moon-landing spot is now ‘Shiv Shakti’
- Recently, the Prime Minister announced that the point where the Moon lander of Chandrayaan-3 touched down will now be known as Shiv Shakti.
- The point where the Chandrayaan-2 left its footprints will now be called Tiranga.
National Space Day
- He also announced that August 23, the day on which the Chandrayaan-3’s lander made a historic soft-landing on the Moon will be commemorated as National Space Day.
- It will celebrate the spirit of Science, Technology and Innovation and inspire us for an eternity.
- He asked ISRO to organise national hackathons on space technology in governance in collaboration with various departments of the Centre and the State governments.
- He also called upon students across the country to take part in quiz competition on the Chandrayaan mission organised by MyGov from September 1.
India now among first-world countries
- India has become the fifth-largest economy in the world and it is now among the first-world countries.
- In the journey from third row to first row, institutions like our ISRO have played a huge role.
Prove the astronomical formulas in the scriptures of India
- He urged the younger generation of the country to come forward to scientifically prove the astronomical formulas in the scriptures of India.
Prelims Takeaway
- Chandrayaan 3
- National Space Day