Why Isro called off Chandrayaan-2 launch

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Why Isro called off Chandrayaan-2 launch Working overnight on the aborted Chandrayaan-2, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) teams have pinpointed the leak in the GSLV-MkIII cryogenic engine to a 'nipple joint' of the helium gas bottle that supplies pressure to the fuel and oxidiser. Why it happened remains the crucial question Isro engineers are trying to answer. Pakistan airspace opens, first plane to fly is an Air India Pakistan airspace finally reopens, AI San Francisco-Delhi flight first to fly over it; others to follow suit. High and dry: Alpine resorts grapple with climate change With global warming widely expected to slash snowfall, especially at lower levels, the Swiss tourism industry is looking for ways to preserve a lucrative business brutally exposed to the weather. Lab-grown steak could soon be on the menu Diners in some upmarket restaurants will soon be able to tuck into laboratory-grown steak, thanks to an Israeli startup that seeks to tap into consumer concerns about health, the environment and animal welfare. Meet the dogs who sniff out explosives in Kabul Naya, a three-year-old Belgian Malinois, seems to be having fun, but is in fact being trained for a life-or-death mission: finding explosives in a country where hidden mines, bombs and weapons routinely kill. Czech stud farm makes UNESCO's World Heritage list A Czech stud farm founded 440 years ago to breed and train ceremonial horses to serve at the Habsburg emperor's court has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, acknowledging the significance of a tradition that has survived for centuries. Egypt opens two ancient pyramids for first time since 1960s Egypt opened two of its oldest pyramids, located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of the capital Cairo, to visitors for the first time since 1965. Taste of the Tour: The pitfalls of owning a French chateau The Tour de France loves castles. Not a day passes without the TV cameras zooming in on one of the country's magnificent chateaux along the race route, conjuring up dreams of living the high life, perhaps with a glass of Champagne in hand. Now Algorithms can predict storms, detect heart attacks, edit pictures Check out the next frontier of machine learning algorithms that will make decisions for us, solve our problems and change the way we live and work. What landed DHFL in troubled waters Shares of Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL) witnessed bear hammering after the company raised concerns over an uncertain future. This, although, may not be the end of the road for the troubled housing lending firm.

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