India’s space agency, Bangalore-based, guiding national space program
NASA’s NISAR satellite has detected rapid subsidence in Mexico City, showing central areas sinking up to 0.78 inches per month and about 9.5 inches per year. Areas like the main airport and Angel of Independence are among the fastest sinking zones, driven by groundwater pumping and urban growth; researchers say mapping rates is key to mitigation.
India's Skyroot Aerospace has launched Vikram-1, the country's first privately developed orbital rocket, placing six payloads into a 450km orbit and marking a turning point for private space in India. The mission validates propulsion, avionics and control systems as India eyes a $44bn space economy by 2033.