Morning brief: India set to launch Chandrayaan-3, PM Modi receives France’s highest civilian award
Morning news brief
India sits on the precipice of history as the country's premier space organisation ISRO gears up to launch Chandrayaan-3. This will be India's second attempt at a soft landing on the lunar surface, having missed the mark by a whisker during the previous endeavour.In other news, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred France's highest civilian award during his visit to the European country.
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Chandrayaan-3 launch: India all set to take giant leap in space
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