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Everything about India on 360n60: 2 news, 3 dates in history. Each told in 60 words.
News · 2
- News · 1 November 2026
Cyclone Murasu heads for India's Andhra Pradesh coast, a week after Arnab
The Bay of Bengal storm became Cyclone Murasu on 1 November, the IMD says. It is forecast to strengthen and cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur late on 2 November or early on 3 November as a severe cyclonic storm, with winds of 100 to 110 km/h. Cyclone Arnab killed at least seven there last week.
- News · 30 October 2026
India launches a satellite to restore its own navigation system
India's space agency ISRO launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite at 23:51 India time on 30 October from Sriharikota. Its GSLV rocket placed it in the planned orbit. The launch brings NavIC, India's own alternative to GPS, back to its minimum of four working satellites. ISRO says it came just 56 days after its previous GSLV mission.
On this day · 3
- On this day · 5 November 2013
India launches its first mission to Mars
On 5 November 2013, India launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, also called Mangalyaan. It reached Mars orbit in September 2014, making India the first Asian nation to reach Mars and the first country to succeed on its first attempt. The mission cost less than many Hollywood films.
- On this day · 18 August 1868
Helium is discovered in the Sun
On 18 August 1868, the French astronomer Jules Janssen, watching a solar eclipse in India, saw a bright yellow line in the Sun's light that matched no known element. The element was named helium, after the Greek word for Sun. It was found on Earth only in 1895.
- On this day · 16 April 1853
India's first passenger train runs
On 16 April 1853, India's first passenger train ran 34 km from Bombay, now Mumbai, to Thane, pulled by three steam engines and carrying about 400 guests. Indian Railways is now one of the largest railway networks in the world, carrying billions of passengers each year.