NEW DELHI — India has developed a supersonic track for testing payloads for manned space missions as well as critical fuses for missile warhead

NEW DELHI — India’s space agency has a busy period coming up, with the next launch of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C23) bearing a clutch of foreign satellites slated by the end of June, and an experimental launch of its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk. 3) by the end of July. Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) say both missions are currently at “different stages” of progress. The next two months will be “very hectic” for the space agency, they say.

National carrier Air India has invited bids from Indian companies for renewal of insurance for its entire 105-aircraft fleet valued at around $9