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"Those closely associated with the Chandrayaan-3 mission will know the last few moments were the most critical," said Minister of State for Science & Technology Jitendra Singh in an exclusive conversation with NDTV.

 

It is India's tryst with the moon - all eyes are on Chandrayaan-3 ahead of its soft landing on the Moon's south pole on Wednesday. The Lander Vikram is expected to touch down on the lunar surface at 6:04pm and with that, India will become only the fourth nation to land on the Moon - and the very first to do so on the unexplored lunar south pole. 

 

A new order by the National Medical Commission that says that doctors will be penalised for failing to prescribe generic drugs has irked several leading doctors in the country. The NMC is pushing generic drugs over branded drugs in order to make healthcare more accessible to the poor - but doctors say that it is 'against the constitutional rights' of patients to not choose what drug to take - simultaneously raising a big question mark on the quality of care that doctors will be able to provide. On Left, Right & Centre, we ask - is it right to impose generic drugs on everyone?

The G20 Health Ministers held a meet in Gandhinagar over the importance of digitising health services in member nations. In an exclusive conversation with NDTV, Dr Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare, Member of Executive Committee, World Economic Forum said, "I commend Government of India's effort in highlighting digital health during their G20 Presidency."

All eyes are on the Chandrayaan-3 as it gears up for a soft landing on the Moon's south pole on Wednesday evening. Upon landing, the Lander Vikram will release Pragyaan - which will roam the Moon's surface for 14 days. With this historic landing, India will join an elite space club and become the fourth nation to achieve a soft landing on the Moon after the US, the former Soviet Union and China.

On Left Right & Centre, we focus on the massive societal problem - students dying by suicide. What is pushing these students to death, is 'IIT is God' mindset the problem? We decode.

 

Afghanistan's Taliban government are celebrating their second anniversary of their takeover of the country - the impact of which has been borne the most by the nation's women. Afghan-American attorney and member of the US Department of State's US-Afghan Women's Council joins NDTV for a disturbing and important conversation on why the world needs to wake up to the Afghan nightmare.

It's a big day for the the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as India gets a step closer to landing a rover on the Moon. The Vikram Lander has separated from the propulsion module that took the Lander to the orbit of the Moon. Now, the countdown begins for the soft landing, expected on August 23 at 5:47 pm.

In an exclusive conversation with NDTV, the third Indian-origin to launch his presidential bid, Hirsh Vardhan Singh, opened up about his outlook on the American role in the Ukraine war, his view on India-US ties, and his 'anti-vaxxer' approach to Covid-19 vaccinations.

In an ambitious statement, the Prime Minister in his Independence Day proclaimed that India would become a developed nation by the year 2047. While there is some data to suggest that we are on target to meet that goal, actually meeting it will require the right choices. On Left, Right & Centre, we debate whether the Prime Minister's statement will translate to reality.