World Space Week celebrations inaugurated in Kerala capital
The Hindu
Pascale Ehrenfreund, president, International Astronautical Federation, urges women to take up study of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects
Pascale Ehrenfreund, president, International Astronautical Federation, has urged women to take up the study of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects and become a part of the vibrant space sector.
Prof. Ehrenfreund, who is also president, International Space University, was speaking online at the inauguration of the World Space Week (WSW) celebrations organised jointly by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) units in Thiruvananthapuram. This year's WSW celebrations has the theme 'Women in Space.'

The heat of the recently concluded local body elections spilled over into the first meeting of the newly elected council of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, as the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) questioned the propriety of the 20 councillors to whom the Kerala High Court had issued a notice regarding their oaths, participating in the council.












