Indian Prime Minister Formally Announces Mars Mission

neo12 writes in with the news that India plans on being the 6th country to launch a mission to mars. "Making the first formal announcement on the country's Mars mission, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said India will send a mission to the Red Planet that will mark a huge step in the area of science and technology. 'Recently, the Cabinet has approved the Mars Orbiter Mission. Under this Mission, our spaceship will go near Mars and collect important scientific information,' he said addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of the 66th Independence Day."

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Corruption

[Taco Cowboy]

Corruption in India is unlike corruption in other places on earth, for in India, corruption is the norm, not the exception

Funds spent on anything - including education - would be reduced 80% to 90% by the time the money reaches the intended target(s)

And the Indian government's announcement that they will spend $100 million dollars on the Mars exploration project (BBC is reporting it as I type) means the project actually cost in between $10 million to $20 million dollars

Incredible, simply incredible !

If the Japan announces that they are going to explore Mars, I would have put more credence on it than this announcement from India

I'm sorry, it's not that I'm anti-India or something - but things that sound too good to be true, may be just that, too-good-to-be-true