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Is ISRO Making a Methane Engine?

I'd read some stray comment on the internet claiming that ISRO is working on a methane-LOX engine, just as a technology demonstrator. Is this true?
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Does ISRO's Cryogenic Upper Stage have restart capability?

Does the CUS of ISRO have restart capability? If so why was it not tested in the recent GSLV-D5 flight? Maybe by restarting the stage after S/C release? What enhancements are required to make a ...
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Changes made to ISRO GSLV-D5's CUS and FBTP since GSLV-D3's LH2/LOX CUS failure to sustain ignition?

The launch of the ISRO GSLV-D5 launching India's GSAT 14 advanced communications satellite (weighing 1,980 kg) is slated for 19th of August, 2013, flying in the GSLV Mk.2 configuration with an Indian-...
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