New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that India has transformed from being a technology follower to a technology leader over the last 12 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, laying a strong scientific and technological foundation for the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.Speaking during a podcast, Dr Singh said India is now increasingly participating in the development of frontier technologies at the gl…
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The number of space startups have reached more than 400, while the investment in such startups crossed more than $500 million, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Two private sector companies tested and flown their launch vehicles at sub-orbital orbit in November 2022 and May 2024, said Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.“A total of 25 payloads flown/going to fly on PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) which helps NGE’s te…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on Wednesday teamed up with four space startups to build India’s first private Earth observation satellite constellation.Led by Pixxel, the consortium — named Allied Orbits — comprises Pixxel, Dhruva Space, PierSight, and Satsure.The space startups will design, build, own, and operate the country’s first privately led national satellite system under a Public-Private Partnership framework, as per …