Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA) today, on Monday, and said that the world is moving away from the Information Technology age to the Space age and India cannot be left behind. - The space sector needs an open platform approach, PM Modi said, adding that startups and private enterprises need to find new avenues in the Space sector, he stresses. - The space technology can play an important role in the welfare of the nation, the PM said. He added that India has end-to-end space technology from launch vehicles to satellites, etc. - In-Space will help boost the private space sector, which for India will mean better forecast for farmers, for fishermen, a better watch of our ecology, and better forecasting of natural disasters, PM Modi said.

Source: dna October 11, 2021 07:52 UTC