Madhavankutty Pillai
Budget 2024 reveals how India is eyeing a slice of the space economy
The sun might be a lonely star in the vast expanse of space but it requires all the minds of Earth to study it for common benefit
In conversation with Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology
India is the fourth country to land on the moon. It is the first to land near the lunar south pole. The failure of Russia’s Luna-25 just a few days earlier also played a part in ensuring India won this leg of the space race
India joins the exclusive league of space superpowers with the soft-landing of its moon mission Chandrayaan-3 near the south pole of the lunar surface
In the biggest-ever milestone for the Indian space programme, Chandrayaan-3 touches down on the surface on the moon
The space-defence ecosystem keeps India at the forefront of areas of technology to which only a handful of nations have access
Over a hundred startups are putting India on the road to becoming a major player in the global space economy. Their services range from building rockets, providing rideshares for micro and small satellites to launching space balloons for tourism, streaming live HD video from satellites and more