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Nation
Gujarat's Pride Nation
IN THE SPACE SECT OR, PRIVATE
IN THE SPACE SECTOR, PRIVATE
SEC TOR TO EM ER GE A BIG WIN N E R
SECTOR TO EMERGE A BIG WINNER
here are infinite possibilities within India, but
Space and the water are the two infinite possibilities can never be realized by
sectors that will have the largest Tlimited efforts. The same applies to the space
impact on humanity's future and sector, which is going to be the biggest pillar of the
huge advancement. India must development revolution in the 21st century. A new
seize these attractive opportunities beginning has been made to exploit these limitless
as soon as possible. The space possibilities present in India's space sector. The
sector has been opened to private launch of the Indian National Space Promotion and
Authorization (IN-SPACe) at Bopal, Ahmedabad is
enterprises in accordance with Prime an important step in this direction. Inaugurating it
Minister Narendra Modi's vision. The on June 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said,
IN-SPACe Headquarters in Bopal, “Today, a wonderful chapter has been added in the
Ahmedabad, was opened on June development journey of modern India of the 21st
10 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi century. We are soon going to come out with a
to give the private sector access to policy to improve the ease of doing business in the
space sector.”
ISRO's facilities and technologies. This project was approved by the Union Cabinet
During his visit to Gujarat, the Prime in June 2020. It is an independent nodal agency
Minister launched and started many of the Department of Space, Government of India.
development projects totaling Rs Now addressing its inaugural event in Bopal,
3050 crore, including the AM Naik Prime Minister Modi said, “For a very long time the
Healthcare Complex in Navsari and private sector has been seen as just a vendor in
the Nirali Multi Hospital. the space industry. But now the private sector will
no longer be just a vendor but will play the role of
a big player in the space sector. When the strength
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