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Cover Story India on the Moon

GIANT LEAP IN SPACE SECTOR IN 9 YEARS HELPING HAND TO
SPACE SCIENTISTS
NEW CHAPTER OF SUCCESS
389 Big economic benefit to India from

enterprise in economic sector
3,300 Crore Crore
foreign satellites
launched by india in
the last 9 years out
crore rupees earning by
5,615
of 424 total satellites
launched so far. launching 389 foreign satellites 12,543

400
The launch 2013-14 2023-24
350
success rate
300 was
Before year 2014
250 94.3% ISRO LAUNCH RATE
200

150 after 2014 India has
100 conducted
35 52 launches
50 389 between 2013
0 and 2022, 1.2% 5.7%
out of which
Of the record 104
only 3 were
satellites launched
unsuccessful.
by PSLV-C3, 101 were
Before 2014 After 2014
international.

improving, and influencing the entire world. control. Since 2014, India's emphasis on science
In the last ten years, India's space budget has and technology has resulted in significant
more than doubled. Foreign satellites are now changes. Through new space sector reforms,
being launched successfully from India. There India is also emerging as a global game changer.
has been an increase in the number of students- New India is following the three 'I' mantras:
young people launching satellites. The launch intent, innovation, and implementation. Indeed,
rate of ISRO has also increased. IN-SPACe has what will the future meaning of security be
established an ecosystem of industry, academia, for any powerful nation? A great example of
and innovation that is reshaping space research. this is space technology. Space technology is
The Chandrayaan mission has come to represent redefining India's liberal space diplomacy and
the Indian spirit in the Indian heart. There is a opening up new possibilities. This benefits many
sutra by Maharishi Patanjali: Parmanu Param African countries as well as many other small
Pramukh Antar Asya Vashikarah. That is, when countries. India has shared its space science
we become fully dedicated to a goal, everything with more than 60 developing countries. South
from the atom to the universe comes under Asia Satellite is a good example of this. By next

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