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Cover Story India on the Moon
projects underway, including the construction
of roads, bridges, schools, and hospitals, as well Be it's satellites or Chandrayaan's
as the monitoring of ground water tables and
infrastructural projects. All of these projects are journey, it has a significant
being carried out with the assistance of satellites. impact on ordinary people. We
Space technology also plays an important role need to work so that the interest
in coastal planning and development. Satellites of the youth of my country in
provide fishermen with information about fishing science and technology develops
and sea storms in advance. The forecast for rain
today is approaching reality. Similarly, when further. We are not just people
a cyclone approaches, all information about who get stuck with celebrations,
it is received via satellite. Not only that, but enthusiasm, and energy. When
space technology is being used in agriculture, we achieve success, we are
whether it is a crop insurance scheme or a soil
health card campaign. We cannot even imagine prepared to take strong steps
today's modern aviation sector without space forward for new advancements.
technology. The use of space technology will
become increasingly prevalent in many of these
fields in the future. The Central Government available and accessible to all is an excellent
is working to make space technology more means of accomplishing this. Every day, 7 crore
accessible to the public so that it can be used to e-authentications take place in India, which is a
improve living conditions. technological marvel. Through India's Co-WIN
The central government is constantly working platform, more than 220 crore vaccine doses have
to democratise technology. For India to fully been administered in the country. Over the years,
realise its potential, it is critical that no Indian be India has transferred more than Rs. 28 lakh crore
denied opportunities. Making modern technology directly into its citizens' bank accounts. Through
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