New Delhi: In the 113th episode of his monthly radio address, 'Mann Ki Baat,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the advancements in India's space sector, saying that the youth of the country have benefited a lot from space sector reforms.
PM Modi also emphasized the significance of the recent National Space Day celebration on August 23.
"A lot is happening in 21st-century India, which is strengthening the foundation of Viksit Bharat.
National Space Day
For example, on August 23, all the countrymen celebrated the first National Space Day. Once again, you all must have celebrated the success of Chandrayaan-3. Last year, on this day, Chandrayaan-3 landed at the Shiv-Shakti point on the moon's southern hemisphere, making India the first country to achieve this feat," PM Modi said.
"The youth of the country have also benefited a lot from space sector reforms," he added.
Galaxeye startup
The Prime Minister also spoke with the leaders of Galaxeye, a space-tech startup founded by IIT Madras alumni. Modi asked about how their technology would benefit the country.
Suyash, a member of Galaxeye, shared their journey, mentioning their participation in the "Hyperloop" project and their recognition as one of the top 20 teams out of 1,500 globally.
Space sector privatisation
He praised the government's decision to open up the space sector for privatization and said, "During that time, watching SpaceX and the decision of the PM to open up the space sector and its privatisation, a landmark decision was taken in 2020."
"We were quite excited about this," he added. PM Modi congratulated the team for the achievement. The team explained that their technology could see through clouds and operate at night, providing daily clear images of any location in India.
"So, we can take a clear picture of any corner of the country every day. And the data that we procure will be used to develop two areas. First to make India extremely secure. We will monitor our borders, oceans and seas daily, monitor enemies' activities and provide intelligence to our armed forces.
Empowerment of farmers
The second is to empower the farmers of India. We have already developed a product for the Shrimp Farmers of India that can measure the quality of water from space in their ponds at 1/10th of the current cost. (with Agency inputs)
