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ISRO IN COLLABORATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR WILL BOOST “ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT”: DR JITENDRA SINGH
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|February 2021
Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh stated today that ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) in collaboration with private sector will boost “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
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In a brief about some recent achievements of ISRO and India‟s space program, Dr. Jitendra Singh gave full credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose personal intervention had made it possible to arrive at the historic decision to open up India‟s Space sector for participation by private players.
He said the decision to create Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (INSPACe) will provide a level playing field for private companies as well as Start-Ups.
This story is from the February 2021 edition of GK Latest.
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