Enterprise demand to boost satellite internet, says DoT advisor

Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (INSPACe) was created in the Department of Space for promoting, authorising and overseeing the activities of Non-Government Entities (NGEs) in the space sector.

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The number of Space Start-Ups in India has gone up, from just 1 in 2014 to around 266 as of the end of 2024, government data showed.

The aim was to open up the space sector, which was, hitherto, a closed sector, when only the government was operating in space.

"So it's a big step taken forward," he said.

Bharat Bhatia, President of the ITU-APT Foundation of India (IAFI), speaking to ANI, said this two-day space policy conference has been one of the most successful events.