Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh has said that country’s Space programme is now at an equal pace with the world’s leading Space agencies, and the G20 Presidency coincides with the country’s glory in Space.
In an interview to Doordarshan on the eve of G20 Summit in New Delhi, Dr Jitendra Singh said that India is ready to lead the world in more ways than one. He said that G20 Summit is happening in India at a time when India’s flag is flying on the South Pole of Moon, the first time any spacecraft has landed on the farther side of the Moon, and the nation’s achievements in Science and Technology, including the success story in Covid vaccines, are being hailed across the globe.
India’s overall Space economy today stands at about 8 billion dollars, which is two per cent of the global market share, while the ADL (Arthur D Little) Report predicts India’s Space economy to grow up to 100 Billion dollars by 2040.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, Space Applications is being utilised in almost all sectors such as Smart City project, Railway Tracks & management of unmanned Railway Crossings, Roads & Buildings, Tele-medicine, Governance, and most importantly, the ‘Svamitva’ GPS land-mapping.
