UPSC Practice recommends Start-ups working for debris management in outer space: Minister.
Start-ups in the space sector are working on software solutions for debris management in outer space, Science & Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said here on Wednesday.
Singh, who chaired a meeting of all the science ministries and departments, said more than 50 start-ups were working in the space sector and 10 of them had a funding of Rs 50 crore or more individually.
He said science ministries and departments concerned were on the job applying different scientific solutions for sectors such as agriculture, land mapping, dairy, food, education, skill, railways, roads, Jal Shakti, power, coal and sewage cleaning.
An official statement quoted the minister as saying that joint working groups were being set up between science departments and line ministries to speed up identification of the scientific applications for proposals and problems faced by them.
Singh said so far 38 ministries have sought technology support in different sectors and over 200 proposals/requirements have … Read more
Courtesy: Current Affairs
