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NewSpace India AMA with Bellatrix Aerospace tomorrow (Sunday) 6 PM IST

Rohan M Ganapathy and Yashas Karanam will be live for 1 hour on the NSI discord server to answer questions from any of you who might want them ask anything!

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NewSpace startups in India need to integrate themselves in solving local problems in agriculture, energy, air quality, etc.

We discuss economic integration of space services as a case for success of space startups in India https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcdcc1qo5Jw

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Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is in talks with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and it has requested the latter to install lightning detectors on its geosynchronous satellites. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/isros-satellite-info-set-to-enhance-indias-lightning-forecasts-moes-6506019/

ISRO’s satellite info set to enhance India’s lightning forecasts: MoES Over 200 deaths caused by lightning strikes have been reported in the last two months from Bihar and east Uttar Pradesh.

July 19, 2020 at 3:30PM IST: Listen to a panel with my gurus on understanding the underlying debate on the policy changes necessary to unlock NewSpace India

Register: https://cadl.nalsar.ac.in/event/unlocking-indias-private-space-sector-legal-and-policy-challenges/

Unlocking India’s Private Space Sector: Legal and Policy Challenges Greetings from Centre for Aerospace and Defence Laws (CADL), NALSAR University of Law! Thank you for your support and making our previous Webinars a huge success. With the aim to attain long-time technological, economic and industrial gains, the Indian government has opened its space sector to priva...

Apart from IN-SPACe’s regulatory role, it should review the current demand and supply mechanisms to streamline procurement-, taxation- and investment-related matters.
https://science.thewire.in/space/in-space-isro-k-sivan-private-space-activities/

The Opportunities India's New IN-SPACe Body Promises for Its Private Space Sector - The Wire Science If IN-SPACEe does a good job, the government may not need to go through the long process of legislating a Space Bill.

Space activities bill must come into force says Chairman ISRO
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/space-activities-bill-must-come-into-force-isro-chief/story-l1tQ5Nh5vJsrYE6OYYTZpL.html

Space activities bill must come into force, says ISRO chief The Covid-19 outbreak has definitely impacted our activities, which are mostly dependent on the 500 industries spread across the country. The lockdown has had an impact on that and thereby our, missions, said ISRO chairperson Dr K Sivan.

A look at the current global set up in the space sector viewed from an Indian perspective. http://indiangenes.com/narayan-prasad/

Narayan Prasad: S01E08 - Indian Genes Podcast Narayan Prasad is a space entrepreneur who was awarded the Emerging Space Leader 2017 by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). He was elected as a member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL),  co-founded the Small Satellite Project Group at the Space Generation Adviso...

Veteran space scientist G Madhavan Nair has warned against structural changes in the ISRO. https://www.news18.com/news/india/public-has-right-to-know-veteran-scientist-madhavan-nair-warns-against-structural-changes-in-isro-2673943.html

‘Public Has Right to Know…’: Veteran Scientist Madhavan Nair Warns Against Structural Changes in ISRO Nair said the SpaceX is marvelled as a success story in private space launch vehicle development and it is really so as he recalled the history of the space programme in the US.