In Brief
- Narendra Modi met CEOs and founders of 20 Indian space startups at Seva Teerth on Friday.
- He asked them to apply space tech to agriculture, livestock, dairy and the environment.
- The PMO line: when the world thinks of space, it should look towards India.
- Named firms include Skyroot Aerospace, Agnikul Cosmos, Pixxel, Dhruva Space and SatSure.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sat with the chiefs of 20 homegrown space startups at Seva Teerth and pushed them off the launch pad and into fields, dairies and classrooms.
The Prime Minister's Office said the group spanned rockets, satellites, propulsion, debris removal, and AI-powered hyperlocal weather tools. Modi congratulated them as the "Yuva Urja of India's space sector," saying they had taken risks, trusted the reform process and thereby strengthened the case for private participation.
He asked the firms to hunt for uses that "touch everyday lives": agriculture, livestock management, dairy and the environment. Debris companies, he suggested, could work with environmental organisations; farm-facing space firms could pair with agricultural universities so farmers get better decisions and higher output. He also wanted closer ties with Atal Tinkering Labs.
No new fund or mission was announced. The news is the PM's public brief to the private bench.
Source: PMO
