(This story appears in the 12 July, 2013 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
Its the real means of our independence, as a student of space physics of post graduate i am very happy because for data and information we are biased to look for other countries, but from now i.e, IRNSS-1D and upcoming ADITYA mission the future will be in the hands of Indian's .
on Mar 30, 2015It is the right time that India should exhibit its progress in space science as well as we did in nuclear energy and missile programme as it boosts the national morale and young generations takes pride of not only the past glory but progress in present world to embark upon a new path of success creating innovative ways for the betterment of the society at large and saving this beautiful planet. We all Indians are proud of our scientists and research organizations as they have always delivered ahead.
on Jul 2, 2013Its a good thing ISRO and India are still following the vision of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam....The vision of self reliance in the technical and defense fields.......I just hope that this project sees full completion without any major hurdles.
on Jul 2, 2013they are not following anything of a.p.j kalam lol /~ india was always been a role model in science n maths~ positive-negative numerals ,place value system,binary numbers , zero , invented by indians~ without which no maths could form ~ and no worthfull scientific discovery would have been found. plastic surgery originated in india \"sushruta\" known as Father of surgery~ ..first pentium chip was made by india \"vinod dham\"..he is known as a father of pentium chips~/ first wireless tec. radio was made by indian J.c.bose ~ etc.. india has a long history and many important contributions in creation or origination of science n maths in world~ i give a respect to it ..~love for canada to all indians ~
on Oct 13, 2013agree Europeans and Americans are totally undependable and will harm our interest . better to be on our own .
on Jul 2, 2013To the Western observer it might seem a bit misguided for a country as poor as India to build a Regional Positioning system but if one were to analyze global tendencies towards this sort of thing, it is usually nuclear powers that have sought to use this service. Nations like the USA, Russia, China have built global positioning systems primarily for a military purpose in mind because the efficacy of their nuclear arsenals depends on reliable positioning systems. India is following the same path from the same reasons albeit in a much more limited fashion. The challenge now becomes how to fund the maintenance and infrastructure costs of these military technology through civilian use. The only real way for India to make the IRNSS a preferred option - at least in the "region" is to provide similar or superior service compared to the GPS by offering its "navigation receivers" available for a fraction of the cost of GPS receivers. Either this or a ban on using foreign positional systems.
on Jul 1, 2013