ISRO and MapmyIndia collaborate to bring India made rival to Google Maps
ISRO and MapmyIndia collaborate to bring India made rival to Google Maps
ISRO and MapmyIndia have announced a strategic partnership to launch mapping portals, apps and geospatial software.
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MapmyIndia says that this is a boost to Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
MapmyIndia CEO & Executive Director announced the news in a LinkedIn post.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and MapmyIndia, the navigation solutions provider, have joined hands to offer an indigenous mapping solution to take on Google Maps.
MapmyIndia CEO and Executive Director, Rohan Verma said that both the organisations would come with an India made mapping portal and geospatial services on Friday. He went on to add that the collaboration will boost Aatmanirbhar Bharat, which will mean that users in India in future can rely on a country made solution and not a service designed outs
The Indian Space Research Organisation and homegrown mapping, location-based technology company MapmyIndia have announced a new partnership to offer fully indigenous, mapping portal and geospatial ser
Indian space startup fires world’s first fully 3D printed rocket engine as others play catch up
Indian space startup fires world’s first fully 3D printed rocket engine as others play catch up
Prabhjote GillFeb 9, 2021, 12:44 IST
Agnikul Cosmos successfully test fires the world s first fully 3D printed rocket engineAgnikul Cosmos/BI India
Indian space startup Agnikul Cosmos has become the world’s first company to successfully test a fully 3D printed
rocket engine.
It only takes four days to produce and can carry payloads of upto 100 kilos into lower earth orbit (LEO).
While the first company to be successful in such an endeavour, there are others who are fast catching up and realise the value of 3D printed engines versus conventional assembly.Rocket engines are tough to build, and they’re even tougher to 3D print because all the details have to be ‘just right’ for the rocket to work successfully. But, an Indian space startup based out of Chennai has pulled off this
₹700 crore “That means that the government is super serious about commercialising whatever IP (intellectual property) it has under its kitty and just monetising that. It’s a departure from the mindset of yesteryears where ISRO was only there to cater to the government’s requirements,” Chaitanya Giri, space policy expert and fellow with think tank Gateway House, told Business Insider.
Doubling down on space sector reforms
The push for private sector participation in the space sector is a strategic necessity, according to Giri. “For our commercial sector to get started on this front, it will need governmental space agency ISRO to get things done at its end first,” he points out.