PM praises Gen-Z’s impact on India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised Gen Z professionals for creating new technologies and for their risk-taking abilities and entrepreneurship. He also underlined that “India’s private space talent is making its own identity in the world. Today, India’s space sector is becoming an attractive destination for global investors. Today, the demand for small satellites is increasing rapidly in the world.” 

Modi made these assertions after unveiling space startup Skyroot’s first orbital rocket.  He virtually inaugurated Skyroot’s Infinity Campus here. The company’s orbital rocket Vikram-I has the capability to launch satellites to orbit.

The Prime Minister said today, Gen Z engineers, Gen Z designers, Gen Z coders and Gen Z scientists are creating new technologies. In his address, he highlighted the Government’s ‘historic’ space reforms and said that opening up the space sector to private players has resulted in Skyroot and others coming up with such innovations. The Prime Minister said today in India’s space ecosystem, the private sector was emerging with flying colours. Over 300 space startups were giving new hopes to the sector. “The Infinity Campus is a reflection of India’s new thought, innovation and the bigger youth power.

Youth’s innovation, risk-taking ability and entrepreneurship are touching new heights,” he noted. Modi traced the journey of the Indian space programme from its nascent stages-- where rocket parts were moved in a bicycle to building the “most trusted launch vehicle.” The journey might have started with limited resources but the growth proved determination decides dreams, he said.

In these changing times, the space sector is expanding so much, covering the areas of communication, weather prediction, urban planning and national security, among others.