PM Modi Meets Space Startups As India Targets $44B Space Economy Boom

9:16PM Modi Interacts With Space Tech Startup CEOs; Calls Sector Magnet For Global TalentPrime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with CEOs and founders of 20 space startups in New Delhi ahead of National Space Day. During the meeting, Prime Minister Modi highlighted that India's space sector can serve as a magnet for global talent, companies, and investment. He urged startups to expand space technology applications across agriculture, dairy, livestock management, and environmental monitoring to directly benefit citizens' daily lives. Startup leaders, including representatives from Skyroot Aerospace, Agnikul Cosmos, Pixxel, Dhruva Space, GalaxEye, Bellatrix Aerospace, and Digantra, shared their vision for private space exploration and acknowledged government reforms opening the sector to private participation. Discussions also covered innovations such as docking, space refueling, pharmaceutical manufacturing in space, and space debris removal. PM Modi encouraged closer collaboration with Atal Tinkering Labs to inspire young minds and assured continued government support to build a commercially viable global space hub.