- Aim to provide thrust to space science across the country, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced a list of new projects including an incubation centre in Trichy, Tamil Nadu and a space research facility in Kanyakumari.
- It features sophisticated telescopes, from India’s first launched satellite, to rocket to existing satellites.
- Currently, Kolkata has such a sophisticated facility.
- Steps have been taken to make this center of Kanyakumari an important regional center.
