Topic: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, Nano-technology, biotechnology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
3. The Covid-19 pandemic has put India’s space activities into suspension, India has to stay competitive enough in order to provide efficient services to its customers. Comment. (250 words)
Reference: Financial Express
Why the question:
The article brings to us insights on the effect of Pandemic on the space sector.
Key Demand of the question:
Explain in detail the impact of pandemic on space sector and that to maximise the impact of reforms, the government must end hibernation of the space launch sector.
Directive:
Comment– here we have to express our knowledge and understanding of the issue and form an overall opinion thereupon.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with how the Covid-19 pandemic has put India’s space activities into suspension.
Body:
Such answers are best explained with relevant facts, explain that – competition is stiff; during the pandemic, countries like Iran carried out their first-ever space launches on indigenous launch vehicles. Monaco, Slovenia, Guatemala, Myanmar, Tunisia, Moldova, and Paraguay had their first satellite launches via commercial launch contracts. The major space powers, US and China, went to Mars. China launched the first module of its space station in the low-Earth orbit, and also launched its first 6G satellite. The UAE also went to Mars on a Japanese launch vehicle. Japan received its Hayabusa-2 space capsule that was returned from the asteroid Ryugu.
In comparison, India’s space activities slowed. India’s global share in the total space launches continues to be low at 1.8%. The three launches from the Sriharikota Range took place between November 2020 and February 2021, between the first and second waves of COVID-19 in India.
Suggest what needs to be done to make India more competitive.
Conclusion:
Conclude with way forward.
