Addressing the nation Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that for India must carry out their duties and take five resolutions to become a developed nation in the next 25 years -

• Every Indian should focus on developing the country;
• 100 percent freedom from slavery;
• Taking pride in Indian heritage;
• Ensuring importance is given to unity and integrity; and
• Every citizen should be responsible.

As part of strengthening its space cooperation, India hands over Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka Navy as a gift to enhance the country's maritime surveillance capabilities and bolster the bilateral defence ties. The handover ceremony took place on a day India celebrated its 75th Independence Day.

Leveraging on India's 'neighbourhood first' policy, this act can potentially enhance India's goodwill among foreign countries, and develop Soft-Power in the region as well as globally.

As a member of the International COSPAS-SARSAT program, India provides satellite-aided search and rescue services to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.

Chairman ISRO, Dr. Somanath on the occasion of 75th Independence Day said "While ISRO & DoS continue to make great strides in technology development…we will look at private ecosystem for making business transactions in the space sector grow,"

Dept. of Telecom has announced Consultation Paper 'Need for a new legal framework governing Telecommunication in India'

"A new law on telecommunication needs to aim at establishing an enabling future-ready framework for the development of telecommunication sector and deployment of new technologies. Such a law needs to consolidate the existing laws governing the telecommunication sector, while keeping in view global best practices," the consultation paper was released July 23, 2022.

To access the CP please click on: https://dot.gov.in/whatsnew/consultation-paper-need-new-legal-framework-governing-telecommunication-india

SIA-India invites comments to the above CP latest by Aug 25, 2022

We salute Dr. Vikram Sarabhai on his 103 Birth Anniversary & remember the great contribution he made to Indian Space Research. He dared to think beyond the skies and established India as a space superpower that will continue to inspire many generations!

The India Space Congress 2022 will be held on 26-28 October. The venue and agenda would remain the same. The event dates had to be changed to avoid a conflict with the DefExpo which was announced in early august. We regret any inconvenience caused and look forward to your presence during the 3-day conference.

India Space Congress (ISC-2022) supported by ISRO, InSPACe, NITI Aayog, Dept of Telecommunications, NSIL, TCIL. Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Director, National Institute of Advance Studies is the Chairman of the organizing committee of India Space Congress 2022. Dr Shailesh Nayak is an Indian scientist and Distinguished Scientist in the Ministry of Earth Sciences. The committee comprises of distinguished industry leaders and stalwarts from the Space industry.

For more information and updates on the space congress follow the ISC website https://indiaspacecongress.com

SIA-India welcomes SES Satellites as its Silver Partner and Kacific as its Bronze Partner for India Space Congress.

For information on Topics, guidelines and submission protocol please follow the ISC'22 website https://www.indiaspacecongress.com/

To submit the paper, please register yourself on https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isc220

• Outstanding contribution to Space Sector
• Pvt. Sector Innovation in Space Technology
• Most Impactful GEOSPATIAL Application:
• Space Industry Pioneer
• Best overall University/College for spacetech – from class to incubators

For more information please contact [email protected]

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SIA-India participated in the TRAI interactive Brainstorming session with Industry leaders and Associations of Telecom and Broadcasting sectors held on 2nd August 2022. The session as part of the regulator's endeavor to prepare a long-term vision and roadmap for the future saw industry stalwarts brainstorm upon the prospects for the communication and broadcasting industry. Presentations by eminent persons from different verticals showcased the huge potential thus far untapped by the industry.

Mr. Anil Prakash, DG SIA-India highlighted the need for satellites for the proliferation of digital connectivity in the country. The association will present a detailed submission on this to TRAI shortly.

Representatives of various TSPs, ISPs, VNOs, Broadcasters, DTH, MSOs, Cable operators, infrastructure providers, manufacturers, and various associations and industry bodies of Telecom and broadcasting sector participated in the session.

Proud moment for SIA-India to be representing at the APG-23 (APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC23) meeting in Bangkok. Mr. M. Rajith Ali, Senior Advisor, Radio Regulatory Affairs, Satcom Industry Association - India [SIA-India] is amongst the Indian delegation at the 4th Meeting of the APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-23 to discuss the Space & Satellite sector issues.

India's relations in the space sector can improve exponentially by extending cooperation and opening its doors to Asian and Middle Eastern countries. Governments' diplomatic efforts will complement government intervention and enable private players, MSMEs, and start-ups to be strategic partners to the countries.

The World Satellite Business Week – the leading global business space event – brings together 1,000 decision-makers under one roof for a week of deal-making and intense discussions shaping the future of the industry. SIA-India is the knowledge partner for the 'World satellite Business week'

About the Summit

Since 1997, the World Satellite Business Week has been the meeting place for senior executives from all levels of the satellite value chain to meet partners, financers, and clients, making this the annual reference business meeting place for global satellite and space professionals.

As a C-level executive summit, the WSBW has for 25 years served as a quality platform where influential and forward-thinking leaders from international private and public organizations congregate to address critical issues, share insights and best practices, stimulate innovation, conduct business, and shape the future of the industry.

For Registration: https://wsbw.com/registration/

SSERD as an NGO has constantly been working on educating students in space through outreach programs, internships, short-term courses and DIY (Do It Yourself) Kits. On the occasion of the 75th Indian Independence Day, team SSERD has taken the initiative to distribute 75 DIY KIT named COSMO KIT to students of any recognized government school. Cosmo-kit is a magical box containing five basic space experiments which help students with any background to know what space is and give them a go-to hands-on experience about space science.

To help SSERD reach these students with COSMO KIT, we request you all to donate at least one kit, which will help a student in taking their first step into Space education and also help us to motivate more pupils to become space explorers of independent India.

Link to the donation of COSMO KIT - https://cosmokit.sserd.org