India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

As per the DPIIT Start-up India Portal, around 440 space technology startups are registered in India. IN-SPACe has granted 113 authorisations to 52 Non-Government Entities (NGEs) to carry out various space activities, out of which 18 are start-ups. The details are as under:

The applications for usage and access to ISRO infrastructure (including the launch pads at ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota) are processed as per the standard SOP based on the application received by IN-SPACe on its Digital Platform and the readiness aspects are reviewed by an Expert Committee of IN-SPACe.

The total number of commercial rockets are proposed to be launched by Indian private c...