Srinagar, Nov. 7 -- Outer space is becoming increasingly crowded. Thousands of satellites are orbiting the Earth, providing communication, navigation, weather forecasting and other essential services. The rapid expansion of space activities has also created a serious challenge. Space debris has now become a major threat to satellites, spacecraft and future missions. Defunct satellites, discarded rocket stages and fragments from collisions continue to accumulate in Earth's orbit. Unless addressed in time, this growing problem could make space operations increasingly difficult and dangerous. Against this backdrop, India has announced a vision of achieving debris-free space by 2030 and thus made clear its ambition to become an early global p...