Budget wish-list: Space startups want critical infrastructure tag, assured govt demandUnion Budget 2026: India's emerging private space sector is urging the government to classify space assets as critical infrastructure. This...
27 Jan, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
Satcom companies urge DoT for quick spectrum allotmentThe satcom industry is urging the DoT to expedite provisional satellite spectrum allocation, enabling Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio-SES ...
24 Apr, 2025, 08.38 AM IST
ISpA backs telecom minister Scindia’s call, says shared spectrum can’t be auctionedThe Indian Space Association supports the government's decision to allocate satellite spectrum administratively, aligning with global pract...
16 Oct, 2024, 09.25 PM IST
Union Budget: Space industry demands tax holidays, PLI schemeThe private space sector has high expectations from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's upcoming budget, including import holidays, tax e...
16 Jul, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
Budget 2024: Space industry seeks liberal FDI policy, PLI scheme in Union BudgetInterim Budget: India's space sector seeks liberal FDI policy, production-linked incentive, and GST exemption. They also want lower tax rat...
24 Jan, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
Suggestions on flexible use of satellite spectrum misleading: ISpATelecom operators are divided over the allocation of space-based spectrum for launch of satellite communication services with Bharti Enterp...
11 Sep, 2023, 09.56 PM IST
PLI scheme, tax incentives, allocation for defence, space industry's wishlist for the Union Budget 2023"In the 2023-24 Union Budget, we would like to request a space-based production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for space tech startups to he...
15 Jan, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
Satellite companies plan to push for GST, other tax sops in Budget 2023-24As part of their recommendations for Budget 2023-24, satcom players are also likely to seek an extension of tax benefits via deduction of l...
27 Dec, 2022, 11.34 PM IST
Private satcoms seek GST, other tax benefits to boost competitiveness, affordabilitySatellite operators plan to push the government to exempt private satellite launch service providers from the 18% goods and services tax (G...
27 Dec, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
Satcom firms urge DoT not to offer 28 GHz spectrum band for 5G servicesThe Indian Space Association (ISpA), in a letter to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) secretary K Rajaraman, has urged him to dismiss ...
28 Apr, 2022, 06.17 PM IST
View: The next unicorn from India may emerge in the space sectorScientists of India have made huge achievements in these decades, but the need of the hour is that there should be no restrictions on India...
04 Dec, 2021, 12.03 AM IST
Government must consider subsidy for satcom providers: ISpAISpA, launched earlier this month, has among its early members Bharti Airtel, Tata group's Nelco, Bharti Group-backed OneWeb, Larsen & Toub...
01 Nov, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
ISpA seeks to consider USOF subsidy for space broadband services"The government is rolling out BharaNet that also has a cost to rollout. But the government looks at this as a national priority to be able...
26 Oct, 2021, 05.02 PM IST
Industry will be driver of space programme: K Vijay RaghavanSpeaking at the launch ceremony of the Indian Space Association (ISpA), a space sector industry body, Raghavan said industry now has the ca...
11 Oct, 2021, 06.27 PM IST
PM Modi launches Indian Space Association, says it is time for exponential innovationThe Indian Space Association will be headed by Jayant Patil, senior executive vice president - Defence, L&T-NxT as its chairman, and Bharti...
11 Oct, 2021, 01.59 PM IST
Prime Minister Modi to launch industry body Indian Space Association on MondayIts founding members include Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, Nelco (Tata Group), OneWeb, Mapmyindia, Walchandnagar Industries and Ananth Te...
07 Oct, 2021, 06.53 PM IST
PM Modi to be present at launch of new space industry body ISpAThe association will be launched digitally on October 11, 2021, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as in the presence ...
07 Oct, 2021, 06.05 PM IST