>>511022917Space applications in an Indian context have been extremely helpful, if you would look at the type of satellites sent by india it is mostly related to studying weather patterns, geo sciences, communications, navigation and defence:
1. Earlier, there used to be a lot of weather related mass deaths, cyclones, extreme winds in coasts, now they are close to 0
2. Has helped a lot in mapping irrigation across the country, there is a lot of linkages with barrages and canals to distribute water and controlled and planned by understanding weather conditions
3. Helped in smarter agriculture, there is a reason that food output in almost all sectors for india is very high, harmful pesticides have been banned for close to 40 years now
5. Helped in mining, geo sciences, material exploration, fisheries
6. Helped in comms, 350m indians have access to the internet, more get added everyday
7. Has ien navigation system, IRNSS, thankful to the americans for this, during kargil, the us blocked access to GPS, india thus created its own navigation system, already in use in military, will be rolled out for civvies soon
8. Other usages, civvie aircraft monitoring and control via the ATC, monitoring activities of neighbours without the handicap of asking a third party
Space applications in india have been used for the public utility first, vanity after, most of our politicians are what would be classified in the west as left of centre, even Modi