Nine employee associations at ISRO have written to Chairperson V Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. They raised concerns about ISRO's future role, employee consequences, and recruitment, following comments by IN-SPACe chairperson Pawan Goenka regarding ISRO's eventual exit from launch vehicle manufacturing.
'An instruction came from somebody in Delhi saying, "don't go with the launch".'
'IN-SPACe like an octopus is stretching its tentacles everywhere and choking ISRO.'
'ISRO will not manufacture any launch vehicles. That will all be done by the private sector or public sector undertakings.'
'The prime minister has given us the task of taking at least 300 satellites to orbit in the next five to six years.'
'It seems the prime minister may not be given the real picture about the country's space sector and ISRO. So, we are having the seminar to bring the issues to his notice.'
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There is no answer to the question of how IN-SPACe invited EOIs for ISRO's mature rockets and whether it was based on any government policy decision.
'I don't think the government will sacrifice such a fine institution for monetary gains.'
The larger question raised by the associations is simple: If ISRO is no longer to manufacture launch vehicles, what will happen to the institution's accumulated capabilities and the people who built them?
A rocket designed and developed by ISRO is being transferred to industry for production.
Nine ISRO associations want to know whether this is simply an effort to expand India's industrial capacity or part of a larger policy under which ISRO itself will eventually withdraw from rocket manufacturing.
Weighing 190 kg, Mission Drishti is India's heaviest privately developed Earth observation satellite.
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State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has won a bid under which it will receive technology from the Indian Space Research Organisation for the end-to-end commercial production of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), a first for the industry as India seeks to become a global hub for small satellite manufacturing and launches.
The private consortium would invest more than Rs 1,200 crore over the next five years to launch a constellation of 12 state-of-the-art Earth Observation satellites equipped with panchromatic, multispectral, hyperspectral, and microwave SAR (synthetic aperture radar) sensors.
India took another leap in space infrastructure with the foundation stone laid for a new launch pad at the country's second rocket port in Kulasekarapattinam.
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Pawan Goenka did not offer any details on the new models or launch dates.
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The demand for diesel cars, which account for 58 per cent of passenger vehicle sales in India every month, has seen a steep rise, as manufacturers continue to introduce variants that have diesel engines.
The money will be used to develop products jointly.
The vehicle will be produced at Mahindra Reva's recently inaugurated plant in Bengaluru, the company said.
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Tracing the development of the Mahindra XUV 500, the company's first four-wheeler to be fully styled in India.
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The government has asked SIAM members, to provide fresh data which will provide an indication about the diesel vehicle demand in the country.
Mahindra to replace ageing models with new ones, especially the popular XUV500.
An expected drop in sales may prompt Mahindra & Mahindra to cut scheduled capacity expansion plans, if the government goes ahead with the imposition of additional tax on diesel vehicles, according to the country's biggest maker of sports utility vehicles.
Utility vehicles maker, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), is considering reinstating the entire staff laid off by South Korean sports utility vehicle (SUV) manufacturer Ssangyong Motor Co in the next two to three years, according to M&M president (automotive and farm equipment sectors) Pawan Goenka.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, India's largest sports utility vehicle and tractor maker, is bullish on its latest acquisition of REVA Electric Car Company.
India's largest utility vehicle maker is also planning to take it own products to the Korean market next year, said Pawan Goenka, M&M president, automotive and farm equipment sector.
Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra on Wednesday said it will hike prices of some of its models by 1-2 per cent soon to offset increasing input costs and inflation.
Mahindra & Mahindra is one of India's leading auto makers.
Mahindra plans to launch 8-10 products, including a premium sports utility vehicle, across various segments by March 2012
Mahindra & Mahindra, the country's biggest utility vehicle maker, is re-considering plans to sell French carmaker Renault's vehicles through its own distribution network after pulling out of a joint venture agreement in January.
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