According to Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh, India and the US are scheduled to launch a cooperative Earth observation project — NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite — later this year as a way to increase their space collaboration. The National Science Foundation's Sethuraman Panchanathan-led US delegation was in town when he made the comments. The NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission will monitor the planet's shifting ecosystems, dynamic surfaces, and ice masses to collect data on biomass, natural disasters, sea level rise, and groundwater, among many other things.

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The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite is anticipated to launch in 2023, the minister informed the delegation. Singh also urged for greater collaboration in the space industry, particularly in new fields like the control of space debris. In sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security, quantum, semiconductor, clean energy, advanced wireless, biotechnology, geology, astrophysics, and defence, the minister suggested intensifying cooperation.
 

According to Panchanathan, new chances for collaboration will arise in fields including the economy, 6G technology, smart agriculture, and vital minerals for the US. Ajay Kumar Sood, the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Centre, S Chandrasekhar, the Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Satyajit Mohanty, the Joint Secretary of the National Security Council Secretariat, and other senior representatives from each of the six departments of Science and Technology were present at the meeting.

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