Part of: GS Prelims and GS – III – Sci & tech; Space
In news
IIT, Delhi said that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that it will support eight joint research projects mooted by the Space Technology Cell (STC), IIT-Delhi.
Key takeaways
The ISRO will support the projects under its RESPOND programme with varying duration of 1-3 years.
STC was set up at IIT, Delhi under an MoU signed between the ISRO and IIT-D in November 2019.
Aim of STC: To strengthen the research collaboration between the two organisations and to carry out focused research projects in the space technology domain with specific deliverables.
Since then, eight collaborative research projects have been announced.
Some of the projects include developing a system for drought and flood forecasting and understanding land-atmosphere interactions.
Main objectives of the RESPOND Programme: To establish strong links with premiere academic institutions in India to carry out research and developmental projects which are of relevance to Space and derive useful outputs of such R&D to support ISRO programmes.