{"id":35247,"date":"2023-05-08T04:41:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T23:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=35247"},"modified":"2025-04-20T23:03:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T17:33:32","slug":"isros-space-science-and-technology-awareness-trainings-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/isros-space-science-and-technology-awareness-trainings-start\/","title":{"rendered":"ISRO\u2019s Space Science and Technology Awareness Trainings (START)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced a new introductory-level online training programme called Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>About<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of India which is a major constituent of the Department of Space (DOS), Government of India.<\/li>\n<li>ISRO was previously the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), set up by the Government of India in 1962.<\/li>\n<li>ISRO was formed on August 15, 1969 and superseded INCOSPAR with an expanded role to harness space technology.\n<ul>\n<li>DOS was set up and ISRO was brought under DOS in 1972.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The prime objective of ISRO is the development and application of space technology for various national needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarter and various centres<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>ISRO has its headquarters in Bengaluru.<\/li>\n<li>Its activities are spread across various centres and units.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Launch Vehicles<\/strong> are built at VikramSarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Satellites<\/strong> are designed and developed at U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengalure;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integration and launching of satellites and launch vehicles<\/strong> are carried out from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Development of liquid stages including cryogenic stage<\/strong> is carried out at Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Valiamala&amp; Bengaluru;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sensors for Communication and Remote Sensing satellites<\/strong> and application aspects of the space technology are taken up at <strong>Space Applications Centre (SAC)<\/strong>, Ahmedabad; and<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remote Sensing satellite data<\/strong> reception processing and dissemination is entrusted to National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>About<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>START program is aimed at post-graduate and final-year undergraduate students of physical sciences and technology.<\/li>\n<li>The programme will cover various domains of space science, including Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics, Heliophysics &amp; Sun-Earth interaction, Instrumentation, and Aeronomy.<\/li>\n<li>It will be delivered by the scientists from Indian academia and ISRO centres.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The programme is part of ISRO&#8217;s efforts to enable Indian students to become professionals in space science and technology.<\/li>\n<li>It is intended to provide students with an introductory-level training in space science and technology, giving them an overview of different facets of the field, research opportunities, and career options.<\/li>\n<li>The training will also emphasize the cross-disciplinary nature of space science, giving students insights into how their individual aptitudes can be applied to the field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Benefits<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The programme is expected to help build a human capacity that will lead space science and research in the future.<\/li>\n<li>The student community will receive:\n<ul>\n<li>an overview of the different facets of space science and technology,<\/li>\n<li>exposure to the research ongoing in different Indian institutes,<\/li>\n<li>insight into how their individual aptitude would suit some of the facets of space science and technology,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Students will also get a chance to appreciate the cross-disciplinary nature of the subject, and accordingly choose their career path.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1)\u00a0What is Space Application Centre of ISRO?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0The Space Applications Centre (SAC) is a major research and development center of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is responsible for developing satellite-based applications for communication, broadcasting, meteorology, remote sensing, and other space-based services. SAC has developed and launched a number of satellites including the INSAT series, IRS series, and the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q2)<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>What is a Remote Sensing satellite ?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A Remote Sensing satellite is a type of satellite that is specifically designed to gather information about the Earth&#8217;s surface and atmosphere from a distance. It captures data by using sensors that detect and measure the electromagnetic radiation reflected or emitted by the Earth&#8217;s surface. The data collected by remote sensing satellites can be used for a wide range of applications, including mapping, land-use planning, agriculture, environmental monitoring, disaster management, and natural resource management.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/isro-to-start-online-training-programme-for-pg-and-and-final-year-ug-students\/article66823617.ece#:~:text=The%20Indian%20Space%20Research%20Organisation,of%20Physical%20Sciences%20and%20Technology.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>ISRO to start online training programme for PG and final-year UG students<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isro.gov.in\/profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>ISRO<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isro.gov.in\/START.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>ISRO<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/definition\/isro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Economic Times<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>START program is aimed at PG and final-year UG students of physical sciences and technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":35248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-35247","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}