Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and for Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, visited an exhibition at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi showcasing India’s space, nuclear and strategic mineral capabilities. He said presenting these achievements helps ignite students’ aptitude and discover talent and advised organisers to arrange conducted visits by school and college students. He suggested preparing short social media versions of the exhibits to widen engagement.

The exhibition outlined India’s capabilities in launch vehicles, satellite systems and human spaceflight initiatives. It described the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and the LVM3 heavy-lift rocket supporting the human spaceflight programme. The display noted that India has conducted more than 100 launch missions, deploying hundreds of satellites that support communication, navigation and earth observation.

Materials set out a long-term vision for space exploration, including development of human spaceflight systems, crew and service modules and the concept of an Indian space station referred to as the Bharatiya Antariksh Station. Future missions for lunar exploration, deep-space studies and expansion of satellite services were described as part of the roadmap to enable sustained human presence in low-Earth orbit and microgravity research.

Alongside space activities, the exhibition mapped nuclear energy architecture and the strategy for utilising mineral resources to support energy security. It highlighted uranium-bearing geological formations across states such as Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka and regions of the Himalayan belt, and explained the three-stage nuclear power programme based on pressurised heavy water reactors, fast breeder reactors and advanced thorium-based systems. Displays also noted the presence of economically significant heavy minerals along the country’s nearly 11,000-kilometre coastline and the role of the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research in assessing these deposits. The event was presented as demonstrating how space and nuclear programmes form core pillars of scientific and technological development while strengthening low-carbon energy capacity and technological self-reliance.