ISRO Delegation Discusses Expanding India-Bhutan Space Cooperation, Ways To Deepen Tech Ties

A delegation of the Indian House Analysis Organisation (ISRO) led by the house company’s chairman S Somanath on Monday mentioned increasing India-Bhutan house cooperation and methods to deepen tech ties additional. The ISRO delegation met dignitaries from Bhutan, together with Minister for International Affairs and Exterior Commerce, H.E. Dr Tandi Dorji. 

There was a variety of discussions on increasing house tech cooperation by way of capability constructing and give attention to the applying of house information and expertise throughout sectors for the advantage of folks, the official Twitter deal with of the Embassy of India, Thimphu, stated. 

Extensive ranging dialogue on increasing house tech cooperation by way of capability constructing & give attention to utility of house information & tech throughout sectors for the advantage of folks. Either side reviewed expertise & milestones achieved, together with launch of 🇮🇳🇧🇹 joint satellite tv for pc final yr. pic.twitter.com/Lvrmz7SsIk

— India in Bhutan (@Indiainbhutan) March 13, 2023

The delegates from ISRO and Bhutan reviewed expertise and milestones achieved, together with the launch of the India-Bhutan joint satellite tv for pc in 2022. On November 26, 2022, ISRO launched 9 nano-satellites, together with BhutanSat, as a part of the PSLV C-54 or EOS-06 mission. BhutanSat is a Bhutanese satellite tv for pc.

Somanath, together with International Minister Lyonpo Tandi Dorji; Bhutan’s Minister for Info and Communication Lyonpo Karma Donnen Wangdi; and Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Sudhakar Dalela inaugurated a Floor-Earth station for the India-Bhutan satellite tv for pc in the present day. The station has been established in Thimphu. 

Shri S. Somanath, Chairman @isro together with International Minister Lyonpo Tandi Dorji @FMBhutan, Lyonpo Karma Donnen Wangdi and Amb @SudhakarDalela inaugurated the ground-earth station for the India-Bhutan satellite tv for pc in Thimphu in the present day.@MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy pic.twitter.com/SDeZpxpx82

— India in Bhutan (@Indiainbhutan) March 13, 2023

The info from BhutanSat will likely be used for assessing inland water high quality, forest and biomass cowl, snow and glacier cowl, and Bhutan’s geology and hydrology. It will profit the folks of Bhutan. 

The info from the 🇮🇳🇧🇹 satellite tv for pc, launched final yr, will likely be used for assessing inland water high quality, forest & biomass cowl, snow and glacier cowl, Bhutan’s geology and hydrology, benefitting folks of Bhutan. pic.twitter.com/Yo07o1I7pB

— India in Bhutan (@Indiainbhutan) March 13, 2023

The Embassy of India in Bhutan stated on Twitter that the Floor-Earth station is a testomony of the imaginative and prescient of His Majesty the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to take the India-Bhutan partnership to new and rising areas vital to twenty first century.