Episode
CutTheClutter: Challenges for India's space programme as ISRO battles exodus,crisis & new-gen pvt sector companies
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- ThePrint
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- Jul 17, 2026
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- 1817
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Summary
Over 100 scientists have left ISRO in one year & following the spate of resignations, the Centre has tightened rules around exits and voluntary retirement. #CutTheClutter Episode 1865 looks at reasons behind this exodus, brewing crises in ISRO and why these point to challenges for India's space programme. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also details the private sector boom in our nation's space sector, and some of the companies doing noteworthy work in the area.----more----Watch #OffTheCuff with Pawan Kumar Chandana, Co-Founder & CEO of Skyroot Aerospace here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcUpyye3OwM----more----Read Soumya Pillai's story on scientists leaving ISRO here: https://theprint.in/india/india-opened-space-to-private-players-isro-brain-drain-is-one-result/2987999/----more----Watch #CutTheClutter on importance of satellites in modern warfare here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U839-QEUZ7s----more----Watch #CutTheClutter on Pakistan's space programme here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqaxD1rgQFw----more----Watch Walk The Talk with Prof CNR Rao here: https://www.ndtv.com/video/walk-the-talk-with-bharat-ratna-cnr-rao-308738