Ministry of Home Affairs press release · 3 May 2026 · pibtracker filter

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah congratulates young scientists and engineers at GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti

PRID2257695 MinistryMinistry of Home Affairs Released3 May 2026 Reading7 min

This is the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar Launch of India's largest privately built satellite will play an important role in realising Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji's vision of a space-power India It has embossed the prowess of our youth on the globe Shri Amit Shah extends best wishes to the whole team of GalaxEye for all future missions Posted On: 03 MAY 2026 8:15PM by PIB Delhi Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has congratulated young scientists and engineers at GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar. In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said “Congratulations to our young scientists and engineers at GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar. The launch of India's largest privately built satellite will change how our Earth is observed and emboss the prowess of our youth on the globe, realising Modi Ji's vision of a space-power India. All my best wishes are with you for your future endeavours.” Congratulations to our young scientists and engineers at @GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar. The launch of India's largest privately built satellite will change how our Earth is observed and… — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 3, 2026 *** RK / RR / PS (Release ID: 2257695) Visitor Counter : 1138 Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Assamese , Bengali , Manipuri , Punjabi , Gujarati , Telugu , Kannada Ministry of Home Affairs Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah congratulates young scientists and engineers at GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti This is the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar Launch of India's largest privately built satellite will play an important role in realising Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji's vision of a space-power India It has embossed the prowess of our youth on the globe Shri Amit Shah extends best wishes to the whole team of GalaxEye for all future missions Posted On: 03 MAY 2026 8:15PM by PIB Delhi Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has congratulated young scientists and engineers at GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar. In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said “Congratulations to our young scientists and engineers at GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar. The launch of India's largest privately built satellite will change how our Earth is observed and emboss the prowess of our youth on the globe, realising Modi Ji's vision of a space-power India. All my best wishes are with you for your future endeavours.” Congratulations to our young scientists and engineers at @GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar. The launch of India's largest privately built satellite will change how our Earth is observed and… — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 3, 2026 *** RK / RR / PS (Release ID: 2257695) This is the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar Launch of India's largest privately built satellite will play an important role in realising Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji's vision of a space-power India It has embossed the prowess of our youth on the globe Shri Amit Shah extends best wishes to the whole team of GalaxEye for all future missions " /> Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has congratulated young scientists and engineers at GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar. In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said “Congratulations to our young scientists and engineers at GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar. The launch of India's largest privately built satellite will change how our Earth is observed and emboss the prowess of our youth on the globe, realising Modi Ji's vision of a space-power India. All my best wishes are with you for your future endeavours.” Congratulations to our young scientists and engineers at <a href="https://twitter.com/GalaxEye?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GalaxEye</a> for building Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar. The launch of India's largest privately built satellite will change how our Earth is observed and…— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/2050930378836201551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2026</a> *** RK / RR / PS " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); // } else { // //Play the music // playAudio(); // } //} var synth = window.speechSynthesis; function CleanHtml(html) { html = html.replace(/ /gi, ''); return html; 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