Bangalore: It’s been 65 years since India, the world’s largest democracy started to walk on its own. From an era of underdevelopment, our country has flourished and is just a few steps away from becoming one of the superpowers in the world. The nation has made its undeniable presence in almost all the fields ranging from ultra-modern technologies to nuclear fields.

In the time of its 65^th birthday celebration, we list the progresses that India made and its present position in fields of space technology, nuclear science, telecommunication, computers and IT.

India in Space

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), headquartered in Bangalore, powers India’s space dreams. In 2008, with its Chandrayaan-1 mission, India became the fourth ever country to touch down on the lunar space. India’s next ambitious mission, Chandrayaan-11 is proposed to be launched in 2014 which will place a wheeled rover on the moon’s surface. Adding to it, the Union Cabinet recently gave go-ahead to the Mars mission, clearing the proposal of Department of Space to put a satellite in an orbit around Mars to study the Red Planet. India has also started developing critical technologies for its human spaceflight mission.

The country’s prestigious PSLV and GSLV vehicles have successfully launched numerous satellites and are constantly conducting  variety of operations for both Indian and foreign clients.