2021 to be year of Chandrayaan-3, says FM, allocates Rs 4,000 cr for oceans

The government allocated Rs 4,000 crore to study the oceans and explore the oceanic biosphere

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced the execution of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV-C51) launch under the public sector undertaking - New Space India Limited. The announcement was made as Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget for FY 2021-22 in the Parliament. 

"The New Space India Limited, a PSU, under Department of Space will execute the launch of PSLV-C51 carrying satellites from Brazil and India," the finance minister told the Parliament. 

The finance minister also mentioned Chandrayaan-3, a successor to the Chandrayaan-2 mission to the far side of the moon, in her Budget speech. "2021 will be the year