Hyderabad, Nov. 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the government will open the country's nuclear sector to private participation, marking a major policy shift aimed at expanding India's nuclear power capacity and accelerating clean energy innovation.

The announcement came during the inauguration of Skyroot's Infinity Campus in Hyderabad, where the Prime Minister launched India's first privately built satellite, Vikram-I.

Modi noted that the growth of India's private space industry highlights the transformative effect of private-sector participation in strategic areas, and added that India's space talent is gaining considerable global investor interest.

The Prime Minister said the government intends to replicate this m...