India, Feb. 2 -- India's space sector has received a moderate but consistent increase in funding under the Union Budget 2026-27, reflecting the government's ongoing commitment to strengthening both core space missions and the wider use of space-based technologies. The Department of Space (DoS), which supervises the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has been allotted Rs13,705.6 crore for the upcoming financial year, compared with Rs 12,448.6 crore in the revised estimates for 2025-26.

Although the rise is limited in percentage terms, it highlights a long-term strategy aimed not only at advancing scientific research and exploration but also at expanding commercial participation and private-sector involvement in the space economy....