The Indian Space Research Organization recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Aryabhata Research Institute of Observational Science (ARIES), Nainital.
It works on the cooperation in the field of Space Situational Awareness and Astrophysics.
The main objective of the MoU is to protect the Indian space assets from space debris threats.
Under the Space Situation Awareness, India is focusing on debris tracking, collision avoidance, satellite anomaly detection, monitoring threats from space weather station, prediction of threats from asteroids and meteorites.