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'Swachh Space': India's Plan To Clean Up Its Orbital Trash By 2030

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According to figures released by the government, India currently has 129 trackable debris objects in orbit originating from its space activities.

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Swachh Space Initiative: The Indian government has set a goal of cleaning up space debris by 2030. It has been named the Swachh Space Mission. Learn about the amount of space debris and how it will be cleaned.

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New Delhi: India's new plan aims to eliminate the debris accumulating in Earth's orbit. The project, named Debris Free Space Mission, aims to make space operations completely free of debris by 2030, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said. It is estimated that there are more than 10 crore pieces of man-made debris floating in space at present. According to a NASA report, about 50,000 large pieces of debris and bill…

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NDTV broke the news in New Delhi, India on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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