{
  "name": "policy_events",
  "source": "https://indiaspaceindex.com/data/policy_events.csv",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "rows": [
    {
      "id": "rajya-sabha-2026-08-13",
      "date": "2026-08-13",
      "title": "Government reports 113 IN-SPACe authorisations",
      "summary": "Written Rajya Sabha reply: about 440 space startups registered with DPIIT; IN-SPACe has granted 113 authorisations to 52 non-government entities, 18 of them startups. Two private commercial launches planned in FY 2026-27; the FY 2027-28 manifest is not yet approved, with more than six expected.",
      "impact": "The most recent official count of authorisations and the private launch pipeline.",
      "source_url": "https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/parliament-question-private-companies-in-space-sector/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "id": "inspace-applications-2026-07-22",
      "date": "2026-07-22",
      "title": "IN-SPACe reports 800+ applications in four years",
      "summary": "At IAFI's Space Policy Conference 2026, IN-SPACe's PK Jain said the agency has received more than 800 facilitation and authorisation applications in four years, and that India now has more than 450 space startups.",
      "impact": "Shows demand for authorisation outpacing grants.",
      "source_url": "https://yourstory.com/2026/07/space-startup-ecosystem-450-plus-ventures-policy-reforms-fuelled-growth-space-dir",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "id": "antariksh-fund-2026",
      "date": "2026",
      "title": "IN-SPACe begins deploying Antariksh VC fund",
      "summary": "IN-SPACe began deploying capital from its ₹1600 crore Antariksh Venture Capital Fund earlier in 2026 (month not reported).",
      "impact": "A government co-investor now active in private rounds.",
      "source_url": "https://inc42.com/features/indias-spacetech-gold-rush-is-here-but-whats-making-investors-jumpy/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19"
    },
    {
      "id": "inspace-guidelines-processing",
      "date": "2024-05-10",
      "title": "IN-SPACe authorisation guidelines: 75–120 day processing",
      "summary": "Guidelines for authorising space activities say applications are expected to take 75 to 120 days, depending on the activity and response times. (Date shown is the date of the report, not the guidelines.)",
      "impact": "Sets the timeline founders should plan around.",
      "source_url": "https://foxmandal.in/News/in-spaces-authorisation-guide-for-undertaking-space-activities/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19"
    }
  ]
}