India's recent launch of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket carrying five foreign satellites was heralded as a major step towards the modernisation and digitalisation of India's science and technology sector. The Prime Minister showered accolades on the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Department of Space (DoS), declaring his vision of a Digital India in the years to come. In reality, its implementation is constricted by many factors, including in particular, the archaic Satellite Communication Policy 1997 and the norms framed under the Policy in 2000.
Ecommerce in India is growing exponentially in several areas, including online travel services, retail, and other services such as taxis, education, hospitality, food and drink and even secretarial support. According to industry surveys, ecommerce could represent up to four percent of India's economy by 2020, compared to less than one percent now.
