What is the news?

=> The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to set up a radar near Guwahati as part of its Project Netra.

Project NETRA of ISRO:

=> Project NETRA is an initiative by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which is an early warning system in space to detect debris and hazards to the Indian satellites.

Space Debris:

=> Space Junk or debris is human made defunct objects in space.

=> It may be discarded satellite, spent rocket parts, broken space crafts.

Challenges due to Space Debris:

=> Space debris destroys spacecraft and rockets sent in the space.

=> This overall leads to increase in the cost of space missions.