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== Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme ==
On 11 December 2024, under the Technology Development Fund (TDF), the iBooster Green Propulsion System was handed over to the DRDO by Manastu Space Technologies, based at [[IIT Bombay]]. For crucial satellite functions including [[orbit raising]], [[orbital station-keeping]], and [[Deorbit|deorbiting]], the iBooster system—which is intended for spacecraft weighing between 100 and 500 kg—will be employed. Unlike [[hydrazine]], it uses a patented [[hydrogen peroxide]]-based fuel that is safer, more affordable, and less harmful to the environment. The high-temperature catalyst in iBooster ensures smooth ignition, and the thruster design has been tuned for increased efficiency.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tripathi |first=Sibu Kumar |date=2024-12-12 |title=Manastu Space delivers green propulsion system for satellites to DRDO |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/manastu-space-delivers-green-propulsion-system-for-satellites-to-drdo-2648236-2024-12-12 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Huma |date=2024-12-11 |title=Manastu Space Delivers Groundbreaking Green Propulsion System to DRDO, Empowered by TDF Support |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-manastu-space-delivers-groundbreaking-green-propulsion-system-to-drdo-empowered-by-tdf-support-3689559/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> A green propulsion system, developed by the TDF, was successfully demonstrated in orbit on a launched payload aboard [[PSLV-C58]].<ref name=":5" />
As of December 2024, 79 TDF projects have been sanctioned to various industrial partners for developing defence technologies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 December 2024 |title=79 projects worth Rs 334 cr sanctioned under TDF scheme: Defence MoS Sanjay Seth tells Lok Sabha |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/79-projects-worth-rs-334-cr-sanctioned-under-tdf-scheme-defence-mos-sanjay-seth-tells-lok-sabha/articleshow/116046488.cms?from=mdr |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
== Industry linkages, technology transfer and indigenisation ==
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