The Bhubaneswar-based Central Tool and Training Centre under the MSME ministry supplied all the materials in ISRO's Chandrayaan project, while solar powered battery chargers used by the armed forces in Operation Sindoor were provided by Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization (MGIRI), Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje said on Monday. Hailing the 'atmanirbharta' (self-reliance) drive that has been the catalyst for such developments, the Union Minister of State for MSME and Labour and Employment expressed confidence that MGIRI would emerge as a source of inspiration for future generations. Karandlaje was addressing a gathering after reviewing ongoing activities and new projects of MGIRI, Wardha, a national autonomous institution under the MSME Ministry, which aims to strengthen the Gandhian concept of village industries through science and technology. "The MSME ministry's Tool Centre in Bhubaneswar supplied entire materials for Chandrayaan (moon mission) project of the ...