established in 1989, the development and educational communication unit of isro has been involved in societal research with the objective of bringing india's indigenously developed space technology back to the people of rural india. the space applications centre, ahmedabad provides the necessary technical support to the unit. between 1975 and 1990, this unit implemented the kheda communications project in the kheda village of gujarat to bring satellite-based communication to the village residents. this project would go on to receive the ipdc-unesco prize for rural communication.