Archive For The “Achivements” Category
The IISc Alumni Global Conference, which took off here at the IISC campus, saw the get together of legends from diverse fields with major accomplishments to their names. Dr B L Deekshatulu, a Padmashree awardee, is one such legend who goes back to IISc 55 years growing up with the institute when the Computer Science […]
Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar has been appointed as Director for CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, a premier research institute in India, by President, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. Dr. Srivari was born in 1964 in Hyderabad, completed all his primary and higher education in Hyderabad and Joined IICT […]
His peers are indulging in films and cricket as the summer vacation has started. But Chennai lad, 13-year-old S Sudarshan, is prepping up to participate in the International Space Development Conference, to be held next month in Toronto, after winning the first place in the Roadmap to Space Settlement Art Contest (RSSAC) for the 8th […]
Mayilsamy Annadurai, who led two of the country’s much celebrated space projects — the Mars mission and the Chandrayaan-1 — is the new Director of ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru. An ISRO release said he took charge at ISAC, a lead centre of the space agency, on April 1 from S.K. Shivakumar, who retired on March […]
On an average, at least 10 institutions have overtaken Indian Institute of Science (IISc) every year in the global ratings since 2003, even though it continues to be the only one from India in the top 500. It has dropped 130 ranks in 11 years. IISc, just like in 2013, continues to be ranked among […]
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is the lone Indian institution to bag a spot in the top 500 in an annual ranking of global educational institutions dominated by American universities, according to a list released by a Chinese organisation. Bangalore—based Indian Institute of Science, conceived as a ‘Research Institute’ by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, in the […]
Two 15-year-olds have not only assured themselves a berth among finalists of the annual Global Google Science Fair, but also have done the State proud by their prodigious scientific talents. The twosome of Mr Vineeth Nayak and Mr Aditya Bhargava have developed a bio-sensor that will detect the quantity of hydrazine, a highly toxic inorganic […]
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday appointed Mrs J Manjula as Director of Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), Bangalore. She becomes the first woman director of a Bangalore-based DRDO lab and succeeds Mr P Soundarrajan, who retired last month. An expert in integrated electronic warfare, Mrs Manjula, designated as an ‘Outstanding Scientist’ […]
Top missile scientist Mr Sudhir Mishra, who is an old hand at Russian projects, has been chosen as the new head of the Indo-Russian BrahMos corporation, replacing Mr S Pillai who had been given several service extensions by the previous government. Mr Mishra, who is currently Head, Programme Office (Missiles), DRDO, is set to take […]
Bangalore, the aviation capital of India, has often had its young opting for careers in aerospace, many displaying their skills at various forums. Two teams from Bangalore only reaffirmed this fact by bagging the first two places at the recently concluded (April 12) Boeing India-IIT national-level aeromodelling competition. The four Bangalore boys — three from […]