Archive For August, 2012

National Symposium on Acoustics ( NSA – 2012)

National Symposium on Acoustics ( NSA – 2012) Date:  05-12-2012 to 07-12-2012 Organised by:  KSR Institute for Engineering and Technology &Acoustical Society of India Venue:  KSR Institute for Engineering and Technology KSR Kalvi nagar, Tiruchengode -637215 Namakkal (Dt.), Tamil Nadu For Further Details: DR. M. Venkatesan Prinipal, KSR Institute for Engineering and Technology KSR Kalvi […]

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Sunita Williams blasts off for 2nd space odyssey

Indian-American record-setting astronaut Sunita Williams along with her two colleagues took off for her second space odyssey on a Russian Soyuz rocket, which blasted off successfully from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 46-year-old NASA astronaut Williams, Russian Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency flight engineer Mr Akihiko Hoshide started their two-day voyage at […]

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International honour for Indian woman pilot

Mrs Rabia Futehally, one of India’s first woman pilots, used to fly in a sari. Last month, she was honoured as a 2012 inductee into the International Forest of Friendship (IFF), in Atchison, Kansas during ceremonies in June. The Forest is a living, growing memorial to the world history of aviation and aerospace. Futehally was […]

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Mr S K Shivakumar takes over as Director of ISRO Satellite Centre

Mr S K Shivakumar, Distinguished Scientist and Associate Director, ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore, assumed the office of Director, ISAC. He took over the charge from Dr T K Alex, the outgoing Director. ISAC is ISRO’s premier centre for conceptualisation, design, fabrication, testing, integration and in-orbit commissioning of satellite systems involving various cutting edge technologies, […]

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Assumes charge at GTRE

Dr C.P. Ramanarayanan, Scientist “G”, took charge as the Director of Gas Turbine Research Establishment. Dr. Ramanarayanan also holds additional charge as Director Vehicle Research and Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Dr. Ramanarayanan joined the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, and worked on various underwater weapon projects. He was conferred “Scientist […]

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India to get six trainer aircraft from Switzerland in January

Air Marshal Rajinder Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command, and Bangalore, has said that the Indian Air Force will get six basic military trainer aircraft, Pilatus PC-7, from Switzerland in January 2013. It will be used for training IAF personnel from July 2013. After inaugurating the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Polyclinic at Shettihalli in […]

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Defence Ministry clears Rs 12,000 crore proposal for 56 aircraft

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry cleared an over Rs 12,000-crore project to acquire 56 transport aircraft for the IAF to replace its ageing fleet of Avro planes. Interestingly, the project is likely to see a private sector company – instead of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) — tie up with a foreign vendor to supply the […]

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Dassault Falcon Adds Authorized Service Centre in India

Dassault Falcon signed an agreement with Indian charter operator Taj Air to establish a Dassault Falcon Authorized Line Service Station at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (VIDP) in Mumbai. The facility, which is already operational, will provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and inspections for all Falcon 2000 models. Initially, the facility will serve Indian registered Falcons […]

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India to Expedite Attack Helo Buy

India’s defence ministry on July 2 agreed to expedite the procurement of attack helicopters and other critical equipment and weapon systems. At a meeting to review the deficiencies and requirements of India’s military services, Defence Minister Mr A.K. Antony asked the forces to fully utilize their allocated budgets toward capital procurement and carry out systemic […]

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‘India, China will be among the core buyers of jet engines’

India and China would be among countries which would constitute the largest market for aircraft engines and their after-sale services, totalling a whopping US$1,700 billion, over the next two decades, a major manufacturer of jet engines has said. Delivery of 1,49,000 engines have been forecast over the next 20 years to power 68,000 new aircraft […]

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