Archive For July, 2015

Deekshatulu: IISc’s computer legend

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 […]

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Chandrashekhar appointed CSIR-IICT Director

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 […]

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ISRO bags Space Pioneer Award for its Mars mission

The country’s low-cost Mars mission which is in rendezvous with the red Planet for an extended period has been presented with the Space Pioneer award for the year 2015 by the US’ National Space Society. It said the National Space Society (NSS) of USA presented the award in recognition of ISRO’s efforts in accomplishing Mars […]

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DRDO scientist wins space science award

Dr Prakash Chand Jain, an eminent scientist at Defence Research & Development Laboratory, has won the prestigious Dr Biren Roy Space Science and Design award. In a recently held function at Bengaluru, Governor of Karnataka Vajubhai Vala conferred the award to Dr Jain. Dr Jain made outstanding contributions in space sciences through application to the […]

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Possible for India to Make Large Aircraft: Boeing

It is very much possible for large airplanes to be manufactured in India, although it will take a long time because requirements are huge for capital, skills and infrastructure, top aircraft maker Boeing has said. The $105-billion global giant also said that the government’s ‘Make in India’ programme has become a major incentive for the […]

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GE Aviation, Mahindra Aerospace expand tie up

GE Aviation, known for its civil and military jet engines and integrated aircraft systems, has been seeking to establish itself as a major aero structures supplier by the second half of the next decade. To this end, it has inked an agreement with Mahindra Aerospace to collaborate on manufacturing opportunities for aero structures. Earlier, at […]

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Boeing, Airbus win orders worth 7 billion at Air Show

Indicating a huge growth potential for the aviation sector, world’s two top aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus announced total orders worth USD 107 billion at this week’s International Air Show here, including firm orders worth about USD 35 billion. However, Indian airlines were conspicuous by their absence from the huge tally of companies placing initial […]

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Dassault Hopeful of Selling More than 36 Rafale Aircraft to India

Dassault Aviation Chief Eric Trappier is still hopeful of selling extra Rafale fighter jets to India apart from the 36 aircraft deal negotiated by the French Government, Reuters reported. Speaking during the rollout of Dassault’s new business jet Falcon 5X, Eric Trappier said that he has not given up hope of selling more rafale fighters […]

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HAL, BEL Join Hands to Develop Advanced Airborne Communication Equipment

Indian government owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) have agreed to pool resources to share the business from the Indian defence services in airborne communication equipment. HAL has the expertise in design, development, engineering, manufacture of airborne communications equipment, whereas BEL has the expertise in design, development, engineering and manufacture of […]

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Indian Navy Issues RFI For Construction Of 5 Diving Support Craft

The Indian Defense Ministry has released a Request for Information (RFI) for the construction and delivery of five self propelled Diving Support Craft for the Indian Navy. The Diving Support Craft should be capable of fully supporting operational/training dives in harbors and coastal waters. According to the RFI, the vessel will have an expected life […]

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