Director General (Missiles and Strategic Systems), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr VG Sekaran said on Monday that India has achieved quite a lot in the field of Aerospace Technologies and there are ample opportunities to become leaders in the field so we have a great future ahead. He also stressed for the need of robust aeronautical education programmes and aeronautical engineering sector.
Dr Sekaran said that the Indian aerospace industry is one of the fastest-growing aerospace markets in the world and the rapid growth of this industry has attracted major global aerospace companies to India. All segments in the aerospace industry, including civil and military aviation and space, are showing a significant level of growth, so large number of companies wants to be part of the growth story. PU V-C Prof Grover expressed the need for more cooperation between PU and National laboratories and other premier institutions. He said that symbiotic relationship should be built between Terminal Ballistics Research laboratory (TBRl) and PU.
Charan Singh varsity initiates lifetime achievement prize
Chandigarh: Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) Hisar has instituted a life time achievement award to recognise the lifelong contributions of faculty members of the university, said the vice-chancellor, Dr KS Khokhar on Monday. The award carrying a plaque of honour, citation and cash prize of Rs 1 lakh would be biennial, he said, adding that it would be conferred upon faculty members who had achieved excellence in their field of study, followed high standards of values and ethics throughout their career and made outstanding contributions of significant impact in the fields related to agriculture. Regarding nomination for the award, Dr Khokhar said that a candidate above 60 years of age on December 31 of the second year of the biennium of the award and had served for at least 20 years as faculty of CCSHAU, would be eligible for the award. He said the award would be presented at a university level function.
lPU Campus echoed with Patriotism on 65th Republic Day
Jalandhar: lPU organised 65th Republic Day celebrations with a magnificent parade and varied colourful cultural presentations of patriotic fervour at its campus. Division of Security and Safety (having on rolls ex-members from all the three wings of Indian Forces), NSS volunteers and lYC students (lovely Youth Capital) had devised a two–day program. lPU vice-chancellor Prof Dr Ramesh Kanwar hoisted the national flag and inspected the massive parade on the campus. Present on the occasion were many thousand national and international students who participated in and witnessed the programs for the great Indian Constitution and Republic Day.