A monthly house bulletin of Defence Research & Development Organisation
■ Vol. 34 No. 5 ■ May 2014
Hit-to-Kill
Successful launch of Prithvi Defence Vehicle is a
significant milestone in the direction of developing
a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence
Top: Inaugural session of DRDO Directors' Conference. Clockwise from second row extreme left: Shri AK Antony, Hon'ble Raksha Mantri; Shri Avinash
Chander, SA to RM; Shri Shivshankar Menon, National Security Adviser; Shri RK Mathur, Secretary Defence; Dr V Bhujanga Rao, DS and DG (NS&M);
Dr VG Sekaran, DS and DG (MSS); Air Chief Marshal Anup Raha, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, Chief of Air Staff and General Bikram Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM,
SM, VSM, ADC, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff presenting their views during the inaugural session.
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34th year of Publication
Editor-in-Chief
SK Jindal
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Manoj Kumar
Local Correspondents
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Establishment (ADRDE); Ahmednagar: Shri AS Patil, Vehicles
Research & Development Establishment (VRDE); Balasore/
Chandipur: Shri PK Mohanty, Integrated Test Range (ITR); Dr AK Sannigrahi,
Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE); Bengaluru: Smt Bala V,
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& Robotics (CAIR); Ms Tripty Rani Bose, Centre for Military Airworthiness &
Certification (CEMILAC); Shri Samrahara Prasad Patro, Defence Avionics
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& Electro-Medical Laboratory (DEBEL); Shri Kiran G, Gas Turbine Research
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Establishment (LRDE); Dr Latha Christie, Microwave Tube Research &
Development Centre (MTRDC); Chandigarh: Shri Niraj Srivastava, Terminal
Ballistics Research Laboratory; Chennai: Shri PD Jayaram, Combat Vehicles
Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE); Dehradun: Shri Atul Dev,
Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL); Dr MK Pande, Instruments
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Centre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM); Dr Praveen Vats, Defence
Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS); Dr Vijay Prakash, Defence
Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR); Shri Ram Prakash, Defence Terrain
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(ASL); Shri ARC Murthy, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL); Dr
Manoj Kumar Jain, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL); Dr K
Nageswara Rao, Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL); Shri N
Venkatesh, Research Centre Imarat (RCI); Jodhpur: Shri SK Sharma, Defence
Laboratory (DL); Kanpur: Shri Ashok Kumar Gautam, Defence Materials &
Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE); Kochi: Shri S
Radhakrishnan, Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL); Leh:
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Mussoorie: Shri Jaydip Kanango, Institute of Technology Management
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May 2014
Inside the Issue
PDV Interceptor successfully test-fired
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Young Scientist and Best Performance Awards
4
New Technology for High Performance Electronic Application
10
Phase Change Material Cool Vest and Cap
10
International Women’s Day
11
National Safety Week
15
Raising Day Celebrations
16
Manpower Development Activities
18
National Science Day Celebrations
20
Personnel News
22
Sports Round-up
23
Visitors to Labs/Estts
24
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PDV Interceptor successfully test-fired
In a significant milestone achieved in the direction of developing
a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system, DRDO
successfully carried out maiden Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV)
mission on 20 April 2014 meeting the mission objectives. PDV
mission is for engaging the targets in the exo-atmosphere region at
about more than 120 km altitude.
Both, the PDV interceptor and the two-stage target equipped
with the motor, were especially developed for the PDV mission. The
target, mimicking a hostile ballistic missile approaching from more than
2000 km away, was launched from a ship in the Bay of Bengal.
In an automated operation, radar-based detection and tracking
systems detected and tracked the hostile ballistic missile. The
computer network, with the help of data received from radars,
predicted the trajectory of the incoming ballistic missile. Fully ready
PDV took-off once the computerised system gave the necessary
command for lift-off. The interceptor, guided by high-accuracy
Inertial Navigation System (INS) supported by a Redundant Micro
Navigation System (RMNS), moved towards the estimated point
of the interception. Once missile crossed atmosphere, the heat
shield ejected and the IR seeker dome opened to look at the target
location as designated by the mission computer. With the help of
inertial guidance and IR seeker, the missile moved for interception.
All events were monitored in real time by the Telemetry/Range
Stations, at various locations.
Shri Avinash Chander, SA to RM, Secretary, Department of
Defence R&D and DG DRDO congratulated the mission team. Dr
VG Sekaran, DS and DG (MSS); Dr Satish Reddy, OS and Director,
Research Centre Imarat (RCI); Shri Adalat Ali, Programme Director,
AD; Shri Y Sreenivas Rao, Project Director, AD; Shri MVKV Prasad,
OS and Director, Interim Test Range (ITR); Smt Tessy Thomas, OS
and Project Director, Agni 4, and other senior DRDO officials were
present during the test.
Launch of PDV
Young Scientist and Best Performance
Awards conferred
DRDO has made significant contributions in putting
India on the path of achieving self-reliance in critical
defence technologies. It reiterates DRDO’s depth of
technical talent and its capacity to complete large
and complex projects. To honour young scientists for
excellent contributions in their areas of expertise, and
scientific, technical and administrative personnel for
their excellent overall performance, DRDO conferred
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the Young Scientist Awards and the Best Performance
Awards at a function organised on 25 March 2013 at
Dr Bhagavantham Auditorium, Metcalfe House, Delhi.
Shri Avinash Chander, SA to RM, was the Chief
Guest of the function. Congratulating the awardees,
Shri Chander said, “It is a momentous occasion for all
of you to find your work being recognised, your efforts
being owned by the organisation and being selected
for the distinction of this nature. I am happy to see the
efforts and commitment to the organisation getting due
recognition." Life provides us all opportunities to excel in
whatever we do, and it is up to us how we grab and make
of these opportunities" he further added. Exhorting the
awardees, Shri Chander advised, "One should not be
satisfied with small achievements. Let this be a trigger
for you and others to achieve more and bigger things.”
Earlier, welcoming the awardees and other
distinguished invitees, Dr G Malakondaiah, DS and
CC R&D (HR & TM), gave an overview of the DRDO
Awards. The awards are given with a view to recognise
the contributions of DRDO and its partners from
academia and the industry in 18 different categories.
Two categories Young Scientist and Best Performance
Awards were distributed on the occasion. The awardees
are:
Young Scientist Award-2013
Shri Iqsaam-Ul-Mukhtar, Sc D, Aeronautical
Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru
Shri Ajeet Gaur, Sc C, Aerial Delivery Research &
Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra
Smt J Nalini Vidyulatha, Sc D, Advanced Numerical
Research & Analysis Group (ANURAG), Bengaluru
Dr B Praveen Kumar, Sc D, Armament Research &
Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune
Shri S Rambabu, Sc D, Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam
Shri G Muralikrishna, Sc D, Research Centre Imarat
(RCI), Hyderabad
Shri Aashish Goel, Sc D, Terminal Ballistics
Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh
Shri Gaurav S Panchal, Sc D, Vehicles Research &
Development Establishment (VRDE), Ahmednagar
Best Performance Award-2013
Shri S Manimaran, PA C, Defence Avionics
Research Establishment (DARE), Bengaluru
Shri Rishi Kalia, TO A, Recruitment & Assessment
Centre (RAC), Delhi
Shri Manwar Singh Chaudhari, PA C, Institute of
Technology Management (ITM), Mussoorie
Shri Ram Asrey, TO D, DRDE, Gwalior
Shri Gattu Sravan Kumar, TO A, Advanced Systems
Laboratory, Hyderabad
Smt Anita Vinod, TO A, Dte of ER&IPR, DRDO HQ
Shri T Samba Siva Rao, TO C, Defence Research
and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad
Shri Jai Kumar Dixit, Accounts Officer, Dte of
Management Services, DRDO HQ
Shri Vikas Bhatia, Sc D, Defence Electronics
Applications Laboratory (DEAL), Dehradun
Shri Dhruv Kant Singh, TO B, Scientific Analysis
Group (SAG), Delhi
Shri Vutukuri Srinivas, Sc D, Defence Electronics
Research Laboratory (DLRL), Hyderabad
Shri Santosh Kumar Choudhury, STA C, RCI,
Hyderabad
Shri Kartik Prasad, Sc D, Defence Metallurgical
Research Laboratory (DMRL), Hyderabad
Shri Duvvu Kurma Dalayya, Technician C, Research
& Development Establishment (Engrs), Pune
Dr Virendra Vikram Singh, Sc C, Defence Research &
Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior
Smt Deepti Bhatia, TO C, Dte of Budget, Finance
and Account, DRDO HQ
Smt Reshma Khan, Sc D, Gas Turbine Research
Establishment (GTRE), Bengaluru
Shri Muhammed Firoz S, STA B, Centre for Artificial
Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR), Bengaluru
Shri Kamal K Pant, Sc D, Instruments Research &
Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun
Shri SR Dange, Senior Stores Asst , High Energy
Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune
Shri Vishnu OC, Sc D, Electronics and Radar
Development Establishment (LRDE), Bengaluru
Shri Sameer Abdul Azeez, Sc E, Naval Physical &
Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Kochi
Md Shamim Ahmad, PA, Dte of Rajbhasha and
O&M, DRDO HQ
Shri Pratap Singh Rana, TO A, Solid State Physics
Laboratory (SSPL), Delhi
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DRDO Awards 2013
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Young Scientist Awardees
Shri Iqsaam-Ul-Mukhtar, Sc D, ADE, Bengaluru
Shri Ajeet Gaur, Sc C, ADRDE, Agra
Smt J Nalini Vidyulatha, Sc D, ANURAG, Bengaluru
Dr B Praveen Kumar, Sc D, ARDE, Pune
Shri Vikas Bhatia, Sc D, DEAL, Dehradun
Shri Vutukuri Srinivas, Sc D, DLRL, Hyderabad
Shri Kartik Prasad, Sc D, DMRL, Hyderabad
Smt Reshma Khan, Sc D, GTRE, Bengaluru
May 2014
Young Scientist Awardees
Shri Kamal K Pant, Sc D, IRDE, Dehradun
DRDO Awards 2013
Shri Vishnu OC, Sc D, LRDE, Bengaluru
Shri Sameer Abdul Azeez, Sc E, NPOL, Kochi
Shri S Rambabu, Sc D, NSTL, Visakhapatnam
Shri G Muralikrishna, Sc D, RCI, Hyderabad
Shri Aashish Goel, Sc D, TBRL, Chandigarh
DRDO Newsletter
congratulates
the Awardees
Shri Gaurav S Panchal, Sc D, VRDE, Ahmednagar
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DRDO Awards 2013 Best Performance
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Awardees
Shri S Manimaran, PA C, DARE, Bengaluru
Shri Rishi Kalia, TO A, RAC, Delhi
Shri Manwar Singh Chaudhari, PA C, ITM, Mussoorie
Shri Ram Asrey, TO D, DRDE, Gwalior
Shri Gattu Sravan Kumar, TO A, ASL, Hyderabad
Smt Anita Vinod, TO A, Dte of ER&IPR, DRDO HQ
Shri T Samba Siva Rao, TO C, DRDL, Hyderabad
Shri Jai Kumar Dixit, Accounts Officer, DMS, DRDO HQ
May 2014
New Technology for High Performance Electronic
Application developed by DMSRDE
Defence Materials and Stores Research and
Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur, a
pioneer establishment in indigenisation and development
of strategic non-metallic materials and technologies, in
collaboration with Central Glass and Ceramics Research
Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata, has recently developed
a new technology to deposit Silicon Carbide (SiC)
thin films for high temperature electronic applications
using molecularly engineered liquid polycarbosilane of
high vapour pressure by Chemical Vapour Deposition
(CVD) method. Glancing angle X-ray diffractometer and
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy reveal smooth
β-SiC coating and its subsequent transformation into
α-SiC on silicon substrate. The film was found uniform
with a thickness ranging from 0.6 to 1.2 μm at different
temperatures. The average particle size, as seen from
the Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy,
ranges from 7 to 385 nm approximately; the lowest
range being 7-20 nm, which hitherto has not yet been
reported using LPCS as SiC precursor. The coated
samples also showed substantial increment of hardness
(~ 18.8 GPa) and toughness (~ 1.51 MPa m1/2) both of
which increases with increase in deposition temperature.
The smooth and thin SiC coating on silicon formed in
three different moderate temperatures compared to
very high temperature for other CVD assisted coating.
Enhanced hardness and toughness makes LPCS
generated SiC coating a promising material in critically
harsh environment required for microelectromechanical
systems (MEMS) application.
A novel rectifying interface material, using carbon
rich crystalline (C)-SiC and n-type Si by a modified CVD
technique using liquid polycarbosilane, as a precursor at
900 °C has also been developed.
Phase Change Material Cool Vest and Cap
Extreme summer heat in tropical climate of India
adversely affects the health of the populace residing
in these areas. Body's mechanism of cooling becomes
ineffective due to excessive water and mineral losses
resulting into heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat rash,
fainting, heat stroke or loss of life due to excessive
heat. Armed forces also face a number of heat-related
problems especially in desert area. Defence Laboratory
(DL), Jodhpur, has developed Phase Change Material
(PCM) cool vest and cap to significantly reduce the heat
stresses.
Vest has a number of pockets to hold PCM cool packs
developed by DL. The PCM, inside the packs, stores
coolness as latent heat while charging and releases it
while discharging to provide comfort to human body.
The exhausted PCM packs can be recharged. The
vest and cap have been evaluated in simulated heat
conditions to study their physiological effects on human
body. Both have been found effective in reducing sweat
rate by 30-40 per cent and maintained heart rate and
body temperature within safe limits while working in hot
climate. Vest and cap were found effective in reducing
heat stress with Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC)
suits.
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Field trials and evolution have been carried out by
the Indian Army, Border Security Force and Railways.
BSF has placed requirements for 2000 sets of vest and
cap.
Products are also being evaluated by the Indian Air
Force and Indian Navy. Cool vest and cap have civilian
spin-off also and can be used by fire fighters, industrial
workers, sports persons, etc. Products are under transfer
of technology (TOT) through DRDO-FICCI Accelerated
Technology Assessment and Commercialisation (ATAC)
programme.
Salient Features
Material of construction
Cotton/Nylon fabric
Number of pockets
12 in vest and 2 in cap
Weight
Vest: 2 kg, Cap: 0.3 kg
Recharging time
4-5 hrs in refrigerator
Comfort duration
2.5 hrs with single pack
3.5-4 hrs with double packs
International Women’s Day
L to R: Ms Alka Suri, Shri S Sundaresh, Dr V Shantha, Shri Avinash Chander, Dr P Sivakumar and Ms Jayashree Varadhan releasing
the souvenir
International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on
8 March every year to commemorate the economic,
political and social achievements of women past,
present and future. DRDO celebrated IWD this year
at Combat Vehicles Research and Development
Establishment (CVRDE), one of the DRDO labs located
at Chennai, on 10 March 2014. A one-day workshop on
Women Innovators in Growth of Science (WINGS’14)
was organised to observe the occasion.
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Dr V Shantha, Chairman, Cancer Institute, Chennai
was the Chief Guest and Ms Arunima Sinha, first
women amputee to conquer Mt Everest, was the Guest
of Honour, on the occasion. Shri Avinash Chander,
SA to RM, delivered the presidential address. Shri S
Sundaresh, DS and DG (ACE) and Dr P Sivakumar, OS
and Director, CVRDE, also addressed the gathering.
Following the inaugural session, technical talks on
'Safety Management' and 'Flagship Tank for the Armed
Forces' enlightened the gathering. In the infotainment
session, the achievements of CVRDE were showcased
and live demonstration of the various CVRDE products
was shown. A panel discussion on how to harness the
talent of women scientists and maintain gender balance
by reserving 30 per cent positions for women in decision
making was also organised. The day ended with a
cultural programme by Kalakshetra.
Ms Jayashree Varadhan, Sc G, and Chairperson,
Women’s Cell, CVRDE, was the Convenor of the
workshop.
ASL, Hyderabad
Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad,
celebrated IWD on 27 March 2014. Smt Amsa
Jayaraman, first lady of ASL, was the Guest of Honour
on the occasion. Smt Tessy Thomas, OS, Associate
Director and Chairperson, ASL Women’s Cell, delivered
the welcome address. Shri K Jayaraman, OS and
Director, ASL, presided over the function.
Dr Nabnita Patnaik, DGO, DRDO Apollo Hospital,
delivered a talk on Cervical Cancer and its Prevention.
The cultural programme, with a dance sequence
narrating discrimination against women, female feticide,
dowry, divorce, etc., and mime act depicting multi-level
management skills of a woman won wide appreciation
and accolades. A health camp was also organised by ASL
Women’s Cell, in association with Omega Hospital.
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arthritis, acidity, migraine, etc. The lecture was followed
by a talent show by women employees and interesting
competitions for them.
CABS, Bengaluru
International Women’s Day was celebrated at Centre
for Airborne System (CABS), Bengaluru, on 11 March
2014. On the occasion, as a practice since 2009, all
the women employees of CABS voluntarily contributed
ì 10, 000 towards education of two financially weak
school children.
Smt Amsa Jayaraman lighting the inaugural lamp along with
Shri K Jayaraman and Smt Tessy Thomas (extreme right)
Smt S Shankari was the master of the ceremony.
Smt S Rama, Member Secretary, Women’s Cell, ASL,
delivered the vote of thanks.
ARDE, Pune
Armament
Research
and
Development
Establishment (ARDE), Pune, celebrated IWD on
10 March 2014 with an informative and entertaining
programme. Shri KM Rajan, OS and Officiating
Director, ARDE, addressed the gathering highlighting
contributions and achievements of women work force
in various areas of society. This was followed by a
lecture-cum-demonstration on music therapy by Pandit
Shashank Katti of Sur Sanjeevan, where he explained
the therapeutic effect of music in cases of physical
and mental ailments, such as stress, hypertension,
CAIR, Bengaluru
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
(CAIR), Bengaluru, celebrated IWD on 10 March 2014.
A talk was delivered by Dr A Sundaravalli, Associate
Professor, Department of Home Science, Mount Carmel
College, Bengaluru. As a part of the programme the
CAIR Women’s Cell conducted games such as Sudoku,
Musical Chair, etc.
DL, Jodhpur
Defence Laboratory (DL), Jodhpur, celebrated IWD
on 6 March 2014. Smt Archana Ranjan, IRS, Chief
Commissioner of Income Tax, Jodhpur, was the Chief
Guest on the occasion. She emphasised the need of
education for women and asserted that Indian women
should be financially independent. Dr SR Vadera,
Director, DL, presided over the function. He highlighted
the contribution of women scientists in different fields.
Participants at Vividhata Mein Ekata programme at ARDE
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Dr Vadera addressing the DLJ employees
Dr Rita Singh, Sc E, narrated the history, and the
importance of the need to celebrate Women's Day.
Awards and certificates were given to the winners
and participants of the various competitions held to
commemorate IWD. Dr Sandhya Songara, presented
the vote of thanks.
DLRL, Hyderabad
Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL),
Hyderabad, celebrated IWD on 14 March 2014.
Smt Geeta Rani Dash, first lady of DLRL, was the Guest
of Honour and Dr G Padmaja, Assistant Professor,
University of Hyderabad, was the Chief Guest on
the occasion. Smt Neeta Gogia, Sc G and Co-Chair,
Women's Cell, welcomed the guests and the invitees.
To commemorate the day, talks on Violence
Against
Women—A
Psychological
Perception
and Women Empowerment were delivered by
Dr Padmja and Swami Srithi Kantananda from
Ramakrishna Math. Shri SP Dash, DS and Director, DLRL
and Chairman, DLRL Women's Cell, also addressed the
gathering and highlighted the contributions made by
the Indian women in different fields. Fun games were
organised to celebrate the occasion. Smt Lakshmi,
Sc E, proposed the vote of thanks.
DMRL, Hyderabad
Defence
Metallurgical
Research
Laboratory
(DMRL), Hyderabad, celebrated IWD on 19 March
2014. The function was presided over by Dr SV
Kamat, OS, DMRL. Dr Amitava Chakraborty, Sc F, and
Ms Anjana Sinha lighting the inaugural lamp
Chairman, Works Committee, welcomed the gathering.
Ms Anjana Sinha, IPS, IG, WPC, CID, Hyderabad, Chief
Guest of the event, delivered the keynote address on
Challenging the Status-quo for Women’s Equality and
Vigilance Inspiring Positive Change. She enlightened the
audience on various issues related to women and also
the new laws for women at work place. She emphasised
on creating an enabling environment for women at work
place to improve the output.
Dr Archana Paradkar, Sc F, and Convener, DMRL
Women’s Cell, presented a report on the activities carried
out by the Women’s Cell during the year. The function
ended with vote of thanks by Ms Anuradha Pandey.
DTRL, Delhi
Women’s Cell, Defence Terrain Research Laboratory
(DTRL), Delhi, celebrated the IWD on 12 March 2014.
Dr MR Bhutiyani, Director, DTRL, in his welcome address
appreciated and congratulated the women scientists and
staff of DTRL. Dr Manju Bala Popli, Sc F, Institute of
Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi,
delivered a lecture on Radiology in Service of DRDO.
A quiz on women in different fields was also organised.
GTRE, Bengaluru
Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE),
Bengaluru, celebrated IWD on 12 March 2014. Dr CP
Ramanarayanan, OS and Director, GTRE, and Chairman
GTRE Women’s Cell, presided over the function.
Smt Inderjeet Kumar, IFA (R&D), was the Chief Guest
and Smt Lakshmi Ramanarayanan, first lady of GTRE,
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Smt Inderjeet Kumar inaugurating the event
Dr Muse Mary George being honoured by Shri S Anantha
Narayanan, DS and Director, NPOL
was the Guest of Honour on the occasion. In his address,
Dr CP Ramanarayanan emphasised that women should
utilise their full capabilities to full potential.
Smt D Subhadra Bhai, Sc F, the recipient of the ‘Suman
Sharma Award‘ of the National Design and Research
Forum of the Institution of Engineers (India), was also
felicitated on the occasion.
Smt Inderjeet Kumar, in her message laid stress
on overcoming the irrelevant age old traditions
and exhorted women's to enjoy their womanhood.
Smt Lakshmi Ramanarayanan gave a thought provoking
talk on positive thinking, stress management and
personality development. Women employees, who were
transferred to sister labs and who are superannuating,
were felicitated for their perseverance and dedicated
contributions.
NPOL, Kochi
Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory
(NPOL), Kochi, celebrated IWD by organising an invited
talk on Inspiring Change: Let us Start at Home by
Dr Muse Mary George, an eminent professor, writer and
social analyst from Union Christian College, Aluva. She
asked the audience to think and act responsibly towards
the well-being of our larger home, mother earth. The talk
was followed by a very lively and interesting interactive
session.
An award winning poem highlighting the virtue of
motherhood, the noblest facet of a woman, written
and composed by NPOL women team was recited.
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RCI, Hyderabad
Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, celebrated
IWD on 10 March 2014. The theme of the day was
Connecting Women. Smt Madhumitha Chakrabarthi,
Sc F, RCI, in her welcome address spoke about various
activities carried out by RCI women employees.
Shri G Satheesh Reddy, OS and Director, RCI,
presided over the function. He opined that the
connecting women concept should grow not only in RCI
but among various other DRDO labs. Prof. Sunayana
Singh, VC, English and Foreign languages University
(EFLU), Hyderabad, and the Chief Guest of the function,
stressed on self discipline and education as two driving
forces for women's success. Smt Anjani, presented a
documentary on womens’ problems in the present social
environment.
Third issue of Anmol, RCI Women’s Magazine was
released during the function. Later Smt Padmavathi
Reddy, first Lady of RCI, distributed prizes to the
winners of various competitions held to commemorate
the occasion. Smt K Balajyothi, Sc D, RCI, proposed the
vote of thanks.
R&DE (E), Pune
Research and Development Establishment (Engrs)
[R&DE(E)], celebrated IWD on 7 March 2014 with a
special lecture by Smt Nisha Verma, a corporate trainer
for yoga and stress management. Her talk included
exercises and techniques to avoid stress.
Dr S Guruprasad, OS and Director, R&DE (E), also
addressed the gathering. This was followed by a cultural
programme performed entirely by the male employees
of R&DE (E).
Dr S Guruprasad, presenting memento to Smt Nisha Verma
National Safety Week
ARDE, Pune
Armament
Research
and
Development
Establishment (ARDE), Pune, organised 43rd National
Safety Week during 4-10 March 2014. Shri R Appavuraj,
Director, Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE),
Chandipur, delivered lecture on Range Safety on the
occasion. ARDE conducted various competitions
such as safety slogan, essay and drawing as a part of
awareness campaign intended for safety. The winners
were awarded with cash prizes.
March 2014 to promote the awareness of safety. The
campaign started with flag hosting by the senior most
technician, safety day pledge by the NPOL fraternity
and a live demonstration on fire fighting by Fire and
Rescue Services Department, Government of Kerala.
The programme concluded with an invited talk and a live
demonstration on Basic Life Support in Medical Crisis by
Dr Gireesh Kumar KP, Professor and Head, Department
of Emergency Medicine, and his team from Amritha
Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. Various
competitions were also organised to create safety
awareness.
Shri Kapil Deo, Associate Director, ARDE, presenting
memento to Shri R Appavuraj
NPOL, Kochi
Naval Physical Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL),
Kochi, organised National Safety Week during 4-11
Demonstration at NPOL on basic life saving support
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Raising Day Celebrations
CVRDE, Chennai
Combat Vehicles Research and Development
Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai, celebrated its
Unit Raising Day on 21 March 2014 with fanfare and
enthusiasm. Chief Guest of the day, Dr P Sivakumar,
OS and Director, CVRDE, presided over the function.
Prof. Ilakkiya Thendral M Vijayakumar, was the Guest
of Honour.
Shri M. Ramanathan, Sc F, Chairman, Celebration
Committee,
welcomed
the
august
gathering.
Dr P Sivakumar, in his inaugural address spoke on the
importance of the day and narrated the achievements of
CVRDE in recent past including development of Arjun
MBT Mk-II, Arjun Catapult, Unmanned Ground Vehicle
(UGV), and landing gear for Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)
Rustom-II, etc. He also congratulated all the employees
who contributed for the completion of all improvements
of Arjun MBT Mk-II within time frame. Prof. Vijayakumar
delivered the special address, which inspired all the
employees.
The celebration was sparked with cultural events
by employees and their wards and also vocal song by
TV artist Kumari Miruthula Saravanan. The celebration
ended with vote of thanks by Shri Standy Dhanraj, Vice
President, XVII Works Committee.
DTRL, Delhi
Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL),
Delhi, celebrated its 50th Raising Day on 19
February 2014. Shri S Sundaresh, DS and DG
(ACE) graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
In his welcome address, Dr MR Bhutiyani, Director,
DTRL, highlighted the contributions of the laboratory in
creating terrain intelligence reports, GeoINT products,
Route Atlas for landslide prone areas and in-house
developed GIS software. Shri Sundaresh, handed over
Dr Sivakumar distributed various awards to
the employees for their outstanding contributions,
mementoes to the employees who have rendered 25
years of service and prizes to the winners of the various
competitions and cultural events organised by the
Celebration Committee.
Shri Sundaresh lighting the lamp
Dr P Sivakumar delivering the Unit Day address
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May 2014
the various products developed by DTRL pertaining to
terrain research to the users from Military Intelligence
and Military Operations. On this occasion, Landslide
Atlas for Border Road Organisation was also released by
the Chief Guest. In his keynote address, Shri Sundaresh
congratulated the team DTRL and appreciated the
users' presence and participation in DTRL projects.
The celebrations were marked with cultural dance
and musical performances conducted by Sahitya Kala
Parishad.
HEMRL, Pune
High Energy Materials Research Laboratory
(HEMRL), Pune, celebrated its Annual Day on 1 March
2014 in a befitting manner. A function was arranged
in the laboratory on the occasion in which eighteen
employees were felicitated by Shri B Bhattacharya,
OS and Director, HEMRL, for completion of 25 years
in DRDO. Fifteen employees were conferred DRDO
laboratory-level awards.
Shri Bhattacharya, in his address conveyed his good
wishes to the employees and their families and gave
a brief account of the achievements of the laboratory
in 2013. HEMRL Works Committee organised various
sports events to commorate the Annual Day. The
winners and runners-up were given prizes by Shri
Bhattacharya.
Singh. In his inaugural address, Dr Singh emphasised
on building a cohesive team for achieving set goals with
an aim of taking the institute to glorious heights. A short
film was screened on the activities and achievements
of ITM in 2013. The in-house Hindi magazine, Srijan,
was released on this occasion by Dr Singh. The
DRDO laboratory-level Awards, Cash Awards and
Commendation Certificates were distributed to the
meritorious employees of ITM.
Brilliant students of ITM employees were also
awarded for their notable performance in Board Exams
2013. Families of ITM and MES employees performed a
colourful cultural show revolving around the rich cultural
heritage of India. A Bada Khaana was organised for the
employees and their families.
A cultural programme was also organised on the
occasion and attended by over 600 employees and
their families. Secretary, Works Committee, gave brief
details of various welfare activities carried out during
their tenure.
Dr SB Singh and Smt Kumudini Singh lighting the lamp
ISO Awareness Day at LRDE
Shri Bhattacharya, addressing the gathering on the occasion of
Annual Day
ITM, Mussoorie
Institute of Technology Management (ITM),
Mussoorie, celebrated its 53rd Unit Raising Day on 26
February 2014. The programme was inaugurated by
Dr SB Singh, Director, ITM, and his wife Smt Kumudini
Electronics and Radar Development Establishment
(LRDE), Bengaluru, celebrated ISO Awareness
Day on 11 March 2014. Shri S Ravind, DS and
Director, LRDE, inaugurated the celebrations and
brought out the importance of the day. As a part
of the event, invited talks were delivered by Smt
Manimozhi Theodore, Sc G, ISO-MR, Centre for
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR), Bengaluru,
Shri S Parameshwaran, Chairman, Zandig Group,
Bengaluru, and Smt C Sundari, senior team member of
ISO, Tata Consultancy Services, Bengaluru.
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Manpower Development Activities
Conferences/Seminars/Symposia/Training Courses/Meetings
CEP on Mobile Robotics
A Continuing Education Programme (CEP) course on
Mobile Robotics was conducted by Centre for Artificial
Intelligence and Robotics, Bengaluru, from 3-7 February
2014. The course covered a comprehensive list of
technologies for mobile robotics including kinematics
of wheeled and legged robots, motion control, sensors,
perception and planning.
State-of-the-art videos pertaining to various relevant
topics on mobile robots were shown as part of each
lecture. The videos were followed by case studies and
specific implementations at CAIR. At the end of each
day demonstration of implementations was given by lab
visits.
All India Official Language Scientific
Seminar 2014
A two-day Official Language Scientific Seminar on
Contributions of New Technologies of DRDO towards
Progress of the Nation, and Contribution of Film
Industry towards the Propagation of Official Language
through the Medium of Hindi was organised by Defence
Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), Mysore, during 6-7
March 2014. Dr GK Sharma, Sc G, and Hindi Liaison
Officer, DFRL, welcomed the participants from sister
labs of DRDO.
Release of souvenir on the occasion of All India Official
Language Seminar-2014
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May 2014
Dr HV Batra, Director, DFRL, inaugurated the
seminar and stressed upon the importance of Hindi
for unification of our nation. He also emphasised on
the importance of scientific publications in Hindi for the
benefit of rural people. Dr K Radhakrishna, Additional
Director, DFRL, released the seminar souvenir. Thirtyfour informative scientific papers were presented in
Hindi in the sessions. Various awards were presented
to the participants for their outstanding contributions
in promoting the official language in day-to-day office
activities by Dr Batra.
Smt Bhargavi R Gopal, Hindi Officer, DFRL, proposed
the vote of thanks.
Targeted Training Programme on Electronic
Design Automation using OrCAD
A targeted training programme on Electronic Design
Automation using OrCAD was conducted by Defence
Laboratory (DL), Jodhpur, during 19-24 March 2014.
The aim of the training programme was to upgrade the
technical skills of Defence Research and Development
Services and Defence Research and Technical Cadre
officers of the laboratory on latest version of electronic
design automation tool using OrCAD for electronic
circuit design, simulation and PCB layout. Training was
provided by M/s CADD Centre, Chennai, an authorised
OrCAD software trainer in India.
Targeted training on electronic design automation
Seminar for Young Scientists
Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE),
Bengaluru, organised 16th in-house seminar for young
scientists on 5 April 2014. Dr VC Padaki, OS and
Director, Defence Bio-engineering and Electromedical
Laboratory (DEBEL), Bengaluru, delivered a talk on
R&D Activities and Thrust Areas of DEBEL. In his
excellent oration, Dr Padaki brought out how various
challenges were surmounted by DEBEL during the
design and development of life-support systems and
bio-medical instruments for the Armed Forces. He
also explained that how indigenisation of life-support
and remote health monitoring systems has reduced
import dependency and has saved considerable foreign
exchange. In his message to young scientists, he laid
accent on maximising the great opportunity to hunt for
the truth by the way of science.
the Chief Guest and delivered a keynote address on
Electrical Control of Instruments in Testing Range.
Dr Dharitri Das, Principal, Fakir Mohan College,
Balasore, and Smt Bharati Shastri, Hindi Teacher, DAV
School, Balasore, were the Guest of Honours. Nineteen
participants gave lectures in two different sessions.
A quiz programme was also organised during the
sessions. Shri Appavuraj distributed certificates to the
participants. Shri SK Ray, Hindi Officer, presented the
vote of thanks.
Later Shri Palani Kumar M, Sc C, gave a talk on
Aerodynamic Test Facilities for Testing Gas Turbine
Engines and its Components at GTRE.
Shri PC Gope inaugurating the seminar
Workshop on High Power Electromagnetic
Technology for Intentional EMI
Dr VC Padaki delivering the talk
Scientific Seminar in Hindi
Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE),
Chandipur, organised a Scientific Seminar in Hindi on
Importance of Sea Shore in Indian Defence and Use
of Hindi Language in Administration on 5 March 2014.
Dr AK Sannigrahi, Sc F, and the Organising Chairman,
gave an overview of the seminar.
Shri R Appavuraj, Director, PXE, in his inaugural
address brought out the necessity of use of Hindi in
official communication for its better understanding
among the employees. Shri PC Gope, Sc F (Retd), was
A workshop on High Power Electromagnetics
(HPEM) for Intentional EMI was conducted at Research
Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, on 21 March 2014 as a part
of Silver Jubilee Year celebrations of the laboratory. The
aim of the workshop was to bring in all the similar groups
in DRDO together to discuss and find solutions to those
technological gaps that sprouted in the process of
development of HPEM technology. Experts from various
DRDO laboratories and BARC, were invited to share
their knowledge.
Shri G Satheesh Reddy, OS and Director, RCI,
inaugurated the workshop and expressed the hope that
such workshops should conclude with an implementable
roadmap for weaponisation of this technology.
Dr VG Borkar, Sc G, and Course Director, and other
senior scientists of RCI were present during the
inaugural function. Twenty participants participated
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in the workshop. It covered a wide range of topics
like HPEM technology development in and outside
India, detailed system level lectures on pulsers and
antennas and laser-based directed energy weapons.
Dr VG Borkar, Shri Suranjan Pal, OS and Director,
Centre for High Energy Security Systems (CHESS),
Dr DC Pande, OS, Electronics and Radar Development
Establishment (LRDE), Dr KS Bhat, Sc G, Microwave
Tube Research and Development Centre (MTRDC),
Shri RK Rajawat, SO H, and Dr Rishi Verma, SO E
delivered lectures in the workshop. The workshop came
out with a concrete steps that need to be taken for further
development in this field and unanimously stressed the
need of such technical gatherings at least annually.
Science Council Meeting
Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, organised 2nd
Science Council Meeting for 2013-2014 on 27 March
2014. Dr SB Gadgil, OS and Associate Director, RCI,
spoke about the importance of science council. Three
key lectures on areas of Metamaterials and their Defence
Applications, Cancer Research, and Interventional
Cardiology were organised and delivered by
Prof. S Anatha Ramakrishna, IIT Kanpur, Dr P
Vijayananda Reddy, Director, Apollo Cancer Hospital
and by Dr PK Dhar, Senior Interventional Cardiologist,
Apollo Hospital, respectively. Shri G Satheesh Reddy,
OS and Director, RCI, presided over the function.
National Science Day Celebrations
28th
February
is
celebrated
every
year
as National Science Day (NSD) in India
to mark the discovery of Raman Effect by
Sir CV Raman. The basic objective for celebration of
NSD is to spread the message of importance of science
and its application among the people. The following
DRDO laboratories also celebrated the day to propagate
the spirit of science.
CEMILAC, Bengaluru
Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification
(CEMILAC), Bengaluru celebrated NSD by organising
NSD oration by Smt NA Anuradha, Sc F, Regional
Centre for Military Airworthiness (RCMA), Hyderabad,
on Software Certification of Avionics Systems for
Military Aircraft. The talk brought out the necessary
infrastructure and skills required both by the designers
and the certifier to complete certification process and
provide satisfactory product to the military services.
were use of hi-fi technology, similar to popular TV show
Kaun Banega Crorepati, to conduct science quiz, use of
special software for setting science crossword question
paper, and use of special software developed by
Defence Science Forum (DSF) for evaluation of DRDO
quiz question paper.
Prof. WN Gade, Vice Chancellor, University
of Pune, was the Chief Guest on 28 March 2014.
Shri B Bhattacharya, OS and Director, HEMRL, in his
address said that the gain from science will be complete
only if it results into a tangible product. Prof. WN Gade,
highlighted the main challenges faced by students from
rural/remote areas for pursuing studies and nurturing
scientific temper.
HEMRL, Pune
As a part of NSD celebration, High Energy Materials
Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune, organised various
activities like presentation, science crossword, science
quiz, essay writing, poster making and DRDO quiz
spread over a period of fortnight. The salient features
in conducting various competitions of this year’s NSD
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May 2014
Shri B Bhattacharya presenting memento to Prof. WN Gade
The NSD oration was delivered by Dr M Anniyappan,
Sc D, on Insensitive Energetic Materials for the Modern
Defence World—The Indian Scenario. The speaker
highlighted the need of insensitive munitions (IM),
various test methods to classify an explosive as IM class
and methods to prepare IM. He also gave a brief about
the status of IM development at HEMRL.
NPOL, Kochi
Naval Physical and Oceanographic
Laboratory (NPOL), Kochi, celebrated
NSD on 28 February 2014 with a series
of enlightening talks and events. Dr R
Ramesh, Sc F, delivered the NSD oration
on Acoustic Interactions in Transducer
Arrays, which focused on the effects
of acoustic coupling on transducer
arrays and highlighted the importance
of interaction studies related to beam
pattern and acoustic power output of
sonar transducer arrays. The other
highlights of the programme included
release of the latest issue of Sea Tech,
the technical journal of NPOL, and a
series of monographs and technical notes
from different groups and projects.
As part of the celebration, an invited talk
on Contemporary Adaptive Optics by Prof. CS
Narayanamurthy, Head, Department of Physics, Indian
Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST),
Thiruvananthapuram, was also organised. The science
day orator was honoured by Shri S Anantha Narayanan,
DS and Director, NPOL, with a medal and commendation
certificate.
Dr R Ramesh delivering the NSD oration
Dr Bhujanga Rao awarded Doctor of Science Honoris Causa
Dr V Bhujanga Rao, DS and DG (NS&M) was
conferred Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) at
11th Convocation of National Institute of Technology
(NIT), Kurukshetra. The honour was bestowed for his
exemplary leadership and pioneering work in the field
of indigenous Defence R&D. Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, DS
and CEO, BrahMos Aerospace Limited, presented the
award to Dr V Bhujanga Rao.
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Personnel News
Appointment
CEMILAC, Bengaluru
Shri P Jayapal, Sc G, has
been appointed Chief Executive
(Airworthiness), Centre for Military
Airworthiness
and
Certification
(CEMILAC), Bengaluru, wef 2 April
2014. Shri P Jayapal is an alumnus
of MIT, Anna University, for his BTech
degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1983 and Masters
in 1985.
As Chief Executive (Airworthiness) he is responsible
for monitoring all airworthiness activities of 14 RCMAs
situated all over India and assuring flight safety of all
Military Airborne Vehicles/Stores. He will be overseeing
the Airworthiness Clearance Certification activities on
projects like light combat aircraft (LCA), advanced light
Helicopter (ALH), HJT-36, unmanned air vehicles and
several major upgrade programmes of the Defence
Services.
Awards
Best Paper Awards
Shri Peter Arun M, RCMA (Aircraft),
Centre Military Airworthiness and
Certification (CEMILAC), Bengaluru,
has been awarded Best Paper of
the Conference Award in the 3rd
International Conference on Advance
Control and Optimisation of Dynamic
Systems (ACODS-2014) held at IIT Kanpur during
13-15 March 2014 for his paper titled Vision-Based
Alignment to Runway during Approach for Landing of
Fixed Wing UAVs.
 Dr Rajeev Vij, Sc F, Institute of Nuclear Medicine
and Allied science (INMAS), Delhi, has been awarded
the lLA–Dr CD Sharma Award 2014, for best written
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May 2014
and presented paper titled, Creativity, Innovation
and Entrepreneurship at INMAS Library, at the 59th
International Conference on Managing Libraries in the
Changing Information World: From Surviving to Thriving,
held during 22-24 February 2014 at IIT, Roorkee.
Dr Vij (left) receiving ILA–Dr CD Sharma award
Young Scientist Award
Dr Sanjay Mohan Gupta, Sc D, has been awarded
Young Scientist Award for best paper presentation
by Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
during the National Conference on Biotechnology in
Medicine and Agriculture: Principles and Practices and
Techniques in Genetic Engineering Science of Omics for
Agricultural Productivity: Future Perspectives organised
by Pantnagar Biotechnology Programme during 4-6
March 2014.
Higher Qualification Achieved
MTRDC, Bengaluru
Shri Mrityunjay Santra, Sc F,
Microwave Tube Research and
Development
Centre
(MTRDC),
Bengaluru, obtained PhD for his thesis
titled Design and Study of Focusing
Structures in the Transport of Electron
Beam in Linear Beam Microwave
Tubes from Bengaluru University, Bengaluru.
Sports Round-up
Cycle Rally at CVRDE, Chennai
The adventure club of Combat
Vehicle Research and Development
Establishment
(CVRDE),
Chennai,
organised a Cycle Rally to the Vellore
Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore,
from 10-14 March 2014 to create
awareness about the products designed
and developed by DRDO for the Armed
Forces among the general public and
also to make the student community
aware of the research and employment
opportunities in DRDO.
Shri Avinash Chander, SA to RM,
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D
and DG DRDO flagged off the event. Shri L to R: Shri Anil M Datar, Dr S Sundaresh, Shri Avinash Chander, Dr P Sivakumar
and Dr JP Singh during the flagging off ceremony
S Sundaresh, DS and DG (ACE), Shri Anil M
Datar, DS and Director, ARDE, Pune, Dr P Sivakumar, 21 March 2014 under the auspices of DRDO Central
OS and Director, CVRDE, Dr JP Singh, Director of Zone Sports Council. Six teams, viz, DMRL, Defence
Parliamentary Affairs, and officers and staff members Research and Development Laboratory, Defence
from DRDO HQ and other sister labs of DRDO were Electronics Research Laboratory, Research Centre
present during the occasion. About 30 participants from Imarat, Advanced Systems Laboratory and Naval
DRDO labs and estts, located in Pune, Bengaluru, Science and Technological Laboratory participated
Kochi, Balasore, and Chennai participated in the Rally.
in the tournament. The tournament was played in two
On way to Vellore the team visited the Mamallan groups on league-cum-knock out basis. Dr SV Kamat,
Institute of Technology and two other Schools near OS, DMRL, inaugurated the tournament. DMRL team
Sriperumbudur and gave presentations on the research emerged as the champion defeating DRDL in the final.
and development activities of DRDO and
showcased a video on Arjun MBT firing trials.
On their return, the rally was flagged off
by Shri Sekhar Viswanathan, Vice President,
VIT. During the return journey the team visited
Pallavan Engineering College, Arakkonam and
Bhakthavatchalam Polytechnic, Kancheepuram
and explained about the recruitment opportunities
in DRDO to the student community.
Central Zone Kabaddi Tournament
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory
(DMRL), Hyderabad, organised DRDO Central
Zone Kabaddi Tournament 2013-14 during 19-
Team DMRL with winner's trophy
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Dr Amol A Gokhale, OS and Director, DMRL chaired the
closing ceremony and gave away the trophies to the
winners.
South Zone Cricket Tournament
The 7th DRDO South Zone Cricket Tournament was
organised by Gas Turbine Research Establishment
(GTRE), Bengaluru. The six-day tournament was
inaugurated by Shri KS Ramprasad, Sc G and
Officiating Director, GTRE, on 24 March 2014. Ten
teams from DRDO South Zone laboratories participated
in the tournament. Team ADE, Bengaluru, was crowned
with the championship while team NPOL, Kochi, was
the runner-up. Shri SP Suresh Kumar, Sc G, GTRE,
presided over the closing ceremony and distributed
prizes to the winners.
Shri KS Ramprasad tossing the coin for the inaugural match
Visitors to Labs/Estts
CABS, Bengaluru
 Vice Admiral S Lanba, AVSM, Commandant National
Defence College, and Officers of 54th NDC Course
visited Centre for Airborne System, Bengaluru, on
14 March 2014.
 Air Marshal Daljit Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VM, AOCin-C, SWAC, IAF, on 29 March 2014.
CAIR, Bengaluru
Lt Gen Sunit Kumar, AVSM, DG, Information
Systems, visited CAIR on 12 March 2014. Shri Sanjay
Burman, OS and Director, CAIR, briefed the visitors
about the technologies developed by CAIR in the area
of OIS Security Solutions.
DL, Jodhpur
Ms Vandana Kumar, IFA (R&D), IDAS, visited
Defence Laboratory (DL), Jodhpur, on 13 March 2014.
She interacted with the Director and senior scientists of
the laboratory to get first-hand acquaintance with the
technical activities of the laboratory.
INMAS, Delhi
Sixty-one BTech students from MAIT visited INMAS
and RAC on 14 March 2014.
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Shri RK Jain, Director, RAC interacting with the students
RCI, Hyderabad
 Dr R Chibambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to
the Government of India on 6 March 2014.
 Dr K Radhakrishnan, Chairman ISRO, on 11 March
2014.
DEAL, Dehradun
Shri Avinash Chander, SA to RM, visited DEAL,
Dehradun, on 5 March 2014. He reviewed Software
Defined Radio (SDR) programme. He was also briefed
about the other on-going projects of DEAL.