๐จ Dr. S Somanath's tenure as Chairman ISRO has come to an end, and Dr. V Narayanan has been appointed as the new chairman of ISRO, with effect from Jan 14, 2025. ๐
Taking over from Dr. K Sivan in Jan 2022, Dr. Somanath's tenure began during one of the most crucial junctures of the Indian space program. ๐ฎ๐ณ
Under his chairmanship we saw ISRO become the first agency to successfully soft-land near the South Pole of the Moon, the debut of ISRO's newest launch vehicle - SSLV, launch of space science and technology demonstration missions such as Aditya-L1, TV-D1, XPoSat, and SpaDeX, subsystem level testing of their upcoming SCE-200 engine, and last but the not the least, the commencement of the Gaganyaan-G1 launch campaign!
We also saw several future missions of ISRO such as Chandrayaan-4, Venus Orbiter Mission, and the Bharatiya Antariksh Station receive approval from the government.
During the Chandrayaan-3 mission, Dr. Somanath experienced some health problems and was subsequently diagnosed with cancer in September 2023. Following the launch of the Aditya-L1 mission, he underwent surgery & chemotherapy and after only 4 days, he was discharged from the hospital and immediately returned to ISRO to resume his work, showing unwavering commitment to his duties at ISRO and the nation. (He is now cancer-free)
He also brought a significant boost in ISRO's outreach activities compared to previous administrations.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and so is Dr. Somanath's tenure as ISRO Chairman.
We sincerely thank Dr. Somanath for all his contributions towards the advancement of India's space program starting from all the way back when he joined VSSC as a mechanical engineer, to his work in the LVM3 project, and finally as ISRO Chairman. ๐
We wish you all the best for the next phase of your life and hope you have a healthy and fulfilling journey ahead. โค๏ธ๐
How important is SPAce Docking EXperiment (SPADEX) programme?
1. ISRO gains access to Rendezvous & Docking technology
2. In Satellite Refuelling
3. Rendezvous & Capture (Space debris / Inactive satellite)
4. In Moon sample return (Chandrayaan-4)
5. In assembly of Bharatiya Antariksha Station
The Indian Meteorological Society (IMS) organized annual symposium TROPMET 2024 hosted by IMS Rourkela chapter and NIT Rourkela from 10-12 December 2024. The inaugural function of the was held at BBA on December 10, 2024, and was joined by Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), GoI as Chief Guest and Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra (Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department, Government of India) as Guest of Honor in the presence of Prof. K. Umamaheshwar Rao (Director, NIT Rourkela), Guest of Honor. President IMS Shri Anand Kumar Sharma and Secretary IMS Dr SI Laskar along with Prof. Sk Md Equeenuddin (Chairman, TROPMET 2024) and Prof. Naresh Krishna Vissa (Convenor, TROPMET 2024) were the dignitaries on the stage.
TROPMET 2024 hosted nearly 400 participants, delegates and award winners at NIT Rourkela. The Local Organizing committee also include Prof. Bhishma Tyagi (Secretary, TROPMET 2024) and Prof. Nagaraju Chilukoti (Co-Convenor, TROPMET 2024) from the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NIT Rourkela. IMS is a premier scientific society of scientists and researchers working in atmospheric and oceanic sciences.
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๐จ Only those passengers who have confirmed tickets should travel in sleeper and AC classes of trains. If you travel with a waiting ticket, you will have to get down at the next station with a penalty.
Indian Railways says strict checking will be done.
NCMRWF and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NIT Rourkela enter into MOU for academic and research collaboration. Head NCMRWF and Director of NIT Rourkela signed the MOU at NCMRWF Noida on 31st Jul 2023.
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#EarthDay is a celebration held every year on April 22 to show support for environmental protection. Let us remind ourselves that now, more than ever, we require a change to a more sustainable economy that benefits both people & the environment.
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