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A monthly house bulletin of Defence Research & Development Organisation ■ Vol. 33 No.11 ■ November 2013
Institute of Nuclear Medicine
and Allied Sciences (INMAS),
Delhi,
and
Delhi Technological
University
(DTU) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) on 10 October 2013 for
enhanced academic interaction
and R&D collaboration.
This
collaboration will include applied
research and projects. The MoU
was exchanged between
Prof.
PB Sharma, Vice Chancellor,
DTU
and
Dr Rajendra Prashad
Tripathi,
OS and Director
INMAS,
in the presence of
HoDs
and faculty members of INMAS
and DTU. Initially the MoU is for
a period of five years between
INMAS and
Department of Biotechnology and Department
of Applied Physics, DTU.
Under the joint INMAS-DTU Programme academic,
applied research, and biomedical product development
programmes will be conducted from time to time or as
per the requirements. The MoU is aimed at fostering
the interactions between INMAS and DTU in the areas
of mutual interest to enhance the value of research
and training at both places by undertaking collaborative
research projects and enhancing the quality of human
resource by imparting training.
This collaboration will be implemented in a manner
that supplements the resources of both the institutions to
facilitate research and training. There will be exchange of
scientists/faculty and students between the participating
institutions. The two Institutions may also conduct joint
projects including courses and trainings. Research
students working at life sciences laboratories of DRDO
may register for PhD degree to be awarded by DTU
under joint supervision. Bye-laws of DTU governing the
DRDO-Academia Partnership:
INMAS and DTU
sign MoU
admission and award of
PhD degree will apply. If
needed, an INMAS scientist
may be a co-guide and PhD
students working at DTU will
be able to carry out a part of
their work at INMAS.
Speaking on the
occasion, Prof. Sharma
said, “This is a momentous
occasion for DTU. By
signing this MoU with one
of the most renowned R&D
institute,
we are unleashing
a new era of DRDO-
Academia partnership.
The
MoU will not only aid in
bridging the gap between graduating
engineers and
professional engineers but also in reducing the gap
between lab-level research and the research required
by the industry for developing new technologies. The
missing gaps in expertise at both the partners may
be filled through this collaboration.” Prof. Sharma
also emphasised on joint working of engineers and
biomedical scientists to enhance indigenisation to
produce better products and services.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Tripathi said, “We
are going from an era of cooperation to collaboration,
which will be mutually beneficial for both the parties.
We
value our relationship with DTU and believe that
the collaboration will help us in strengthening the
knowledge and innovation of ecosystem in the
country.” He further emphasised that the fruits of joint
collaboration would help Indian Armed Forces
in
particular and the benefits will also gradually trickle
down to society at large. This historical event was
coordinated by Dr Rajiv Vij, Sc F, INMAS.
Dr Tripathi and Prof. Sharma with MoU
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November 2013
DRL discovers a Novel Species of
Cercospora
ISO 9001: 2008 Certification to NMRL
Defence Research Laboratory (DRL), Tezpur,
as a part of its ongoing R&D activities in the field of
agro-biodefence, has discovered a novel species of
Cercospora
, a fungal phytopathogen infecting Bhut
Jolokia (Naga chilli), and has named it
Cercospora
tezpurensis
sp. nov
. The fungus
Cercospora
is known
to cause leaf spot disease in chilli and in several other
plants. DRL team, led by Dr Mukesh K Meghvansi,
Sc D, carried out a detailed investigation of the fungal
for its morphological and molecular characteristics and
established the identity of the pathogen as a novel
species. The study has recently been published in
the international microbiology journal,
Institut Pasteur
,
published from France.
NMRL, Ambernath
Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL),
Ambernath, has been awarded ISO 9001:2008
certification by Bureau Veritas Certification (BVC). The
certificate was presented by Shri Ramesh J Koregave,
General Manager, BVC (India), to Dr RS Hastak,
OS and Director, NMRL, at a function organised on
19 September 2013.
Cercospora
infected plant
Conidium
Dr Hastak (right) receiving the ISO certification
3
November 2013
Electrical Heavy-weight Torpedoes Integration Centre
inaugurated at NSTL
Electrical Heavy-weight Torpedoes Integration
Centre, christened
Talvar
, was inaugurated at
Naval Science and Technological Laboratory
(NSTL), Visakhapatnam, by Shri SV Rangarajan,
former Director, NSTL, on 26 September 2013.
The centre would serve the needs of the heavy-
weight torpedo project,
Varunastra
, and the
future heavy-weight projects being taken up by
the laboratory.
Shri P Trimurtulu, Sc G, apprised
about the centre and said that the centre
is equipped with all the technical facilities
required for carrying out sub-systems level
assembly, functional checks, systems checks,
preparation, balancing, pressure tests and full torpedo
evaluation. He added that the new facility would
speed up the process of preparation of the torpedoes.
Shri SBVS Prasad Rao, AGE (I) R&D, mentioned that
this prestigious facility, built at a cost of Rs 7.2 crore in an
area of 7500 sqm, will meet the international standards
for testing and integration of torpedoes.
Shri CD Malleswar, Director, NSTL, felicitated
Shri SV Rangarajan on this occasion.
ARDE Celebrates its 54th Raising Day
Armament Research and Development
Establishment (ARDE), Pune, celebrated its 54th
raising day in a grand manner on 1 September 2013.
Shri Anil M Datar, OS and Director, ARDE, inaugurated
the function and took an overview of successes and
shortcomings of ARDE in the previous year.
Dr Datar expressed satisfaction on the
successful user trials of Joint Venture Protective
Carbine (JVPC), completion of Influence
Mine Mark II,
Pinaka
Mark II achieving
60 km range, trials of
Pinaka
ET Fuze from FUCHS
and SASU, trials of
Pinaka
Canon Launch Guided
Missile (CLGM), and the transfer of technology of
Pinaka
MBRLS. On the occasion, DRDO laboratory-
level, armament, and cash awards were given to the
meritorious employees. The employees who completed
25 years of service were also facilitated.
From left: Shri S Raja, Shri CD Malleswar, Shri SV Rangarajan, former
Director, NSTL, during the inauguration of the
Talvar
Shri Anil M Datar and Smt Anuradha Datar (left) being welcomed
by Dr KM Rajan, Associate Director
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November 2013
National Conferences
National Conference on Condition
Monitoring-2013
Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE),
Bengaluru
and
Condition Monitoring Society of
India (CMSI)
,
jointly organised a two-day National
Conference on Condition Monitoring (NCCM)-2013 at
JN Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc),
Bengaluru, during 4-5 October 2013. Dr K Tamilmani,
DS and DG (Aero), and CEO, Centre for Military
Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC), Bengaluru,
was the Chief Guest of the inaugural function.
Dr DN Reddy, Chairman, Recruitment and Assessment
Centre (RAC), Delhi, and Shri PS Subramanyam, DS,
Programme Director (CA), and Director, Aeronautical
Development Agency (ADA), Bengaluru, were the
Guests of Honour. The conference started with the
welcome address by Dr CP Ramanarayanan, OS
and Director, GTRE, and Chairman NCCM-2013.
Shri Sanjay G Barad, the Convener of the NCCM,
elucidated about the conference. Dr V Bhujanga Rao,
DS and DG (NS&IC), delivered the Presidential Address.
CMSI was established in the year 2003 with an intention
to promote and emphasise the importance of condition
monitoring in industrial maintenance. The Society intends
to disseminate the latest trends in condition monitoring
to the professionals/practicing/plant engineers by way
of conducting conferences and workshops from time to
time. It also intends to be a common platform for condition
monitoring professionals to share their experiences
and expertise. On this occasion, GTRE was accredited
Institutional Membership for its contribution towards
condition monitoring activities in the country.
Two hundred and ninety-nine delegates, which
included practicing engineers, scientists, students
and researchers from various organisations, institutes
and industries, participated in the conference. Sixty-
seven participants presented their work under various
topics focusing on condition monitoring. An exhibition
of test and measurement equipment, from Indian and
foreign vendors, used for condition monitoring was also
organised.
National Conference on MEMS, Smart
Materials, Structures and Systems
Research and Development Establishment
(Engineers) [R&DE (E)], Pune
, and
Institute of
Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS), Pune
Chapter
, jointly organised Sixth National Conference
on Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems
(MEMS), Smart Materials, Structures and
Systems during 6-7 September 2013.
Prof. Arun Nigavekar, Senior Advisor
and trustee of Science and Technology
Park at University of Pune, was the
Chief Guest of the inaugural function.
On the occasion, Pune Chapter
of ISSS was also inaugurated by
Dr VK Aatre, former SA to RM and founder
president of ISSS. The other dignitaries
present during the function included
Dr KD Nayak, DS and DG, Micro-
electronics Devices and Computational
Dr Ramanarayanan (left) receiving NCCM’s accreditation from Dr Bhujanga Rao
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November 2013
Systems (MED&CS); Dr S Guruprasad, OS and
Director, R&DE (E), Pune; Dr K Natrajan, President,
ISSS; and Prof. Sashi Gangal, Chairman Technical
Committee, Pune University.
In his inaugural address,
Prof. Nigavekar exhorted scientific community to
look technology at different perspective and said
that at present 150 lakhs students are in higher
education, which will increase to 500 lakhs in 2020,
therefore, we need to change our academic structure
to meet the future technological requirements.
Dr Aatre, in his address, emphasised on developing
technologies that are useful in producing the unique and
marketable products, which will help India to become
rich in technology.
The two-day conference included invited delegates
from industries, academia, CSIR and other DRDO
laboratories. The technical sessions covered papers
on structural MEMS, sensors in various domains such
as biomedical, optical, mechanical, electrical, etc.
An exhibition of products and devices from various
industries and academia working in the related field was
also inaugurated by Dr KD Nayak.
Thirteenth National Workshop on Cryptology
Scientific Analysis Group (SAG), Delhi
, organised
13th National Workshop on Cryptology (NWC)-
2013 during 3-5 October 2013 under the aegis of the
Cryptology Research Society of India (CRSI). The
workshop is an annual event of CRSI. SAG organised
the workshop this year as a part of its golden jubilee
celebrations. The objective of the workshop was to
provide a platform to the Indian researchers to present
their original work in the field of cryptology and allied
areas of information security.
Dr KD Nayak, DS and DG (MED&CS), inaugurated
the workshop. In his inaugural address, Dr Nayak
motivated researchers to work in the very important
area of cryptology. He also released the Proceedings of
the Workshop. Dr PK Saxena, OS and Director, SAG,
and General Chair, NWC-2013, in his welcome address
highlighted the role of CRSI and SAG in shaping the
cryptology research in the country and urged the
delegates to use this opportunity to enhance their skills
in this field.
The technical sessions of the workshop, spread over
three days, comprised series of talks on the focused areas
by the eminent experts in the field. Prof. Nicolas Sendrier
from INRIA, France, and Prof. Pantelimon Stanica from
Naval Postgraduate School, USA, gave invited talks on
Code-based Cryptography, and Boolean Functions and
their Applications to Cryptology, respectively. Besides,
Prof. Subhamoy Maitra and Dr Sushmita Ruj, both from
ISI, Kolkata, delivered talks on Grain-128 Cipher and
Security Issues in Cloud Computing, respectively. Prof.
Debdeep Mukhopadhyay from IIT Kharagpur, was the
other eminent academician who delivered talk on Fault
Attacks.
The workshop also included four paper presentation
sessions from scientists and engineers from SAG,
academia, BEL and ECIL. The selected papers submitted
From left: Prof. Gangal, Dr Guruprasad, Prof. Nigavekar, Dr Aatre, Dr Nayak and Dr Natrajan releasing the conference souvenir
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November 2013
to the workshop were brought out as the Proceedings
of the Workshop with the help of Defence Scientific
Information and Documentation Centre (DESIDOC),
Delhi. About 120 persons, who participated in the
workshop, included delegates from DRDO, academia
and user agencies like NTRO, BEL, ECIL and Navy. Smt
Anu Khosla, Sc G, and the Organising Chair, presented
the vote of thanks.
L to R: Prof. Stanica, Prof. Sendrier, Dr Nayak, Dr Saxena and Smt Anu Khosla releasing the workshop proceedings
The 27th Steering
Committee Meeting (SCM)
for Underwater Weapons was
held at
Naval Science and
Technological Laboratory
(NSTL), Visakhapatnam
, on
13 September 2013 under the
Chairmanship of Vice Adm RK
Dhowan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM,
the Vice Chief of Naval Staff. The
SCM was preceded by a Working
Group Meeting on 12 September
2013 with Rear Adm AB Singh,
ACNS (P&P), in Chair.
Senior officers from DGNAI, DNAS, DGONA, DSR
HQ, DRDO HQ, SA to CNS, CASWO (East and West),
participated in the Steering Committee Meeting. Shri SV
Rangarajan, OS and, Director, NSTL, Shri CD Malleswar,
Director designate, NSTL, Project Directors and senior
scientists were also present in the meeting.
The Committee discussed the status of various
weapons projects like ALWT,
Varunastra, Maareech
LWM and Mines, CRITECH, etc., and provided the
Steering Committee Meeting on Underwater Weapons
necessary guidelines and direction towards completion
of all trials using the naval platforms optimally.
The Vice Adm Dhowan, in his address, welcomed
the members and stressed the need of indigenisation
of underwater weapons and sensors for various naval
platforms. He lauded the efforts put up by scientists and
the naval officers and insisted on putting up more efforts
to meet the timeliness for completion of projects with
successful user evaluation trials.
From left: Shri SV Rangarajan, Vice Adm RK Dhowan, Rear Adm AB Singh and
Cmde Harsh Dattar during the Steering Committee Meeting
7
November 2013
Hindi
Pakhwara/Divas
H
indi is one of the oldest languages and derives
much of its academic vocabulary from Sanskrit
language. After independence, the Government of
India set rules for stanadardisation of grammar and
orthography to bring about uniformity in writing of Hindi.
On 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of
India adopted Hindi as the official language of India.
Since then, 14 September is celebrated as Hindi
Divas
. With a view to motivate government employees
to work in Hindi and to create an environment for
implementation of
Rajbhasha
policy of Government of
India in day-to-day official work, organisations celebrate
Hindi
Pakhwara
in September every year. Various
laboratories/establishments of DRDO in various parts
of country also celebrate Hindi
Pakhwara/Divas
at their
respective place. Various competitions like Hindi poems,
noting, typing, translation, shorthand, story recitations,
dictations, vocabulary quizzes, essay writing, etc., were
organised during the
Pakhwara
.
The following laboratories/establishments of DRDO
celebrated the
Pakhwara
:
CAIR, Bengaluru
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR),
Bengaluru, celebrated Hindi
Pakhwara
during 2-13
September 2013. Various competitions were organised
for the Hindi speaking and non-Hindi speaking
employees. All together 140 officers/staff participated in
the competitions with great zeal and vigour.
The Hindi
vv
and
Pakhwara
closing ceremony was
celebrated in a befitting manner on 18 September 2013.
Shri GP Agrawal, former Director, DEBEL, Bengaluru,
was the Chief Guest for the event. The function was
presided over by Shri Sanjay Burman. OS and Director,
CAIR. Shri Burman in his address, emphasised the
importance of Hindi. Shri Agrawal in his address
accentuated the importance of Hindi as a link language
in the country. On the occasion, Smt TR Usha Kumari,
Sc D, read the message of SA to RM and presented
official language implementation report. The Chief
Guest distributed prizes to the winners of the various
competitions held during the
Pakhwara.
GTRE, Bengaluru
Hindi
Pakhwara
was celebrated in Gas Turbine
Research Establishment (GTRE), Bengaluru, on
13th September 2013. A one-month programme was
organised by the Official Language and Implementation
Committee (OLIC) of GTRE, during August 2013 in
which various events were conducted. Hundred and
forty-two participants competed in these
events. Besides, 51 participants took
part in Hindi incentive schemes.
Shri PR Baghel, Sc G, CEMILAC, was
the Chief Guest on this occasion. Shri
Baghel praised GTRE for implementing
Hindi in both technological as well as
administrative streams. Earlier, Dr Rajeev
Jain, Co-Chairman, OLIC, GTRE, briefed
the gathering about the works initiated to
promote Hindi. A technical seminar was
also organised in which 42 participants
from various Bengaluru region DRDO
laboratories presented their works.
Dr CP Ramanarayanan, OS and
Shri Burman (right) honouring the Chief Guest Shri GP Agarwal, Ex Director DEBEL
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November 2013
Director, GTRE,
congratulated
Hindi cell for
o r g a n i s i n g
the event and
d i s t r i b u t e d
prizes to the
winners of the
various events
organised to celebrate Hindi
Pakhwara
.
RCI, Hyderabad
Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, organised
a one-day
Rajbhasha
workshop on 11 September 2013.
Shri K Ramasarma, Sc G, and Vice Chairman OLIC
inaugurated the workshop. Dr PR Ghanathey, Manager
(retd), HMT Hindi Cell, gave a lecture on
cultural aspects of Hindi as official language.
Shri Kazim Ahmed, Senior Hindi Assistant,
RCI, also delivered a lecture on various
aspects of Hindi grammar. Shri N Venkatesh,
Sc F, Member Secretary, OLIC, presided the
valedictory function. Shri R Jai Singh, TO C,
proposed the vote of thanks.
SAG, Delhi
Hindi
Pakhwara
was celebrated in
Scientific Analysis Group (SAG), Delhi, with
great fervour and enthusiasm from 16-30
September 2013. A grand function was organised on 30
September 2013 to mark the culmination of
Pakhwara
.
Dr PK Saxena, OS and Director, SAG, presided over the
function. In his address, Dr Saxena briefly outlined the
activities being pursued in the establishment to promote
the usage of
Rajbhasha
in technical and administrative
work. The function was graced by Dr Manas Mandal,
OS and DG (LS), as the Chief Guest. He called upon
to promote the usage of Hindi by seeking everyone’s
participation by thinking in Hindi.
Various competitive events like
Nibandh Lekhan,
Sulekh, Tankan, Shrutlekh, Kavita Path, Vaad-Vivaad,
Saamanya Gyan, Sansmaran Lekhan
, etc., were
organised during the
Pakhwara
. A large number of SAG
employees participated in these events. The winners in
different categories were rewarded for their effort.
Dr Ramanarayanan (right) welcomes
Shri Baghel
MES Maintenance Mela
Estate Management Unit (R&D), Bengaluru, Mahila
Kalyan Manch (MKM), Bengaluru Chapter, GE (I)
R&D (East) and GE (I) R&D (West), Bengaluru, jointly
organised MES Maintenance Mela-2013 during 26-28
September 2013.
The Mela was inaugurated by Smt Santhosam
Tamilmani, President, MKM, Bengaluru Chapter, along
with Shri MVL Narasimha Rao, Estate Manager, EMU
(R&D), Bengaluru, in the DRDO township. The Mela
was conducted for the recognition of Military Engineering
Services Day 2013.
Brig JK Rao, Chief Engineer, CE (R&D),
Secunderabad, provided full hearted support in making
the Mela a grand success.
SAG members participating in Hindi competitions enthusiastically
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November 2013
Conferences/Seminars/Symposia/Training Courses/Meetings
M
anpower Development Activities
Special Training Programme on Material
Management
A special training programme on Material
Management for DRTC Personnel was organised by
Centre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM),
Delhi
, at Technical Training Centre (TTC), Bengaluru,
during 2-6 September 2013. The programme was
designed in consultation with Directorate of Material
Management (DMM), DRDO HQ, especially for those
DRTC personnel who are working in Stores/Material
Management Divisions. Forty-two participants from
various DRDO laboratories attended this programme.
organised a special Continuing Education Programme
(CEP) course on Digital Publishing and Science
Communication during 16-20 September 2013.
Shri SK Jindal, Director, DESIDOC, inaugurated
the course and briefed the participants about the
importance of good science communication and
advancement in digital publishing. Thirty-five participants
from different DRDO labs/estt participated in the course.
Eminent scientists from DST, NISCAIR, Vigyan Prasar,
ICMR, DRDO HQ and professionals from industry
delivered talks on science communication, research,
technical and popular science writing, IPR issues,
current trends in digital publishing, e-books, web-
based publishing, etc. Shri Sudhanshu Bhushan,
Sc D, was the Course Coordinator.
Training Programme on DRDO Knowledge
Repository and DRDO E-journal Service
DESIDOC is the nodal centre of DRDO for
collection, collation, indexing and digitisation of
the unclassified and restricted technical reports of
all DRDO labs/estts for providing 24x7 e-journals
services to DRDO scientists. Centre also provides
training to the DRDO labs/estts for effective
The programme covered topics from
procurement management, tendering, vendor
registration, inventory management to areas
like stock verification, mandatory reports/
audit related issues, etc. The keynote address
on DRDO Material Management Policy was
delivered by Shri Anil, Sc G. Shri A Thyagraj,
Sc G and Shri AA Ghosh, Sc G also delivered
lectures.
CEP on Digital Publishing and Science
Communication
Defence Scientific Information and
Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), Delhi,
Participants of the material management training programme
Shri Jindal giving the inaugural address
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November 2013
implementation of these services. As part of training
programme, Smt Sumati Sharma, Sc F, and Shri Yogesh
Modi, Sc C, delivered lectures on DRDO Knowledge
Repository and Institutional Repository (
Gyansrota
),
and DRDO E-Journals Services at
Defence Avionics
Research Establishment (DARE), Bengaluru,
on 26
September 2013.
In-house Seminar for Young Scientist
Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE)
,
Bengaluru,
organised 9th In-house Seminar for Young
Scientists (INSYS) on 14 September 2013. The seminar
started with welcome address by Dr CP Ramanarayanan,
OS and Director, GTRE.
Shri SV Rangarajan, OS and Director, Naval Science
and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam,
delivered the keynote address on Underwater Weapon
and Associated Systems. In his presentation he brought
out various challenges faced during developmental and
realisation phases of underwater weapon systems. He
also highlighted successful development of lightweight
and heavy-weight torpedoes, Moored mines, and decoys
and test facilities, viz., Hydrodynamic Test Facilities for
carrying out hydrodynamic performance evaluation of
ships, submerged bodies and their propulsors at NSTL.
Shri AN Vishwanatha Rao, Sc G, and Shri K
Sreekanth, Sc C, both from GTRE, also delivered talks
on Fault Tolerant Control, and Small Turbo Fan Engine
and Materials Perspective, respectively.
CEP on Radiation Safety in Biomedical
Research
Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences
(INMAS)
,
Delhi,
conducted a special CEP course on
Radiation Safety in Biomedical research from 9-13
September 2013. Dr RP Tripathi, OS and Director,
INMAS, was the Chief Guest of the inaugural function.
Dr Rajeev Vij, Head HRD, Library and PRO, INMAS,
briefed the participants about initiatives taken by
the Institute in human resource development. Dr BS
Dwarakanath, Addl Director, INMAS, informed the
participants about the course contents. In his inaugural
address, Dr Tripathi advised participants to learn and
apply the knowledge gained from this interactive course
at their work place.
Shri Rangarajan (left) being felicitated by Dr Ramanarayanan
From left: Dr Vij, Dr Dwarakanath and Dr Tripathi
during the inaugural function of CEP course
The course content met the requirements of the
certification programme. The topics included Basic
Radiation Physics, Interaction of Radiation with Matter,
Radiation Quantities and Units, Operational Limits,
External and Internal Radiation Hazard Evaluation and
Control, etc. The lectures were delivered by internal and
invited external faculty from Atomic Energy Regulatory
Board (AERB); Delhi University; AIIMS; R&R Hospital;
Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur; and Regional Centre,
BRIT, Delhi. The course also included practicals,
demonstrations, interactive sessions and discussions.
Fifty-nine participants, from different DRDO
laboratories actively involved in carrying out research
using radioactive sources and ionizing radiation for
various applications, were trained in the radiation
safety aspects. The CEP was followed by a certification
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November 2013
programme by BARC and AERB that comprised a written
examination and viva-voce. The successful candidates
were awarded RSO-I by BARC and AERB.
Dr BS Dwarakanath delivered the valedictory
address. The importance of the certification programme
was highlighted by Dr Palani Selvam and Dr AK Bakshi
from BARC. Ms Aruna Kaushik, the Course Coordinator
in her vote of thanks appreciated the participants for
their overwhelming response.
CEP on Safety in Armament Testing
Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE)
,
Chandipur,
organised a CEP course on Safety in
Armament Testing from 16-20 September 2013. Thirty-
two participants attended the course. CEP covered
topics on Safety in Ammunition Processing, Explosive
Safety and Ammunition Handling, Industrial Safety,
Workshop Safety, STEC Rules, etc. Shri R Appavu Raj,
Director, PXE, inaugurated the CEP and also distributed
certificates to participants in the valedictory function.
Dr AK Sannigrahi, Sc F, was the Course Director.
Training Programme on FPGA-based
Embedded System Design
Research Centre Imarat (RCI),
Hyderabad,
organised a special training programme on FPGA-
based Embedded System Design during 2-6 September
2013. Shri BHVSN Murthy, Director, NEC, was the Chief
Guest of the inaugural function.
In his inaugural address, Shri
Murthy explained the need of the
programme with respect to the
ongoing projects scenario.
The topics covered during
the course included FPGA
Fundamentals; Trends of
Different FPGA Manufacturers;
Introduction to FPGA-based
Embedded Systems, etc. Besides,
the following demos were also
organised: Building Embedded
Hardware on ZYNQ EPP; Adding
and Downloading Software using
SDK; Adding IP to a Hardware Design; Building and
Adding Custom IP to the Embedded Systems; Application
Development in Xilinx Standalone Environment; etc. Shri
Adalat Ali, OS and Programme Director, AD, distributed
certificates to the participants in the valedictory function.
Shri M Sankar Kishore, Sc G, was the Course Director.
Training Programme on RDBMS
RCI, Hyderabad
, organised a special training
programme on Relational Data Base Management
System (RDBMS) from 23-27 September 2013. The
course was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Shri Adalat
Ali, OS and Programme Director, AD, RCI. In his
inaugural address, Shri Ali explained the importance
of the RDBMS with respect to developments in IT
technology and specific to implementation of ERP at
RCI.
Twenty-two participants from various DRDO
laboratories/establishments including RCI attended the
course. The faculty comprised experts from Defence
Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL),
Hyderabad and RCI.
The topics covered during the course included
RDBMS Overview and its Uses in Enterprise Class
Applications, Database System Concepts and
Architectures, Database Design, ER-model; Database
Design: Relational Model, Overview of DBA, etc.
Participants of the RDBMS course
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November 2013
Dr SB Gadgil, Associate Director, RCI, distributed
certificates to the participants in the valedictory function.
Shri M Sankar Kishore, Sc G, was the Course Director.
Workshop on Foreign Exchange Process
Mapping
RCI, Hyderabad,
organised a one-day workshop
on DRDO Foreign Exchange Process Mapping for ERP
Implementation on 25 September 2013. Shri G Satheesh
Reddy, OS and Director, RCI, was the Chief Guest, and
Shri A Ramaiah, CAD R&D Hyderabad, was the Guest
of Honour of the inaugural function. Shri Sanjay Tandon,
Director of Materials Management (DMM), DRDO HQ,
was also present on the occasion. Shri BN Gajhiye,
Sc G, welcomed the guests and the participants.
Shri Satheesh Reddy inaugurated the workshop
and stressed on the importance of the main objectives
of the workshop, namely, process mapping and
documentation of complete OGL, transactions and
finalisation of reporting requirement for OGL transactions
by all stakeholders. Shri Tandon, presented overview
of bulk allotment, terms and reporting requirements.
Shri P Bej, DCMM, DRDL, Hyderabad, covered important
aspects of
financial sanction and FE release. The other
important topics covered included documentation aspects
of FE noting, LC terms and transaction mechanism and
FE settlement, etc. Shri Gautham Mahapatra, Sc F, RCI,
proposed the vote of thanks.
Symposium on Underwater Signature
Management 2013
A two-day national level Symposium on Underwater
Signature Management 'U SIGMA' was conducted by
Underwater Ranges (UWR) under the aegis of
DRDO-
NSTL
during 7-8 October 2013 at Rajhans Auditorium
in Vasco, Goa. Vice Admiral NN Kumar, AVSM, VSM,
Chief of Materiel, IHQ (Navy), was the Chief Guest for
the event. Many senior dignitaries from DRDO and
Indian Navy including Dr V Bhujanga Rao, DS and
DG (NS&IC), DRDO; Rear Admiral BR Taneja, NM,
DG Weapon and Electronics System Engineering
Establishment (WESEE); Rear Admiral BS Parhar, NM,
Flag Officer Commanding Goa Naval Area; Rear Admiral
AS Sethi, VSM, ADG (Tech); and Shri M Aravindakshan,
SA to CNS, were present during the symposium.
Underwater Ranges Goa, a field unit of NSTL,
Visakhapatnam, is involved in measurement of
underwater acoustic and magnetic emissions of Indian
Naval Ships which is essential for maintaining and
improving stealth and fighting efficiency of our warships.
Participants of U SIGMA symposium
Institute of Nuclear Medicine
and Allied Sciences (INMAS),
Delhi,
and
Delhi Technological
University
(DTU) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) on 10 October 2013 for
enhanced academic interaction
and R&D collaboration.
This
collaboration will include applied
research and projects. The MoU
was exchanged between
Prof.
PB Sharma, Vice Chancellor,
DTU
and
Dr Rajendra Prashad
Tripathi,
OS and Director
INMAS,
in the presence of
HoDs
and faculty members of INMAS
and DTU. Initially the MoU is for
a period of five years between
INMAS and
Department of Biotechnology and Department
of Applied Physics, DTU.
Under the joint INMAS-DTU Programme academic,
applied research, and biomedical product development
programmes will be conducted from time to time or as
per the requirements. The MoU is aimed at fostering
the interactions between INMAS and DTU in the areas
of mutual interest to enhance the value of research
and training at both places by undertaking collaborative
research projects and enhancing the quality of human
resource by imparting training.
This collaboration will be implemented in a manner
that supplements the resources of both the institutions to
facilitate research and training. There will be exchange of
scientists/faculty and students between the participating
institutions. The two Institutions may also conduct joint
projects including courses and trainings. Research
students working at life sciences laboratories of DRDO
may register for PhD degree to be awarded by DTU
under joint supervision. Bye-laws of DTU governing the
DRDO-Academia Partnership:
INMAS and DTU
sign MoU
admission and award of
PhD degree will apply. If
needed, an INMAS scientist
may be a co-guide and PhD
students working at DTU will
be able to carry out a part of
their work at INMAS.
Speaking on the
occasion, Prof. Sharma
said, “This is a momentous
occasion for DTU. By
signing this MoU with one
of the most renowned R&D
institute,
we are unleashing
a new era of DRDO-
Academia partnership.
The
MoU will not only aid in
bridging the gap between graduating
engineers and
professional engineers but also in reducing the gap
between lab-level research and the research required
by the industry for developing new technologies. The
missing gaps in expertise at both the partners may
be filled through this collaboration.” Prof. Sharma
also emphasised on joint working of engineers and
biomedical scientists to enhance indigenisation to
produce better products and services.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Tripathi said, “We
are going from an era of cooperation to collaboration,
which will be mutually beneficial for both the parties.
We
value our relationship with DTU and believe that
the collaboration will help us in strengthening the
knowledge and innovation of ecosystem in the
country.” He further emphasised that the fruits of joint
collaboration would help Indian Armed Forces
in
particular and the benefits will also gradually trickle
down to society at large. This historical event was
coordinated by Dr Rajiv Vij, Sc F, INMAS.
Dr Tripathi and Prof. Sharma with MoU
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November 2013
DRL discovers a Novel Species of
Cercospora
ISO 9001: 2008 Certification to NMRL
Defence Research Laboratory (DRL), Tezpur,
as a part of its ongoing R&D activities in the field of
agro-biodefence, has discovered a novel species of
Cercospora
, a fungal phytopathogen infecting Bhut
Jolokia (Naga chilli), and has named it
Cercospora
tezpurensis
sp. nov
. The fungus
Cercospora
is known
to cause leaf spot disease in chilli and in several other
plants. DRL team, led by Dr Mukesh K Meghvansi,
Sc D, carried out a detailed investigation of the fungal
for its morphological and molecular characteristics and
established the identity of the pathogen as a novel
species. The study has recently been published in
the international microbiology journal,
Institut Pasteur
,
published from France.
NMRL, Ambernath
Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL),
Ambernath, has been awarded ISO 9001:2008
certification by Bureau Veritas Certification (BVC). The
certificate was presented by Shri Ramesh J Koregave,
General Manager, BVC (India), to Dr RS Hastak,
OS and Director, NMRL, at a function organised on
19 September 2013.
Cercospora
infected plant
Conidium
Dr Hastak (right) receiving the ISO certification
3
November 2013
Electrical Heavy-weight Torpedoes Integration Centre
inaugurated at NSTL
Electrical Heavy-weight Torpedoes Integration
Centre, christened
Talvar
, was inaugurated at
Naval Science and Technological Laboratory
(NSTL), Visakhapatnam, by Shri SV Rangarajan,
former Director, NSTL, on 26 September 2013.
The centre would serve the needs of the heavy-
weight torpedo project,
Varunastra
, and the
future heavy-weight projects being taken up by
the laboratory.
Shri P Trimurtulu, Sc G, apprised
about the centre and said that the centre
is equipped with all the technical facilities
required for carrying out sub-systems level
assembly, functional checks, systems checks,
preparation, balancing, pressure tests and full torpedo
evaluation. He added that the new facility would
speed up the process of preparation of the torpedoes.
Shri SBVS Prasad Rao, AGE (I) R&D, mentioned that
this prestigious facility, built at a cost of Rs 7.2 crore in an
area of 7500 sqm, will meet the international standards
for testing and integration of torpedoes.
Shri CD Malleswar, Director, NSTL, felicitated
Shri SV Rangarajan on this occasion.
ARDE Celebrates its 54th Raising Day
Armament Research and Development
Establishment (ARDE), Pune, celebrated its 54th
raising day in a grand manner on 1 September 2013.
Shri Anil M Datar, OS and Director, ARDE, inaugurated
the function and took an overview of successes and
shortcomings of ARDE in the previous year.
Dr Datar expressed satisfaction on the
successful user trials of Joint Venture Protective
Carbine (JVPC), completion of Influence
Mine Mark II,
Pinaka
Mark II achieving
60 km range, trials of
Pinaka
ET Fuze from FUCHS
and SASU, trials of
Pinaka
Canon Launch Guided
Missile (CLGM), and the transfer of technology of
Pinaka
MBRLS. On the occasion, DRDO laboratory-
level, armament, and cash awards were given to the
meritorious employees. The employees who completed
25 years of service were also facilitated.
From left: Shri S Raja, Shri CD Malleswar, Shri SV Rangarajan, former
Director, NSTL, during the inauguration of the
Talvar
Shri Anil M Datar and Smt Anuradha Datar (left) being welcomed
by Dr KM Rajan, Associate Director
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November 2013
National Conferences
National Conference on Condition
Monitoring-2013
Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE),
Bengaluru
and
Condition Monitoring Society of
India (CMSI)
,
jointly organised a two-day National
Conference on Condition Monitoring (NCCM)-2013 at
JN Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc),
Bengaluru, during 4-5 October 2013. Dr K Tamilmani,
DS and DG (Aero), and CEO, Centre for Military
Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC), Bengaluru,
was the Chief Guest of the inaugural function.
Dr DN Reddy, Chairman, Recruitment and Assessment
Centre (RAC), Delhi, and Shri PS Subramanyam, DS,
Programme Director (CA), and Director, Aeronautical
Development Agency (ADA), Bengaluru, were the
Guests of Honour. The conference started with the
welcome address by Dr CP Ramanarayanan, OS
and Director, GTRE, and Chairman NCCM-2013.
Shri Sanjay G Barad, the Convener of the NCCM,
elucidated about the conference. Dr V Bhujanga Rao,
DS and DG (NS&IC), delivered the Presidential Address.
CMSI was established in the year 2003 with an intention
to promote and emphasise the importance of condition
monitoring in industrial maintenance. The Society intends
to disseminate the latest trends in condition monitoring
to the professionals/practicing/plant engineers by way
of conducting conferences and workshops from time to
time. It also intends to be a common platform for condition
monitoring professionals to share their experiences
and expertise. On this occasion, GTRE was accredited
Institutional Membership for its contribution towards
condition monitoring activities in the country.
Two hundred and ninety-nine delegates, which
included practicing engineers, scientists, students
and researchers from various organisations, institutes
and industries, participated in the conference. Sixty-
seven participants presented their work under various
topics focusing on condition monitoring. An exhibition
of test and measurement equipment, from Indian and
foreign vendors, used for condition monitoring was also
organised.
National Conference on MEMS, Smart
Materials, Structures and Systems
Research and Development Establishment
(Engineers) [R&DE (E)], Pune
, and
Institute of
Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS), Pune
Chapter
, jointly organised Sixth National Conference
on Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems
(MEMS), Smart Materials, Structures and
Systems during 6-7 September 2013.
Prof. Arun Nigavekar, Senior Advisor
and trustee of Science and Technology
Park at University of Pune, was the
Chief Guest of the inaugural function.
On the occasion, Pune Chapter
of ISSS was also inaugurated by
Dr VK Aatre, former SA to RM and founder
president of ISSS. The other dignitaries
present during the function included
Dr KD Nayak, DS and DG, Micro-
electronics Devices and Computational
Dr Ramanarayanan (left) receiving NCCM’s accreditation from Dr Bhujanga Rao
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November 2013
Systems (MED&CS); Dr S Guruprasad, OS and
Director, R&DE (E), Pune; Dr K Natrajan, President,
ISSS; and Prof. Sashi Gangal, Chairman Technical
Committee, Pune University.
In his inaugural address,
Prof. Nigavekar exhorted scientific community to
look technology at different perspective and said
that at present 150 lakhs students are in higher
education, which will increase to 500 lakhs in 2020,
therefore, we need to change our academic structure
to meet the future technological requirements.
Dr Aatre, in his address, emphasised on developing
technologies that are useful in producing the unique and
marketable products, which will help India to become
rich in technology.
The two-day conference included invited delegates
from industries, academia, CSIR and other DRDO
laboratories. The technical sessions covered papers
on structural MEMS, sensors in various domains such
as biomedical, optical, mechanical, electrical, etc.
An exhibition of products and devices from various
industries and academia working in the related field was
also inaugurated by Dr KD Nayak.
Thirteenth National Workshop on Cryptology
Scientific Analysis Group (SAG), Delhi
, organised
13th National Workshop on Cryptology (NWC)-
2013 during 3-5 October 2013 under the aegis of the
Cryptology Research Society of India (CRSI). The
workshop is an annual event of CRSI. SAG organised
the workshop this year as a part of its golden jubilee
celebrations. The objective of the workshop was to
provide a platform to the Indian researchers to present
their original work in the field of cryptology and allied
areas of information security.
Dr KD Nayak, DS and DG (MED&CS), inaugurated
the workshop. In his inaugural address, Dr Nayak
motivated researchers to work in the very important
area of cryptology. He also released the Proceedings of
the Workshop. Dr PK Saxena, OS and Director, SAG,
and General Chair, NWC-2013, in his welcome address
highlighted the role of CRSI and SAG in shaping the
cryptology research in the country and urged the
delegates to use this opportunity to enhance their skills
in this field.
The technical sessions of the workshop, spread over
three days, comprised series of talks on the focused areas
by the eminent experts in the field. Prof. Nicolas Sendrier
from INRIA, France, and Prof. Pantelimon Stanica from
Naval Postgraduate School, USA, gave invited talks on
Code-based Cryptography, and Boolean Functions and
their Applications to Cryptology, respectively. Besides,
Prof. Subhamoy Maitra and Dr Sushmita Ruj, both from
ISI, Kolkata, delivered talks on Grain-128 Cipher and
Security Issues in Cloud Computing, respectively. Prof.
Debdeep Mukhopadhyay from IIT Kharagpur, was the
other eminent academician who delivered talk on Fault
Attacks.
The workshop also included four paper presentation
sessions from scientists and engineers from SAG,
academia, BEL and ECIL. The selected papers submitted
From left: Prof. Gangal, Dr Guruprasad, Prof. Nigavekar, Dr Aatre, Dr Nayak and Dr Natrajan releasing the conference souvenir
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November 2013
to the workshop were brought out as the Proceedings
of the Workshop with the help of Defence Scientific
Information and Documentation Centre (DESIDOC),
Delhi. About 120 persons, who participated in the
workshop, included delegates from DRDO, academia
and user agencies like NTRO, BEL, ECIL and Navy. Smt
Anu Khosla, Sc G, and the Organising Chair, presented
the vote of thanks.
L to R: Prof. Stanica, Prof. Sendrier, Dr Nayak, Dr Saxena and Smt Anu Khosla releasing the workshop proceedings
The 27th Steering
Committee Meeting (SCM)
for Underwater Weapons was
held at
Naval Science and
Technological Laboratory
(NSTL), Visakhapatnam
, on
13 September 2013 under the
Chairmanship of Vice Adm RK
Dhowan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM,
the Vice Chief of Naval Staff. The
SCM was preceded by a Working
Group Meeting on 12 September
2013 with Rear Adm AB Singh,
ACNS (P&P), in Chair.
Senior officers from DGNAI, DNAS, DGONA, DSR
HQ, DRDO HQ, SA to CNS, CASWO (East and West),
participated in the Steering Committee Meeting. Shri SV
Rangarajan, OS and, Director, NSTL, Shri CD Malleswar,
Director designate, NSTL, Project Directors and senior
scientists were also present in the meeting.
The Committee discussed the status of various
weapons projects like ALWT,
Varunastra, Maareech
LWM and Mines, CRITECH, etc., and provided the
Steering Committee Meeting on Underwater Weapons
necessary guidelines and direction towards completion
of all trials using the naval platforms optimally.
The Vice Adm Dhowan, in his address, welcomed
the members and stressed the need of indigenisation
of underwater weapons and sensors for various naval
platforms. He lauded the efforts put up by scientists and
the naval officers and insisted on putting up more efforts
to meet the timeliness for completion of projects with
successful user evaluation trials.
From left: Shri SV Rangarajan, Vice Adm RK Dhowan, Rear Adm AB Singh and
Cmde Harsh Dattar during the Steering Committee Meeting
7
November 2013
Hindi
Pakhwara/Divas
H
indi is one of the oldest languages and derives
much of its academic vocabulary from Sanskrit
language. After independence, the Government of
India set rules for stanadardisation of grammar and
orthography to bring about uniformity in writing of Hindi.
On 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of
India adopted Hindi as the official language of India.
Since then, 14 September is celebrated as Hindi
Divas
. With a view to motivate government employees
to work in Hindi and to create an environment for
implementation of
Rajbhasha
policy of Government of
India in day-to-day official work, organisations celebrate
Hindi
Pakhwara
in September every year. Various
laboratories/establishments of DRDO in various parts
of country also celebrate Hindi
Pakhwara/Divas
at their
respective place. Various competitions like Hindi poems,
noting, typing, translation, shorthand, story recitations,
dictations, vocabulary quizzes, essay writing, etc., were
organised during the
Pakhwara
.
The following laboratories/establishments of DRDO
celebrated the
Pakhwara
:
CAIR, Bengaluru
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR),
Bengaluru, celebrated Hindi
Pakhwara
during 2-13
September 2013. Various competitions were organised
for the Hindi speaking and non-Hindi speaking
employees. All together 140 officers/staff participated in
the competitions with great zeal and vigour.
The Hindi
vv
and
Pakhwara
closing ceremony was
celebrated in a befitting manner on 18 September 2013.
Shri GP Agrawal, former Director, DEBEL, Bengaluru,
was the Chief Guest for the event. The function was
presided over by Shri Sanjay Burman. OS and Director,
CAIR. Shri Burman in his address, emphasised the
importance of Hindi. Shri Agrawal in his address
accentuated the importance of Hindi as a link language
in the country. On the occasion, Smt TR Usha Kumari,
Sc D, read the message of SA to RM and presented
official language implementation report. The Chief
Guest distributed prizes to the winners of the various
competitions held during the
Pakhwara.
GTRE, Bengaluru
Hindi
Pakhwara
was celebrated in Gas Turbine
Research Establishment (GTRE), Bengaluru, on
13th September 2013. A one-month programme was
organised by the Official Language and Implementation
Committee (OLIC) of GTRE, during August 2013 in
which various events were conducted. Hundred and
forty-two participants competed in these
events. Besides, 51 participants took
part in Hindi incentive schemes.
Shri PR Baghel, Sc G, CEMILAC, was
the Chief Guest on this occasion. Shri
Baghel praised GTRE for implementing
Hindi in both technological as well as
administrative streams. Earlier, Dr Rajeev
Jain, Co-Chairman, OLIC, GTRE, briefed
the gathering about the works initiated to
promote Hindi. A technical seminar was
also organised in which 42 participants
from various Bengaluru region DRDO
laboratories presented their works.
Dr CP Ramanarayanan, OS and
Shri Burman (right) honouring the Chief Guest Shri GP Agarwal, Ex Director DEBEL
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November 2013
Director, GTRE,
congratulated
Hindi cell for
o r g a n i s i n g
the event and
d i s t r i b u t e d
prizes to the
winners of the
various events
organised to celebrate Hindi
Pakhwara
.
RCI, Hyderabad
Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, organised
a one-day
Rajbhasha
workshop on 11 September 2013.
Shri K Ramasarma, Sc G, and Vice Chairman OLIC
inaugurated the workshop. Dr PR Ghanathey, Manager
(retd), HMT Hindi Cell, gave a lecture on
cultural aspects of Hindi as official language.
Shri Kazim Ahmed, Senior Hindi Assistant,
RCI, also delivered a lecture on various
aspects of Hindi grammar. Shri N Venkatesh,
Sc F, Member Secretary, OLIC, presided the
valedictory function. Shri R Jai Singh, TO C,
proposed the vote of thanks.
SAG, Delhi
Hindi
Pakhwara
was celebrated in
Scientific Analysis Group (SAG), Delhi, with
great fervour and enthusiasm from 16-30
September 2013. A grand function was organised on 30
September 2013 to mark the culmination of
Pakhwara
.
Dr PK Saxena, OS and Director, SAG, presided over the
function. In his address, Dr Saxena briefly outlined the
activities being pursued in the establishment to promote
the usage of
Rajbhasha
in technical and administrative
work. The function was graced by Dr Manas Mandal,
OS and DG (LS), as the Chief Guest. He called upon
to promote the usage of Hindi by seeking everyone’s
participation by thinking in Hindi.
Various competitive events like
Nibandh Lekhan,
Sulekh, Tankan, Shrutlekh, Kavita Path, Vaad-Vivaad,
Saamanya Gyan, Sansmaran Lekhan
, etc., were
organised during the
Pakhwara
. A large number of SAG
employees participated in these events. The winners in
different categories were rewarded for their effort.
Dr Ramanarayanan (right) welcomes
Shri Baghel
MES Maintenance Mela
Estate Management Unit (R&D), Bengaluru, Mahila
Kalyan Manch (MKM), Bengaluru Chapter, GE (I)
R&D (East) and GE (I) R&D (West), Bengaluru, jointly
organised MES Maintenance Mela-2013 during 26-28
September 2013.
The Mela was inaugurated by Smt Santhosam
Tamilmani, President, MKM, Bengaluru Chapter, along
with Shri MVL Narasimha Rao, Estate Manager, EMU
(R&D), Bengaluru, in the DRDO township. The Mela
was conducted for the recognition of Military Engineering
Services Day 2013.
Brig JK Rao, Chief Engineer, CE (R&D),
Secunderabad, provided full hearted support in making
the Mela a grand success.
SAG members participating in Hindi competitions enthusiastically
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November 2013
Conferences/Seminars/Symposia/Training Courses/Meetings
M
anpower Development Activities
Special Training Programme on Material
Management
A special training programme on Material
Management for DRTC Personnel was organised by
Centre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM),
Delhi
, at Technical Training Centre (TTC), Bengaluru,
during 2-6 September 2013. The programme was
designed in consultation with Directorate of Material
Management (DMM), DRDO HQ, especially for those
DRTC personnel who are working in Stores/Material
Management Divisions. Forty-two participants from
various DRDO laboratories attended this programme.
organised a special Continuing Education Programme
(CEP) course on Digital Publishing and Science
Communication during 16-20 September 2013.
Shri SK Jindal, Director, DESIDOC, inaugurated
the course and briefed the participants about the
importance of good science communication and
advancement in digital publishing. Thirty-five participants
from different DRDO labs/estt participated in the course.
Eminent scientists from DST, NISCAIR, Vigyan Prasar,
ICMR, DRDO HQ and professionals from industry
delivered talks on science communication, research,
technical and popular science writing, IPR issues,
current trends in digital publishing, e-books, web-
based publishing, etc. Shri Sudhanshu Bhushan,
Sc D, was the Course Coordinator.
Training Programme on DRDO Knowledge
Repository and DRDO E-journal Service
DESIDOC is the nodal centre of DRDO for
collection, collation, indexing and digitisation of
the unclassified and restricted technical reports of
all DRDO labs/estts for providing 24x7 e-journals
services to DRDO scientists. Centre also provides
training to the DRDO labs/estts for effective
The programme covered topics from
procurement management, tendering, vendor
registration, inventory management to areas
like stock verification, mandatory reports/
audit related issues, etc. The keynote address
on DRDO Material Management Policy was
delivered by Shri Anil, Sc G. Shri A Thyagraj,
Sc G and Shri AA Ghosh, Sc G also delivered
lectures.
CEP on Digital Publishing and Science
Communication
Defence Scientific Information and
Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), Delhi,
Participants of the material management training programme
Shri Jindal giving the inaugural address
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November 2013
implementation of these services. As part of training
programme, Smt Sumati Sharma, Sc F, and Shri Yogesh
Modi, Sc C, delivered lectures on DRDO Knowledge
Repository and Institutional Repository (
Gyansrota
),
and DRDO E-Journals Services at
Defence Avionics
Research Establishment (DARE), Bengaluru,
on 26
September 2013.
In-house Seminar for Young Scientist
Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE)
,
Bengaluru,
organised 9th In-house Seminar for Young
Scientists (INSYS) on 14 September 2013. The seminar
started with welcome address by Dr CP Ramanarayanan,
OS and Director, GTRE.
Shri SV Rangarajan, OS and Director, Naval Science
and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam,
delivered the keynote address on Underwater Weapon
and Associated Systems. In his presentation he brought
out various challenges faced during developmental and
realisation phases of underwater weapon systems. He
also highlighted successful development of lightweight
and heavy-weight torpedoes, Moored mines, and decoys
and test facilities, viz., Hydrodynamic Test Facilities for
carrying out hydrodynamic performance evaluation of
ships, submerged bodies and their propulsors at NSTL.
Shri AN Vishwanatha Rao, Sc G, and Shri K
Sreekanth, Sc C, both from GTRE, also delivered talks
on Fault Tolerant Control, and Small Turbo Fan Engine
and Materials Perspective, respectively.
CEP on Radiation Safety in Biomedical
Research
Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences
(INMAS)
,
Delhi,
conducted a special CEP course on
Radiation Safety in Biomedical research from 9-13
September 2013. Dr RP Tripathi, OS and Director,
INMAS, was the Chief Guest of the inaugural function.
Dr Rajeev Vij, Head HRD, Library and PRO, INMAS,
briefed the participants about initiatives taken by
the Institute in human resource development. Dr BS
Dwarakanath, Addl Director, INMAS, informed the
participants about the course contents. In his inaugural
address, Dr Tripathi advised participants to learn and
apply the knowledge gained from this interactive course
at their work place.
Shri Rangarajan (left) being felicitated by Dr Ramanarayanan
From left: Dr Vij, Dr Dwarakanath and Dr Tripathi
during the inaugural function of CEP course
The course content met the requirements of the
certification programme. The topics included Basic
Radiation Physics, Interaction of Radiation with Matter,
Radiation Quantities and Units, Operational Limits,
External and Internal Radiation Hazard Evaluation and
Control, etc. The lectures were delivered by internal and
invited external faculty from Atomic Energy Regulatory
Board (AERB); Delhi University; AIIMS; R&R Hospital;
Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur; and Regional Centre,
BRIT, Delhi. The course also included practicals,
demonstrations, interactive sessions and discussions.
Fifty-nine participants, from different DRDO
laboratories actively involved in carrying out research
using radioactive sources and ionizing radiation for
various applications, were trained in the radiation
safety aspects. The CEP was followed by a certification
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November 2013
programme by BARC and AERB that comprised a written
examination and viva-voce. The successful candidates
were awarded RSO-I by BARC and AERB.
Dr BS Dwarakanath delivered the valedictory
address. The importance of the certification programme
was highlighted by Dr Palani Selvam and Dr AK Bakshi
from BARC. Ms Aruna Kaushik, the Course Coordinator
in her vote of thanks appreciated the participants for
their overwhelming response.
CEP on Safety in Armament Testing
Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE)
,
Chandipur,
organised a CEP course on Safety in
Armament Testing from 16-20 September 2013. Thirty-
two participants attended the course. CEP covered
topics on Safety in Ammunition Processing, Explosive
Safety and Ammunition Handling, Industrial Safety,
Workshop Safety, STEC Rules, etc. Shri R Appavu Raj,
Director, PXE, inaugurated the CEP and also distributed
certificates to participants in the valedictory function.
Dr AK Sannigrahi, Sc F, was the Course Director.
Training Programme on FPGA-based
Embedded System Design
Research Centre Imarat (RCI),
Hyderabad,
organised a special training programme on FPGA-
based Embedded System Design during 2-6 September
2013. Shri BHVSN Murthy, Director, NEC, was the Chief
Guest of the inaugural function.
In his inaugural address, Shri
Murthy explained the need of the
programme with respect to the
ongoing projects scenario.
The topics covered during
the course included FPGA
Fundamentals; Trends of
Different FPGA Manufacturers;
Introduction to FPGA-based
Embedded Systems, etc. Besides,
the following demos were also
organised: Building Embedded
Hardware on ZYNQ EPP; Adding
and Downloading Software using
SDK; Adding IP to a Hardware Design; Building and
Adding Custom IP to the Embedded Systems; Application
Development in Xilinx Standalone Environment; etc. Shri
Adalat Ali, OS and Programme Director, AD, distributed
certificates to the participants in the valedictory function.
Shri M Sankar Kishore, Sc G, was the Course Director.
Training Programme on RDBMS
RCI, Hyderabad
, organised a special training
programme on Relational Data Base Management
System (RDBMS) from 23-27 September 2013. The
course was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Shri Adalat
Ali, OS and Programme Director, AD, RCI. In his
inaugural address, Shri Ali explained the importance
of the RDBMS with respect to developments in IT
technology and specific to implementation of ERP at
RCI.
Twenty-two participants from various DRDO
laboratories/establishments including RCI attended the
course. The faculty comprised experts from Defence
Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL),
Hyderabad and RCI.
The topics covered during the course included
RDBMS Overview and its Uses in Enterprise Class
Applications, Database System Concepts and
Architectures, Database Design, ER-model; Database
Design: Relational Model, Overview of DBA, etc.
Participants of the RDBMS course
12
November 2013
Dr SB Gadgil, Associate Director, RCI, distributed
certificates to the participants in the valedictory function.
Shri M Sankar Kishore, Sc G, was the Course Director.
Workshop on Foreign Exchange Process
Mapping
RCI, Hyderabad,
organised a one-day workshop
on DRDO Foreign Exchange Process Mapping for ERP
Implementation on 25 September 2013. Shri G Satheesh
Reddy, OS and Director, RCI, was the Chief Guest, and
Shri A Ramaiah, CAD R&D Hyderabad, was the Guest
of Honour of the inaugural function. Shri Sanjay Tandon,
Director of Materials Management (DMM), DRDO HQ,
was also present on the occasion. Shri BN Gajhiye,
Sc G, welcomed the guests and the participants.
Shri Satheesh Reddy inaugurated the workshop
and stressed on the importance of the main objectives
of the workshop, namely, process mapping and
documentation of complete OGL, transactions and
finalisation of reporting requirement for OGL transactions
by all stakeholders. Shri Tandon, presented overview
of bulk allotment, terms and reporting requirements.
Shri P Bej, DCMM, DRDL, Hyderabad, covered important
aspects of
financial sanction and FE release. The other
important topics covered included documentation aspects
of FE noting, LC terms and transaction mechanism and
FE settlement, etc. Shri Gautham Mahapatra, Sc F, RCI,
proposed the vote of thanks.
Symposium on Underwater Signature
Management 2013
A two-day national level Symposium on Underwater
Signature Management 'U SIGMA' was conducted by
Underwater Ranges (UWR) under the aegis of
DRDO-
NSTL
during 7-8 October 2013 at Rajhans Auditorium
in Vasco, Goa. Vice Admiral NN Kumar, AVSM, VSM,
Chief of Materiel, IHQ (Navy), was the Chief Guest for
the event. Many senior dignitaries from DRDO and
Indian Navy including Dr V Bhujanga Rao, DS and
DG (NS&IC), DRDO; Rear Admiral BR Taneja, NM,
DG Weapon and Electronics System Engineering
Establishment (WESEE); Rear Admiral BS Parhar, NM,
Flag Officer Commanding Goa Naval Area; Rear Admiral
AS Sethi, VSM, ADG (Tech); and Shri M Aravindakshan,
SA to CNS, were present during the symposium.
Underwater Ranges Goa, a field unit of NSTL,
Visakhapatnam, is involved in measurement of
underwater acoustic and magnetic emissions of Indian
Naval Ships which is essential for maintaining and
improving stealth and fighting efficiency of our warships.
Participants of U SIGMA symposium
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Dude, that's unreadable. And takes up insane amount of space.
Not a rifle, but the MSMC
Dude, that's unreadable. And takes up insane amount of space.
Not a rifle, but the MSMC
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Damn it ... dissappointed....
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What the Fcuk
These useless people cannot come up with even a damn carbine
& do you know what MSMC will replace
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To be honest looks like crap..
Based on AK..!?
Whose their partner n TOT for rockets to whom? did u import them aswell?
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It looks fine, it's based on the INSAS. Other name is MINSAS, Micro-INSAS. That there is a mock up.
English, please?
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