A monthly house bulletin of Defence Research & Development Organisation ■ Vol. 33 No.4 ■ April 2013

goals are to be realised, DRDO will have to take the lead in this regard. Other stakeholders, for instance, the Services, the Ministry of Defence and private industry in the defence sector too must cooperate to ensure quick, honest and transparent acceptance of the systems.

Shri Antony emphasised that, all the stakeholders must meet at regular intervals to undertake periodic reviews and suggest corrective action. Both DRDO and the Services must place more trust and confi dence in each other’s abilities and work with close synergy. He further said that the concept of block acceptance and spiral development that is being followed in most leading countries of the world must be embraced after due deliberations and required changes.

Responding to the DRDO’s request for enhanced budget, Shri Antony said, “Continuous funding is required for research and development to survive, but I am sure that with more emphasis on indigenisation and self-reliance, we might have to invest more to begin with, but we would save a lot of money in the long run.”

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Raksha Rajya Mantri said that

Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri AK Antony complimented the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), for its remarkable achievements in recent years, most notably, the Agni 5 and the BrahMos missile systems. Inaugurating the 37th DRDO Directors’ Conference at DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi, Shri Antony said, “Though we have been making efforts at indigenisation, we still

continue to be overdependent on imports to meet our requirements. We need to reverse this trend at the earliest possible and ensure that a majority of our requirements are met through indigenous production.”

Referring to some recent developments which have put the defence acquisition process under the scanner, Shri Antony said, such incidents highlight the need to look within and make us realise that there is absolutely

no substitute to self-reliance. If our indigenisation

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DRDO has emerged as an important pillar of national strategic departments. The theme of the Conference is of current relevance and I urge DRDO and industry to work in close association for indigenisation, he added further.

Shri Shivshankar Menon, National Security Advisor, in his address said that the nation takes pride in what DRDO has done and as a consequence, the expectations are higher. DRDO’s importance will further grow in the years to come, he added further.

Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Scientifi c Advisor to Raksha Mantri, Secretary Department of Defence R&D and DG DRDO, highlighted the recent achievements of DRDO in his theme address. “A continuous string of successes in the strategic missile arena with consecutive launches of Agni 5, Agni 3 and Prithvi by Strategic Force Command, followed by AAD Interceptor test in November 2012 and

underwater missile tests in January this year have very conclusively proved success of technology development in addition to system development in this very critical area thus giving DRDO and India a very decisive edge”, emphasised Dr Saraswat. Dr Saraswat also informed that DRDO also licensed more than 50 technologies over the past two years ranging from the APTA Lakshya for military application to the biodigester for societal missions.

Earlier, welcoming the gathering, Dr Avinash Chander, Distinguished Scientist (DS), and Chief Controller (CC) R&D (MSS) stressed the need to enhance the production capability in manufacturing sector in the nation. Dr K Tamilmani, DS and CC R&D (Aeronautics) presented the vote of thanks. The function was attended by top offi cials from Ministry of Defence, the three Armed Forces and icons from industries.

“Technologies, if not translated into products have no meaning” said Dr VK Saraswat, SA to RM, during deliberation in the 37th DRDO Directors' conference. Emphasising on the need for greater participation of private sector in this translation, Dr Saraswat further said, “Notwithstanding the markedly increased share of indigenous content from 30 per cent to 55 per cent in the items cleared for acquisition, the imports need to be reduced, since a country cannot be strong if it remains dependent on imports.”

The Conference discussed in depth, among other things, the long-term requirements of armed forces and the technology development plan needed to meet these requirements. Emerging technologies and their impact on future warfare and security scenario was another subject that drew attention during the proceedings. As the future wars will see a dominant role played by unmanned systems, the subject drew considerable attention. On front of emerging threats, energy, space and cyber security were seen as areas that needed greater attention. “The armed forces have a large requirement of energy and its assured availability, especially during a confl ict is essential”, said Dr Saraswat.

Transfer of Technology into Product need ofthe Hour, says SA to RM

The participants and invitees also stressed on the need to leverage offsets more effectively, therefore offsets should be worked out during early phase of selecting the vendor. Country’s technology requirements and existing gaps should be the guiding factor in the process. Increased participation of private industries and

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the need to create an eco-system more conducive for promoting such participation was considered important.

Dr Saraswat conferred the Young Scientist Awards and Best Performance Awards at a function organised on 24 March 2013, at the Bhagawantam Auditorium, Metcalfe House, Delhi.

The winners of these awards were selected by a committee headed by Chairman, Recruitment and Assessment Centre, based on their performance and achievements after following a rigorous process. In his address, Dr Saraswat said that DRDO has come of age and is seen as a shining model. At the same time, expectations of the people from the organisation has also increased. Only excellence in technology and performance will take us to greater heights. The tradition of recognizing younger scientists dates back to the time when Dr DS Kothari, the fi rst SA to RM and head of DRDO, and other senior scientists of the nation deliberated at the Indian Science Congress on how to motivate them and lay a strong foundation of science in India, informed Dr Saraswat.

Dr G Malakondaiah, DS and CC R&D (Human Resource & Materials) called upon the awardees to continue to foster innovation and team spirit.

The awardees are:

Young Scientist Award

Shri Ahmed Ovais Siddiqui, Scientist D, Advanced Systems Laboratory, Hyderabad

Smt T Girija, Scientist D, Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad

Shri Nilesh Patel, Scientist C, Vehicle Research & Development Establishment, Ahmednagar

Shri Amit Manglik, Scientist D, Research & Development Establishment (Engineers), Pune

Shri M Ramesh Kumar, Scientist D, Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment, Chennai

Shri Kumar Gautam, Scientist E, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad

Shri M Vengadesh Kumar, Scientist D, Defence Avionics Research Establishment, Bengaluru

Shri Narasimhan RS, Scientist D, Electronics and Radar Development Establishment, Bengaluru

Dr Vishal Kesari, Scientist C, Microwave Tube Research & Development Centre, Bengaluru

Shri NNR Ranga Suri, Scientist D, Centre for Artifi cial Intelligence and Robotics, Bengaluru

Shri Balvir Kumar, Scientist E, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh

Ms Durgesh Nandini, Scientist C, Centre for Fire, Explosives and Environment Safety, Delhi

Shri Raveendra Varma RA, Scientist D, Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam

Shri Mahendra Pareta, Scientist D, Naval Materials Research Laboratory, Ambernath

Shri Shiba Narayan Sahu, Scientist D, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad

Shri Vijay Kumar Tak, Scientist C, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior

Best Performance Award

Shri Anil Kumar Babbar, Technical Offi cer C, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Delhi

Shri NV Nagaraj, Technical Offi cer D, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore

Shri Sudarshan Kedari Bandi, Technical Offi cer C, Research & Development Establishment (Engineers), Pune

Shri M Lakshmana Rao, Technician C, SF Complex, Jagdalpur

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Shri Prasad Vinayak Satvilkar, Senior Technical Assistant C, Naval Materials Research Laboratory, Ambernath

Shri RSN Murthy, Technical Offi cer B, Targeted Training Centre, Bengaluru

Ms Tankasala Padmavathi, Private Secretary A, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad

Shri DK Devappa, Civilian Driver D, Electronics and Radar Development Establishment, Bengaluru

Shri JK Khandelwal, Technical Offi cer B, CCE(R&D) (Central), Delhi

Shri G Radhakrishna Pillai, Technical Offi cer C, Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi

DRDO Celebrates National Science Day

Smt Vanita Kapoor, Personal Assistant C, CC(R&D)(MED, MIST & CS), DRDO HQ, New Delhi

Shri RN Rangaswamy, Technical Assistant B, Defence Avionics Research Establishment, Bengaluru

Shri PS Mahadevan, Senior Technical Assistant C, Combat Vehicle Research and Development, Chennai

Ms Susheela Ganesh, Private Secretary A, Aeronautical Development Agency, Bengaluru

Shri Jhabar Singh Aswal, Admin Assistant B, Dte of Management Services (DMS), DRDO HQ, New Delhi

Shri JB Nageswara Rao, Admin Offi cer, Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam.

ISSA, Delhi

Institute for System Studies and Analyses (ISSA), Delhi, celebrated National Science Day (NSD) on 27 February 2013 by organising a NSD oration. The NSD oration was delivered by Shri Anshuman Bikram Singh, Sc B, on Security Issues/Challenges in MANETs: A Proposed Approach for Dynamic Security through Adaptive Routing Protocol. The speaker highlighted several advantages of Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) to a military force, unsupported by fi xed

infrastructure, and needs to share IP-based information. The speaker explained the applications of MANETs in defence and main challenges faced while building a MANET.

NPOL, Kochi

Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Kochi, celebrated the NSD 2012 with a series of enlightening events. Smt Shiny Nair, Sc D, delivered the NSD oration on Organic Field Effect Transistors (OFET) Flexible Sensors for Defence Applications, which highlighted the emerging trends in the fi eld of OFET in the defence sector including their fabrication processes for specifi c application to the projects of NPOL. She was presented NSD commendation certifi cate and medal by Shri S Anantha Narayanan, DS and Director, NPOL. The winners of the NSD competitions organised by the Defence Science Forum were also honoured by Director, NPOL.

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Raising/Annual Day Celebrations

Centre for Airborne Systems, Bengaluru

Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), Bengaluru, celebrated its 22nd Raising Day on 1 March 2013. Former SAs to RM Dr VS Arunachalam, Dr VK Aatre and Shri M Natarajan, were the Guests of Honour on the occasion. Dr S Christopher, DS, PD (AEW&C) and Director CABS, welcomed the guests. Shri D Saravanan, and Shri M Ranganayakulu, both Sc E, shared the laboratory Scientist of the Year Award for 2012 for their contribution towards development of Mission Communication System

He gave a brief account of achievements of the Establishment during 2012, and highlighted the projects completed and projects running at IRDE. Dr Gupta congratulated the employees for their sincerity and hard work. Laboratory-level awards were given to scientists, offi cers and staff for their outstanding contributions.

As a part of annual day celebrations, various sports events were also organised. Shri Dhananjay Kumar, IFA (R&D), IDAS, was the Chief Guest on the occasion. IRDE employees and their family members participated in various sports events enthusiastically. Prizes were distributed to the winners of the sports events.

R&DE(E), Pune

Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) [R&DE (E)], Pune, celebrated its 51st Annual Day on 8 February 2013. The celebrations commenced with a function held on the 6 February 2013. Dr Prahlada, Vice-Chancellor, DIAT, Pune, was the Chief Guest of the function. Mementos were distributed to employees who completed 25 years of service in DRDO. Former employees of the establishment Shri SM Wele, Shri VB Ghorpade, Brig SS Sharma (retd) and Shri S Mukherjee, who made signifi cant contributions to the establishment, were also felicitated on the occasion. This was followed by a colourful cultural programme by the employees of the establishment.

On 7 February 2013, a function was held to honour employees for their outstanding contributions during the year. Air Marshal (Retd) Bhushan Neelkanth Gokhale, PVSM, AVSM, VM, Scientifi c Consultant (Strategic Affairs) was the Chief Guest of the function. Labortary-level Scientist of the Year, DRTC, Admin and Allied Category and Cash Awards were given to the meritorious employees.

Annual sports were also organised during the week and prizes were distributed to the winners of the various sport competitions on 8 February 2012. Lt Col Sudhakar

for airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system and integration activities of all systems and sub-systems in the System Test and Integration Rig, respectively. The other laboratory-level awards and prizes to winners of various sports and cultural competitions were also distributed. The AEW&C aircraft was declared as the product of the year on this occasion.

IRDE, Dehradun

Instruments Research and Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun, celebrated its 53rd Annual Day on 18 Febuary 2013. Dr AK Gupta, OS and Director, IRDE, inaugurated the function and addressed the scientists, offi cers and staff of the Establishment.

L to R: Dr S Christopher, Dr VS Arunachalam, Dr VK Aatre and Shri M Natarajan on the occasion of CABS Raising Day

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Jayant, World Masters Weight Lifting Champion 2012, who is presently posted in MAG in R&DE(E) and local-resident Shri Abdul Salim Ansari, Silver Medalist, Mister Universe 2012 and Mr Asia 2012, and Bronze Medalist, Mr South Asia 2012, were also felicitated during the function.

As a part of annual day celebrations, Aga Memorial Lecture was also organised in honour of Brig Aga, the founder Director of R&DE(E). The fi rst lecture in this series was delivered on 11 February 2013 by Lt Gen Vijai Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, Engineer-in-Chief and Senior Colonel Commandant, Corps of Engineers, Indian Army. The programme was well-attended by employees, Service offi cers from the Southern Command, and the College of Military Engineering.

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence Visits NSTL

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence visited Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam, on 7 February 2013 under the chairmanship of Shri Raj Babbar, hon'ble Member of Parliament. The other hon'ble members of the Committee included: Shri Prakash Javadekar, Prof. Saugata Roy, Shri T Devender Gaud and Shri CM Ramesh. Dr RK Chadha, Addl Secretary, Shri RK Jain, Jt Secretary and Shri Sanjeev Sharma, Addl Director were the offi cials from the Lok Sabha Secretariat who accompanied the committee. Shri AK Ghosh, Under Secretary (Parl), MoD, and Shri Sanjay Kumar Jha, Section Offi cer, were also present. Dr V Bhujanga Rao, DS and CC R&D (NS&IC), Lt Gen Anoop Malhotra, CC R&D (R&M&Imp), Dr JP Singh, Associate Director, and Shri Vipul Gupta, JD, DP&C, DRDO HQ were the DRDO representatives present during the visit. Shri SY Rangarajan, OS and Director, NSTL, all Sc G, Project Directors, Departmental Heads and Offi cers from NSTL also participated in the visit.

Shri Rangarajan gave a brief presentation about the activities of NSTL. Chairman and other members

showed keen interest in all the technical aspects of torpedo and other weapons and enquired about human resources, intellectual property rights, transfer of technology, royalty, etc.

An exhibition of the products and technologies developed by NSTL was also organised on this occasion. The committee evinced keen interest in the exhibition and the products.

Shri SY Rangarajan demonstrating torpedo, Varunastra, to Shri Raj Babbar

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Conferences/Seminars/Symposia/Training Courses/Meetings

Manpower Development Activities

Workshop on Advanced Trends in Propellant Processing

ASL Work Centre, Jagdalpur and HEMSI Jagdalpur Chapter, jointly organised a two-day workshop on Advanced Trends in Propellant Processing from 31 January 2013 to 1 February 2013. The main objective of the workshop was to introduce the latest technologies in the development of propellant processing and to understand the future directions in the exciting fi eld.

The workshop was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Shri PK Mehta, General Manager, Advanced Centre of Energetic Materials (ACEM), Nasik. Prof. Rajaram Nagappa, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, was the Guest of Honour. Dr A Subhananda Rao, former DS and CC R&D (Aero), gave a lecture on Propellant Processing in DRDO─Experiences. He was felicitated by Life Time Award in Propellant Processing. Other lecturers were given by Shri T Mohan Reddy, former GM, ASL Work Centre, Shri S Alwan, former GM RPP, VSSC, Shri K Viswanathan, former DD, SHAR Centre, Shri MVBL Murthy, former Chief GM, SHAR Centre, and Shri Rajaratnam, former GM, LPSC.

Shri B Bhattacharya, OS and Director, HEMRL, Pune, was the Chief Guest and Prof. SR Chakravarty was the Guest of Honour of the valedictory function.

Participants from ASL, Hyderabad, ACEM, Nasik, and RCI, Hyderabad, attended the workshop. A panel discussion was also held. Dr PN Tengli, GM, ASL Work Centre, Jagdalpur, presided over the entire function.

Workshop on Awareness Programme on ISO 9001:2008

A one-day awareness workshop on ISO 9001:2008 was organised by Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) at Chandigarh on 14 March 2013. Dr RB Srivastava, OS and Director, DIHAR, welcomed Shri Ashwagosha Ganju, Director, Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE); Shri Anupam Gupta,

Director, Centre for Electronics Test Engineering (CETE), and all the participants. In his welcome address, Dr Srivastava emphasised the importance of ISO 9001 certifi cation for DRDO laboratories for doing systematic research leading to quality deliverables. In the introductory speech, Shri Anupam Gupta, the Guest Speaker, gave elaborative introduction of quality, quality control and quality assurance. He briefl y described the importance of quality control and upgradation in quality standards with time. He also introduced participants with the concept of ISO 9000 and ISO 9001, its importance and global implications. In the second session, Shri Gupta acquainted participants with Quality Management System (QMS), its eight principles and management responsibilities. He discussed the PDCA approach (Plan-Do-Check-Act) to achieve desired quality in research. Shri Jimmy Kansal, Sc E, SASE, talked about implementation of ISO 9001 in a systematic manner in SASE, an ISO certifi ed laboratory. In the third session of the workshop, Shri Anupam Gupta created awareness among participants regarding resource management, product realisation and measurement, analysis and improvement there upon. He enlightened DIHAR scientists and staff about responsibilities of management representative in the organisation and documentation system empowering scientists to achieve higher competence level. He also highlighted effectiveness of QMS and its procedures. Certifi cates were distributed to the participants at the end of the workshop.

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All India Offi cial Language Scientifi c Seminar 2013

An all India Offi cial Language Scientifi c Seminar was organised by Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE), Chandipur, and Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore, jointly on 22-23 February 2013 at DRDO Auditorium, Chandipur, Balasore. Air Comdr (Retd) P Banerjee was the Chief Guest and inaugurated the Seminar with lighting the lamp. Shri MVKV Prasad,

Secretary of the Seminar. Shri SK Ray, Hindi Offi cer, PXE, gave the vote of thanks.

Special Training Programme on Application of Computers, LAN and DRONA

A special training programme on Application of Computers, LAN and DRONA for Admin and Store Assistants was organised by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi, during 4-6 March 2013 as a part of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of INMAS. The course was especially planned for those who cannot leave station owing to various offi cial and family commitments. Thirty participants attended the course.

Dr Rajeev Vij, Course Director, gave an overview of the programme. Faculty comprised speakers from DMIST and DMM from DRDO HQ, Defence Scientifi c Information and Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), Delhi, and INMAS. The course contents covered application of DRONA, DRONA transactional system, exposure to LAN, computer hardware and networking, general etiquettes, FE release procedure, handling stores, conduct and discipline, entitlement and benefi ts, technical editing skills, international contract management and CVC and GFR guidelines, and various aspects of application of computers.

Workshop on DRDO E-Journals Services

INMAS, also organised a one-day workshop and meeting of the DRDO E-Journals Service

Participants with Course Director

Director, ITR, and Dr N Nayak, Sc F, Offi ciating Director, PXE, were also present as the Guest of Honour. Air Comdr Banerjee gave inaugural address on Development and Research on Indian Guided Missile Programme. Shri IM Jha, TO D, ITR, welcomed the participants. Dr AK Sannigrahi, Sc F, and Shri CR Ojha, Sc E, were the Organising and the Deputy Organising

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Monitoring Committee on 15 March 2013. Dr Manas K Mandal, OS and CC R&D (LS), was the Chief Guest and Shri SK Jindal, Director, DESIDOC, was the Guest of Honour of the inaugural function. Dr RP Tripathi, OS and Director, INMAS, gave welcome address, and stressed on the need for networking amongst all DRDO libraries for making optimal use of costly information recourses. Dr Rajeev Vij, was the Workshop Director.

In his address, Shri Jindal, said that Dr SR Ranganathan, father of library science in India, emphasised on saving the time of library users. DESIDOC is planning to initiate a high-speed satellite communication network for speedy dissemination of information.

Dr Manas K Mandal, delivered the keynote address on Usefulness of Information Resources in DRDO. Commending the services of information scientists, he stressed that more emphasis should be given on supplying of package knowledge to scientists. Quoting his experiences, he highlighted problem of information overload and emphasised on speedy information services. He also underlined the importance of e-journals.

This workshop primarily focused on recent advances in e-journals and trends in e-journal consortia in India. Four outside experts, Shri G Mahesh on National Knowledge Resource Consortium (CSIR-DST); AK Mishra on CeRA Consortium; Dr Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo on UGC-INFONET Consortium, and Shri PK Upadhyay on MCIT Library Consortium also made the presentation on the occasion. The workshop was attended by more than 30 delegates from 19 DRDO labs/estts.

Along with the workshop, a meeting of DRDO E-Journals Service Monitoring Committee was also held under the chairmanship of Dr RK Sharma, Sc G, Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL), Delhi. An extensive evaluation of e-journals usage by all DRDO libraries was made.

The event closed with concluding remarks and vote of thanks by Shri Ashok Kumar, Sc G, DESIDOC, and Secretary, DRDO E-Journals Service Monitoring Committee.

Workshop on Multi-Agency Response to Nuclear Security Events

A national pilot workshop on Multi-Agency Response to Nuclear Security Events was held at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantonment, Delhi, from 25 February to 1 March 2013. Department of Energy and Climate Change, UK; International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna; UK Police National CBRN Centre, UK; and Centre for CBRN Mitigation, Training and Research, INMAS, organised the workshop under an Indo-UK Memorandum of Understanding between DRDO and Offi ce of Security and Counter Terrorism, Home Offi ce, UK. Dr RK Sharma, Sc G, and Head, Division of CBRN Defence, INMAS, was the Workshop Director.

Dr RP Tripathi, OS and Director, INMAS, welcomed the dignitaries, members of UK IAEA, and other participants. Dr R Chidambaram, Principal Scientifi c Advisor, Govt of India, delivered the keynote address

during the inaugural session of the workshop. Shri M Shashidhar Reddy, MLA and Hon’ble Vice Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), was the Chief Guest. Maj Gen (Dr) JK Bansal, VSM, Chikitsa Ratan, Hon’ble Member, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Dr W Selvamurthy, DS and CC R&D (LS) were the Guest of Honour.

Dr W Selvamurthy, in his special address highlighted the role of DRDO in CBRN mitigation, training and research. He declared that a Centre of Excellence is contemplated to address CBRN Defence issues at national level. Shri M Shashidhar Reddy appreciated the

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workshop concept to design the Multi-Agency Response to Nuclear Security through the interactive table-top with fi ctions scenarios developed by INMAS in collaboration with UK and IAEA authorities. He suggested that more such workshop should be planned at the regional level to spread the message further.

Senior offi cers from Perspective Planning (CBRN) and Medical Branch of HQ Integrated Defence Staff, Special Protection Group, Intelligence Bureau, NAPS, National Security Guard, NDMA, Defence Crisis Management Committee, Delhi Fire Services, Emergency Medicine Learning Centre and Res. GVK EMRI, Dept of Atomic Energy, Dept of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Delhi, Faculty of NBC Protection, College of Military Engineering, Inter-University Accelerator Centre, INMAS, Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur and National Disaster Response Force attended the workshop. The concluding session of the workshop was chaired by Shri B Bhattacharjee, hon’ble member, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Dr Manas K Mandal, OS and CC R&D (LS), was the Co-chair.

Workshop on Issues and Advancements in De-Icing and Anti-Icing Systems

A two-day workshop to understand the issues and concerns related to de-icing and anti-icing vis-à-vis technological solutions available in CRREL was held at RDC, Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), Chandigarh, during 15-16 February 2013. Twenty-six delegates, from various DRDO labs/DRDO HQ, RCMA Chandigarh, 3 BRD Air Force, PCET, Coimbatore and Periyyar University, Thanjore, participated in the workshop.

Shri Ashwagosha Ganju, Director, SASE, in his inaugural address, highlighted the issues pertaining to icing in high altitude regions primarily focusing on impact of low temperatures on physical properties of the materials, de-formation of the structures due to icing loads, excessive ice accretion on avalanche control structures and the safety aspects. He advised all the delegates to make the workshop more interactive so that the road map ahead of the workshop can be drawn during the panel discussion. Dr Charles C Ryerson, of CRREL, USA, delivered the keynote address. He explained the formation of atmospheric icing and ice detection/ice

measurement and ice protection technologies available worldwide and also proposed a matrix to prioritise the hazard rating/ operational rating of various instruments/structures/turbines in snow bound regions by way of a technology readiness level matrix.

Basic Course on Cryptology and Information Security

Scientifi c Analysis Group (SAG), Delhi, organised 2nd Basic Course on Cryptology and Information Security (BCCIS 2013) during 11-22 February 2013. Dr PK Saxena, OS and Director, SAG, inaugurated the course and discussed the role of mathematics for various information security solutions. Dr G Athithan, OS and Associate Director, SAG, discussed the challenges in cyber security during his talk. The overview of the BCCIS 2013 was presented by the Course Director Shri Ram Ratan, Sc F. The participants were from user organisations such as CABSEC, IB, NTRO and DGSI, DRDO sister Labs such as CAIR, JCB, and local participants from SAG.

Two-days Rajbhasha Seminar

Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (VRDE), Ahmednagar, organised a two-day Rajbhasha seminar during 21-22 February 2013. Inauguration was done with lighting of lamp by Chief Guest Shri LS Ropia, GM-BSNL, Ahmednagar and President, Nagar Rajbhasha Karyanvayan Samiti, Ahmednagar. Shri Manmohan Singh, Director, VRDE; Shri MW Trikande, Principle Associate Director and Shri Pawan Kumar, Member Secretary, Rajbhasha Implementation Committee; Shri Ramniwas, Asstt Director, Directorate of Offi cial Language and O&M were also present during the occasion.

Shri Manmohan Singh released the seminar souvenir on the occasion. Dr Suresh J Baber, Head, Hindi Deptt, New Arts College, Ahmednagar delivered a keynote lecture. All the papers were related to reaserch and development in DRDO and Implementation of Rajbhasha Hindi. Three best paper authors/speaker were awarded.Shri Ropia, in his inaugural address elaborated the use of Rajbhasha in govt offi ces and the various incentive schemes . He also appreciated the work done by VRDE for implementation of Rajbhasha.

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Personnel News

Appointments

DMS, DRDO HQ

Dr Zakwan Ahmed, Sc G, has assumed the charge of Director, Directorate of Management Services (DMS), DRDO HQ, wef 4 March 2013.

Dr Zakwan Ahmed did his PhD in Plant Breeding from GB Pant University

of Agriculture and Technology in 1984. He joined DRDO in February 1985 as Sc B and served in three DRDO labs, namely Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER), Haldwani; Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, and Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh. He was appointed Director, FRL (now DIHAR) on 1 September 2004 and worked there till August 2007. From September 2007 to 28 February 2013, he was the Director, DIBER and Programme Director, DRDO-Army Bio-diesel Programme.

Dr Ahmed, has made signifi cant contributions in development and identifi cation of varieties/hybrids of vegetable crops suitable for high altitude areas of Himalayan region. He established agro-technology in semiarid zone including camoufl aging and land escaping programme at RCI and ARC Hyderabad. He has also made contributions in lab-to-land programme which have boosted the supply of fresh vegetables to the army. It is because of his persistent efforts that Seabuckthorn herbal beverage and DRDO herbal tea could be inducted in high altitude special ration of army. He was also instrumental in the induction of Zanskar ponies in place of GS mules/ponies in Army.

Dr Ahmed has also helped in socio-economic upliftment of local people and farmers of Ladakh by marketing their commodities produced locally to army and civil sector. The achievements of FRL were appreciated by the then President of India in a joint session of J&K Legislature on 28 July 2006.

Dr Ahmed has many awards to his credit including Laboratory Scientist of Year Award 2004; Certifi cate of Honour of GOC, 14 Corps-2005; DRDO Scientist of the Year Award-2006, Bioved Scientist of the Year Award-2007, and Honorary Fellowship (FRSCS) of the Royal Society of Crop Science-2007. In 2008, he was appointed Honorary Member of the Hon'ble Advisory Boards of the International Journal of BioSciences and Technology, International Journal of Medical Sciences and Technology, and International Journal of Life Sciences and Technology.

He is fellow of various professional societies and was also an expert member for Ladakh Vision 2025. He has presented research paper in 2nd International Seabuckthorn Association Conference in Beijing, China in August 2005. He was also a DRDO member delegate deputed by MNRE to USA for collaboration on Biofuel Programme.

Director, DIPR, Delhi

Dr K Ramachandran, Sc G, has taken over as Director, Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR), Delhi, wef 1 March 2013. He graduated in psychology from the University of Madras in 1983 and then went on to

complete his masters in applied psychology in 1985 from Bharathiar University. In 1986, he obtained MPhil from the University of Madras and completed doctorate from Delhi University in 2006. He has acquired specialisation in the areas of experimental and human engineering, aviation psychology and environmental psychology.

Dr Ramachandran has brief stints at CMC, Vellore as Psychologist, Consulting Psychologist at Psycho Behavioural Clinic (Madras) and Career Councillor in the University of Madras. In 1989, he joined DIPR as Sc B and since then has been associated with projects dealing with experimental and human engineering, aviation psychology and environmental psychology. His involvement has brought out various tests and aids for

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psychological adaptation of troops in high altitude and for scientifi c teams in Antarctica. Design and development of tools and systems for selection of armed forces personnel has been his special forte. Psychological tests for selection, categorisation and placement of service offi cers and men in the Indian armed forces have been effectively developed towards this, refi ned and modifi ed from time to time. As Programme Director for the Series Production of Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS), unique to a life sciences lab, he could provide landmark achievement in the fi eld. The agreement between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and DRDO with respect to the CPSS marked DIPR's exceptionality as Life Sciences Lab.

He is instrumental in starting MSc Military Psychology course for service personnel at DIPR, and is a member in Human Engineering Panel and Aeronautical Development Research Board. His growth has the blend of rich and quality experience. He held various positions in the organisation from time to time. He headed the Experimental and Human Engineering Division and Technical Coordination Division for a substantially long period of time. He has attended many international and national conferences, seminars and workshops. He has a large number of articles published in books and journals, and conference proceedings. Dr Ramachandran was awarded DRDO Technology Award for the year 2003 and the Agni Award for Excellence in Self Reliance for the year 2005 for his scientifi c contributions. He was also awarded the Alumni of the Year 2009 by PSG & Sons’ Charities, Coimbatore. He holds the life membership of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology and Madras Psychologist Association.

DIBER, Haldwani

Dr Mohammad Nasim, Sc G, has joined as Director, Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER), Haldwani, wef 4 March 2013. He obtained his postgraduation in Organic Chemistry from AMU Aligarh in 1977

and MTech from IIT Delhi in 1979. He joined DRDO as Sc B at Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur, in 1980.

In 1987, he was awarded USSR government fellowship for higher studies for a period of four years. He worked at the Department of Chemistry at Moscow State University with Prof. VS Petrosyan and Dr GS Zaitseva. He was President of Indian Scholars at Moscow State University from 1989 to 1991. In 1991, he was awarded PhD degree from Moscow State University Moscow, USSR.

Dr Nasim was transferred to G-FAST, DRDO HQ, on 30 May 2003. After completing the tenure at G-FAST, he joined back at DMSRDE on 2 January 2006. Dr Nasim has successfully completed several R&D projects as a project leader and contributed signifi cantly in the development of multifunctional materials, i.e., radar absorbing materials for stealth applications, single source precursors for growth of CdTe thin fi lms and nanophotovoltaic materials from group II-VI (CdTe, CdSe) and I-III-VI (CuInGaSe2, CuInGaS2), semiconductors for electronic and solar cell applications, hybrid inorganic-organic materials, LED materials and materials for NBC defence technologies. He also contributed signifi cantly in Organosilicon and Metallatrane Chemistry with special reference to Silatranes (Fullerene and Phosphazene substituted)/Germatranes and Gallatranes (potential materials for GaN).

He has published 32 research papers in national and international journals and presented 45 papers in the national and international seminars. He also has fi ve patents and fi ve technical reports to his credit. He was deputed to UK, Brazil, Poland, USSR (Kiev-Ukraine, Riga, Irkutsk) for presenting papers in international conferences and has also visited Germany, Holland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, and Saudi Arabia.

Dr Nasim is the recipient of DRDO Laboratory Technology Group Award in 2006 and 2008 for Innovative Research towards the Development of Hybrid Inorganic-organic Polymeric Materials and for Development of Binary and Ternary Compound Semiconductors for Electronic Applications, respectively. He is life member of Indian Society of Mass Spectrometry, Carbon Society of India and Indian Council of Chemists.

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CEMILAC, Bengaluru

Dr Akhilesh Pathak, Sc F, and Regional Director, RCMA, Korwa, has been awarded PhD for his thesis titled, Some New Techniques of Survivable Avionic Systems Design using Fault Tolerance by Department of Electronics

Engineering IIT-BHU, Varanasi.

Dr Sai Krishna Rao, Sc D,RCMA (Materials), Hyderabad, has been awarded PhD by the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, for his thesis titled, Characterisation of an In-situ Deposited Composite Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) using

Atmospheric Plasma Spray (APS) Process on a Nickel-Base Superalloy Superni 263.

DLRL, Hyderabad

Shri M Chakravarthy, Sc F, has been awarded PhD by Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, for his thesis titled, Investigations on Slot Coupled Conventional and Non-conventional Waveguide Junctions and Arrays with

Non-standard Rectangular Waveguides.

HEMRL, Pune

Ms Rekha Sangtyani, Sc C, has been awarded PhD (Chemistry) by the University of Rajasthan for her thesis titled, Synthesis, Spectro Characterisation and Electrochemical Studies of Some New Coordination

Compounds of d-block Elements with Nitrogen Donor Ligands.

Awards Higher Qualifi cation Acquired

CEMILAC, Bengaluru

Shri Atul Bakhare, Sc F, RCMA, Nasik, has received Commendation from the Chief of the Air Staff in recognition of distinguished service rendered by him to the IAF as member of Joint Monitoring Committee for total technical life extension of MiG-29 aircraft and numerous other Life Extension Programmes undertaken by the 11 Base Repair Depot, IAF.

RCI, Hyderabad

A technical manuscript, titled, Formulation of a Multi-component Organic-based Electrolyte for Primary Lithium Battery, authored by Sanjay Biswas, KV Ramana Rao, D Ravinder and TS Balasubramanian of Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, has been awarded Best Prize for Poster Presentation in the Fifth Triennial International Conference on Advances and Recent Trends in Electrochemistry (ELAC-2013) held at RFC, Hyderabad, during 16-20 January 2013.

Shri Anesh K Sharma, Sc F, Radar SEEKERS Group, RCI, Hyderabad, has been awarded for Academic Excellence for 2012 during his PhD research work at IIT-Hyderabad (IITH). The award was conferred by Union HRD Minister Dr Pallam Raju on 2 March 2013 at IITH foundation day celebrations.

Dr Pallam Raju giving award citation to Shri Sharma.

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14 April 2013

DRDO Sports Round-up

West Zone Intra-zonal Carrom Tournament

High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune, organised DRDO West Zone Intra-zonal Carrom Tournament during 22–25 January 2013. The tournament was inaugurated by Shri B Bhattacharya, OS and Director, HEMRL, on 22 January 2013. Teams from West Zone DRDO labs, i.e., Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) and Research and Development Establishment (Engrs) [R&DE(E)], Pune, Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (VRDE), Ahmednagar, besides High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune, participated in the tournament. Shri B Bhattacharya, gave away the trophies and medals to the winners and runners-up team. Based on the performance, fi ve players from HEMRL have been selected for the DRDO National Carrom Tournament to represent West Zone Team. The winners and runners-up include:

Winners Runners-up

Men SingleShri SC Kesarkar R&DE(E)

Shri JS ChavanARDE

Men DoublesShri JS Chavan and Shri DS Bhosale from ARDE

Shri PR Kakde and Shri SG Ukey from HEMRL

Women SingleSmt Shamina Shaikh,VRDE

Smt Snehal Bhalerao, HEMRL

Women DoublesSmt K Thadani and Smt Shamina Shaikh from VRDE

Smt Arti Jadhav and Smt AA Vaidya from ARDE

Veteran's SingleShri SC Kesarkar,R&DE(E)

Shri IA Chaudhary

North Zone Intra-Zonal Carrom Tournament

Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur, organised the DRDO North Zone Intra Zonal Carrom Tournament during 4-6 February 2013. Carrom teams from Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL), Laser

Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC), Defence Scientifi c Information and Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), all from Delhi, Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra, RCMA, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), both from Chandigarh, Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL), Dehradun and DMSRDE, Kanpur participated in the tournament. Dr AK Saxena, OS and Director, DMSRDE, inaugurated the tournament. DMSRDE won the team Championship, and Veteran, Women and Men Single and Double events. TBRL, Chandigarh was the runner-up in team Championship and DEAL, Dehradun was the runner-up in Veteran, Women Single and Double, and Men Double events. During the tournament a team was also selected to represent North Zone in DRDO Inter-zonal Carrom Tournament. Dr Md. Naseem, Additional Director, DMSRDE, gave away the trophies and medals to the winners and runners-up.

South Zone Intra-Zonal Carrom Tournament

Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), Mysore, organised DRDO South Zone Intra-Zonal Carrom Tournament 2012-13 during 6-8 February 2013. The event was inaugurated by Dr HV Batra, Director, DFRL. Players from Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), Centre for Artifi cial Intelligence (CAIR), Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) and Electronics Radar and Development Establishment (LRDE) all from Bengaluru, Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai, and DFRL enthusiastically competed under various categories. The winner of team championship in men was LRDE and the runner-up was CVRDE. Under Women category, the winner team was CVRDE and runner-up team was GTRE. Under Open Doubles category in men, CVRDE was the winner and DFRL was the runner-up. In women (Open Double category), CVRDE bagged both the winner and the runner-up titles. In Open Singles category in men, Shri David from CVRDE was the winner and Shri Govindraj from DFRL was the runner-

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Dr GK Sharma, Sc F, DFRL prsenting the prizes to the winners

up. In Open Singles women category, Smt Maheshwari and Smt Ramani, both from CVRDE, were winner and runners-up, respectively. In Veteran category, Shri Narayana and Shri Anthony Jayaraj of DFRL were the winner and the runners-up, respectively.

National Carrom Tournament 2013

High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune, organised DRDO National Carrom Tournament 2013 during 12–15 February 2013. The tournament was inaugurated by Shri B Bhattacharya, OS and Director, HEMRL, on 12 February 2013. Teams from West, South, North and Central Zone consisting of 45 players participated in the tournament. West Zone bagged the Winner’s Trophy and Central Zone won the Runners-up Trophy. Shri B Bhattacharya, gave away the trophies and medals to Winners and Runners-up. The following are the Winners and Runners-up.

Winners Runners-Up

Team Event West Zone Central Zone

Men Singles

Shri SAA Pasha, Central Zone

Shri Bhaktavatchalu, South Zone

Men Doubles

Shri Bhaktavatchalu and Shri Abdul Munaff from South Zone

Shri SAA Pasha and Shri Kazim Ahamad from Central Zone

Women Singles

Smt B Sunitha, Central Zone Smt Maheshwary, South Zone

Women Doubles

Smt Maheshwary and Smt Tamilarasi from South Zone

Smt B Sunitha and Smt KB Subbalaxmi from Central Zone

VeteranShri LA Chaugdhary, West Zone

Shri Gangaram, Central Zone

Shri B Bhattacharya, presenting winners trophy to West Zone players

EMU (R&D), Delhi, won trophies for best maintained gardens in Delhi during the Pusa Horticulture Show on 4-5 March 2013. The show was organised by the Delhi Agri-Horticultural Society, IARI, New Delhi, in the following categories:

Best Large Public Garden Trophy for Central Park, DRDO Residential Complex, Timarpur, Delhi

EMU (R&D), Delhi won Best Maintained Gardens Trophies

Best Large Institutional Garden Trophy for Metcalfe House, Delhi.

Best Medium Institutional Garden Trophy for DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi.

Best Small Institutional Garden Trophy for HQ, CE (R&D), Delhi.

Best Mini Institutional Garden Trophy for Estate Management Unit (EMU),

Delhi.

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Visits to DRDO Labs/Estts

Students Visit Darpan Exhibition

A group of 60 students from Bhaskarcharya College under INSPIRE Camp 2013, Delhi, visited Darpan, DRDO Exhibition at Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC), Delhi, on 7 February 2013. Shri RK Jain, Director, RAC, welcomed the students and gave a brief presentation on career options in DRDO. He motivated the students to take interest in science and technology and asked them to remain in constant link with DRDO through personal visits and website. Students took keen interest in the exhibits. A movie on DRDO and its recent major achievements was also shown. Students were presented small gift pack containing key chain, pen, and lapel pin with DRDO logo.

HEMRL, Pune

Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, DS, CC R&D, and CEO and MD BrahMos Aerospace, New Delhi, on 14 February 2013.

CABS, Bengaluru

Maj Gen KS Venugopal, VSM, GOC K&K Sub Area, on 1 February 2013.

TBRL, Chandigarh

Shri Sekhar Basu, Director, BARC, on 21 February 2013.

Dr A Sivathanu Pillai showing keen interest in woven basket type MTV-based igniter for ignition

of solid rocket motors

Lt Gen A Mukherjee, PVSM, AVSM, DG Artillery, Lt Gen VK Narula, SM, Commandant, School of Artillery, Deolali, along with Brig Sanjeev Chowdhry, DDG (Artillery) and other dignitaries on 6 February 2013.

Dr Manjit Singh, Director, TBRL, presenting TBRL Golden Jubilee Souvenir to Shri Basu