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Dr. Ummalaneni Raja Babu, Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur appointed as the Director General, Missiles and Strategic Systems, DRDO, Hyderabad

Alumni Corner, Appointments, Humans of KGP, Study@IITKgpA-SAT, Aerospace, Aircraft Projects, ATGMs, Ballistic Missile, Cruise Missiles, Defence Applications, Design, development, DRDO, Guided Weapons, Indigenous Defence Capabilities, Missile Avionics, Missiles, Mission Mode Projects, Mission Shakti, MTech, RCI, Reliability, Research Centre Imarat, Scientist of the Year, Self Reliance, Strategic Systems, technologies, Vigyan Pratibha Samman Award, Weapon Systems

Leadership is not an expertise, leadership is a constant education. A leader is someone who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. He is the one who sees before others see, farther than others see and sees more than others see. Integrity, insight and inclusiveness are the qualities that drive an ordinary individual to be a lead the masses. Liberation of mind from stereotypical thoughts and rising to the power on enlightenment is the rare profoundness that a distinguishes a leader from a follower. When Dr. Ummalaneni Raja Babu was doing his masters in IIT Kharagpur, never…

IIT Kharagpur Incubated Start-up Designed NavIC Chip for India’s Navigation Systems

Collaborations, Funded Projects, Institute, Research & Innovation12-Nanometer Chip, Air Chief Marshal, Algorithm, American Global Positioning System, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Defence Applications, Defence Staff, DRDO, Elena Geo Systems, Global Positioning System, GNSS Circuit, Indian Constellation, Indian DefSpace Symposium, Indian Space Association, Indian-designed, Indigenous, Military-Grade Chip, Multi-Constellation Chip, NavIC Chip, Navigation, Navigation Satellite System, Regional Navigation Satellite System, Russian GLONASS Constellation, Self Reliance, Space Technology Business, Ultra Low Power

Elena Geo Systems, a Bengaluru-based space startup incubated in IIT-Kharagpur, has unveiled an indigenously designed NavIC chip that can use India's own navigation satellite system to provide positioning services. The chip can have applications in civilian and defence sectors. The chip was delivered to Gen. Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Defence Staff on 13 April 2023. Dr. Samir V. Kamat, Chairman of DRDO and also an Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of the Air Staff also graced the occasion with their presence. An Indian-designed NavIC chip with potential in both the civilian and defence…

Dr. Samir V. Kamat, an Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur named the next DRDO Chief

Alumni Corner, Appointments, Humans of KGPAppointments Committee of the Cabinet, BLDC Motors, Defence Applications, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Defence Research Development Organization, Department of Defence Research and Development, Distinguished Alumnus Award, DMR-1700, DMRL, DRDO, DRDO Young Scientist of the Year Award, Metallurgical Engineering, Microstructure-mechanical Property, National Strategic Materials Policy, Naval Systems Materials, R&D, Rare Earth Permanent Magnet, REPM Technology, Samarium-Cobalt Magnets, Samir V Kamat, Silver Medalist, Stress Corrosion Cracking, Swatantryaveer Savarkar Smarak Award

Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. Growth is a very profound experience. We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. Well, this has been rather avouched by our Alumnus Dr. Samir V Kamat, whose sense of purpose evoked metamorphism in Defence applications for our country and led to the advanced development towards the service of the nation. Dr. Samir V. Kamat, an Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur has been appointed the Secretary of Department of…