Monday, 1 January 2018

Research Centers of India

S.No.
Nuclear & Space Research Centers
Located at
Year of Establishment
1.
India Rare Earths Limited
Aluva (Alwaye), Kerala
1950
2.
Uranium Corporation of India (UCI)
Jadugoda, Jharkhand
1967
3.
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
Mumbai
1948
4.
Electronics Corporation of India
Hyderabad
1967
5.
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
Trombay (Mumbai)
1957
6.
Radio Astronomy Centre
Udhagamandalam (Ooty), Tamil Nadu
1968
7.
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Mumbai
1945
8.
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Kolkata
1949
9.
Nuclear Fuel Complex
Hyderabad
1971
10.
Nuclear Power Complex
Mumbai

11.
Centre of Earth Science’s studies
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivendrum), Kerala
1978
12.
Physical Research Laboratory
Ahmedabad
1947
13.
Space Commission
Bengaluru (Bangalore)

14.
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Thiruvananthapuram
1963
15.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
1969
16.
Space Application Centre
Ahmedabad
1972
17.
Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
Thumba (Kerala)
1962
18.
Indian Scientific Satellite Project
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
1972
19.
College of Satellite Communication Technology
Ahmedabad

20.
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Kolkata
1949

Some Interesting Facts:-

Vikram Sarabhai
  • Vikram Sarabhai was the  person behind India’s first satellite Aryabhata.
  • his efforts  brought television to India with his consistent communication with NASA.
  • He was the main person behind the genesis of Operations Research Group (ORG) which was the first market research organization in India.
  • Vikram Sarabhai convinced the Indian government to set up Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
ISRO
  • ISRO made itself gleam by creating the cheapest mission to mars. Its Mars Orbiter Mission cost about ₹450 Crore (US$73 million), with an average of ₹12/km travelled.
  • ISRO has also developed various satellites to monitor the weather situation around the country. Its INSAT-3DR is an advanced meteorological (weather observation) satellite to provide the necessary inputs required for accurate weather forecasting.
BARC
  • BARC handles all facets of nuclear power generation.
  • Bhabha got recognition initially after he devised the correct expression for scattering electrons, by the process he devised, called Bhabha scattering.
  • BARC designed India’s first pressurized water reactor of 80mw capacity at Kalpakkam( Chennai).
  • The organization played a significant role in making India the 6th country in the world to have a nuclear submarine.

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