India 2018

490 India 2018
BARC Training School, AMD Campus, Hyderabad continued its activity
in the sixth year by imparting induction training to Trainee Scientific Officers
(TSO) in geology and geophysics.
The Administrative Training Institute (ATI), with the motto
"Prashikshaneshu Dakshprayate-Training Empowers" made its presence at
national level by bagging the National Award for Excellence in Training, 2015
During the year, ATI offered wide range of programmes starting from induction
to post retirement and periodic in-service programmes, subject specific
workshops ensuring depth and range.
Indian Space Programme
www.isro.org
Space activities in the country were initiated with the setting up of Indian
National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) in 1962. In the same year,
work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) near
Thiruvananthapuram was also started. Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) was established in August, 1969. The Government of India constituted
the space commission and established the Department of Space (DOS) in 1972
and brought ISRO under DOS in 1972. Space Commission formulates the policies
and oversees the implementation of the Indian space programme to promote
the development and application of space science and technology for the socioeconomic
benefit of the country. DOS implements these programmes through,
mainly, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Physical Research
Laboratory (PRL), National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), North
Eastern-Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) and Semi-Conductor Laboratory
(SCL). Antrix Corporation, established in 1992 as a government owned company,
markets the space products and services.
The establishment of space systems and their applications are coordinated
by the national level committees, namely, INSAT Coordination Committee (ICC),
Planning Committee on National Natural Resources Management System
(PC-NNRMS) and Advisory Committee for Space Sciences (ADCOS).
The period March 2016 - June 2017 witnessed numerous achievements of
the Indian Space programme. Twelve launch vehicle missions were successfully
accomplished that included seven PSLVs, two GSLV-Mk II and one GSLV-MKIII
from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), Sriharikota while the ten ISRO
satellites, four student satellites and 152 foreign satellites were launched by
these missions. India's communication satellites GSAT-18 and GSAT-17 were
also successfully launched from French Guiana. The Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV) had the unique distinction of launching 104 satellites in a single
mission while also demonstrating its capability to place satellites in two different
orbits in a single mission.
ISRO also demonstrated new technologies in the launch vehicle
programme. The Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD)