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A monthly house bulletin of Defence Research & Development Organisation ■ Vol. 32 No.8 ■ August 2012
Energy is the prime mover of economic growth. In
India there exists a large gap in the demand and supply
of energy. Self-reliance in meeting the ‘energy security’
through indigenous technology is one of the prime
challenges for the country in the near future. Gasication
technologies are time-tested and environmentally
acceptable sound way of converting industrial refuse and
waste items like biomass, municipal solid wastes, high
ash coal, etc., into electricity and useful products like
fertilisers, and chemicals.
National Mission-9 Programme under Climate
Change Action Plan of Prime Minister of India envisagesfor building of an indigenous technology on Multi-Feed
Gasication Technology plant for power and hydrogen
where coal, biomass, MSW, Petcoke can be used as
feed. A National Centre of Excellence for Combustion
and Gasication (NCECG) is being established by DRDO
at Vehicle Research and Development Establishment
(VRDE), Ahmednagar, with the objective for directed
research towards this end. The aim of the Centre is to
develop and establish clean gasication technologies
for converting various industrial waste feeds which are
normally in abundance in the country but so far not used
to generate energy.
A one-day workshop on Gasication Technologies
Applicable to India was organised by DRDO on 6 July
2012 at DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi. The aim of the
workshop was to sensitise the cross-section of potential
industries, academies, and R&D organisations in
realising the energy requirement of the country and
the role of NCECG. Dr VK Saraswat, Scientic
Advisor to Raksha Mantri (SA to RM), Secretary
Department of Defence R&D and Director General
DRDO, presided over the workshop meeting.
Dr R Chidambaram, Principal Scientic Advisor
to Government of India, was the Chief Guest and
Shri Shyam Saran, Chairman, Research and
Information Systems (RIS) for developing countries
and former foreign Secretary, was the Guest of
Honour. Shri S Sundaresh, Distinguished Scientist
(DS) and Chief Controller (CC) R&D (ACE&SI); Dr
CP Ramnarayanan, Director, VRDE, experts from
DRDO, academia and industries also participated in
the workshop.
The workshop was conducted in three sessions
through invited talks by eminent speakers and panel
Workshop on Gasification Technologies
Applicable to India
Dr Saraswat presenting memento to Dr Chidambaram
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discussions of the experts in the eld. Dr VK Saraswat in
his opening remarks said, “the project aims at converting
biomass, municipal solid wastes, high ash coal, and
industrial wastes into useful products like electricity,
fertilisers and chemicals. The Multi-Feed Gasication
Technology project will be the rst of its kind in the world
because only Single-Feed Gasication Technology, as of
now, exists in developed and few developing countries”.
He also said, “our aim is to provide green energy for
defence needs where it is required for consumption,
but it will also largely meet the needs of civil sector as
well”.
Highlighting the importance of energy security with
reference to defence, Dr Saraswat said, “Our Armed
Forces are among the largest consumer of energy, bulk
of which is required in far ung areas. Thus, the transport
of fuel is a major issue. We need to have technologies
to generate power near the place of its consumption and
using sources available nearby linking development with
the consumption of power”.
Dr Chidambram in his inaugural address described
it as a great initiative from DRDO and mentioned that
this indeed is a relatively cleaner carbon conversion
technology and can be devised to address the huge
energy demand by strategic sectors especially the
Armed Forces. “If we are able to use material available
locally to generate these energies that will be valuable
achievements”, opined Dr Chidambram.
Shri Shyam Saran mentioned that energy security
and climate change are the two faces of the same coin.
He further said, “energy sources available to us are
reaching their nite limit. The technology of gasication
will ensure the optimum utilisation of existing resources
nation-wide to meet the energy security challenges.”
The Multi-Feed Gasication with Poly Generation
Project is proposed to be executed as a consortium with
DRDO in lead and CII, IOCL Ltd, Thermax Ltd and L&T
Ltd as other partners. A memorandum of understanding
(MOU) between the partners was formally signed during
the occasion.
Signing of MoU on Multi Feed Gasication with Poly Generation at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi. Row 1st (L-R): Shri Gajanan Sadekar, Vice
President (Tech), Larsen & Toubro Ltd; Dr CP Ramanarayanan, Director VRDE, DRDO; Dr RR Sonde, CTO & Executive Vice President,
Thermax Limited; Shri SK Sarangi, Executive Director, R&D, IOCL and Shri Rajesh Menon, Deputy Director General, Confederation
of Indian Industry. Row 2nd (L-R): Dr RK Malhotra, Director, R&D, IOCL; Dr VK Saraswat, Scientic Advisor to Raksha Mantri ;
Dr R Chidambaram, Principal Scientic Advisor to Government of India; Shri Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS and Shri S Sundaresh, DS
and CC R&D (ACE&SI), DRDO.
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Every year, women employees of CABS contribute
voluntarily towards the education of a girl child who
need nancial support for pursuing primary school
education. Practice is being followed since 2009. For
the academic year 2012-13, a sum of Rs 10,000/-
was collected and distributed to two girls by Ms Suma
Varughese, Sc G.
SA to RM inaugurates New Technical Facility at DEBEL
Dr VK Saraswat, SA to RM, inaugurated the new
technical facility at Defence Bioengineering and
Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL) on 20 June 2012.
Dr W Selvamurthy, DS and CC R&D (LS&IC), Directors of
Bangalore-based labs, partners from academic institutes
and industry were also present on the occasion.
Dr Saraswat lauded DEBEL for her contributions
to the Armed Forces by way of making availablelife support systems, protective equipment and
biomedical devices. He said that the laboratory is
the epitome of convergence of different disciplines
and collaborative working for product development.
He also urged the life sciences laboratories of
DRDO to seize the opportunities offered by the
biomedical engineering revolution and create basic
science clusters in collaboration with academic
and other research agencies, and identify areas
directly leading to product development. SA to RM also
released a Technical Compendium charting DEBEL’s
technological growth since its inception. An exhibition
was also organised during the occasion to showcase the
products and technologies developed by DEBEL.
The new facility houses advanced test facilities
and analytical equipment required for progressing
important current and future R&D programme of
DEBEL. It includes a hydrostatic simulator to test
prototypes and equipment at depths of 300 m;
a dynamic test centrifuge to handle pneumatic
prototypes with specic payloads; a high altitude
simulation chamber for human applications and
advanced characterisation and testing facilities
for technical textiles developed for military
applications.
Dr Saraswat inaugurating the new technical facility
at DEBEL
Dr Saraswat at the exhibition
Voluntary Contribution by CABS’s
Women Employees
Ms Suma Varughese handing over the contribution to the mother
of one of the girls. Ms MR Bhuvaneswari (extreme left) was also
present during the occasion.
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Demonstration of Integrated Computer, Communication andSoftware System for F-INSAS
DG Infantry, DG RR and other senior ofcers of
Army HQ , witnessed the demonstration of Integrated
Computer, Communication and Software System (ICCS)
and Software Dened Radio (SDR) being developed by
Centre for Articial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) and
Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL),
two of the electronic cluster laboratories of DRDO with
BEL as the Production Agency. The presentation-
cum-demonstration was organised by Directorate of
Interaction with Services for Business (DISB), DRDO
HQ with the help of PMO Futuristic Infantry Solider as
a System (F-INSAS), Army HQ; CAIR and DEAL on 19
June 2012 at Brigade HQ, Delhi, under the guidanceof Shri S Sundaresh, DS and CC R&D (ACE&SI), CC
R&D (ECS) and Shri VS Mahalingam, DS and Director,
CAIR.
The following important functionalities and hardware
of F-INSAS, ICCS and SDR were demonstrated:
(i) Role-based functionalities of Coy Cdr, Platoon Cdr,
Sector Cdr, and Soldier comprising common operation
Agni 1 Launched Successfully
Agni 1, India’s 700 km range ballistic
missile, was launched successfully from the
wheeler island off the coast of Odisha. It was
a textbook launch meeting all the mission
objectives. The missile reached the target point
in the Bay of Bengal following the prescribed
trajectory, informed Shri Avinash Chander, DS
and CC R&D (MSS) and Programme Director
Agni.
The missile was launched from road
mobile launcher and was tracked by radar and telemetry stations located along the
coastline. Two naval ships located near the
target point tracked the missile in the terminal
phase of the ight. Indigenously developed by
picture over GIS backdrop; situational awareness over
GIS backdrop; blue force tracking; mission planning
and task execution; integration of military symbols;
integrated message management (pre-formatted and
free text); biometric authentication; and physiological
monitoring display and dissemination.
(ii) Hardware, manufactured by BEL with embedded
software developed by CAIR comprising Commander
data terminal; wrist display and authentication; planning
display and authentication; navigation (GPS, DRM
and DMC); hand-held IP radio (prototype with limited
DRDO, the missile is already in the arsenal of
Indian Armed Forces and was launched by the
Strategic Forces Command as part of training
exercise to ensure preparedness.
The launch was witnessed by Dr VK
Saraswat, SA to RM; Shri Avinash Chander;
Dr J Chattopadhyaya; Project Director, and
Shri MVKV Prasad, Director, ITR, and senior
ofcials of DRDO and the Armed Forces.
Dr Saraswat congratulated the scientists and
employees of DRDO and the Armed Forces
for the successful launch.
Shri AK Antony, Hon’ble Defence Minister,
also congratulated the team on the successful
launch of Agni 1.
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range of operation up to 100 m) with ad hoc network;
centralised power pack and power management
(14.8 V, 10 Ah); target acquisition sub-system; hand-held
target acquisition sub-system; physiological monitoringsub-system; cable concealed in harness; thin lm solar
SA to RM Inaugurates Viewers Gallery of Army Rowing Node
Dr VK Saraswat, SA
to RM, inaugurated the
Viewers Gallery of Army
Rowing Node at CME,
Pune. The gallery has
a sitting capacity of 600spectators with a basement
ofce of 240 m2 for event
organisers. Shri Ashok
Suri, Chief Construction
Engineer (CCE) R&D,
DRDO, highlighted the genesis of the complete project
and emphasised on the seamless synergy between CME
and CCE, DRDO which made creation of international
rowing channel a reality in a record time.
Dr Saraswat congratulated the teams for conceiving
and executing the project meticulously. “An excellentfacility built in record time to international standards
using ingenuity to cut down time and cost”, said
Dr Saraswat. He also delivered a motivational talk to
young ofcers of CME which was followed by a question
and answer session. SA also emphasised the need
for joint participation in undertaking projects as per
requirements of the Services.
Chief Construction Engineer R&D (West), DRDO,
Pashan, engaged best consultants in respective elds of
Geology, water management,
architecture and structures to
prepare the layout and network
of buildings and facilities as
per FISA guidelines which
was put into implementationafter approval of International
Rowing Federation.
DRDO carried out the
task of creation of rowing
channel tirelessly. More than
10 lakh m3 of excavation was carried out for creating
man-made unlined 2200 m long and 135 m wide water
channel with 10 lanes for rowing. Besides, complex
comprises an industrial efuent plant; a spill-away water
channel linking existing upper lake for lling channel
in extreme summer and winter; an administrative-cum-training building with sauna, gymnasium and
small auditorium; boat house complex to house boats
with living accommodation for participants; timer huts;
aligner huts, and a ve storey nish tower as per FISA
guidelines. This is the rst dedicated rowing channel in
South Asia and the only one in Asia besides China. All
channels elsewhere in the world are located near a river
or canal as its feeders, but this is the only channel away
from any large water body where rainwater is collected.
panel; battery charger (AC-DC, DC-DC and solar); and
hand crank generator.
(iii) SDR developed by DEAL (manufactured by BEL)
comprising voice, data and video transmission over liveSDR links.
Viewers gallery of Army rowing node Panoramic view of the rowing channel
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Personnel News
CC R&D (ECS&LIC), DRDO HQ
Shri SS Sundaram, Distinguished
Scientist, has assumed the
appointment of CC R&D (ECS&LIC)
wef 1 July 2012. Shri Sundaram
obtained his MSc (Tech) in Applied
Physics from Andhra University and
MTech in Advanced Electronics from
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological
University (JNTU), Hyderabad. He joined Defence
Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL),
Dehradun, as SSA in 1976. He briey served Indian
Engineering Services (Broadcasting) in Imphal,
Silchar, Patna and Calcutta. He rejoined DRDO as
Sc B in 1981 at Defence Electronics Research
Laboratory (DLRL), Hyderabad, and contributed to
the design and realisation of numerous communication
EW systems. He shouldered major responsibility
from ‘concept to induction’ in directing the Integrated
Electronic Warfare Programme, Samyukta, for the
Indian Army.
Shri Sundaram joined Instruments Research and
Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun, as
Director in April 2007. At IRDE, he was instrumental in
realising various thermal imagers, laser instruments,
re control systems, etc., which have been inducted
into the Army, Navy and paramilitary forces. Under his
leadership, IRDE was awarded the DRDO Silicon Trophy
for 2011 in recognition of the work progress in the area
of Electro-optical Instrumentation and Photonics.
Dte of Armament, DRDO HQ
Dr DK Kharat, Sc G, has taken over
as Director Armaments at Directorate
of Armaments, DRDO HQ, New Delhi,
wef 1 June 2012. Prior to this, he was
Associate Director and Project Director
for the design and development of
lightweight rocket launchers, multiple launcher system,
and setting up of DRDO Centre for Piezoceramics and
Devices at Armament Research and Development
Establishment (ARDE), Pune.
Dr Kharat obtained his MSc (Electronics) and PhD
(Materials Science) from the University of Pune. He
joined DRDO in 1982 as Sc B and was posted to ARDE,
Pune. Dr Kharat has developed special nanosecond
multi-ash X-ray, high-speed and ultra high-speed
photographic and video graphic techniques, and
successfully employed for the design and development
of warheads, shaped and P-charges, tank ammunition
multi barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) systems, canopy
severance system, and aircraft delivered bombs, etc.
The ‘detonics study’ has been his one of the areas of
expertise. For projects on the design and development
of illuminating ammunitions for family of mortars, he
has developed instrumentation and facilities for the
measurement and analysis of illumination intensities
during their development followed by induction into
the Services, transfer of technology, and indigenousproduction.
Dr Kharat has developed advanced gun propulsion
techniques for liquid propellent gun using HAN and
TEAN-based liquid propellants, and electro thermal
chemical (ETC) guns by plasma ignitions and
successfully demonstrated the technologies on 30 mm
platforms jointly with High Energy Materials Research
Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune.
As Project Director, Dr Kharat has successfully
developed lightweight rocket launchers using compositematerials and transferred technology to OFB for
indigenous production. He has established special
ultrasonic (UT) and acoustic emission (AE) techniques
jointly with academia for structural integrity studies
to ensure the safety of soldiers, which subsequently
resulted in formulating the QAP of the barrels. This
development has resulted in formulating multiple
Appointments
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launcher system (MLS) for special operations. He also
established a strong ARDE-industry-academia-OFB
consortium for the indigenous production of composite
gun barrels.
To meet the requirements of special grade of Lead
Zirconate Titanate (PZT) materials for naval projects, a
DRDO Centre for Piezoceramics and Devices has been
set up under the leadership of Dr Kharat. The Centre is
unique in the country, and equipped with ultramodern
facilities for design and development of special grades
of PZT materials with pilot scale manufacturing facilities.
The Centre has transferred the technology to CEL
and made DRDO self-reliant. The Centre provides an
opportunity to academia to pursue research in this
area.
As a Coordinator for the Panel on Materials for
Armament Applications (MAA) of the Armament
Research Board (ARMREB), Dr Kharat formulated the
projects on sensors, nano coatings, composite materials,
special welding, hyper-velocity impacts, nanomaterials,
nanouids, and smart materials to academia and R&D
centres and established a very strong DRDO-academia-
industry network.
Dr Kharat is a research guide to the University
of Pune, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology
(DIAT), Pune, and IIT-Madras, Chennai. He is amember of the Board of Studies for the Department
of Electronics Sciences and Defence and Strategic
Studies of University of Pune. He is also a member
of Advisory Committee for the National Centre of
International Security and Defence Analysis (NISDA),
University of Pune. He is a reviewer of the Journal of
American Ceramics Society , international Journal for
Sensors and Actuators and Defence Science Journal
(DSJ ), etc. He has published over 80 research papers
in the peer-reviewed national, international journals,
seminars, conferences, and workshops and has one
patent to his credit.
Dr Kharat is a life member of High Energy Materials
Society of India (HEMSI), Aeronautical Society of India
(AeSI), Indian Society for Non-destructive Testing
(ISNT), Materials Society of India (MRSI), Ultrasonic
Society of India (USI), etc. He has delivered invited
talks on the armament systems and advanced materials
technologies including nanomaterials during various
national and international seminars/conferences.
Dr Kharat was Guest Editor of the special issue of
DSJ , published by DESIDOC, Delhi, on Advances inElectroceramics and Devices. His research work on
Advanced Propulsion Technologies for Hyper Velocity
Guns has been incorporated in some of the books
published in the area.
Dte of LIC, DRDO HQ
Shri Manoj Bali, Sc G, has joined
as Director, Directorate of Low
Intensity Conict (LIC), DRDO
HQ, wef 1 June 2012. Shri Bali
obtained his BTech (Mechanical)from Thapar Institute of Engineering
and Technology, Patiala, in 1980.
He joined DRDO at Defence Research and
Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, as
Sc B in 1982. In 1985, he moved to Terminal Ballistics
Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh. In 2005, he
joined Group for Forecasting and Analysis of Systems
and Technologies (G-FAST), and later, in 2007 moved
to Directorate of Interaction with Services and Business
(DISB), DRDO HQ. Since 2009, Shri Bali was working
in the Directorate of Armament. At DRDL, Shri Bali contributed in the development
of Ground Test Facility for Ramjets in connected pipe
mode testing; for simulation of stagnation temperature
and air heater system; and for development of modied
105 mm tank gun (smooth bore)-based launcher for
scale down model testing.
At TBRL, he was instrumental in the development
of modied 40 mm (L-70) and 30 mm (Hispano) guns-
based Fragmented Launching Gun Facility for terminal
ballistic testing of projectiles/fragments; interior ballistic
code for getting wide range of velocities from 10 m/s
to 2000 m/s using standard NQM, NRN propellants; for
development of two-stage Light Gas Gun Facility for
achieving hyper velocity (>6000 m/s) in lab for hyper
velocity impact and catering studies; for development
of Multi-Mode Grenade (General Staff Project) wherein
he designed and developed delay fuze for offensive/
defensive grenade and bullet trap for rie launching; for
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development of Shaped Charge Warhead Technologies,
i.e., HEAT, P-charges, EFP’s, and successful
completion of Multi-P Charge and Futuristic Shaped
Charge Warheads project; for designing and successful
demonstration of a modied HEAT warhead for anti-tank
guided missile Nag with 1000 mm penetration in MS as
well as warheads for RL Mk-III and off-route mine.
He also initiated technology development project
Establishment of Shaped Charge-based anti-ship and
anti-submarine warheads and anti-armour technology;
prototypes of anti-ship and anti-submarine warheads,
active protection system (hard kill) and SC warheads for
defeat of deep buried structures has been successfully
developed and demonstrated.
Shri Bali has represented DRDO in Ex Raksha Yojna
(long-term planning for Armed Forces) and Inter-Services
Group on Precision Weapons. He has also worked on
LTIPP, DATE effectiveness analysis, time-cost overrun
of projects, Naval and Army S&T requirements, DRDO
Materials Programme, PGM Programme, Soldier as a
System Programme, and weapons requirements for
LICO/LIMO.
He was deputed to Annapolis, USA, for participation
in study of American weapons acquisition process
(Defence Acquisition University and NDIA). Subsequently
he developed defence acquisitions database for Indian
Defence Forces (SCAPECC, SCAPCHC, DAC, DPB,etc.), acquisition proposals and QR’s routing, and
projection of DRDO’s views in GSEPSC and GSEPC
meetings. He is a member of High Energy Materials
Society of India, Chairman Joint DRDO-Air Force team
for reece/siting for underground storage of explosives,
and Chairman Date Analysis Committee, Delhi region.
As Member Secretary, he organised DRDO Golden
Jubilee Students Competition, a national competition,
during 2008-2009.
DESIDOC, Delhi
Shri Suresh Kumar Jindal,
Sc G, took over as Director,
Defence Scientic Information and
Documentation Centre (DESIDOC),
Delhi, wef 1 July 2012. He obtained
his BTech in Electronics and
Communication from Thapar Institute
of Engineering and Technology,
Patiala, in 1979 and MTech in Telecommunications
from IIT-Kharagpur in 1989. He completed MBA in
Operations Research in 2009. He is an outstanding
expert in the area of strategic communication and has
made distinguished contributions in designing and
setting up various communication networks, exclusively
based on indigenous technologies, for the nation. He
was the architect of communication on the move, which
was rst of its kind in the country.
Shri Jindal started his professional career in 1979 at
Punjab State Electronics Corporation, Chandigarh, as
R&D engineer in equipment design and development
based on digital electronics. He joined DRDO on
11 November 1981 as Sc B in Electronics and Radar
Development Establishment (LRDE), Bangaluru,and worked in the eld of phased array radar. In
1983, he joined Defence Electronics Applications
Laboratory (DEAL), Dehradun, and worked in the eld
of communication, covering the spectrum from VLF to
Ku Band, and optical bre communication. He made
signicant contributions in the design, development and
testing of VLF radio by introducing indigenously built
Direct Digital Frequency Synthesiser (DDFS) based
on discrete components with the state-of-the-art sub-
systems available at that time.
He was instrumental in the design, development
and implementation of satellite communication and
networking for Armed Forces under the project NARD.
This satellite communication and networking was
purposefully used by the Indian Army and by the Indian
Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka. It was the
only mode of communication between IPKF and the
Indian Defence HQ at that time. He designed Direct
Sequence (DS) Spread Spectrum Systems required to
implement jam resistant and low probability of intercept
(LPI) communication/links.
As Chief Designer and Project Director of Combat Net
Radio (CNR), he led a team of devoted and dedicated
scientists in designing and developing a unique radio
(with frequency hopping technology) for armed ghter
vehicles which was rst of its kind in the country. He
ensured smooth and efcient transfer of technology of
the CNR radio to BEL which supplied more than 2000
radios to the Indian Armed Forces. He further worked in
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the area of Recongurable Radio based on FPGA, now
popularly known as SDR.
In 2005, he joined DRDO HQ as Sc F and was
entrusted with the responsibility of fullling the strategiccommunication requirements of the country for various
programmes of national importance including Integrated
Guided Missile Development Programme (IGDMP).
As Project Director of Strategic Communications,
he developed, deployed and maintained different
communication networks and systems (nodes) in every
nook and corner of the country to work in 24x7x365
mode.
He has received many awards like Special Award
for Strategic Contribution, as a team member, by the
Prime Minister of India, and Technology Award by SA
to RM in 2007. He was promoted to Sc G in 2007 for
his outstanding contributions in the eld of strategic
communication.
He is a fellow of Institute of Electronics and
Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), Delhi, and
member of various professional bodies in India. He
has published/presented many papers in national and
international journals/conferences.
GTRE, Bengaluru
Dr CP Ramanarayanan, Sc G, has
taken over as Director, Gas Turbine
Research Establishment (GTRE),
Bengaluru, wef 2 July 2012. He is also
holding additional charge as Director
Vehicle Research and Development
Establishment (VRDE), Ahmednagar.
Dr Ramanarayanan did his postgraduation (ME) in
IC Engines from Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bangaluru, and PhD from JNTU, Hyderabad. Dr
Ramanarayanan joined DRDO at Naval Science and
Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam, on 2
May 1983. At NSTL he worked on various underwater weapon projects and was Technology Director for
thermal torpedoes. He also worked as Project Director
for thermal propulsion development for heavy and
lightweight torpedoes and was instrumental for starting
work for indigenous development of thermal propulsion
system for torpedoes.
Dr Ramanarayanan is a fellow of Institution of
Engineers, Member of Fluid Power Society of India and
of Heat and Mass Transfer Society of India. His areas
of interest include understanding human behaviour and
intricacies about lateral thinking. For his outstanding
contributions in development of thermal propulsion
system for torpedoes from concept stage to realisation,
he was conferred DRDO Scientist of the Year Award in
2005.
IRDE, Dehradun
Dr AK Gupta, Outstanding Scientist,
has assumed the appointment of
Director, Instruments Research and
Development Establishment (IRDE),
Dehradun, wef 1 July 2012. Dr Gupta
obtained his MTech and PhD degree
in Optics from IIT-Delhi, in 1974 and
1979, respectively. He is also Programme Director of
DRDO’s Photonics Programme at IRDE. Prior to this, he
headed Photonics Research Design Centre; Holography,
Laser Application Division, and Management Services
at IRDE.
Dr Gupta started his career at Defence Research
and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad.
He later moved to Aeronautical Development
Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, prior to joining IRDE
in 1986. Throughout his career, he has been engaged
in the research and development in the eld of optics,laser and photonics, which has led to the successful
development of various laser devices, photonic devices
and vision instruments for defence applications. He has
been one of the foremost architects of the development
of technology for laser proximity sensors, fuzes, and
laser seekers. As Programme Director, he is leading a
team of scientists from multiple DRDO labs to develop
photonic devices including Multi-function Integrated
Optic Chip (MIOC) for Fibre Optic Gyroscope (FOG),
Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate (PPLN) Chip for
nonlinear frequency conversion, PPLN-based mid-IRtunable laser, photonic correlator, adaptive optics imaging
system, holographic sight, etc. He is now embarking on
the development of micro-optics and nanophotonics for
defence applications by bringing together a number of
centres of excellence from all over the country, including
DRDO, IITs, IISc, etc.
Dr Gupta’s current areas of interests are: laser
applications, optical image processing, adaptive optics,
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holography, nonlinear optics, integrated optics, micro-
optics, nanophotonics, etc. Besides delivering a number
of invited lectures in various national and international
conferences, he has published/presented more than
100 papers in referred journals and in various national
and international conferences. He has guided a number
of PhD, MTech and BTech students. He is a member
of Society of Photo Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE),
Indian Laser Association (ILA), Fellow of Optical Society
of India (OSI), and Indian Science Congress. He is
an active member of various Advisory Committees of
Department of Science and Technology (DST), CSIR,
etc. He has also served on Advisory Committees of a
number of national and international conferences.
Dr Gupta has visited Poland, Israel and USA in
connection with various project activities. He wasawarded Monubusho Fellowship in 1984-86 from Govt
of Japan for carrying out research work at Hokkado
University, Sapparo. He is recipient of DRDO Scientist
of the Year Award in 2008 for outstanding contribution in
the development of optics and photonics technologies.
RAC Delhi
Prof. (Dr) DN Reddy took over as
the Chairman, Recruitment and
Assessment Centre (RAC), DRDO,
Delhi, on 20 June 2012. Presently
he is also Member, University Grants
Commission (UGC), New Delhi, and
Regional Chairman, AICTE (SCRO),
Hyderabad. Earlier, he served as Vice
Chancellor, JNTU, Hyderabad (August 2008-August
2011), and Vice Chancellor i/c, Osmania University,
Hyderabad (February 2011-July 2011). He was also
selected as Director, NIT, Surathkal and Nagpur for 5
years tenour. Prof. Reddy obtained his BE (Mechanical)
with distinction from Osmania University, Hyderabad, in
1974, MTech in Thermal Engineering (Mechanical) with
rst class from IIT-Madras in 1976, and PhD on TurboMachines (Mechanical) from IIT-Delhi in 1986. Having
a long professional and administrative experience, he
could give substantial contribution to diverse areas of
institutional, curriculum and laboratory development.
He has to his credit a number of awards/honours
including Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Award for
Academic Excellence in Higher Education (2011); Best
Mechanical Engineer Award by Institution of Engineers
(IEE), Hyderabad (2008); Eminent Engineer National
Award by Institution of Engineers (India) (2007); Best
Paper Award at National Conference on Advances in
Mechanical Engineering held at Vasavi Engineering
College, Hyderabad (2005); Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
National Award for Best Engineering College Principal
(2003); Best Paper Award at 2nd International
Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power held at
IIT-Roorkee (2002); Millennium Medal of Honour (2000)
by the American Biographical Institute, USA; Eminent
Engineer Award from M/s Institution of Engineers,
Tirupathi Chapter (2000); and Vijaya Ratna Award and
Certicate of Excellence (1999) from India International
Friendship Society, Delhi.
Prof. Reddy was Chairman, Technical Committee, at
International Conference I-CORE (February 2006) and
Vice President, Solar Energy Society of India, Hyderabad.
He is a life member of Indian Society for Technical
Education (ISTE); Indian Society for Mechanical
Engineers (ISME); National Society of Fluid Mechanics
and Fluid Power; Solar Energy Society of India; Indian
Science Congress Association; and Fellow of Institution
of Engineers (India); Indian Institute of Plant Engineers;
and AP Science Academy. He has also been a member,
National Executive Council, Indian Society for Technical
Education (1998-2000); Board of Studies in Mechanical
Engineering and Chemical Engineering for UG and PG
courses in various universities; Faculty of Engineering
and Technology for all academic programs in UG, PG,
and PhD; Member, Board of Studies in Mechanical
Engineering at JNTU, SVU and Kakatiya University and
State Board of Technical Education; member Expert
Committee for Grading of Engineering Colleges in AP
constituted by AP State Council for Higher Education.
Under his dynamic leadership various institutes have
won awards/recognitions. Some of these are Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan: National Award for Best Engineering
College; University College of Engineering, Osmania
University for the year 2003 by ISTE, New Delhi;
University College of Engineering: for Best performing
Engineering College in the state as per the Grading
awarded by AP State Council for Higher Education; and
for setting up of Renewable Energy Technology Park at
Osmania University campus for promotion of solar, wind
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and biomass energy and clean coal technologies. Prof.
Reddy also Organised Swarna Bharathi Science and
Technology Exhibition as part of 85th Indian Science
Congress held in Osmania University in January
1998. He has been a resource person at International
Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (1998-
2000); Academic Adviser (British Universities and India
Consortium).
Prof. Reddy has been a technical expert for revision
of curriculum for World Bank assisted Polytechnics in
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. He is also responsible
for revision of entire four-year degree programme in
Mechanical Engineering and Production Engineering in
Osmania University; introduction of new postgraduate
programme in turbo machinery, automation androbotics, CAD/CAM and tool design; setting syllabus for
new elective courses in composite materials, material
science and CAD/CAM, operations research, waste heat
recovery and cogeneration and energy systems were
designed and implemented for UG ad PG programmes;
and for revision of entire curriculum for UG programme
under Osmania University jurisdiction.
Prof. Reddy has visited a number of countries
including USA; China; Thailand; Malaysia; Ethiopia;
Kuwait; Italy; Spain; Australia; South Africa; Sweden;
UK, and Ireland.
CVRDE, Chennai
Dr P Sivakumar , Director, CVRDE, Chennai, was
awarded PhD, Honoris Causa, for his signicant
contributions to DRDO for the development of
transmission systems for armoured ghting vehicles and
commercial vehicles as well as successful completion of
production phase of Arjun MBT by Dr Jeppiaar, Founder
and Chancellor of Sathyabama University during its 21st
Convocation. Dr Sivakumar was also the Chief Guest of
the function and delivered the convocation address.
INMAS, Delhi
Dr RP Tripathi, OS and Director, Institute of Nuclear
Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi, was
conferred Vishist Chikitsa Ratan Award for his
outstanding contributions to medical profession and the
society by Dr AK Walia, Minister for Urban Development
and Health, Govt of Delhi, and Dr Harish Gupta,
President, Delhi Medical Association, in Doctors’ DayProgramme organised on 1 July 2012 at Maulana Azad
Medical College, New Delhi. The function was organised
in the memory of Dr BC Roy, an eminent physician and
renowned freedom ghter.
Shri Ashwani Kumar, Sc G,
Defence Electronics Research
Laboratory (DLRL), Hyderabad, hasbeen awarded PhD by the Osmania
University, Hyderabad, for his thesis
titled Design, Development and
Characterisation of High Performance
Novel Microwave Antennas for global
navigation satellite system.
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Visits to DRDO Labs/Estts
DLRL, Hyderabad
Shri PV Kumar, Chairman, NTRO, on
23 June 2012. He witnessed lab models of
various EW systems being developed for the
Tri-Services and SI Directorate.
The Editorial Team thanks DRDO Newsletter Correspondents for their contributions.
DIHAR, LehDr VK Saraswat, SA to RM, agged off
rst DRDO-Army mountaineering expedition
to Siachen glacier on 29 June 2012 at Base
Camp, Siachen. The event was organised by
Defence Institute of High Altitude Research
(DIHAR) and 14 Corps to commemorate the
Golden Jubilee year of DIHAR. Eight DRDO
scientists from life sciences laboratories and
seven army ofcers took part in the 30 days
expedition.
Sports Round-up
SASE, ManaliDRDO Sports Board Annual General
Council Meeting 2012 was held at Snow
and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE)
Manali on 22 June 2012. Dr Bhujanga Rao,
DS and CC R&D (HR), and Vice Chief
Patron of the Sports Board, chaired the
meeting. Shri Ashwagosha Ganju, Director,
SASE, welcomed the council members. Dr
Soundar Rajan, OS and Director DARE; Shri
VP Pande, Director, DMS, and President
Sports Board; Dr Manjeet Singh, Director,
TBRL, and Chairman North Zone SportsCouncil; and Shri Gautam Aich, Director,
ITM, were the other dignitaries who attended
the meeting besides other council and JCM
III members. The Council deliberated on
the statement of accounts for 2011-2012,
allocation for various events and decided
the events for the current year. Welfare
measures for the outstanding sports persons
were also discussed.
LRDE, Bengaluru
Lt Gen Kuldip Singh, AVSM, DG Army
AD, on 16 July 2012. He was briefed about
the activities of LRDE by Dr S Varadarajan,
Director, LRDE.
TBRL, ChandigarhLt Gen Vinod Bhatia, DG Infantry, on 15
June 2012.
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