As
you are aware NDRF is making significant headway in
furthering research and development in interdisciplinary
areas.
Department of Science and Technology has communicated
its concurrence to extend funding support to the tune
of Rs. 30.85 crores towards supporting research and
development activities at educational institutions this
amount being a part of the Rs. 97.46 crore National
Programme on Micro Air Vehicles being approved at National
level through Aeronautical Research and Development
Board. NDRF is thankful for the excellent preparatory
work done by professional teams from research and development
laboratories,academic institutions and industry.We hope
that the programme will be successfully completed and
will cater to the heads of our country.
NDRF has also received an amount of Rs. 5 lakhs from
AICTE towards brining out a Monograph on “Micro
Air Vehicles”. This will bring out the developments
in India in this emerging field.
Other initiatives are in the anvil.
A major initiative is being taken to organize funded
research activities on Sensors and Sensor Networks for
mapping the urban and rural air pollution.
Biosensors will be focal theme of forthcoming workshop
in August 2010. Proposals for developing Black Box for
automobiles and low cost Driving simulators are being
made by experts in the field to attract funding support
from industry and government agencies.
NDRF activities will be oriented to apply advanced technologies
for societal needs and we hope that the results will
vouch for the effectiveness of the approach adopted
by the forum.In the light of the strong emphasis being
made by IE(I) on research as evidenced during the council
meeting recently held at Hyderabad, NDRF will play a
key role in realisation of this objective.
Chairman:
Padmashree
Prof. R. M. VASAGAM |
Padmashree Prof. R. M. VASAGAM
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