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  Greetings to everyone on the occasion of the World Water Day. World Water Day is observed on 22 March every year since 1993. It is an annual event of the United Nations, which focuses on the importance of freshwater. This significant day highlights the importance of freshwater and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. It serves as a reminder of the billions of people around the world who lack access to clean drinking water. As of the most recent data, approximately 2.2 billion people globally do not have access to safe drinking water, while 4.2 billion people do not have safe sanitation. This lack of access to clean water and sanitation contributes to various health issues and diseases, which hinder socio-economic development in many regions across the world. The overarching goal of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) - ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for ...

Yesterday  (17 th  March)   it was the  7 1 st    birth anniversary of the esteemed Former Chairman of KSTA and Padmashri Awardee Dr. S.K. Shivakumar. He was a visionary leader, who served as the Director of U.R. Rao Satellite Center (URSC) from July 2012 to March 2015. He led a team of over 2500 engineers and scientists in the design, development and realization of state-of-the-art satellite missions, including the Mars Orbiter Mission, which marked India's first interplanetary mission and the navigation satellite program.  Prior to his tenure at URSC, Dr. Shivakumar served as the Associate Director of the center from November 2010 to June 2012. From September 1998 to November 2010, he held the position of Director at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), where he oversaw the maintenance of a large constellation of Indian satellites in orbit and provided support to satellite launch vehicle missions through a worldwide network of groun...

10 th  March 2024 - the 92 nd birth anniversary of the exceptional and visionary space scientist, Padma Vibhushan Professor U R Rao, who was the Former Chairman of ISRO for more than a decade and Chairman of KSTA for 12 years. Fondly known as the father of satellite technology in India, Prof. Rao's indomitable spirit and brilliance paved the way for the successful development and launch of the very first indigenously built satellite, ARYBHATA on 19th April 1975. His immense contribution to Indian space mission is widely acknowledged. With unwavering expertise, Prof. Rao provided meticulous guidance to numerous Indian space missions throughout his tenure as the Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Space Sciences (ADCOS) at ISRO, spanning over three remarkable decades. In addition, he also served as the Chairman of the Physical Research Lab (PRL) Council, which is known as the cradle of space technology in India. His invaluable guidance for the ADITYA mission, in particular, was...