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Inauguration of ERBA Smart Lab
The NAL Health Center has now acquired ERBA Smart Lab: a fully automatic biochemistry analyzer to replace its previous semiautomatic analyzer. This colorimeter-based equipment is used to measure many sensitive biochemical parameters in the human blood vital to gauge the functions of kidneys, liver, pancreas etc.
CSIR/NAL signs MoU with Plexion Technologies (India) Private Limited
CSIR Programme on Youth for Leadership in Science
The CSIR Programme on Youth for Leadership in Science (CPYLS) is an initiative to expose the young minds to the exciting world of science.
NAL celebrates Karnataka Rajyothsava Day
This year's Karnataka Rajyothsava celebrations had a very special significance. It is the golden jubilee year - "Suvarna Karnataka Rajyothsava". Celebrations at NAL had that grand and special touch.
Dr R Ramachandra Rao distinctions
The Sri Rama Satyanarayana Memorial Award 2006 was awarded to Dr R Ramachandra Rao, Materials Science Division, Scientist, NAL.
NAL colony basketballteam distinction
In the recently concluded M C Srinivasa Memorial 'B' Division League Basketball Championship 2006, NAL colony basketball team emerged as winners...
CSIR Outstanding Performance Award
The CSIR Outstanding Performance Award for 2006 were handed over by Dr J Narayana Das at the CSIR Foundation Day function held on 26.9.06 ...
KTMD Knowledge and Technology Management Division is formed merging Technical Secretariat (TS), Project Monitoring and Evaluation Division (PMED) and Information Management Division (IMD)...
Shylaja Srihari, Ph.D
CSIR Foundation Day
CSIR was founded in 1942, and is now 64 years old. Unlike its employees who must retire at 60, CSIR continues its cheerful endeavour to do good basic or applied science, and develop R&D technologies in response to strategic, societal or marketing imperatives. CSIR's Director-General R A Mashelkar often tells us that our work must involve "innovation, compassion and passion", and this is indeed an admirable resolve...
Time to sign off
It's time to sign off as the editor of the Information Pasteboard. There are now only a few days to go before I leave NAL...
Gujar Mal Modi Award for Dr Kota Harinarayana
It is a pleasure to greet Dr Kota Harinarayana on being conferred the 2006 Gujar Mal Modi Award "for his important role in the development of India's light combat aircraft, Tejas". This is a much respected award; previous winners include Satish Dhawan (1988), C N R Rao (1989), R Narasimha (1990), A P J Abdul Kalam (1996) and K Kasturirangan (2002)...
First Prof A K Rao Memorial Lecture
The decision of the Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (ISAMPE) to institute a memorial lecture in memory of Prof A K Rao, who passed away on 10 December 2005, is laudable; Prof Rao was the guiding spirit behind the ISAMPE movement...
New book on flight vehicle system identification
AIAA has recently published the book titled "Flight Vehicle System Identification: A Time Domain Methodology" by Dr R V Jategaonkar, formerly a NAL scientist and, since 1986, with DLR's Institute of Flight Systems...
PLMSS 2006 workshop
As a prelude to the International Conference on Trends in Product Life-Cycle Modeling, Simulation and Synthesis (PLMSS) during 18-20 December 2006 in IISc, Bangalore, NAL, ADA and HAL jointly organised a three-day short course on Aircraft Conceptual Design by Dr Daniel P Raymer, President, Conceptual Research Corporation, USA during 14-16 December 2006 at S R Valluri Auditorium, NAL.
Dr SKC retires on 30 November 2006
Dr Sunil Kumar Chakrabartty (SKC) belongs so much to our CTFD division that it is something impossible for all of us to accept that our SKC – a source of great inspiration and energy for our division will stop coming to office from 1 December. SKC always meant much more to all of us than his mere physical presence.
CAE delegation at NAL
Suvarna Karnataka Rajyothsava at NAL Fiftieth year of Karnataka Rajyothsava celebrated at NAL on 23 November 2006 had that golden sheen.
Vigilance Awareness Week -2006
The valedictory function of the 2006 Vigilance Awareness Week was held in NAL on 13 November 2006.
Dr Raj Iyengar Seshadri – A tribute
It is with extreme grief that I have to write about Dr R Seshadri, a senior scientist of Materials Science Division and a very dear friend, who left us on 11 November 2006.
A Summary of events between June - September 2006
There has been significant progress on the SARAS PT-II developmental activities at the SARAS hangar...
S S Bhatnagar memorial indoor tournaments 2006...
NAL bags 1st IETE - Corporate Award The council of the Institution of Electronics and elecommunication Engineers (IETE) has awarded the 1st IETE – Corporate Award to NAL in a glittering function in New Delhi...
Dr Srinivas Bhogle calls it a day
‘Loss of another rare talent’ was an often repeated title in these columns in the recent past, due to the high attrition rate of both voluntary and superannuation retirements. Today it is sad that the author of many such articles himself is a victim, loss of rarest of rare talent! ...
C-MMACS Foundation Day
C-MMACS was set up on 15 July 1988 The C-MMACS Auditorium was overflowing; with Dr J J Isaac slated to deliver this year's Foundation Day Lecture this was no surprise. Dr Isaac gave a vivid account of the R&D activities at Propulsion Division in the advanced areas of hypersonic air breathing propulsion and advanced gas turbine technologies...
Hindi fortnight celebrations
Driving on Bangalore streets, I have seen a large number of cloth banners at the entrance of PSU's, academic institutions and R&D establishments announcing Hindi fortnight celebrations...
"Photography is strictly prohibited!"
While travelling last week in the Andaman Islands, and indeed after visiting practically every government establishment, I can't help noticing how often we are alerted that photography is strictly prohibited. It makes you wonder: why are we doing this?...
The NAL Health Center has now acquired ERBA Smart Lab: a fully automatic biochemistry analyzer to replace its previous semiautomatic analyzer. This colorimeter-based equipment is used to measure many sensitive biochemical parameters in the human blood vital to gauge the functions of kidneys, liver, pancreas etc.
The CSIR Programme on Youth for Leadership in Science (CPYLS) is an initiative to expose the young minds to the exciting world of science.
The Sri Rama Satyanarayana Memorial Award 2006 was awarded to Dr R Ramachandra Rao, Materials Science Division, Scientist, NAL.
NAL colony basketballteam distinction
As a prelude to the International Conference on Trends in Product Life-Cycle Modeling, Simulation and Synthesis (PLMSS) during 18-20 December 2006 in IISc, Bangalore, NAL, ADA and HAL jointly organised a three-day short course on Aircraft Conceptual Design by Dr Daniel P Raymer, President, Conceptual Research Corporation, USA during 14-16 December 2006 at S R Valluri Auditorium, NAL. 
Dr Sunil Kumar Chakrabartty (SKC) belongs so much to our CTFD division that it is something impossible for all of us to accept that our SKC – a source of great inspiration and energy for our division will stop coming to office from 1 December. SKC always meant much more to all of us than his mere physical presence.
The valedictory function of the 2006 Vigilance Awareness Week was held in NAL on 13 November 2006.
It is with extreme grief that I have to write about Dr R Seshadri, a senior scientist of Materials Science Division and a very dear friend, who left us on 11 November 2006.
The crisp and bright morning of 19 October 2006. Propulsion Division's new LSRR facility at NWTC, Belur was all decked up for the inauguration... 
