ISRO Bags The Indira Gandhi Prize 2014; Wears Another Feather In Its Cap With Pride
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Oct 22, 2024
Oct 22, 2024
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The engineers and researchers at ISRO have another reason to cheer as the organisation has won the Indira Gandhi Prize 2014 for Peace, Disarmament and Development. The space and research organisation has been working relentlessly for more than four decades and exploring newer avenues. Being conferred with this prestigious award is the new feather in its cap. The year 2014 was particularly a special for ISRO. It all began when in February, 2014 at the Mangalore University's 32nd convocation, Mr. K Radhakrishnan, Chairman, ISRO shared that the organisation is working on new technologies that explores <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/isro-working-on-technologies-that-have-potential-to-put-humans-into-space.73540">ISRO Working On Technologies That Have Potential To Put Humans Into Space</a>. Last year in November, thousands of Indians <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/isro-mars-orbiter-gets-happy-journey-wishes-from-isro-indians.71564">ISRO Mars Orbiter Gets "Happy Journey" Wishes From ISRO & Indians</a>. In April, the PSLV-C24 <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/pslv-c24-irnss-1b-launch-successful-isro.74259">PSLV-C24 / IRNSS-1B Launch Successful : ISRO</a> launch become successful and later in June, ISRO set to <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/isro-to-launch-pslv-c23-from-sdsc-shar-sriharikota-on-june-30.75568">ISRO To Launch PSLV - C23 From SDSC -SHAR, Sriharikota On June 30</a> From SDSC -SHAR, Sriharikota.
Then came the biggest <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/indias-mars-orbiter-mission-update-isros-created-history-this-morning.76743">India's Mars Orbiter Mission Update: ISRO's Created History This Morning</a> of the year, when in September, 2014 ISRO's MARS Orbiter was successfully injected into its destination orbit around the red planet. The cheerful uproar that followed was one of a kind. And the latest in the series was the news about ISRO <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/isro-to-send-rover-to-mars-in-2018-calls-it-mars-2-mission.77172">ISRO To Send Rover To Mars In 2018, Calls It "Mars-2" Mission</a> in a project known as 'MARS 2 Mission'.
Photo Credit: The Hindu
The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize is awarded each year since 1986 to an individual or organisation (either Indian or International) who/which has achieved scientific discoveries sed for the larger good of humanity. The prize includes a cash prize of Rs. 2.5 million. Some of the other names who have been awarded the Indira Gandhi 2014 Prize include UNICEF, Rajiv Gandhi, Muhammad Yunus, Kofi Annan, Ela Bhatt and Angela Merkel to name a few.
One thing is for sure, the scientists from ISRO just got a well-deserved pat in the back and has all the more reason to keep pushing the frontiers of science in the right direction. We wish entire team at ISRO a heartfelt congratulations.
Then came the biggest <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/indias-mars-orbiter-mission-update-isros-created-history-this-morning.76743">India's Mars Orbiter Mission Update: ISRO's Created History This Morning</a> of the year, when in September, 2014 ISRO's MARS Orbiter was successfully injected into its destination orbit around the red planet. The cheerful uproar that followed was one of a kind. And the latest in the series was the news about ISRO <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/isro-to-send-rover-to-mars-in-2018-calls-it-mars-2-mission.77172">ISRO To Send Rover To Mars In 2018, Calls It "Mars-2" Mission</a> in a project known as 'MARS 2 Mission'.
Photo Credit: The Hindu
The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize is awarded each year since 1986 to an individual or organisation (either Indian or International) who/which has achieved scientific discoveries sed for the larger good of humanity. The prize includes a cash prize of Rs. 2.5 million. Some of the other names who have been awarded the Indira Gandhi 2014 Prize include UNICEF, Rajiv Gandhi, Muhammad Yunus, Kofi Annan, Ela Bhatt and Angela Merkel to name a few.
One thing is for sure, the scientists from ISRO just got a well-deserved pat in the back and has all the more reason to keep pushing the frontiers of science in the right direction. We wish entire team at ISRO a heartfelt congratulations.