CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The state-run ISRO will provide Rs 2 crore grant annually to NIT for the R&D projects and promotional activities through the year. The space agency and the engineering institute signed an agreement on the industry-academic collaboration on Friday at Surathkal, about 380km from Bengaluru.

Detailed explanation-2: -The academic centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation is set up in which state? Notes: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently signed an MoU with National Institute of Technology (NITK), Suratkal located in Karnataka, to set up its regional academic centre for space research at the institution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Asia’s first Space University, was established at Thiruvananthapuram in 2007 with the objective of offering high quality education in space science and technology to meet the demands of Indian Space Programme.

Detailed explanation-4: -Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, the Spaceport of India, is responsible for providing Launch Base Infrastructure for the Indian Space Programme.