K Kasturirangan

  • As ISRO Chairman, Dr. Kasturirangan steered critical growth, operationalizing the PSLV/GSLV launch vehicles and overseeing landmark IRS remote sensing satellite launches (like IRS-1C/1D). His leadership also significantly augmented the INSAT communication and meteorology system with new-generation satellites (INSAT-2/3 series).
  • He chaired the committee that drafted the landmark National Education Policy 2020.
  • He served as a Member of the erstwhile Planning Commission of India.
  • He chaired the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), producing a significant (though debated) report on the conservation of this ecologically sensitive ....
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