Remembering Scientist Eknath Vasant Chitnis
- In which city of Maharashtra was scientist Eknath Vasant Chitnis born? – Kolhapur
- The National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) later evolved into which organisation? – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- During which period did Eknath Vasant Chitnis play a key role in the conception and execution of the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE)? – During 1975–76
- Under the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE), which satellite was used to broadcast educational programmes to rural Indian villages? – NASA’s ATS-6 satellite
- Eknath Vasant Chitnis reviewed the bio-data of which scientist and recommended his induction into India’s space programme? – A. P. ....
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