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In November 01, 2009, Dr. Radhakrishnan assumed the concomitant responsibilities of Chairman of Space Commission and Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India as well as the Chairman of ISRO Council (Chairman, ISRO).
K. Radhakrishnan (born 24 May 1964) is an Indian politician who is the CPI(M) Parliamentary Party Leader in 18th Lok Sabha and Member of the Lok Sabha for Alathur since 2024. A veteran leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Radhakrishnan previously served as a State Minister of Kerala from 2021 to 2024, and from 1996 to 2001.
Chairman, ISRO. Former Chairman. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan is a technocrat well known for his dynamic and result-oriented management and very fine personal and inter-personal qualities. He has proved his strategic visions as an institution-builder; capability as an administrator, and leadership qualities. Dr.
Jun 22, 2024 · The education ministry on Saturday announced that a high-level committee of experts has been constituted to ensure transparent, smooth, and fair conduct of examinations by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The seven-member panel will be headed by former Isro chief Dr K Radhakrishnan. The move comes days after NTA cancelled UGC-NET after its ...
Nov 14, 2013 · Radhakrishnan was an unusual chairman for ISRO in many ways. He was the first who had serious experience in space applications, having set up and run remote sensing and ocean-information organisations for long periods. In 2004, he was responsible for creating India’s first tsunami warning system.
Radhakrishnan is the recently retired chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He spearheaded India’s Mangalyaan mission, the first Asian space probe to successfully orbit Mars. Radhakrishnan was named by Nature magazine as one of the ten people who mattered in 2014.
Dr. Radhakrishnan was Vice Chairman of Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (2001-05). Back at the Department of Space as Director of NRSA (2005-2008), he scripted India’ modern multi-mission ground station at Shadnagar for Earth Observation Satellites.
1. K Radhakrishnan (64) • Position: chairman of Isro, secretary in department of space. • Responsible for leading the mission and overall activities of Isro.
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan is the present Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation. He has been honored with Padma Bhushan for his contribution to India’s space efforts. He had distinguished himself with a stellar career, spanning 43 years in technology of space and space programme management.
K. Radhakrishnan studied electrical engineering at the Government Engineering College, Thrissur, management at IIM Bangalore, and completed his doctorate from IIT Kharagpur. He held several decisive positions in ISRO in the domains of rocketry, space applications and space economics.
- K. Radhakrishnan, Nilanjan Routh
