A.S. Kiran Kumar, chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has said that the research work in space science by developed and developing countries is limited to a mere 4 per cent of the matter in universe and the rest remains unexplored and is considered as dark matter.
He was here on Saturday to receive the Chinnada Kanti Award instituted by Sri Guru Chikkaveereshwara Samasthana Hiremutt at Srinivas Saradagi in Kalaburagi district.
Dr. Kumar said that India had made rapid strides in space technology and one of the marked achievements was the launch of the low cost planetary travel mission.
He said that the satellites launched by the ISRO had helped achieve breakthroughs in the fields of communication, navigation, weather forecast, climate and environmental monitoring and safety observations for search and rescue of people hit by disasters. Dr. Kumar, who interacted with students, said that one should have inward looking, creative thinking, and experimenting capabilities to invent and achieve new things. He said that ‘dharma’ and science were two sides of the same coin. Following ‘dharma’ in a righteous manner and bringing it into practice in a scientific way was necessary to achieve the desired result. Medical Education Minister Sharanprakash Patil conferred the award on Dr. Kumar. H.M. Maheshwaraiah, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Karnataka; S.R. Niranjana, Vice-Chancellor, Gulbarga University; Basavaraj Bhimalli, president, Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society; Revenasidda Shivacharyaru; and Somasekhar Tengli; president, Hyderabad Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, were present.
