Question: Who is newly appointed as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre?
(a) Ajit Kumar Mohanty
(b) Ajit Kumar Khuntia
(c) K. Sivan
(d) Gyan Prakash Parekh
Answer: (a)
- Renowned scientist Ajit Kumar Mohanty was appointed as director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) on March 6, 2019.
- He has been appointed for a period of three years. He succeeded K N Vyas.
- He has held the post of director of Physics group in BARC as well as of Saha Institute of nuclear physics.
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is the country’s premier multi-disciplinary nuclear research facility based in Mumbai. It was established in January 1954 as Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET) but was later renamed as BARC in 1966.
Links:
http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=Ajit-Kumar-Mohanty-appointed-Director-of-Bhabha-Atomic-Research-Centre&id=360668
http://www.barc.gov.in/about/index.html