Question: Who assumed charge as the Chairman cum Managing (CMD) of New Space India Ltd (NSIL), the newly formed commercial arm of ISRO?
(a) G. Narayanan
(b) G. Satish Reddy
(c) V.Y. Menon
(d) Dr. V.K. Reddy
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- In February 2020, leading space scientist G. Narayanan assumed charge as the Chairman cum Managing (CMD) of New Space India Ltd (NSIL), the newly formed commercial arm of Indian Space Agency ISRO.
- Prior to this, he was working as deputy director (systems reliability and quality assurance) at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), at Thiruvananthapuram unit.
- This unit of ISRO designs develops liquid propulsion stages for launch vehicles.
New Space India Limited (NSIL):
- NSIL is a wholly owned Government of India undertaking/ Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE), under the administrative control of Department of Space (DOS).
- It commercially exploits the research and development work of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Centers and constituent units of DOS.
Links:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-veteran-g-narayanan-to-head-space-psu-nsil/articleshow/74071920.cms
https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1576000