Question: Who amongst the given has been recently been appointed as new chief Scientific Adviser of the Government of India?
(a) K Vijay Raghavan
(b) R. Chidambaram
(c) G. Madhavan Nair
(d) Dr. A.S. Kiran Kumar
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- On March 26th, 2018, K Vijay Raghavan, one of the most distinguished biologists of the country, was Monday appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
- His tenure will be 3 years on contract base.
- This post, he is the famous nuclear physicist R. Chidambaram will replace.
- It is significant that the post of Chief Scientific Adviser was created in 1999 by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government.
- The PSA is the highest adviser to the government on all matters related to scientific policy.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/new-principal-scientific-adviser-to-govt-of-india/article23359218.ece
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/vijay-raghavan-appointed-principal-scientific-advisor-to-govt-5112537/
https://www.thebetterindia.com/135783/krishnaswamy-vijayraghavan-biologist-india-principal-scientific-advisor/
https://www.icts.res.in/news/prof-k-vijayraghavan-appointed-principal-scientific-advisor-government-india