Railway Science (Science and Technology – Organisations)

It is a public deemed university which carries out basic research in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science and science education. It was established in 1945. It works under the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. Founder: J. R. D. Tata and Homi J. Bhabha.

Physical Research Laboratory - Founded on 11 November 1947 by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. Other Space Centres: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (Thiruvananthapuram); ISRO Satellite Centre (Bengaluru); Space Applications Centre (Ahmedabad); Semi -Conductor Laboratory (Chandigarh); North Eastern Space Applications Centre (Umiam Meghalaya); Development and Educational Communication Unit (Ahmedabad).

The Space Application Centre (SAC) is an institution of research in Ahmedabad under the aegis of the Indian Space Research Organisation.

Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia Pacific (CSSTEAP): It contributes significantly in capacity building in Asia Pacific countries in the frontier areas of Space Science and Technology and their Applications since its inception in 1995.
‘Indian Institute of Remote Sensing’ is also located in Dehradun. Headwaters of many National Organizations and Institutes in Dehradun : Survey of India, Forest Research Institute, Indian Institute of Petroleum.

Human Space Flight Center (HSFC) - It is a body under the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to coordinate the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. Human Space Flight Centre: Established - 30 January 2019, Headquarters - Bangalore, Karnataka.

The GAGAN uses a system of ground stations to provide necessary augmentations to the GPS standard positioning service (SPS) navigation signal. Pawan Hans Helicopter Limited - The country's one and only government-owned-helicopter service provider.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited - An Indian public sector aerospace and defence company, headquartered in Bangalore. Cochin Shipyard Ltd is one of the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facilities in India.

Headquarters - Trombay (Mumbai). Founded - 3 January 1954. Founder - Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha (Father of atomic energy). The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR): Located - Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu). Established - 1971. The Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT): Located - Indore (Madhya Pradesh). Established - 1984. The Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC): Located - Kolkata (West Bengal). Established - 1977.

RRCAT (Raja Ramanna Center for Advanced Technology): Formation - 19 February 1984. Parent organisation - Department of Atomic Energy. Dr Raja Ramanna {Born - Tumkur (Karnataka)} was an Indian physicist.
He was the Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (1972-78 and 1981-83). India’s first nuclear reactor was Apsara.

CIRUS (Canada India Reactor Utility Services) reactor - It was commissioned on 10th July 1960. It was built in collaboration with Canada under the leadership of Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha.
Other Research Reactors in BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre): APSARA-U, APSARA, ZERLINA, DHRUVA, PURNIMA-I, II and III.

India’s Nuclear Power Plants : Tarapur - Maharashtra, Rawatbhata - Rajasthan, Kakrapar - Gujarat, Kalpakkam - Tamil Nadu, Kaiga - Karnataka, Kudankulam - Tamil Nadu. Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launch Station (TERLS) was the first rocket launch station in India and for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).