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Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope & IEEE ‘Milestone’ status
Why is it in News?
- The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) has been selected as a ‘Milestone’ by IEEE.
Details:
- IEEE:
(1) It is the US based organization.
(2) It is the world’s largest technical professional organisation w.r.t electrical and electronics engineering.
(3) It works for advancing technology in all areas related to electrical and electronics engineering.
(4) IEEE Milestones programme honours significant technical achievements which have global or regional impact.
- India and milestones:
(1) GMRT is the 3rd Indian recognition.
(2) The previous two:
(a) The generation and reception of radio waves by Sir J.C. Bose in 1895 (recognised in 2012),
(b) ‘Scattering of light’ phenomenon observed by Sir C.V. Raman in 1928.
- GMRT:
(1) It is located in Pune.
(2) It is used for radio astronomical research at metre wavelengths.
(3) It is array of thirty fully steerable parabolic radio telescopes of 45 metre diameter.
(4) It has made important discoveries in domains such as pulsars, supernovae, galaxies, quasars, and cosmology.
(5) It has enhaced our understanding of the Universe.
(6) It is operated by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
