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National \| Previous \| Next Chidambaram, new Principal Scientific Adviser By Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, NOV. 10. The Centre today formally announced the appointment of the former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. R. Chidambaram, as the new Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government. He takes over from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who is retiring after over four decades of distinguished service in various posts in the Government to take up a new assignment as the ISRO Distinguished Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. An experimental physicist by training, Dr. Chidambaram brings to his new post rich experience in nuclear science. He played a leading role in the design and execution of both the peaceful nuclear explosions at Pokharan in 1974 and 1998. Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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National \| Previous \| Next Chidambaram, new Principal Scientific Adviser By Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, NOV. 10. The Centre today formally announced the appointment of the former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. R. Chidambaram, as the new Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government. He takes over from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who is retiring after over four decades of distinguished service in various posts in the Government to take up a new assignment as the ISRO Distinguished Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. An experimental physicist by training, Dr. Chidambaram brings to his new post rich experience in nuclear science. He played a leading role in the design and execution of both the peaceful nuclear explosions at Pokharan in 1974 and 1998. Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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