Former ISRO Chairman Kasturirangan gets `Brock Medal'
Bangalore: Rajya Sabha MP and former ISRO Chairman, Dr K. Kasturirangan, has been awarded the prestigious Brock Medal of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). He is the first Asian to receive the medal, given in recognition of his outstanding contribution to earth observation science and remote sensing applications during the inaugural ceremony of the ISPRS Congress at Istanbul on July 14, an ISRO release said.

The release said during his tenure at ISRO, Dr Kasturirangan led the Indian space programme and remote sensing to great heights and had put the capabilities of Indian IRS satellites on the global map. Indian imageries today have a significant global market share. Apart from the concept of a GIS map-based spatial data infrastructure for developmental uses, it said he enabled several innovative techniques in image processing, analysis and interpretation and also developed unique applications of remote sensing for India and developing nations. Kasturirangan, the present Director of National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, is among 11 experts who have been honoured with the society's highest award in the past 48 years.
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Warwick honours Venu Srinivasan
Chennai: Venu Srinivasan, Chairman and Managing Director, TVS Motor Company, has been conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Science degree by the University of Warwick, UK. According to a press release from the company, the university conferred this recognition on Venu Srinivasan "for his excellence in manufacturing and contribution in the field of technology and research development." Venu Srinivasan is an engineering graduate from the Guindy Engineering College, Chennai. He completed his Masters in Business Administration from Purdue University, US, in 1977. He assumed office as the CEO of Sundaram-Clayton in 1979. Sundaram-Clayton is the parent company of TVS Motor.
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Karan Paul to head Apeejay group
Kolkata: Karan Paul, son of the late Surrendra Paul, has been appointed Chairman of the Apeejay Surrendra Group, which has interests in tea, shipping, hotels, real estate and retail. According to a press release issued here on Thursday, Mrs Shirin Paul would henceforth be the Chairman Emeritus of the Group which has an asset base of Rs 2,250 crore.
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