DRDO Successfully Conducts Fourth Consecutive Interceptor Missile Test

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Government of India

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Ministry of Defence                       

DRDO Successfully Conducts Fourth Consecutive Interceptor Missile Test

New Delhi: July 26, 2010.

 

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), today successfully conducted fourth consecutive Interceptor Missile test in Endo atmospheric regime at 15 Km altitude off ITR, Chandipur, Orissa. The single stage Interceptor Missile fitted with Directional Warhead and other advanced systems neutralized the target.

 

The target ballistic 'enemy' missile was launched from Launch Complex – III, ITR Chandipur. The Interceptor Missile fitted with directional warhead was launched from Wheeler Island and destroyed the Target Missile breaking it into fragments. This was tracked by various Radars and sensors. All weapon system elements including Command and Control, Communication and Radar performed satisfactorily.

 

The Interceptor Flight Test was witnessed by Dr. VK Saraswat, Secretary (Defence, R&D), Shri Avinash Chandar, Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad, Dr. K. Shekhar, Chief Controller, DRDO, Shri VLN Rao, Programme Director, Shri SK Ray, Director, Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, Shri P Venugopalan, Director, Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, Shri SP Dash, Director ITR and Users representatives' Air Marshal PK Barbora, Vice Chief of Air Staff and Maj Gen VK Saxena, ADG, Army Air Defence, Indian Army.

 

The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony spoke to DRDO Chief Dr VK Sarswat over phone and congratulated the scientists for today's successful test.

 

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Press Information Bureau

Government of India

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Ministry of Tourism                        

Selja to Inaugurate National Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Criteria for India

New Delhi: July 26, 2010.

 

Tourism Industry in the country has registered a considerable growth in recent years. While the efforts to promote tourism have been enhanced, one must not ignore the impact of unorganised and uncontrolled growth of tourism on the environment and ecology of various destinations. It has been the endeavour of the Union Ministry of Tourism to formulate a policy that encourages sustainable tourism while underlining creation of environmental, social, economic and climate responsiveness.

Towards achieving the objective of Sustainable Tourism growth, the Union Ministry of Tourism is organising a National Workshop, "Sustainable Tourism Criteria for India" on 27-28th July 2010 in New Delhi. The 6-Session Workshop will aim at evolving a "Sustainable Tourism Criteria for India on the lines of the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC).

Besides experts from India, International Experts from United Nations Foundation (UNF) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) such as Dr. Stefanos Fotiou, Ms. Erika Harms and Mr. Amos Roger Bien have been invited as resource persons for this workshop.

The sessions of the workshop include Global Trends on Sustainable Tourism, Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria and Tourism Sustainability Council, Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria in Indian Context and the Road Ahead.

The Workshop will be inaugurated by Kumari Selja, Minister for Tourism & HUPA, and will be attended by the Secretary's of Tourism and Environment Departments of various State/Union Territories and Stakeholders from Tourism Industry. The Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India will be chairing the concluding session of this workshop on 28th July, 2010 and deliver the valedictory address.

 

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