A month after the discovery of gravitational waves, a memorandum of understanding for building a state-of-the-art LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) project in the country, was signed between the National Science Foundation U.S.A. and India's Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Science and Technology. LIGO-India will collaborate with the...
Two Indian-Americans Honored by India
On October 18, 2010, the Dean of MIT's School of Engineering, Dr. Subra Suresh was confirmed as the new head of America's National Science Foundation. With 1,700 employees and a $7 billion budget, the federal agency funds over 20 percent of all government research and development in the United States. ...