India, March 13 -- NASA revealed on Monday that it dissolved two additional departments, including the one which dealt with diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA), and abolished the position of its head scientist and other key roles as part of President Donald Trump's federal "efficiency" campaign.

NASA's acting administrator Janet Petro signed a memo that was sent to the employees, stating that the office of technology, policy, and strategy, which advises the space agency on critical leadership choices, was also shut down.

Katherine Calvin, a climate science specialist and NASA top scientist, is one of 23 employees fired by the US space agency, as per Reuters.

Petro, who called the DEI initiatives contentious, costly, ...