Gandhinagar, Oct. 23 -- Chandan Kumar Jha, a PhD scholar in Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), recently won the first prize in the "Dare to Dream DRDO Innovation Contest" organized by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). He received this award in the challenge area of 'Wearable Communication Technologies for Special Operations Soldiers' for his project titled "An optical fibre-based microphone with very high background noise suppression capability for use in combat zones".
The award ceremony was held at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi on October 15, 2019, on the occasion of India's former President, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam's birthday anniversary. Hon'ble Defence Minister Shri Rajnath ...