India, May 14 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
An institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner with a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) institute to utilize observational facilities at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), and its scientific expertise in exploration of space to strengthen India's capabilities in ground-based Space Situational Awareness (SSA).
The MoU was signed between ARIES, Nainital, an autonomous institute of DST and Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun, a laboratory of DRDO by Dr. Manish Kumar Naja, Director, ARIES, and Dr. Ajay Kumar Direc...