ISRO bags Indira Gandhi Prize
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, May 19, 2017, 04:04 PM
New Delhi May 19: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was presented with the Indira Gandhi Prize here on Thursday.
While coming to details that, The prize is for Disarmament and Development for the year 2014.
The prize was presented to ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar by former Prime Minister and Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust (IGMT) trustee Dr Manmohan Singh.
The ISRO was selected for the prize in 2014 by a jury headed by Vice-President Hamid Ansari.
It consists of a trophy made of banded Haematite Jasper, with a portrait of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Jaipur miniature paintings, a cash award of 1 crore and a citation, the IGMT said in a statement.