About:
- The Centres of Space Technology at Jammu and Tripura will be devoted to research, academics and post-graduation study in Space Sciences.
- Jammu will be the first city in North India to get a full-fledged Space Technology Research Centre. Jammu Centre will function under the aegis of the Central University Jammu.
- Agartala (Tripura) centre would function under the aegis of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Agartala.
Sarabhai centenary celebration:
- On the occasion of 99th birth anniversary of Dr Vikram Sarabhai announced the year-long Vikram Sarabhai centenary celebration to honour the visionary scientist.
- Vikram Sarabhai, the first Chairman of ISRO, founding father of India's Space Programme and renowned cosmic ray scientist, was born on August 12, 1919.
