G Madhavan Nair

Former ISRO Chief Explains The Importance Of Space Assets In India-China Standoff In Ladakh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 11, 2020

Amid tension with China at the Line of Actual Control, veteran space scientist G Madhavan Nair on Friday said India should ramp up its space assets and enhance coverage of the region to keep pace with the changing times.

India Learnt To Live Sans Politics, Religion During Lockdown: Ex-ISRO Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 6, 2020

"The country has learnt to live without politics and religion," says eminent scientist G Madhavan Nair on the lockdown imposed across the nation to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Chandrayaan 2's Planned Landing Most Complex In ISRO History: Ex-Chairman

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 3, 2019

The proposed soft-landing on the Moon on September 7 by the Chandrayaan-2 mission is by far the most complex in ISRO's history, says its former Chairman G Madhavan Nair, who is 100 per cent sure of its success.

Proposed Space Station ISRO's Most Exciting Project, Says Former Chairman

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2019

Eminent space scientist G Madhavan Nair on Friday described the ISRO's proposed space station as the "most exciting" project and said it would help India maintain leadership position in the space arena.

UPA 2's Policy Differences Led To Chandrayaan-2 Delay: Ex-ISRO Chief

India News | ANI | Friday June 14, 2019

Chandrayaan-1 was launched 10 years back and a follow-up mission Chandrayaan-2 was originally planned to be launched in 2012, former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said.

Chandrayaan-2 Will Look for Specific Minerals on the Moon, Says Ex-ISRO Chairman

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 3, 2019

Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 will look for specific minerals on the surface of the moon.

Former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair Gets Death Threat: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 29, 2019

Former ISRO chairman and BJP member G Madhavan Nair has received death threat and a high-level probe was on into it, police in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram said on Friday.

Kerala Police Probes Death Threat Against Ex-ISRO Chairman Madhavan Nair

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 29, 2019

Kerala Police have intensified the investigation into a death threat against former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair, warning him not to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an intelligence official said in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.

Had ASAT Missile Capability In 2007, But No Political Will: Ex-ISRO Boss

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 27, 2019

Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said on Wednesday that India had the anti-satellite missile capability more than a decade ago but there was no political will at the time to demonstrate it.

Temple Entry Under Cover Of Darkness An Act Of Cowardice: Ex-ISRO Chief

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 5, 2019

Eminent space scientist G Madhavan Nair, who recently joined the BJP, on Friday termed as an "act of cowardice," the entry of two women in menstrual age into the Sabarimala temple

Ex-ISRO Chief G Madhavan Nair, India's Moon Mission Pioneer, Joins BJP

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday October 28, 2018

Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G Madhavan Nair joined the BJP on Saturday. At a function in Trivandrum, BJP president Amit Shah welcomed the former rocket scientist in the party.

Take American, Russian Help For India's Manned Mission: Former ISRO Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 16, 2018

Former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair today said India should seek support from United States of America or Russia to successfully send a manned mission into space by 2022.

Antrix-Devas Deal Case: Former ISRO Chief G Madhavan Nair Granted Bail By Delhi Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 23, 2017

Former Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO chairperson G Madhavan Nair was today granted bail by a Delhi court in the sensational Antrix-Devas deal case in which a loss of Rs 578 crore was caused to the exchequer.

Education In India Has Become A Commercial Commodity, Says Former ISRO Chairman

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Tuesday July 4, 2017

Eminent scientist and former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair recently said that education in India has become a commercial commodity. He also criticized the tendency of political parties to make college campuses a training ground for budding politicians.

Former ISRO Chief G Madhavan Nair Pitches For Manned Mission

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 6, 2017

With the successful launch of its heaviest rocket, the Indian Space Research Organisation now needs to focus on human space flight mission, further development of semi-cryogenic engine and recoverable and reusable launch system, the space agency's former chief G Madhavan Nair said.