Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Gives Technology Awards

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New Delhi, May 11 (UNI) President A P J Abdul Kalam gave away the technology awards to eminent individuals and industries on the the National Technology Day today.

There was, however, no National Technology Award this year.

The SSI Unit Awards, 2007 went to Elpro Energy Dimensions Pvt Ltd. and Diaonics Automation (I) Pvt Ltd.

Elpro was awarded for pioneering a technology to control and monitor energy consumption and wastage in the street lighting system, while Diaonics was honoured for designing and developing the state-of-the art wireless digital addressable fire detection-cum- prevention system with centralised monitoring station.

Both companies received Rs two lakh and a trophy.

The winners in the other categories were Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Park at Basaveshwar Engineering College Bagalkot, Karnataka; Dr Jatinder Kaur Arora of Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh; Dr Maninder Jeet Kaur of Himalayan Research Group, Shimla; Dr O P Katare, Professor and Chairperson of the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Punjab University, Chandigarh; Dr Virender Singh Sangwan, Associate Director, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad; and Mr Geeta K Vemuganti, Director, Ophthalmic Pathologic Serviced and Head, stem Cell Laboratory, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.

Dr Kalam also released the new products brought out by Orion Tele-Equipment Pvt Ltd, Bangalore; Zenotech Laboratories, Ltd, Hyderabad; Omni Active Health Technologies Pvt Ltd, Mumbai; and SMS Coatings (India) Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad.