The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) has been selected as a ‘Milestone’ facility by the U.S. based Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
GMRT is an array of thirty parabolic radio telescopes.
It is operated by National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune.
It is a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research located in Mumbai.
This is the third IEEE milestone recognition being offered to India according to the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics.
The previous two IEEE milestone recognition were awarded to JC Bose in 1895 and CV Raman in 1928.
JC Bose is regarded as the Father of Wireless Communication.