Madhavan Nair takes over as President of IAA

G Madhavan Nair, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has been appointed President of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).     

The decision to elevate Nair, who was serving as Vice-President of Scientific Activities of the IAA for the last four years, was taken yesterday during its General Assembly meeting in Daejeon, South Korea, an ISRO statement said.     

The Paris-headquartered IAA is an independent organisation of distinguished individuals elected by their peers for outstanding contributions to astronautics and the exploration of space, it said.