Hyderabad varsity's ACRHEM gets DRDO support for research

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Mar 04 2017 | 5:57 PM IST
University of Hyderabad today said its ACRHEM (Advanced Centre for Research in High Energy Materials) got Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) support for research on high energy materials to the tune of Rs 113 crore.
ACRHEM got over Rs 90 crore funding during the past decade in two phases, UOH said in a release.
"On successful completion of the identified 32 projects under Phase II, the DRDO Headquarters directed the center to put up proposal for Phase-III. The projects proposed in Phase-III were finalised through a series of discussions that involved various DRDO Labs.
"An expert committee recommended the proposals under phase III with 30 specific projects-22 in chemistry and 8 in physics projects -- with a budget outlay of Rs 113 crores for the next five years," it said.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar approved the proposal and the DRDO released sanction letter to UoH, said the release.

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First Published: Mar 04 2017 | 5:57 PM IST

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