Chandel (Manipur) [India], January 19 (ANI): Joupi and Phundrei Battalions of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGAR) (South) under Spear Corps in a joint operation with Manipur Police foiled a major attack by recovering an Improvised explosive device (IED) near Kuljang village in Chandel district of Manipur.

Ahmedabad Aug 30 PTI The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad IIMA will now train senior executives of organisations functioning under the Department Atomic Energy DAE the top business school said on MondayThe IIMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU with the Homi Bhabha National Institute HBNI which falls under the DAE in this regard said a release by the premier instituteAs per the agreement the IIMA will offer custom-designed Sarabhai Management Development Programme for senior executives of DAE organisations This is the first in a series of management development programmes that IIMA will offer under the aegis of the MoU said the releaseThe programme series was launched on Monday morning jointly by IIMA Director Prof Errol DSouza and KN Vyas secretary Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman Atomic Energy CommissionSenior executives from DAE institutions such as the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd NPCIL the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre BARC the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research IGCAR and Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd BHAVINI are participating in this programme which will conclude on September 4 the release saidAddressing the participants IIMA director DSouza said Considering that Indias atomic energy is poised for substantial growth in the next decade we see this as a strategic knowledge partnership Through this we believe we can contribute to one of the crucial sectors of the Indian economy The Government of India has embarked on an ambitious agenda to leverage the potential of nuclear power as an alternate source of energy to fulfil the countrys energy needs and reduce our dependency on other sources of energy In this backdrop we view this as an opportunity to train the participants on best practices that will help them apply their learnings in their roles at their respective organisations he addedElaborating on the relevance of IIMA programme for DAE officials Vyas said Senior officers are engaged in a variety of tasks including research and development design construction operations maintenance project management etc Providing senior officers and potential leaders a formal exposure to the subject of management with the help of eminent experts in this domain has been one of the key objectives of human resource development programs in DAE Vyas addedThe programme will provide participants with an understanding of latest business practices management techniques and tools that will allow them to enhance efficiency and contribute to their respective organisations the release saidExperts in the fields of management will be invited to facilitate cross-learning Senior officers from ISRO and Indian Railways will be guest lecturers in this programme helping the participants learn to use their domain expertise to manage their functions productively it said PTI PJT RSY RSY