Jared Isaacman is set to participate in a hearing to become the next NASA administrator at 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 9, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The nomination hearing will take place at Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. The agency will stream the hearing on NASA+, and … Read more
NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro and acting Associate Administrator Vanessa Wyche will lead the agency’s delegation at the 40th Space Symposium, Monday, April 7 through Thursday, April 10, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Petro will join Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Heather Pringle for a fireside chat to discuss NASA’s current priorities and partnerships at 12:15 … Read more
Prabha Narasimhan, MD and CEO of Colgate Palmolive India, was honoured with The Hindu Excellence in Business Leadership Award. The award was given to her by Justice R.N. Manjula of the Madras High Court and Nirmala Lakshman, Chairperson of The Hindu Group. Ms. Narasimhan said, “I have grown up reading The Hindu and many of … Read more
NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro announced Monday Vanessa Wyche will serve as the acting associate administrator for the agency at NASA Headquarters in Washington, effective immediately. Wyche, who had been the director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, is detailed as Petro’s senior advisor leading the agency’s center directors and mission directorate associate administrators. … Read more
NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announced Wednesday his retirement, effective Saturday, Feb. 22. As associate administrator, Free has been the senior advisor to NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro and leads NASA’s 10 center directors, as well as the mission directorate associate administrators at NASA Headquarters in Washington. He is the agency’s chief operating officer for … Read more
Anuj Sonpal, the dynamic CEO of Valorem Advisors, is no stranger to high-pressure environments. For nearly two decades, he navigated the fast-paced world of corporate leadership, balancing demanding work hours and stress. However, in 2019, Sonpal found an unlikely outlet for this stress—running. What started as a way to combat his high-stress lifestyle soon transformed … Read more
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, preview the agency’s new Earth Information Center exhibit on Monday, Oct. 8, 2024. This new exhibit is the Earth Information Center’s second physical location. The exhibit at the Smithsonian includes a 32-foot-long, 12-foot-high video wall displaying … Read more
Though the number of women in senior management positions has increased from 23,685 in 2017 to 34,879 in 2023, the corresponding increase for men from 1,50,387 to 18,69,46 has been more in terms of percentage. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The representation of women in corporate decision-making roles remains inadequate with only 34,879 … Read more
Scott Styris has said that India’s focus at the moment needs to be get Hardik Pandya firing as a ‘full all-rounder’ at the moment ahead of the 1st T20I against Sri Lanka. Hardik, who was the vice-captain of India’s T20 World Cup winning side, and had also led the team in the absence of Rohit … Read more
BJP leader Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister Piyush Goyal put an end to speculation about a leadership change in Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following its recent disappointing performance in the Lok Sabha election by confirming on Tuesday that there will be no change. “There is no change. We have to … Read more