This article is about Ratan Kumar Sinha, the former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India. For the scholar Radha Krishna Shina, see R. K. Sinha.
Ratan Kumar Sinha
Former Secretary
Department of Atomic Energy
In office 30 April 2012 – 23 October 2015
Former Director
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
In office 19 May 2010 – 19 June 2012
Personal details
Born
(1951-10-23) 23 October 1951 (age 72)[1] Bihar, India
Spouse
Bandana Sinha (m. 1977)
Children
2
Residence(s)
Mumbai, India
Alma mater
Bihar College of Engineering, Patna University
BARC Training School
Profession
Mechanical Engineering, Reactor Design and Development, Nuclear Energy
Known for
Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems including Thorium-based Reactors and Compact High Temperature Reactors[2]
Portfolio
Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy,[3] Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India,[4] Former Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre[2]
Awards
Homi Bhabha Science and Technology Award (1992), VASVIK Industrial Research Award Award (2000), Indian Nuclear Society (INS) Award (2001), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Special Contributions Award (2006), Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Prof. S. N. Mitra Memorial Award (2006), Distinguished Academecian Award, Indian Institute of Technology Patna (2013)
Ratan Kumar Sinha, is an Indian nuclear scientist and mechanical engineer. He had served as the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC),[5][6] Government of India from April 2012 to October 2015. Prior to that, Ratan Kumar Sinha had served as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai from May 2010 to June 2012.[2] During the four decades of his career, Ratan Kumar Sinha held several important positions related to design & development of nuclear reactors for the Indian nuclear programme. He has been actively involved in the development of the advanced heavy water reactor (AHWR) and Compact High Temperature Reactor (CHTR),[7] two of the highly acknowledged technological innovations which are suitable for large scale deployment of nuclear power, particularly in India.
As chairman, AEC and Secretary, DAE, Ratan Kumar Sinha had put special thrust on several key deliverables for sustainable development and deployment of nuclear energy.[8][9] Major thrust areas, in continuation to his research at BARC, include advanced nuclear energy systems for thorium utilisation[10][11][12] and accelerator technology.[13] He had given high priority to application of radiation technology in the areas of healthcare management, agriculture, food preservation and water purification.[14] He had also strengthened outreach activities of DAE for spreading awareness about the peaceful uses of atomic energy among the general public.[15] He had been instrumental in kick starting several public outreach campaigns to present the human face of India's nuclear capabilities.[16][17][18] Under his leadership, DAE displayed its first ever tableau in the 66th Republic Day Parade 2015 and had launched its social media page on Facebook as a part of public outreach initiatives.[19][20]
Ratan Kumar Sinha has coined the phrase राष्ट्र की सेवा में परमाणु (Atoms in Service of the Nation) which has been imbibed as the motto of the Department of Atomic Energy. Motto of DAE is a part of the new logo of DAE launched in January 2014.[21]
^PTI. "RK Sinha takes over as Atomic Energy Commission chairman – Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
^ abcBARC 19 May 2010, 10.25 AM IST. "Dr. R. K. Sinha, Director, BARC". Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^DAE 30 April 2012, 11.13 AM IST. "Secretary DAE, Government of India" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^DAE 30 April 2012, 11.13 AM IST. "Atomic Energy Commission, Government of India" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^PTI. "RK Sinha takes over as Atomic Energy Commission chairman – Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
^Special Correspondent (30 April 2012). "R.K. Sinha takes over as AEC Chairman". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
^Science Direct (20 January 2010). "Advanced Nuclear Reactor Systems – An Indian Perspective" (PDF). Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, India. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^DNA via PTI 28 June 2013 – 10:28pm IST. "Kudankulam Unit-1 at advanced stage of commissioning". DNA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Yahoo News via ANI 19 May 2015 – 09:20pm IST. "Commissioning of Kudankulam Unit 2 at an advanced stage". Yahoo!. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Sinha, R K; et al. (2006). "Design and Development of the AHWR – the Indian Thorium Fuelled Innovative Nuclear Reactor". Nuclear Engineering and Design. 236 (7–8): 683–700. doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.09.026.
^Maseeh Rahman 1 November 2011 16.09 GMT. "India plans 'safer' nuclear plant powered by thorium". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Seema Singh 1 August 2008 – 04:00pm GMT. "Q&A: Thorium Reactor Designer Ratan Kumar Sinha". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^DAE 30 October 2014 11:00AM IST. "Founder's Day 2014 Address" (PDF). Department of Atomic Energy. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Ratan Kumar Sinha 18 September 2013, 08.15 PM IST. "Statement by Dr. Ratan Kumar Sinha at IAEA's 57th General Conference, Vienna" (PDF). Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Ratan Kumar Sinha 30 Oct 2011, 09.20 PM IST. "Role of cooperation among countries in making a transition to globally sustainable nuclear energy system – an Indian view" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"Top Indian scientists address public outreach of science ISC15". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^"Public outreach helps link benefits of atomic energy to society". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^"Public outreach is important for science". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^"CNN-IBN News on Twitter". DAE Tableau on Rajpath, New Delhi. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^"DAE @ The 66th Republic Day Parade" (PDF). DAE @ The 66th Republic Day Parade. Institute of Plasma Research, DAE. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^Department of Atomic Energy 10 Jan 2014, 05.10 PM IST. "Launch of the new Logo of DAE by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India" (PDF). Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
RatanKumarSinha, is an Indian nuclear scientist and mechanical engineer. He had served as the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic...
Ratan Naval Tata (born 28 December 1937) is an Indian industrialist, philanthropist and former chairman of Tata Sons. He was a chairman of the Tata Group...
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (transl. I found a jewel called love) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic family drama film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya...
president of Sri Sarada Math Ram Sharan Sharma, historian and academic RatanKumarSinha, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India Sake Dean Mahomed,...
Rajendra Kumar, Indian film actor RatanKumar, Film actor Ravi Kumar (Indian footballer) Ravish Kumar, Indian Journalist at NDTV India Ritu Kumar, Indian...
Shatrughan Sinha (actor and politician) Poonam Sinha (actress and producer) Luv Sinha (actor, son of Shatrughan and Poonam Sinha) Kush Sinha (actor, son...
songs performed by Kishore Kumar from 1946 till 1987. Over 1600 songs are listed here. Moreover, singers recreate songs of Kumar duets. He had also sung...
tries to lead a life of dignity and respect, when her childhood sweetheart, Ratan, takes her away from her terrible environment. It flopped, but won the BFJA...
Post. Retrieved 10 November 2022. Kumar, Anuj (4 November 2022). "'Double XL' movie review: Huma Qureshi, Sonakshi Sinha's comedy-drama is more a sermon than...
Jayant Sinha (born 21 April 1963) is an Indian politician who is a Member of the Indian Parliament and formerly the Minister of State for Finance and...
starring Sanjeev Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha, Marc Zuber, Ranjeeta Kaur, Sarika and Ashok Kumar. The film released two months after Sanjeev Kumar's death and was...
Fellows of the society include many eminent Indian scientists such as RatanKumarSinha, Srikumar Banerjee, Anil Kakodkar, Raghunath Mashelkar, Jayant Narlikar...
huge hit. Kumar's next film was the Prabhudeva-directed action drama Rowdy Rathore in which he played a double role opposite Sonakshi Sinha. The film...
Appearing alongside an ensemble cast including Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini and Shatrughan Sinha, he played the title role as revolutionary fighting...
departments of Economics, Sociology, Geography and Commerce, as well as the Ratan Tata Library. Out of the four academic departments, the Departments of Economics...
1981, Kumar directed and starred in historical drama Kranti alongside Dilip Kumar, Hema Malini, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi and Shatrughan Sinha. Kranti...
Dilip Kumar (11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor. He made his acting debut in 1944 with Jwar Bhata. The 1947 drama Jugnu opposite Noor...
romance film directed by Tapan Sinha. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Deb Mukherjee, Waheeda Rehman, Farida Jalal and Ashok Kumar. The film revolves around life...