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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the inauguration of the 27th Indian Science Congress (ISC 2010) in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. PTI
The products and services offered by the programme including commercial satellite launches had a ready market among countries like Korea, Italy and Germany.
He said the scientists and engineers led by Dr Madhavan Nair had played a key role in this achievement.
The award instituted by Samskritha Samithi, the cultural wing of the Kerala PCC, was in memory of Panampilly Govinda Menon, former chief minister of Travancore-Cochin and a prominent political figure during 1947 - 1955.
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