S Somnath New Chairman of ISRO

• Dr S Somnath is to become the new chairman of ISRO. He is to succeed K Sivan. He is the fourth Keralite to occupy the top most place in ISRO. 

• The previous Keralites were K Radhakrishnan, Madhavan Nair and K Kasturirangan.

• Somnath was nominated way back in 2019.

•  He was nominated based on his seniority. However, the term of Sivan was extended for one year.