Anna Isaac, CNN-IBN
Chennai: In a bizarre case, an RTI activist has been jailed for refusing to stand at a hearing. The RTI activist had asked for a chair so that he could sit in front of a 2-member bench hearing an appeal at the headquarters in Chennai.
The victim, NGO Satta Panchayat Iyakkam President Siva Elango, asked for a chair during the hearing of a second appeal after Tamil Nadu State Information Commission rejected his RTI application. When the RTI activist took the chair, they lodged a complaint with the Teynampet Police.
He has been booked under IPC Sections 353 (preventing a government servant from discharging his duty), 294 (b) (obscenity) and 506 (1) (criminal intimidation) The court has remanded the RTI applicant Elango in judicial custody for 15 days.
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Nation Lab (EMI/EMC) gutted in to fire
On the night of 3rd January 2015 when 12000 scientists participated Science Congress in Mumbai which inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and who encouraged the scientific community to concentrate on research which have deemed benefit in make in India program.
Same day in Dehradun inside DRDO, DEAL Lab the important informations, equipments and the complete EMI/EMC test facility was gutted in to fire. The time was chosen very carefully as the In-Charge of EMI/EMC facility was retired on 31st and 1st & 2nd activity was closed.
This EMI/EMC facility w established in 1983 and it has tested the components, sub systems of various missiles, LCA, Communication equipments and many more non communication devices developed by DRDO as well as private companies working for defence supplies.
The complete data of EMI/EMC testing obtained were analyzed and further improvements were accorded in to system. These test data were a national asset.
DEAL had developed CNR whose five sets of data were kept along with data of Agni, Prithivi, Akash & LCA. Based on the EMI/EMC test output of electronic sub system/components of LCA at DEAL, the schedule of integrated testing of LCA was delayed by one year; such is the authenticity of measured data of EMI/EMC lab DEAL.
This statement is recommended in national gazette that the EMI/EMC facility at DEAL & their honesty is second to none.
DEAL in its pursuits to develop ultra wide band radio after frequency hopping took 1oo corer project in the name of Software Defined Radio (SDR)
Sh R C Agarwal the Director, DEAL is himself the program director and so far has got two successive service extensions in the name of SDR.SDR three variant were tested for EMI/EMC but none of them get cleared and declare the system unfit.
Sh Agarwal is disturbed with these EMI/EMC failure data of SDR lying in EMI/EMC Lab. He is retiring on June 2015 since PMO has stopped service extension business. Sh Agarwal very well knows that these raw data should speak a volume about his incompetence. Any ways, now the important prestigious EMI/EMC Lab of DRDO was gutted in to fire during Saturday/Sunday.
Dr Kalam then SA to RM had appreciated EMI/EMC for committed work of NARAD Terminal and based on that EMP hardening satcom terminal project was given to DEAL.
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Happy New Year 2015
DRDO Refuses to Divulge Information on Hi-tech Chariot
By Pradip R Sagar Published: 29th December 2014 05:59 -Indian Express
NEW DELHI: The DRDO has refused to give out any information regarding making of a ‘chariot’ for a religious function.
The Express, in its report on dated 23 November, had exposed that a Pune-based DRDO laboratory Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) had developed and donated a hi-tech chariot to a temple.
This shocking piece of information came out after a young scientist of the same laboratory decided to rebel against this absurd venture and moved the Bombay high court and even the CVC. The DRDO developed the hi-tech chariot and ‘donated’ it to Alandi Temple, Pune.
The young scientist had to pay for raising his voice. The DRDO has not only stripped him off from the ongoing projects, but also transferred him out from the centre, where he is being left to waste.
A day after the Express report, a former DRDO scientist moved an RTI to the Ministry of Defence for seeking details of the government sanction to the DRDO for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and allocated budget for the same.
But on December 18, the R&DE (Engineers), in its reply to the RTI, had stated, “The DRDO is placed in Second Schedule of the RTI Act, 2005 and exempted from disclosure of information under Section 24(1), except information pertaining to the allegations of corruption and human right violations.”
The Section 24(1) of the RTI Act exempt security and intelligence agencies specified in the Second schedule to disclose such information. “This information, which I have asked for, has nothing to do with the national security and intelligence framework. But, the DRDO is using this as a shield to suppress information related to corruption in the organisation,” the scientist (identity withheld) told Express, who filed the RTI in the matter.
Dr. S Guruprasad, Director of the R&DE, Pune, had told Express that they had built this battery operated chariot in an year’s time and the DRDO had carried out the project under the head of the CSR. R&DE Pune has a mandate to design and develop Combat Engineering Systems, such as Military Bridging and Mine Warfare Systems, development of Field Defence Systems and NBC Collective protection Shelters, design and development of Weapon Launch System such as Prithvi, Agni, BrahMos, AD, MR-SAM and Nirbhay.
While numerous DRDO projects such as the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, Nag missile, long-range surface-to-air missile and Airborne Early Warning and Control System have been delayed, and have cost much higher than their original estimates, expenses on such a ‘religious’ project have raised many eyebrows.
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DRDO chief invokes Vedas to explain intel importance
Written by Vijaita Singh | New Delhi | Posted: December 24, 2014 2:19 am
Indian Express
The country’s scientist and DRDO chief Avinash Chander on Tuesday invoked mythology to explain the importance of intelligence network, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited Karna’s birth in Mahabharata to suggest “genetic science” existed in India even in ancient times.
Chander, the man behind the Agni series missiles, while addressing the Intelligence Bureau sleuths said “information gathering and intelligence have been emphasised even in Vedas and Puranas”, and invoked “Rig Veda and Atharva Veda” to send across his point that intelligence gathering had to be abreast with technology.
NSA Ajit Doval, new IB chief Dineshwar Sharma and outgoing IB chief Syed Asif Ibrahim were present on the dais when the DRDO chief addressed the function.
Delivering the 27th Intelligence Bureau Centenary Endowment Lecture, Chander, who is also the scientific advisor to the Defence Minister, said, “Information gathering and intelligence have been emphasised even in Vedas and Puranas. We find the invocations in Rig Veda and Atharva Veda, where it talks how the spies of Agni came down from the sky with thousands of eyes. The son of Brahaspati, teacher of gods, Kaccha was sent as a spy to Sukracharya to know the Sanjeevani mantra as explained in Mathsyapurana.” His term expired on December 1, but he was retained for two more years by the NDA government to head the post.
Chander, a IIT graduate, said, “In Sabhaparvam of Mahabharata ‘Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva’ explains the importance of information gathering, establishing the spy network and related instrumentation in connection with the armed forces.”
To make his point, Chander said, “Arthashastra by Kautilya defines it as an integral part of court craft. The first of two chapters on establishing an intelligence system explain five kinds of spies for gathering internal intelligence.”
Comments
c.r.panicker • 2 hours ago
Bhagavat Gita advises three courses of action (1) Gyana Yoga (2) Karma Yoga and (3) Bhakti Yoga. Before doing something, acquire complete of the situation, then create a fool proof plan of action and act with all resources to tackle the situation. You will then succeed in your operation. In this sense what is wrong in quoting puranas and scriptures. There is nothing which need hurt the sentiments of non-Hindus
RCA • 4 hours ago
Please don’t refer to Vedas as mythology. That was the terminology of the British Raj, which referred to Christian holy book as scripture, but Hindu holy books as mythology (i.e a myth, or something that is not correct). Its time to fix this wrong terminology.
Sai bhargavs • 5 hours ago
its not mythology
SacchaDesi • 11 hours ago
Nowadays everyone has to quote from Vedas to keep their job. DRDO has been among worst performing indian organisation. May be this explains why.
sk • 14 hours ago
Bad mentality of media and psuedo secularists. The top Scientists world over quote Veda/Upanishads/Advaita all the time and they will be quoted much more in coming times as can be seen by new physicists openly adopting yoga/meditation path, like John Hagelin (Harvard/Stanford/CERN trained Quantum Physicist or his senior in that field like Schrodinger, Neils Bohr or even people like Peter Russell), the whole world invokes Veda/Upanishads more than Indians, Indians hardly discuss Upanishads/Advaita, Indians discuss bollywood, hollywood or other such stupid stuff more.
Intelligent people are becoming more and more truthful and so they do not care about saying whatever is truth, Vedas/Upanishads/Advaita/Patanjali/Yoga/Meditation are the firstto give basic truth about reality and consciousness, this recognition will only increase not decrease because it is truth. Also, these people gave these ideas in remarkably humble/detached ways with amazing simplicity so when an intelligent mind reads Upanishads/Advaita, there is little chance to not to be impressed by those ideas.
guest • 14 hours ago
The Vedas aren’t mythology, the Mahabharat and the Ramayana are.
Hegelman • 19 hours ago
This is a major violation of secularism and our constitution. The Hindutva Brigade is getting out of control. Hindu right wing outfits are quoting Hindu scriptures and mythology.
It is time for the Secular Brigade to swing into action. Secular leftwing organisations – not outfits – should answer back by citing Christian and Muslim historical facts.
Hegelman • 19 hours ago
How can this be allowed in India? No one in India must cite Hindu scriptures or mythology. This is a secular land, and such actions violate our constitution.
jois • 19 hours ago
very nice explanation from scientist. what is the problem? we are proud to be Indian
Davinder Prasad • 19 hours ago
Outgoing Chief Mr Saye Asif Ibrahim must have been amused at this silly comment from the incoming Mr Avinash Chander. May Lord God help Mr Chand to think straight, he has responsibility for the whole nation.
SK tyagi • 20 hours ago
Well our vedas are full of all info needed by us
Devil • 21 hours ago
What is wrong if an accomplished Scientist Mr Chander is illustrating a point by invoking puranas or vedas. In west, people cite greek mythology, bible etc extensively to make points. Its only some of de-racinated Indians who are shameful of our heritage & culture and always trying to ape west. If Mr. Chander would have illustrate the same point invoking bible or greek mythology or sun tzu, he wouldn’t have raised any hackles. Shame on such deracinated Indians.
Katewal Devil • 10 hours ago
Well said.
Mahalakshmi Iyer Devil • 12 hours ago
First of all you should know the difference between mythology and philosophy.
Philosophy and mythology have nothing in common. Mythology belongs to the religious domain, it is religion explained in stories. Myths are passed down one generation to the next, and they belong to a specific culture.
Philosophy, on the other hand, belongs more to the scientific domain. It is the work of one man, or a series of men, as they sit down to think about the origin of the universe, the purpose of life and so on. Most philosophy has nothing to do with religion, and it can explain the world without superhuman figures.
Devils will always flock together to justify their baseless arguments.
Davinder Prasad Devil • 19 hours ago
This is an equally silly comment, I am sorry to say. Being Hindu does not mean that you have to agree with every nonsense, I am saying this as a Hindu.
harsh baniya • a day ago
Anything wrong about that Indian Express? Don’t be so pathetic please.
harsh baniya • a day ago
So whats wrong in it …. ???? And btw Mahabharata is not mythology …. Foreign funded paid historians has termed it so
Ramesh Sharma • a day ago
He should have cited the relevant Vedic and Puranic sutras. Otherwise how can we verify his remarks? DRDO has grossly under performed given the resources at its command.
SC Ramesh Sharma • 2 hours ago
Have you ever gone through Vedic or puranic literature? Had you studied you would not have raised this query.
Mahalakshmi Iyer • a day ago
How long are we going to talk science on the basis of mythology? No wonder we are no where near China in Science & Technology even after 62 years of independence.
We must understand Scientific temper is different from mythological temper. Our defense and space programmes should be based on Scientific innovations and not on mythological farts.
kyafarakpadtakounhai Mahalakshmi Iyer • 14 hours ago
China followed the vedas and purana’s way before we did, all the technology in china has been spied and taken from the US and Europe, right from esculators, trains to their spaceship. What did china do on its own?
When a drone crashed in Iran, the Chinese were there even before US knew about the whereabouts of the Drone.
Even if it is Mythology, it has been conceived through experience.
In few centuries the atomic bomb and Einstein will also become Mythology.
Life on earth happens in cycles, if we are able to make the nuclear bomb, Bramha Astra must have been invented during the mythological times,
We have planes they have Pushpak Viman.
We have televisions they had Divya Dhristi.
The mantras are forumlas and proceedures to manufacture something.
We never believe in what we have at home, it is always bullshit, always things
outside our home look beautiful. The day we believe what we have is the day
when India will Surpass all other countries.
Bharani Komandur Mahalakshmi Iyer • 20 hours ago
Why do we keep calling Mahabharata and Ramayana as “Mythology” and not “History”. Why are Hindus so ashamed of their History? Also, DRDO can accomplish a lot, if there is political will. Our politicians want to keep “buying” technology, so that their Swiss Banks accounts can be filled. That is the problem. In China, the punishment for Corruption is Death Sentence, and they do Execute them. In India, we Celebrate corruption. That is the problem. I am sure, if he had cited Bible or Quran, we “The Secular Hindus” would have applauded.
anonymous • a day ago
Tell me why aristotles poetics is taught in MA (English) even today. the same should be true for indian scriptures. what is all this debale about.
Arjun Narayanan • a day ago
Communal remarks! How dare he even think of Hindu scriptures in a secular country. Shall we start a twitter trend to protest this? At least a one hour discussion on News Hour should happen right?
DG1 • a day ago
DRDO chief has gone nuts. If he really was a student of Vedas then the moribund organization that he heads would not be as pathetic as it is, given the funds and resourced poured into it to come up with something worthwhile and original.
Bharani Komandur DG1 • 20 hours ago
Please do not blame the DRDO. Do you really think that India can get to Mars, but cannot make a combat aircraft? Seriously? Politicians do not want the DRDO to make combat aircrafts or any high tech weapons. They want them to be “Imported only”, so that in those shady deals, their Bank Accounts in Switzerland and Mauritius can get filled.
LalaLajpatRai • a day ago
It is 100% true that several ancient texts talk about intelligence gathering though I differ with Avinash on his understanding of Rg Vedic texts. Instead of just quoting and claiming that we had all these before, it would have been useful if Avinash had really figured out what exactly we could use out of them in modern day context. Otherwise it is an empty useless talk.
sks LalaLajpatRai • 18 hours ago
what u can use from it is them importance of intel gathering. That’s what the poor fellow emphasized. Now what technology was used may or may not be relevant for today hence he didnt go in that direction.
Sachi Mohanty • a day ago
All the nincompoops are coming out of the woodwork. Or, may be, this shows how technical education does not ‘teach’ rational thinking.
Gwen Stacy • a day ago
Why do you have problem with scientist stating some fact? There are verifiable . All you need is to roll your finger on internet online translation of Vedas .
Indian First • a day ago
Nice going…great future for this guy.
sishtla • a day ago
What is your problems if certain facts are told in the interest of nation to assist in intelligence gathering.Do the writer wants some other religious text to show his secular credentials.If the trend continues the news paper will have to close its publication.
MKRao • a day ago
I am shocked to see but it almost seems like talking anything that is related to Hinduism in India has become an unpardonable sin these!!! Why are we are becoming so intolerable towards Hinduism?!!! Why nobody talks of religions which are only turning a normal humans into perverts, psychopaths and subhumans?!!!! When the source of all religions were meant to be for betterment of Humanity?!!!!
Prabakar • a day ago
Excellent
Mohanlal Com • a day ago
Absolutely true! All Bharatiyas should be proud of these invaluable sayings and the nation must implement the principles.
Venkat • a day ago
Great though the author seems to be somewhat skeptical. Please read about Mahaperiyavaa to understand everything that we see today our so called new discoveries and inventions already find mention in the Vedas there is nothing new to discover.
anil • a day ago
For idiots, what DRDO chief said is a mythology, but for intelligents, it is history.
Sundara Pandiyan • a day ago
Good to know that our scientists are well-versed in our history and heritage.
- Curry • a day ago
May the spies of Jesus, his servant Modi, come down from the sky with thousands of eyes for DRDO chief Avinash Chander. Amen.
Boots, Bullets, Rifles: All In Short Supply For Army
Reported by Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Written by Suparna Singh | Updated: December 23, 2014 15:54 IST – NDTV
NEW DELHI: The army is running low on ammunition, soldiers posted to freezing places like Siachen and Leh don’t have boots or mosquito nets, and India has failed for over a decade to produce an assault rifle that meets the most basic requirements of the army.
These are some of the troubling highlights revealed by Parliament’s standing committee on Defence, headed by the BJP’s Major General BC Khanduri. The panel has 33 members from both houses of Parliament.
Based on information supplied by the Ministry of Defence, the committee has assessed the preparedness of the army in the winter session of Parliament which ends today.
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The committee, in a report submitted to Parliament, has found that soldiers in high-altitude areas are short of nearly 2 lakh pairs of ankle leather boots; more than 13 lakh canvas boots are needed in the same areas, one lakh mosquito nets are wanted, and soldiers are waiting for 65,000 Balaclavas or masks to keep their faces warm.
The committee says the Defence Ministry has failed to furnish plausible information about how many soldiers have bullet-proof jackets; the members believe that “an important life saving device has not been purchased by the Ministry jeopardizing the lives of thousands of soldiers.”
The committee has voiced its concern over the fact that while the Defence Ministry seems satisfied that equipment like night vision goggles are plentiful, the army has “an altogether different view.” The report offers this indictment – “it appears that the Ministry is not taking the Army into confidence while doing its perspective planning.”
The report warns clearly that the shortage of ammunition means “it would not be possible for the country to sustain a war for a longer period.”
The committee states that the Defence Research and Development Organization or DRDO, tasked with developing technology for the military, has failed since 1982 to produce an acceptable INSAS rifle, the standard weapon of the army .
“The Committee finds it shocking that even years of expertise has not evolved DRDO to develop world class basic product like a rifle,” its report says.