It’s amazing how technological advancements in India go side by side with the ancient believes that after thousands of years haven’t changed a bit. Just look at the photo – this concoction of green chilies and lime is an evil eye warder, generally known as “nazar battu” or “nimbu-mirchi totka”.
DRDL is DRDO’s missile lab, see the following
PTI|May 19, 2018 The Economic Times Defence
COIMBATORE: Several countries have evinced interest in procuring the indigenously developed Akash missile, a top Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) official said here today.
There is a growing demand for the Akash, an all-weather medium-range surface-to-air missile, and many nations have shown interest in it, DRDO Chairman S Christopher told reporters here.
Developed by the DRDO, the Akash missile system has the capability to neutralise aerial targets such as fighter jets, cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles as well as ballistic missiles.
Talks were underway with the countries and “it (orders for the missile) will come”, Christopher said without divulging further details.
To a query on the allocation for research and development, he said this year the organisation has a budgetary allocation of Rs 2,000 crore.
Christopher, who was here to participate in a function, also said there were export inquiries for the BrahMos missile.
BrahMos is joint venture between the DRDO of India and NPO Mashinostroyenia(NPOM) of Russia.
PSU Bharat Dynamics Ltd Chairman and Managing Director, V Udaya Bhaskar said the Akash missile is going to be in good demand for another three to four years as both the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army need them in good numbers.
L&T Board whole-time Director (Defence) Jayant Patil said a new aerospace facility in the district will become operational in another 10 months and it will manufacture rocket motors for ISRO.
The defence arm of the L&T, which has so far invested Rs 500 crore in the unit here, is also supplying air frame to BrahMos missile and will expand the product range in the near future.
Wednesday, 09 May 2018 | PNS | Dehradun
In a big goof up which puts up a question mark over the functioning of country’s premier institute involved in research in the field of defence, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), an official posted as Estate Manager in Dehradun has been transferred to a position which doesn’t even exits. In an order dated April 27, the directorate of personnel, DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi transferred Estate Manager, Maintenance, Dehradun, D P Singh to Project office, Dehradun along with 12 other officials. As per the order his place in Dehradun would be taken over by the Estate Manager, Hyderabad, William Paul. The transfer order bears signature of personnel director Gopal Bhushan.
The order clearly states that the transfers would be applicable from May 1 and the transferred personnel should take new charge assigned to them within 30 days of the issue of the order. The order has however created a piquant situation in Dehradun as there is no project office here as depicted in the order. When contacted the Director ITM,(DRDO) Sanjay Tandon said, “ The order has come from headquarters so one should inquire about it from there only. It could be a typographical error or there could be a plan to set up new office here.”
It is pertinent to mention here that D P Singh has been working on the post of Estate Manager from last 12 years. He was looking after the task of appointment of contract workers in all three institutes of DRDO in Dehradun, the Defence Electronic Application Laboratory (DEAL), Instruments Research and Development Establishment (IRDE) and Institute of Technology Management (IMT).
The transfer of D P Singh was long overdue and the way he was transferred from one office in Dehradun to another nonexistent office in Dehradun only has raised many an eyebrow in all three offices of DRDO located here.
Publish Date:Mon, 07 May 2018 05:01 PM (IST) – दैनिक जागरण
देहरादून, [सुमन सेमवाल]: डिफेंस रिसर्च एंड डेवलपमेंट ऑर्गेनाइजेशन (डीआरडीओ) जैसे चोटी के रक्षा अनुसंधान संस्थान में एस्टेट मैनेजर के पद तैनात ‘जी’ श्रेणी के वरिष्ठतम वैज्ञानिक का 12 साल बाद तबादला तो किया गया, लेकिन ऐसे कार्यालय में जिसका पता उनके अफसरों को भी नहीं है। कुछ दिन पहले डीआरडीओ मुख्यालय नई दिल्ली से उनके तबादले का आदेश जारी किया गया, मगर नई तैनाती के आगे प्रोजेक्ट ऑफिस देहरादून लिखा गया है, जबकि ऐसा कोई कार्यालय देहरादून में है ही नहीं।
डीआरडीओ में एस्टेट मैनेजर जैसा पद रोटेशनल ट्रांसफर का हिस्सा होता है और नियमों के अनुसार हर तीन साल में ऐसे पदों पर कार्यरत कार्मिकों का स्थानांतरण होना चाहिए। बावजूद इसके देहरादून के एस्टेट मैनेजर (साइंटिस्ट-जी) करीब 12 सालों से इसी पद पर तैनात थे। कुछ दिन पहले जब डीआरडीओ मुख्यालय नई दिल्ली से डायरेक्टर (पर्सनल) गोपाल भूषण के हस्ताक्षर से जारी स्थानांतरण सूची में दून के एस्टेट मैनेजर का नाम नवें क्रम पर है।
इसमें चौंकाने वाली बात यह है कि सूची में उनका नया तैनाती स्थल प्रोजेक्ट ऑफिस देहरादून है। देहरादून के एस्टेट मैनेजर यहां डीआरडीओ के डिफेंस इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स एप्लिकेशन लैबोरेटरी (डील), इंस्ट्रूमेंट्स रिसर्च एंड डेवलपमेंट इस्टेब्लिशमेंट (आइआरडीई) व इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ टेक्नोलॉजी मैनेजमेंट (आइटीएम) संस्थानों में लगभग सभी तरह के ठेका संबंधी कार्यों की जिम्मेदारी संभालते हैं। खास बात यह कि इन तीनों कार्यालयों में भी ऐसा कोई प्रोजेक्ट ऑफिस नहीं है।
न ही तीनों संस्थानों के निदेशकों को ऐसे किसी कार्यालय के होने की जानकारी है। डील के निदेशक डॉ. आरएस पुंडीर का कहना है कि उन्हें ऐसे किसी कार्यालय का पता नहीं है। हो सकता है कि भविष्य में कोई ऐसा कार्यालय स्थापित किया जाए। इसी तरह आइआरडीई के निदेशक लॉयनल बेंजामिन भी ऐसे किसी कार्यालय की जानकारी होने से इन्कार कर रहे हैं। जबकि आइटीएम मसूरी के निदेशक संजय टंडन कहते हैं कि जिस अधिकारी के हस्ताक्षर से स्थानांतरण किया गया है, इस बारे में उन्हीं से सवाल करने चाहिए।
गोपाल भूषण, डायरेक्टर (पर्सनल, डीआरडीओ) का कहना है कि मैं रोजाना तमाम तरह के आदेशों पर हस्ताक्षर करता हूं। एस्टेट मैनेजर के स्थानांतरण आदेश में क्या लिखा गया है, मुझे अभी इस बात की जानकारी नहीं है।
Prateek Goyal- Friday, May 4, 2018 – Sakal Times
“Many old TOTs by DRDO given to industries will be under the scanner.”
The inquiry was ordered after a news report about the repetitions of TOT by DRDO at the Defence Expo held at Chennai in April.
Similiarly, in year 2013, one of the TOTs in question of an explosive device kit prepared by High Enegy Material Laboratory (HEMRL) Pune received a lot of media attention after the signing of MoU with a US-based company.
Sakal Times has found out that a propaganda of TOT was promoted in order to boost the image of DRDO after the corruption and nepostism in it was exposed by the audit report of Comptroller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) in 2012.In order to Boost the image of DRDO Avinash Chander,the then director of DRDO in year 2013 served the old wine in new bottle and created a propoganda for reverse technology transfer to USA by forged TOT of explosive device kit prepared at HEMRL, Pune.
According to documents with Sakal Times, the patent for EDK was falsified and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed with one South Carolina-based company – which was actually a car accessories’ company with only two employees.
Murky background
HEMRL developed the EDK technology and applied to patent it in March 1996. In February 2010, the EDK was patented in the name of its inventors – Rabindra Kumar Sinha, Jaman Singh Gharia, Usha Devi Ramchandran Nair and Hira Lal Yadav.
Despite this, HEMRL falsely credited the innovation on the name of another scientist who was not the inventor – Reny M Roy – and was sent to America. The letter from HEMRL stated that she is the team leader and her presence in USA for the demonstration is necessary.
Roy claims this is wrong information. “The team had not completed their work, it was us who made it operational. Nothing is on anybody’s name, please don’t do such things as DRDO is doing good work,” she said.
Sinha, one of the inventors of EDK, said, “We completed the project and we don’t know why our name has not come and it doesn’t affect us.”
The DRDO director in 2013, when the MOU was signed, Avinash Chander, is currently based in Hyderabad and defended his actions saying, “I am not responsible for this, I was not the head of HEMRL lab. You should ask the concerned director.”
Propaganda and repeated MOU of TOT
DRDO’s explanation
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www.cooruptionindrdo.com inputs on above article
DRDO News letter of May 2011 – EDK ToT news
DRDO News letter of September 2013 – EDK ToT in US with same company news
Avinash Chander launching EDK ToT with Fay Crowe, Crowe & Company, US
Dinner party was also hosted by the then Indian Ambassador to Amercia Nirupama Roy for DRDO official and family members of Fay Crowe.
By Pradip R Sagar May 02, 2018 18:29 IST – THE WEEK
With the tenure of S. Christopher, current chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), coming to an end later this month, the race for the top post in the country’s premier defence research organisation has begun. Christopher, who was given a one-year extension at the last moment in May 2017, though, is also eyeing another extension. But whether he will be second time lucky is unclear.
Hectic parleys have begun for the coveted post. The key players who are in the race to lead the DRDO include Sudhir Mishra, director general of BrahMos missile system division, and G. Satheesh Reddy, who is presently serving as director general (Missiles & Strategic Systems) and scientific advisor to the defence minister. Besides Mishra and Reddy, P.K. Mehta, who is currently heading the office of the director general of armament and combat engineering systems, is considered to be in the race to head DRDO, which has an annual budget of nearly Rs 20,000 crore.
According to sources in South Block, Reddy is the senior-most scientist in the organisation after Christopher. His name figured prominently last year also, but Christopher managed to get an extension at the last minute, meaning Reddy would need to wait for a year. Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar had bifurcated the post of DRDO chief and scientific advisor to the defence minister, which earlier used to be occupied by one person. Christopher is completing his tenure on May 29.
Mishra, head of BrahMos missile system division—a joint venture between India and Russia— is also among candidates vying for the top post in DRDO.
Mehta, who is heading the Pune-based cluster of armament and combat engineering systems, can be a dark horse in the race due to his proximity with top BJP leaders, sources claimed.
Christopher, who took over as the head of DRDO in May 2015, did his best to impress Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman by showcasing the work done under his leadership towards self-reliance in the recently concluded DefExpo in Chennai. A special pavilion under the ‘Make in India’ theme was inaugurated by Modi, in which all major equipment designed and developed by DRDO were showcased. Last year, Christopher had directed all the labs to remove his photographs, just two weeks before he was to retire. But only at the last minute, he was given extension for a year by the government.
DRDO has often been criticised for delayed projects, as most of its ventures, ranging from the Tejas light combat aircraft to long-range surface-to-air missile systems, have been repeatedly missing deadlines, with huge cost overruns. In the absence of self-reliance in defence, the Indian armed forces continue to be heavily dependent on imports. India continues to top the list of global importers of military hardware, with over 70 per cent of armed forces’ requirements being met by foreign firms. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first interaction with DRDO scientists in 2014 had sent a stern message to the defence research agency against their ‘chalta hai’ attitude.
To, Date – 20 April 2018
Shri Asit Gopal,
Director, CPIO
Central Vigilance Commission,
Satarkta Bhawan, Block A, GPO Complex, INA,
New Delhi-110023
Hello,
kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005 in respect of enclosed complaint under PIDPI
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हिन्दुस्तान टीम, कानपुर Thu, 19 Apr 2018
नैनो टेक्नोलॉजी से स्मार्ट वेस्ट बनाने के लिए शहर की एक कम्पनी ने डीएमएसआरडी के एक पूर्व कर्मी और उसके परिजनों की रिर्स्च पर लगभग चार करोड़ रुपए का खर्च किया। वेस्ट बनने के बाद आरोपियों ने अमेरिका में एक अलग कम्पनी बनाकर स्मार्ट वेस्ट की मार्केटिंग शुरू कर दी। इस धोखाधड़ी को लेकर कम्पनी के लॉ अफसर ने चकेरी थाने में डीएमएसआरडी के पूर्व कर्मचारी और उनके परिजनों के खिलाफ धोखाधड़ी, फर्जी दस्तावेज बनाना और उनका प्रयोग करने की धाराओं में एफआईआर दर्ज कराई है।
कृष्णापुरम चकेरी में श्री लक्ष्मी काटसिन लिमिटेड का प्रशासनिक कार्यलय है। कम्पनी के लॉ अफसर नितिन कुमार तलसियान के मुताबिक कम्पनी सेना के लिए बुलटप्रूफ जैकेट और जूते आदि बनाने का काम करती है। लॉ अफसर के मुताबिक डीएमएसआरडी में डा. जीएन माथुर पूर्व कर्मी हैं। डीएमएसआरडी में कार्यरत रहने के दौरान यह कम्पनी के मालिकों से सम्पर्क में आए थे। डीएमएसआरडी से रिटायर होने के बाद सन 2005 मे डा. जीएन माथुर ने बतौर निदेशक श्री लक्ष्मी काटसिन लिमिटेड ज्वाइन कर ली। सन 2008 में डा. जीएन माथुर, उनकी पत्नी डा. रंजना माथुर और बेटी देविना माथुर के साथ कम्पनी के ऑफिस पहुंचे और कम्पनी के चेयरमैन डा. एमपी अग्रवाल से मुलाकात की। इस दौरान डा. जीएन माथुर और उनके परिवार ने नैनो टेक्नोलॉजी का प्रयोग कर स्मार्ट वेस्ट बनाने का प्रस्ताव रखा। इन लोगों ने कम्पनी के सीएमडी को बताया कि स्मार्ट वेस्ट पहनने के बाद लोगों को ब्लड शुगर, ब्लड प्रेशर समेत अन्य जरुरी जांचों के लिए डाक्टर के पास नहीं जाना पड़ेगा। इसके अलावा जीपीएस के जरिए लोगों के बारे में जानकारी भी जुटाई जा सकेगी। प्रस्ताव सुनने के बाद सीएमडी स्मार्ट वेस्ट बनाने को राजी हो गए और सन 2008 में श्री लक्ष्मी नैनो टेक्नोलॉजी के नाम से नई कम्पनी बनाई गई।
लॉ अफसर के मुताबिक इसी दौरान आरोपी पक्ष ने डा. विजय के वारदान को कम्पनी के मालिकों से मिलवाया। जिन्हें नैनो टेक्नोलॉजी का विशेषज्ञ बताया गया। उसके बाद आरोपियों ने रिर्स्च और डवलपमेंट के लिए अमेरिका समेत अन्य देशों के दौरे किए। सन 2008 से 2016 तक कंपनी के खर्च पर आरोपियों ने नैनो टेक्नोलॉजी के जरिए स्मार्ट वेस्ट बनाई। जिसके रिर्स्च, डेवलपमेंट और प्लानिंग में कम्पनी का 3 करोड़ 67 लाख, 40 हजार 377 रुपए लगे। जब स्मार्ट वेस्ट बनकर तैयार हो गया तो आरोपियों ने अमेरिका में एक अलग कम्पनी नैनो वेयर के नाम से बनाई और स्मार्ट वेस्ट की मार्केटिंग शुरू कर दी। उसके बाद आरोपियों द्वारा श्री लक्ष्मी नैनो टेक्नोलॉजी और श्री लक्ष्मी काटसिन लिमिटेड के साथ हुए अनुबंधों की भी अनदेखी की गई। चकेरी इंस्पेक्टर प्रमोद शुक्ला के मुताबिक एफआईआर दर्ज कर ली गई है मामले में विशेषज्ञों से राय लेने के बाद आगे की कार्रवाई की जाएगी।
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DRDO Scientist’s bluffing expertise example 
– Dr. G. N. Mathur who is eminent scientist, ex-Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur of DRDO, India
B Sivakumar | TNN | Updated: Apr 12, 2018, 13:21 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
CHENNAI: India is set to move faster in all fields as the NDA government has brought the country out of policy paralysis caused by the previous Congress government, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while formally inaugurating the 10th edition of the defence expo – DefExpo 2018 – at Thiruvidandai near Chennai on Thursday.
“There was a time when, like many other aspects of governance, the critical issue of defence preparedness was also hampered by policy paralysis. We have seen how laziness, incompetence and perhaps some hidden motives can cause damage to the nation,” said the Prime Minister.
He said such paralysis would not happen anymore. “Issues that should have been long addressed by previous governments are being resolved now. You would have seen how the requirement of providing bullet proof jackets to Indian Army soldiers was kept hanging for years,” said Modi.
“You would also recall the long-drawn process of procurement of fighter aircraft that never reached any conclusion. We have not only taken bold action to meet our immediate critical requirements, but have also initiated a new process to procure 110 fighter aircraft. We do not want to spend 10 years in discussions without any tangible outcomes,” he said.
Promising honesty and transparency in all the dealings, the Prime Minister said, “We will work with you with a sense of mission to keep our defence forces equipped with state-of-the-art systems, and to create the necessary domestic manufacturing ecosystem to achieve this.”
Earlier, the Prime Minister launched IDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence), a portal for startups to deal with the defence production department. “Today, we launched the ‘Innovation for Defence Excellence’ scheme. It will set up defence innovation hubs throughout the country to provide necessary incubation and infrastructure support to the startups in defence area,” said Modi.
He said the government would encourage private venture capital into the defence sector, especially for startups.
“New and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and robotics are perhaps the most important determinants/of defensive and offensive capabilities for any defence force in the future. India, with its leadership in information technology domain, would strive to use this technology tilt to its advantage,” he said.
Quoting former President APJ Abdul Kalam, the Prime Minister said, Kalam asked us to dream, dream and dream. Our dream is to develop the ecosystem to foster an environment of new and creative entrepreneurship in defence manufacturing sector.
Modi said in the coming weeks the government would undertake extensive consultations with all stakeholders, including both Indian and foreign companies, about our defence production and defence procurement policy space. “I call upon all of you to actively participate in this exercise. Our aim is not just to discuss, but to draw the right lessons. Our intention is not to lecture, but to listen. Our goal is not merely to tinker, but to transform,” Modi said.
The Prime Minister witnessed live demonstration of the three services.
Abhinandan Mishra
April 8, 2018, Sunday Guardian
With the tenure of the chief of Defence Research and Development Organization Christopher (DRDO) ending next month, the officers eyeing his post have started meeting bureaucrats and politicians to push their candidature.
Even Christopher, who was given a one-year extension on 29 May last year, is interested in another tenure with the premier defence organisation and is banking on Defence Expo 2018, the largest land, naval and internal homeland security systems exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region, which will be held in Chennai from 11 to 14 April.
The defence expo, which will be inaugurated by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will also see the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 April.
Sources said it is during this event that Christopher intends to showcase the “impressive work” done by DRDO under his leadership, ever since he took over as the chief of the organisation in May 2015, to give a message to the PM that he deserves another extension.
The other officers who are fighting it out to lead the DRDO, which has an annual budget of close to Rs 17,900 crore, include P.K. Mehta, who is presently Director General for armament and combat engineering system in the organization; Dr Sudhir Mishra, who is the Director General of BrahMos missile system division of the DRDO; and G. Satheesh Reddy who is presently serving as Director General (Missiles & Strategic Systems) and Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister.
Mehta, according to sources, is being backed by a very powerful leader from a western state, while Mishra is getting the support of some members of Niti Aayog.
Reddy’s appointment, according to sources, was almost finalised last year.
Last year, Christopher, who was given an extension at the last moment, had directed all the labs to remove his photographs from the lab, just two weeks before he was to retire.
Christopher in an internal communication had stated that “Old colonial practice followed by the Services, to display prominently, photos of their Chiefs and Commanders, is followed inadvertently by some of the labs. This practice is also not required. I request all DRDO establishments to display the photos of the President and Prime Minister of India only, and not the Chairman of DRDO. This may please be implemented at the earliest and not later than 15 May 2017”. He had stated that he was among the first few officials in the MoD who never used a red beacon, much before PM’s recent directive came. Sources within the organisation said that all the four people who were in the fray, had an exceptional profile.