Victim was warned not to inform anyone DECCAN CHRONICLE. Published May 17, 2017, 1:54 am IST Hyderabad: A 44-year-old Army Colonel who sexually assaulted a 19-year-old girl and impregnated her was arrested by Cyberabad Police. Police said Rishi Sharma, serving at Defence Research and Development Organisa-tion (DRDO), assaulted the girl four months back. The issue […]
Sword and Shield
Indian Military Issues: Progress through Debate Wednesday, April 1, 2015 DRDO: an Organisation in Need of Life Support System (FORCE MARCH 2015) Major General Mrinal Suman No organisation ever exists in a vacuum. It has to […]
An old age problem -DRDO has become ageing body with top scientists on extension
For a country that boasts of one of the youngest populations in the world, it is strange that the field that perhaps deals with the most cutting-edge technology is dominated by scientists past their prime. Most top scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) who are tasked with creating future weapons are past […]
Two top DRDO scientists awarded jail term by Madras high court for contempt of court
A Subramani,TNN | Sep 25, 2014, 02.00 PM IST CHENNAI: While the science community behind Mangalyaan’s success is still basking in glory, the Madras high court on Thursday awarded a three-week jail term to the nation’s two top scientists for contempt of court. The court also imposed a fine on them and directed the Centre to initiate […]
Exclusive: Whistleblower DRDO officer sacked for highlighting corruption
Posted By M.Sreedhar On November 3rd, 2012 08:52 PM | General News HYDERABADDAILYNEWS.COM The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday took the unprecedented action of sacking an officer who claimed to be a whistleblower . Senior administrative officer Prakash Singh, posted at the Defence Science Centre at Metcalfe House in North Delhi, was […]
Punished for highlighting corruption?’ DRDO officer ‘who knew too much’ sacked
By GAUTAM DATT PUBLISHED: 20:51 GMT, 2 November 2012 Mail Today The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday took the unprecedented action of sacking an officer who claimed to be a whistleblower. Senior administrative officer Prakash Singh, posted at the Defence Science Centre at Metcalfe House in North Delhi, was served with compulsory […]
Hurting DRDO’s autonomy
R SUNDARAM The Hindu Business Line The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is in the news. First, the good news. It successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Agni III long range missile with a strike range of 3,000 km from the Wheeler Islands off the coast of Odisha, recently. This is a major achievement both for the […]
DRDO lab seals suspect’s workstation
Deccan Chronicle September 1, 2012 By B.R. Srikanth | S.V. Krishna Chaitanya DC Bengaluru/Mysore The top brass at the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) moved swiftly to seal the computer used by terror suspect Aijaz Ahmed Mirza, one of the 11 men arrested Thursday for links to banned terror groups HUJI and LeT. Documents found […]
