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 […]
With DRDO chief S Christopher’s posting, govt signals end of extension era
By Manu Pubby, ET Bureau | 30 May, 2015, 05.44AM IST NEW DELHI: The government has sent a firm signal against the rampant culture of service extensions at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) with the appointment of its new head, S Christopher, who has superseded the top four scientists who are all on their […]
S Christopher is new Director General of DRDO; GS Reddy appointed scientific advisor to Defence Minister
By ET Bureau | 28 May, 2015, 09.30PM IST After a gap of several months, DRDO has finally got a new leadership with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar pushing through a new concept to divide the top post into two parts. The government on Thursday appointed S Christopher who heads the centre for airborne systems as […]
Another top DRDO scientist denied extension by Modi government
by Pranav Kulkarni | New Delhi | Published on:April 1, 2015 1:49 am – The Indian Express Two months after it sacked Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Avinash Chander, the government has denied extension to a top DRDO scientist. Bikash Bhattacharya, who was on his first extension as the director of Pune-based High […]
I smell malicious intention by DRDO officials, claims former Agni V programme director RK Gupta
Pranay Upadhyay, CNN-IBN Feb 06, 2015 at 12:35pm IST New Delhi: A day after the project director of nuclear-capable Agni 5 missile programme at DRDO RK Gupta was removed, a letter has surfaced in which he has claimed that he was targeted by former DRDO chief Avinash Chander. “I feel dishonoured the way I was […]
Perform or perish
by Harsh Pant Wednesday, 4 February 2015 dna The Modi government has done the right thing by jolting an ossified bureaucracy India’s ossified bureaucracy is being shuffled like never before. The most recent development in this realm has been the rather dramatic sacking of Sujatha Singh from the post of the Foreign Secretary and the […]
‘Sacking Not a Good Word to Hear After 42 Years’, India’s Agni Man Says
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/sacking-not-a-good-word-to-hear-after-42-years-india-s-agni-man-says/355104 Top scientist Avinash Chander, who was recently ousted as chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation or DRDO has said the termination of his contract was “totally unexpected” and that he was taken by “surprise” by the swift move of the government. “Sacking is not a good word to hear after 42 years […]
Real reasons behind DRDO chief Avinash Chander’s sacking
Thursday, 15 January 2015 – 7:05am IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: dna Jyotika Sood, Iftikhar Gilani Three major complaints against Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Avinash Chander, including two anonymous ones, were pending before the Prime Minister’s Office in November 2014, when he was given a contract of 16 months on […]
DRDO chief sacked within 2 months of new contract
Indiatoday.in PTI New Delhi, January 13, 2015 | UPDATED 21:48 IST The government on Tuesday removed Chief of top defence research organisation Avinash Chander, 15 months before his contract was to end. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi “approved the termination” of the contract of Avinash Chander with effect […]
DRDO Chief Avinash Chander sacked 15 months ahead of his contract term
IBN Live – Jan 13, 2015 at 08:58pm IST New Delhi: Government on Tuesday removed Chief of top defence research organisation Avinash Chander, 15 months before his contract was to end. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi “approved the termination” of the contract of Avinash Chander with effect from January […]
