By Abhinandan Mishra, Sunday Guardian May 19, 2024 NEW DELHI: Samir V. Kamat is being faulted by some within the DRDO for ‘continuing to sit on the findings of BrahMos’ own internal committee’. In the first week of September 2022, a three-member Fact Finding and Investigation Committee (FFIC) that was constituted in January 2022, submitted its […]
Lobbying on as officers eye top DRDO job
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 […]
Race for DRDO top spot in its final lap
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi| Updated: May 26, 2015 00:59 IST Radar specialist S Christopher has emerged as the frontrunner to take over as the next chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Christopher heads the Bengaluru-based Centre for Airborne Systems and heads the project to develop airborne early warning and control […]
Months After Suhag Presented 100 Cr Cheque, Army Denies Contributing to PM Fund
OUTLOOK – NEW DELHI | MUMBAI | MAY 14, 2015 In a curious case, the army has said no contribution from the salary of any of its personnel has been donated to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, a statement that comes four months after Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag had handed over a cheque of Rs […]
Curious case of army donation to PM fund
Press Trust of India | New Delhi/Mumbai May 14, 2015 Last Updated at 15:28 IST In a curious case, the army has said no contribution from the salary of any of its personnel has been donated to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, a statement that comes four months after Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag had handed […]
Curious case of army donation to PM fund
New Delhi/Mumbai May 14, 2015 – Business Standard In a curious case, the army has said no contribution from the salary of any of its personnel has been donated to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, a statement that comes four months after Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag had handed over a cheque of Rs 100 crore to the […]
Uncertainty dogs a leaderless DRDO
Ajai Shukla | New Delhi May 4, 2015 Last Updated at 00:38 IST – Business Standard A sense of drift is palpable within the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), which has been without a leader for three months since the ouster of its widely respected chief, Avinash Chander, on January 31. On that day, Defence Secretary […]
PMO to replace existing public web-interface with new portal ‘PRAGATI’
By Rajesh Ramachandran, ET Bureau | 24 Mar, 2015, 10.20AM IST NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a brand new website for public grievances on Wednesday. Corruption in central government seems to be the top concern as the PMO replaces the existing public web-interface for the prime minister with ‘PRAGATI’, the new portal. 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 […]
DRDO Chief and Architect of Agni Missiles Avinash Chander Sacked
NDTV-All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: January 13, 2015 21:50 IST NEW DELHI: The government today removed the chief of the Defence Research and Development 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 […]
