Dr Kamat is a Helpless Head of DRDO because during his one-year extension he is not able to preforms his responsibilities given by GOI. Like first and most important task was to implementing Dr Raghwan Committee recommendations why because he has not had the charisma to convenience his colleges the clear massage of PMO vision […]
Govt not to extend DRDO chief’s tenure
ByJosy Joseph, TNN | Mar 13, 2013, 04.14 AM IST NEW DELHI: A high profile campaign mounted to ensure an extension for the Defence Research and Development Organisation chief has failed to impress the government and it has decided not to extend the tenure of V K Saraswat, who is set to retire in May. […]
Restricting financial powers of Chief of DRDO
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE RAJYA SABHA QUESTION NO 1286 ANSWERED ON 05.12.2012 Restricting financial powers of Chief of DRDO 1286 SHRI NAND KUMAR SAI Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to satate :- (a) whether Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) enjoys a huge amount of autonomy because of it strategic nature […]
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 […]
MoD restricts DRDO chief’s fiscal powers
Josy Joseph, TNN | Sep 23, 2012, 12.16AM IST NEW DELHI: The government has taken an unprecedented decision to impose severe restrictions on the financial powers of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Dr VK Saraswat after an internal audit report and an ongoing CAG scrutiny raised red flags over many of his decisions. […]
DRDO should focus on areas where it has capacity to deliver: Manmohan
DRDO should focus on areas where it has capacity to deliver: Manmohan TNN Aug 1, 2012, 02.00AM IST NEW DELHI: With India still importing well over 60% of its military hardware and software, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked DRDO to concentrate on key strategic and military technology areas to ensure weapon systems are […]
DRDO’s Nag missile fails in user trials
New Delhi: The long-delayed Nag anti-tank missile project of the DRDO has suffered yet another setback as its user trials held recently failed. In the trials held in Rajasthan in presence of senior Lt Gen-rank officers from the Army and top DRDO officials, the modified carrier of the missile called NAMICA also under-performed, DRDO sources […]
DRDO spending crores, but no positive outcome
http://bit.ly/TymtzY http://ibnlive.in.com/news/drdo-spending-crores-but-no-positive-outcome/282007-3.html Bhupendra Chaubey, CNN-IBN New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development organisation, country’s premier body for development of defence related technology, has allegedly spent crores of rupees in the name of expenditure on technology, but there has been no positive outcome. A top secret audit of DRDO ordered by Defence Minister AK Antony has […]
Secret audit reveals DRDO irregularities
Secret audit reveals DRDO irregularities TNN Aug 14, 2012, 03.14AM IST NEW DELHI: A confidential internal audit ordered by the defence ministry has found several financial and other irregularities in the functioning of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), which has a network of 50 labs and an annual budget of over Rs 10,500 […]
DNA special: MoD audit questions DRDO functioning
DNA special: MoD audit questions DRDO functioning Published: Wednesday, Aug 15, 2012, 10:00 IST By Pradip R Sagar | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA Years after the CAG tore into DRDO and its functioning, a special audit has once again exposed the organisation and its chief, VK Saraswat, blaming him for passing on funds […]
Defence ministry report slams DRDO chief
Defence ministry report slams DRDO chief 14 Aug 2012Hindustan Times (Bhopal) NEW DELHI: Defence Research and Development Organisation chief VK Saraswat sanctioned R2.8 crore to a mathematical society headed by him, an audit report has revealed. The report prepared by the defence ministry’s finance wing has also dealt with issues of transparency and shortcomings in […]
