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 […]
‘Strategic nature of work doesn’t give DRDO special powers’
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 05, 2012, 17:43 ZEENEWS.COM New Delhi: DRDO is a subordinate organisation under Defence Ministry and does not enjoy any special power or autonomy because of its strategic nature of work, Defence Minister A K Antony told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply to question whether DRDO enjoys a […]
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 […]
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. […]
The DRDO report card
By Yatish Yadav and Nardeep Singh Dahiya 02nd September 2012 12:00 AM CGDA secret audit blows the lid off several other projects Nirbhay missile Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE BANGALORE): In December 2010, a project for ‘additional development flight trials of Nirbhay’ was sanctioned costing Rs 18.1 crore . This was overlapping with an ongoing project […]
The secret world of DRDO – The New Indian Express
By Yatish Yadav and Nardeep Singh Dahiya 02nd September 2012 12:00 AM India is at war. Tejas fighters wheel over a smoke dark battleground, taking down enemy aircraft with their superior radar and missile capabilities. Lower still, Indian-designed helicopters are giving hell to enemy armour and troop formations with missiles and machine-gun fire. On the […]
DRDO to take action against terror suspect researcher
Deccan Herald New Delhi, Aug 31, 2012, (IANS) : Taken by surprise over the arrest of one of its researchers in Karnataka for links with Pakistan-based terror outfits, India’s defence research agency Friday announced that it was initiating disciplinary action against him under government rules. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) spokesperson Ravi Gupta said […]
India flexes some firepower as DRDO rolls out Missile Defence System for Mumbai, Delhi
PTI New Delhi, June 24, 2012 | India Today / India / Story Delhi and Mumbai, the two most vital metros of India, have been chosen for DRDO’s Ballistic Missile Defence system that can be put in place at short notice. The detailed proposal is being prepared for final clearance from the Cabinet Committee on […]
Blunders, bungling in NTRO, says SC
Indian Express Krishnadas Rajagopal : New Delhi, Tue Apr 17 2012, 00:50 hrs The Supreme Court used terms like “blunders committed” and “bungling up” to describe the goings-on in the the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), the government’s ultra-secretive technical intelligence wing under the court’s scanner following allegations of corruption and financial irregularities. A Bench […]
