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 […]
AK Antony and the problem of corruption
KP Nayar Wednesday, 11 April 2012 09:47 “Will Minister Antony resign?” More than any other, this is the one question that I have been asked by Americans in recent weeks about the defence minister who has been in the news for the better part of this year. Most of the people asking this question have […]
Corruption will not be tolerated: AK Antony
PTI | Apr 11, 2012, 02.42PM IST KOCHI: In the backdrop of the recent storm over alleged corruption in defence procurements, defence minister AK Antony today said the country’s interests were paramount and there will be “no cover up and no vendetta”. “India’s interests are our only concern. We are not against any company or […]
The Lab Optimists
Open Magazine – feature BY Madhavankutty Pillai 31st March 2012 From battle tanks to mosquito repellents to dosas in space, the DRDO is a laboratory of sweeping ideas, many of which will take a lifetime to execute. Last year, the Indian Air Force got a taste of something they didn’t much like. The newspaper DNA reported that IAF officials […]
New details emerge on Tatra truck deal
THE HINDU NEW DELHI, April 2, 2012 PRAVEEN SWAMI,VINAY KUMAR CBI questions London millionaire again Even as Central Bureau of Investigation detectives have begun questioning Ravi Rishi, the London-based millionaire businessman at the heart of the showdown between the Defence Ministry and Chief of the Army Staff V.K. Singh, fresh details have begun to emerge of […]
DRDO contradicts Army chief, says Tatra trucks ‘outstanding’
PTI | Mar 31, 2012, 08.18PM IST NEW DELHI: Contradicting Army Chief General V K Singh, DRDO chief V K Saraswat on Saturday said Tatra trucks were “outstanding” and there was nothing substandard about the vehicles used as base for launching all important missiles like Prithvi and Agni. “Tatra truck is an outstanding truck… They have a very good cross country capability and can […]
Serious lapses in NTRO equipment buying: CAG
Serious lapses in NTRO equipment buying: CAG by Danish Raza Mar 12, 2012 First Post New Delhi: While the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) special audit report of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)remains a top secret, the auditing authority has officially admitted it found serious lapses in recruitment of regular employees and procurement of equipment by NTRO. […]
DNA Exclusive: CAG nails NTRO; NSA sits on report
DNA Exclusive: CAG nails NTRO; NSA sits on report Published: Monday, Mar 5, 2012, 9:15 IST By Saikat Datta | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA An aggressive audit of the country’s premier technical spying agency, the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), by the CAG — the first time an intelligence agency has been audited — has revealed […]
Scientist Leaving DRDO — Why call Attrition?
Dear friends while surfing I found the very sensible analysis of DRDO problems/solutions by Sh R C Chakraborty, Ex Director, DTRL, DRDO. Prabhu Dandriyal Scientist Leaving DRDO — Why call Attrition? June 23, 2007, posted by rnyreaders http://myreaders.wordpress.com/, R C Chakraborty,-rcchak@gmail.com http://www.myreaders.info/02_Scientist__leaving__DRDO.pdf The DRDO Directors’ Conference held on February, 21, 2007 was effective in a […]
Missile Crisis
Shantanu Guha Ray January 22, 2011 /India Today / India / Story India’s defence ministry is stalling the export of the indigenously manufactured BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to Indonesia. This first defence deal between the two countries was being pushed by the external affairs ministry as part of its Look East policy. The defence ministry […]
SC asks for a copy of CAG report on NTRO scam
SC asks for a copy of CAG report on NTRO scam TNN | Jan 17, 2012, 12.47AM IST NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked for a copy of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report pointing out alleged irregularities in the purchase of intelligence equipment byNational Technical Research Organisation(NTRO), which was set up in 2004 to […]
