By Hemant Kumar Rout | Express News Service | Published: 07th January 2017 BHUBANESWAR: India’s own cruise missile project Nirbhay has got an extension of 18 months amid speculations over the weapon system’s operational capabilities. Launched in 2004, the projected date of completion for the prestigious project was December 31 last. At a recent review […]
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 […]
No extensions sans ACC okay: Government to DRDO
By Aman Sharma, ET Bureau | 27 Sep, 2014, NEW DELHI: In a message to the Defence Research Development Organisation that has over a dozen scientists working on tenures beyond 60, the government has frowned at the tendency of giving extensions to scientists without consulting the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
In Between ISRO and DRDO- Where Lies the Difference?
Friday, September 26, 2014, 9:01 [IST]- Oneindia news After the initial euphoria over the emphatic and the most incredible success of ISRO’s Mars Mission has settled down, it would be interesting to do some analysis as to why ISRO stands apart from other similar organizations when it comes to crossing one milestone after another and […]
PM scraps DRDO’s ‘retirement benefits’ committee
ABHINANDAN MISHRA New Delhi | 20th Sep 2014 – The Sunday Gaurdian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to scrap the Departmental Peer Review Committee (DPRCs) of the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) in an attempt to revamp the outfit. The main job of this committee of DRDO scientists is to grant extensions to fellow […]
RTI-RAC- Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, Scientist ‘D’, DMSRDE, Kanpur
To, 30th December 2013 Central Public Information Officer RAC, DRDO, Ministry of Defence Delhi-110054 Hello, Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, Scientist ‘D’, DMSRDE, Kanpur was directly recruited on post of Scientist ‘C’ from ISRO to DRDO in the year 2004. […]
Nearly 700 scientists quit DRDO in six years, says Govt
NEW DELHI, December 5, 2012 – THE HINDU Nearly 700 scientists have resigned from India’s premier military research body DRDO in little less than six years from 2007, Defence Minister A K Antony said on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on resignation of scientists from Defence Research and […]
Antrix: Ex-ISRO chief Madhavan Nair banned from future govt job
Antrix: Ex-ISRO chief Madhavan Nair banned from future govt job Anubhuti Vishnoi : New Delhi, Wed Jan 25 2012, 00:56 hrs – Indian Express In an unprecedented disciplinary action, four of the biggest names in the space community, including former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) G Madhavan Nair, have been barred from […]
Rajat’s Comment
Rajat Submitted on 2011/08/20 at 7:56 am Thank you for your all efforts you have put and we all hope that you will keep going like this. Its very well known that higher officials of DRDO are not as they appears but its not good to criticize every scientist, still there are lot of scientist who […]
DRDO’s Extension Counter- for DRDO’s Top Corrupt Officials
To 22th August […]
