By Manu Pubby, ET Bureau Aug 26, 2020SynopisTo be led by Prof P Ramagopal Rao, Director IIT Delhi, the select panel will delve deep into the nature of work being carried out by each lab under the organisation and will present a report to redefine the charter of work being carried out and minimize technology […]
Congratulations Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy
Dear Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy Congratulations for taking charge of Chairman DRDO, after long chase and waiting of one year three months finally you achieve your goal. Now the time has come to see that what a young DRDO chief can deliver to nation. some observations will help you to reshape the pathetic condition of DRDO […]
DRDO chief not appointed even after three months
Abhinandan Mishra, Sunday Guardian: August 18, 2018 ‘Selecting a new DRDO chief has become like walking on a landmine’. The post of the chief of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has been vacant for nearly three months now, courtesy the apparent pressure tactics being employed by various quarters—both from inside the government and […]
As S Christopher completes term, DRDO to remain headless for 3 months
By Manu Pubby, ET Bureau|Updated: May 29, 2018 NEW DELHI: The Defence Research And Development Organisation (DRDO) could stay headless for as many as three months with the government failing to find a replacement for incumbent Selvin Christopher who retired on Monday. Efforts till late to grant him another extension in service could have delayed […]
Race for next DRDO chief heats up, incumbent eyes extension
By Pradip R Sagar May 02, 2018 18:29 IST – THE WEEK With the tenure of S. Christopher, current chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), coming to an end later this month, the race for the top post in the country’s premier defence research organisation has begun. Christopher, who was given a […]
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 […]
New toilets in trains no better than septic tanks: IIT-M study
By Srinand Jha The Economics Times, Nov 23, 2017 A new kind of toilet using bacteria to break down human excreta has been deployed in Indian trains over four years to 2017, at a cost of Rs 1,305 crore, but this toilet is no better than a septic tank, the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) […]
‘Internal politics’ forces DRDO scientist to quit
By Pradip R Sagar | Published: 08th October 2017 NEW DELHI: With a dream to work for his country after spending a successful stint overseas, Dr Gausal Ahmed Khan applied for the post of senior scientist in the country’s premier defence research institute—DRDO—in 2009. Eight years down the line, Khan’s dreams were shattered when he […]
Shut Down Laboratories And Overhaul The DRDO, Expert Committee Tells Defence Ministry
All non-core research activity of the DRDO must stop. Sudhi Ranjan Sen Deputy Editor (News) The Huffington Post 14/03/2017 3:40 PM IST India’s premier defence research organisation, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), needs a major overhaul, some its research laboratories closed and the organisation needs to concentrate only on development of defence platforms, a […]
Sword and Shield
Indian Military Issues: Progress through Debate Wednesday, April 1, 2015 DRDO: an Organisation in Need of Life Support System (FORCE MARCH 2015) Major General Mrinal Suman No organisation ever exists in a vacuum. It has to […]
