By Manu Pubby, ET Bureau | 30 May, 2015, 05.44AM IST NEW DELHI: The government has sent a firm signal against the rampant culture of service extensions at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) with the appointment of its new head, S Christopher, who has superseded the top four scientists who are all on their […]
‘DRDO Chariot’ Donation Issue Reaches Parliament, Parrikar Says Probe Ongoing
By Pradip R Sagar Published: 09th May 2015 05:00 AM – The New Indian Express NEW DELHI: A probe is on into allegations that a Pune-based laboratory of the country’s premier defence research agency DRDO had developed and donated a hi-tech chariot to a temple, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed Parliament on Friday. Express in […]
DNA: Parliamentary committee pulls up DRDO
http://indiareckoner.net/2014/12/dna-parliamentary-committee-pulls-up-drdo/ India’s premier defence research organisation, Defence Research and Development Organisation’s inordinate delays, corruption and its fancy for reverse engineering has resulted in Parliamentary standing committee on defence raising the red flag on DRDO budget for 2014-15.
No IAS can beat the DRDO technocrats
Government having best IAS to govern and run the government machinery, for that, time to time government order published to take care the smooth functioning of various departments. Sometimes they observed that the orders are manipulated for wasted interest by various departments. Recently DOPT published an order for “Grant of extension/re-employment to Central Government servants […]
Request for cancellation Post Retirement Contractual Appointment of Sh Avinash Chander as DG, DRDO to save the premier organization from the clutches of corrupt and incompetents officials
To 26th November 2014 Hon’ble Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, PMO, South Block, New Delhi-110011 SUBJECT: Request for cancellation Post Retirement Contractual Appointment of Sh Avinash Chander as DG, DRDO to save the premier organization from the clutches of corrupt and incompetents officials. Sir, Shri Avinash Chander, DG, DRDO, SA to RM and Secretary, […]
NTRO tranfers officer for exposing corruption
Dalip Singh | Mail Today | New Delhi, June 14, 2011 A senior official in the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) is facing the heat for blowing the whistle on corruption and nepotism in the premier intelligence body. Director (establishment) Suresh Sharma was moved out of the NTRO’s Delhi headquarters after red-flagging large-scale irregularities in […]
Perform or perish: Antony tells DRDO
Perform or perish: Antony tells DRDO PTI | May 29, 2013, 08.08 PM IST – Times of India NEW DELHI: Reflecting frustration over long delays of strategic projects like Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), defence minister A K Antony came down hard on DRDO, saying there is a “limit to time slippages” and that it should […]
Tatra trucks have performed well for Indian Army: DRDO chief
ANI | Mar 31, 2012, 04.54PM IST NEW DELHI: Defence Research Development Organisation ( DRDO) chief V. K. Saraswat on Saturday defended the use of Tatra trucks in the Indian Army, saying the vehicles had performed rather well. Describing the Tatra trucks as “outstanding” and not at all of sub-standard quality, Saraswat said the trucks have been used […]
Who is to blamed for this deterioration of premier R&D organisation?
Since its inception, DRDO formulated a task which was to assist three services in their day to day technical requirements. Dr. Daulat Singh Kothari the First Scientific Adviser to RM followed by Prof. Suri Bhagavantham and Dr. Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri laid the foundation to strengthened the three services with technical backup. The then Prime Minister […]