Author: Pradip R Sagar Published Date: Mar 8, 2015 6:00 AM Last Updated: Mar 8, 2015 5:10 AM A 25 years old Junior Research Fellow has filed a complaint against D Majumdar, additional director of DIPAS, of making sexual advances. NEW DELHI: After well known environmental scientist Dr R K Pachauri faces allegations of sexual harassment […]
Army Tramples on Faulty DRDO Study on Siachen Deployment
By Pradip R Sagar Published: 02nd Nov 2014 06:06:55 AM The New Indian Express – The Sunday Standard NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit this Diwali to the world’s highest battlefield, Siachen, to applaud the Indian army troops deployed there again brought into national focus the difficulty of operating under such adverse climatic […]
Arjun tank: CBI probes scientist for taking bribe
Abhishek Sharan, Hindustan Times New Delhi, July 04, 2014 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun a criminal misconduct probe against a senior scientist who was part of a team involved in the development of India’s indigenous main battle tank Arjun, for allegedly seeking and accepting Rs. 1.5 lakh from a machinery supplier. The […]
DRDO tests positive for nepotism
dna 19.02.2014 VK Saraswat and defence minister’s former scientific advisor among accused Pradip R Sagar @pradiprsagar New Delhi: At least 10 top scientists of the country’s premier defence research agency, the DRDO, are accused of flouting rules and misusing their positions to recruit family members in the organisation. Among the accused are M Natarajan, former […]
Under scanner DRDO official suspended hours before retirement
Press Trust of India / New Delhi November 30, 2012, 20:15 – Business Standard A senior DRDO official, who is under scanner for his alleged role in an appointment made against the laid down procedures, was suspended hours before his retirement from service today. The official, a senior scientist, has been suspended by the department […]
DRDO disowns chief controller, says he is retired
DRDO claims Dr Pillai has retired even though its website shows otherwise ABHINANDAN MISHRA New Delhi | 17th Nov 2012 Sunday Guardian The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has refused to acknowledge that Dr Sivathanu Pillai is the chief controller of research and development in the organisation, despite 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 […]
DRDO’s Nag missile fails in user trials
New Delhi: The long-delayed Nag anti-tank missile project of the DRDO has suffered yet another setback as its user trials held recently failed. In the trials held in Rajasthan in presence of senior Lt Gen-rank officers from the Army and top DRDO officials, the modified carrier of the missile called NAMICA also under-performed, DRDO sources […]
Defence ministry report slams DRDO chief
Defence ministry report slams DRDO chief 14 Aug 2012Hindustan Times (Bhopal) NEW DELHI: Defence Research and Development Organisation chief VK Saraswat sanctioned R2.8 crore to a mathematical society headed by him, an audit report has revealed. The report prepared by the defence ministry’s finance wing has also dealt with issues of transparency and shortcomings in […]
