Staff Reporter – The Hindu HYDERABAD:, MAY 17, 2013 The bio-toilet costs about Rs.80,000 apiece and uses uses bacteria to decompose night soil. Authorities plan to install 200 of them in Padmavathi, Ajanta and other trains After conducting a successful trial run of using bio-toilets in 17 coaches of Hyderabad-Mumbai and Kacheguda-Bangalore Express trains, the […]
‘Nirbhay failed due to use of recycled material’
Sumit Bhattacharjee – VISAKHAPATNAM, JULY 01, 2017 – THE HINDU Sub-sonic cruise missile will be ready by month end, says DRDO chief The fourth test of Nirbhay, the long rage sub-sonic cruise missile that is designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), failed on December 21 last year because of use […]
After Agusta cloud, Embraer deal under scanner
NEW DELHI, September 10, 2016 – THE HINDU Brazilian aircraft major Embraer is alleged to have resorted to bribes, used middlemen to secure contracts. India has asked an explanation from the Brazilian aircraft-maker Embraer following media reports of an international investigation into the alleged payment of bribes to secure an aircraft deal in 2008. Embraer […]
‘No sign’ of Army cheque donated to PMO
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT – NEW DELHI, May 15, 2015- The Hindu Months after Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh presented a cheque of over Rs.100 crore to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, the Army says it has no information of any such donation. On January 15 this year, Gen. Singh presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
DRDO to make unmanned combat systems
S. SANDEEP KUMAR, November 24, 2014 17:04 IST THE HINDU “it is going to be the future, it will be a fight against one technology over the other, than the conventional man against man wars,” DRDO Director General Avinash Chander said. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Director General Dr. Avinash Chander underscored the need […]
RTI -Dr. V. Bhujanga Rao, DS & Director General – Naval Systems and Materials (NS & M) – PATENT
To, 28th July 2014 Dr. RB Sharma, CPIO DRDO HQ, Min. of Defence DRDO Bhawan, Rajaji Marg New Delhi-110011 Hello, Kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005 in respect […]
Hunger strike by DRDO staff
THE HINDU 08-01-2014 (Page 4) SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Around 1,300 technical officers across DRDO labs in the country will go on mass casual and relay hunger strike on January 9 and 10 in protest against the withdrawal of grade pay of Rs. 4,800, which they claim resulted in downgrading of their positions. As a result of […]
