Latest step taken to enhance financial powers of DRDO officials without fixing the accountbility and ignoring all the .corruption complaints, right from Dr V K Sarswat to various, C C R&D, DG, like Dr K D Nayak, Dr Selvamurthy, Dr Guru Prasad, Director s like Dr.A K Saxena, Dr Lokendra Singh big Drama of Bio […]
DRDO whistle-blowers seek Sitharaman’s intervention
Abhinandan Mishra May 26, 2018 – Sunday Guardian Live Arun Jaitley had ordered action against two senior scientists in a case in DRDO. Whistle-blowers and scientists working with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have written to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking her intervention in an alleged corruption case within the DRDO. Sitharaman’s predecessor […]
ALL IS NOT WELL WITH DRDO FUNCTIONING
Wednesday, 09 May 2018 | PNS | Dehradun In a big goof up which puts up a question mark over the functioning of country’s premier institute involved in research in the field of defence, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), an official posted as Estate Manager in Dehradun has been transferred to a position […]
Rustom-II takes to skies as mystery over transfer of its project director continues
By Pradip R. Sagar February 26, 2018 THE WEEK Over a month after ‘unceremonious departure’ of the project director of Rustom-II drone A.P.V.S. Prasad, DRDO on Sunday carried out test flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Challakere in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district. After the test, DRDO came out with a statement that a medium-altitude […]
DRDO testing drone falls in agricultural field in Karnataka’s Nayakanahatti
By Express News Service | Published: 21st February 2018 CHITRADURGA: A drone operated by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for surveillance crash-landed at an agriculture field belonging to Bangarappa of Doreyagalahatti village near Nayakanahatti of Chitradurga district on Wednesday morning. The drone which was launched to test the capabilities of its surveillance from the […]
SC Suspends All Engineering Degrees Obtained Between 2001 & 2005 Through Distance Courses From 3 Universities; Those After 2005 Cancelled
BY: APOORVA MANDHANI NOVEMBER 3, 2017 4:05 PM LIVE LAW. IN The Supreme Court has suspended the Engineering degrees granted between 2001 and 2005 to all graduates through distance learning by JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan (JRN), Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Rajasthan (IASE) and Allahabad(AAI) The Bench comprising Justice A.K. Goel and Justice U.U. […]
SC cancels engineering degrees given by deemed universities through correspondence course
Amit Anand Choudhary | TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Nov 3, 2017, 16:26 IST HIGHLIGHTS The apex court restrained educational institutions from providing courses in subjects like engineering, in the distance education mode With its ruling, the SC affirmed the findings of the Punjab and Haryana high court on the issue Also with its ruling, the SC […]
DRDO sets timeline for fixing grievances to discourage direct complaint to PM Modi
By Pradip R. Sagar 14 September 2016 The New Indian Express NEW DELHI: As scientists involved in defence research continue to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with their grievances, DRDO headquarters has asked all its department heads to take timely action on these complaints to avoid direct communication with PM or Defence minister. Following […]
India-Embraer jet deal under scanner for graft, Defence Ministry seeks firm’s reply within 15 days
Jugal R Purohit, New Delhi, September 10, 2016 – Indiatoday.in “We are as surprised as anyone else. If there was an investigation, they should have informed us. This is mentioned in the contract,” said a senior Defence Ministry source. Rocked by allegations of corruption in its deal with Brazilian aviation firm Embraer, which is under […]
Uncertainty dogs a leaderless DRDO
Ajai Shukla | New Delhi May 4, 2015 Last Updated at 00:38 IST – Business Standard A sense of drift is palpable within the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), which has been without a leader for three months since the ouster of its widely respected chief, Avinash Chander, on January 31. On that day, Defence Secretary […]
