IANS|Updated: Oct 09, 2018, In a shocking development, a young scientist working with the BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd (BAPL)’s missile research centre in Nagpur was arrested on Monday on alleged charges of spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI and other countries, informed sources said. Scientist Nishant Pradeep Agrawal has been working for the last four […]
Defence industry may see spectacular growth after 2019 General Elections, says L&T’s Jayant Patil
May 16, 2018 12:28 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com The L&T Whole-Time Director expects capital spending, as part of the defence budget, to increase next year, resulting in higher project orders Prince Mathews Thomas @prince0879 Jayant D Patil spearheaded L&T’s foray into the defence industry in 1986, at a time few other private companies saw […]
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 […]
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 lab up in arms against scientist’s transfer
By ABHINANDAN MISHRA | New Delhi | 28 January, 2018 Sunday Guardian The employees of the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), which is regarded as one of the most distinguished labs of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), are up in arms against what they have called arbitrary transfer of a scientist who last year was […]
Indian Railways faces CAG heat on bio-toilets
The report indicated that no awareness campaign was conducted by railway zones – except Southern Railway. Shine Jacob | New Delhi Buisness Standard Last Updated at December 19, 2017 The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticised Indian Railways for installation of bio-toilets on trains, citing that majority of them face operation deficiencies including choking, […]
Almost 2 lakh complaints of choking, foul smelling bio-toilets in trains: CAG
PTI|Dec 19, 2017,The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Almost two lakh complaints regarding choking, foul smelling and non-functional bio- toilets in trains were received from the public in 2016-2017, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said today. The CAG, in its report on ‘Induction of bio-toilets in passenger coaches in Indian […]
Bio-vacuum toilets will keep the stench away in trains
By Richa Sharma | Express News Service | Published: 04th December 2017 NEW DELHI: Stinky toilets in trains will soon be flushed away. Starting January 2018, Indian Railways will roll out first 100 coaches with bio-vacuum toilets like the ones in passenger airplanes. The bio-toilets in trains will be odour free, cut down water usage […]
