DRDO comes under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India and all central government rules are applicable. However, beginning with 1980 (prior to this DRDO was running under defence secretary) when D G (R&D) post was created and approved by cabinet with status of secretary as independent charge of R&D, foundation were laid for an […]
Austerity a setback for DRDO projects
THE HINDU – October 5 – 2013 MADHUMATHI D. S. A Rs. 1,000-crore or 10 per cent budget cut under the government’s austerity clamp for the second year running has kept the DRDO poorer by about 700 entry-level scientists in the last two years. This may push back some of its prestigious missile and aircraft […]
Chinks in the Armour – What ail DRDO, India’s Premier Defence Organigation?
Rediff.com – News-Special Part- III ‘DRDO took up Arjun before it learnt to make tanks’ George Iype Some 20 years ago, the defence ministry entrusted the DRDO with two projects: the development of a battle tank and a multi-barrel rocket launcher system. The DRDO called the former, assigned to it in 1974, Arjun, and the […]
Chinks in the Armour – What ail DRDO, India’s Premier Defence Organigation?
Rediff.com – News-Special Part- I ‘How long should we wait?’ George Iype DRDO is responsible for indigenising and constantly upgrading the country’s weapons and equipment inventory and related supplies. But the dilemma has always been to determine the correct balance between make or buy. The Kargil Review Committee Report Make. Or buy? That has been […]
Alandi temple Trust gets lighter, high-tech chariot
– Sakal Times Correspondent Friday, 28 June 2013 – 10:57 AM IST PIMPRI: A high-tech battery-operated chariot developed by the Dighi-based Research and Development Establishment (R&DE) was handed over to the Alandi temple Trust on Thursday. The chariot, built at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore, will be used for the annual palkhi procession from […]
Battery-operated chariot trial for palkhi a success
– Sakal Times Correspondent Wednesday, 19 June 2013 – 12:02 PM IST PIMPRI: A successful trial of a new battery-operated chariot for the palkhi procession of Sant Dnyaneshwar developed by the Dighi-based Research and Development Establishment (R&DE) was successfully conducted in Dive Ghat on June 14. With the battery-operated mechanism, there will now be no […]
Tejas project gets wings again under new DRDO chief
By Anantha Krishnan M | ENS – BANGALORE 01st June 2013 12:33 PM – THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS The Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) new boss Dr Avinash Chander has put India’s fighter jet project Tejas on his radar, with a possible mission to jettison it out […]
Avinash Chander is new DRDO chief
– The Hindu -NEW DELHI, June 1, 2013 Avinash Chander, the man behind Agni series of missiles, was on Friday appointed as the new Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister and Director-General of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). He will also hold the post of Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development. He succeeds V. […]
Congratulations – Sh Avinash Chander for taking charge as DRDO HEAD
Hope you will take DRDO to fly high, with output of products which are extreme essential to our defence and a step towards self-reliance. As per current scenario of DRDO, it is only possible, if you will able to weed out corrupt and incompetent senior officials from DRDO. Waiting and watching for your honest steps. […]
Antony defends fired DRDO staff
By Gautam Datt in New Delhi Saturday May 25, 2013 A DRDO employee, sacked on the grounds that he was a perpetual troublemaker after blowing the lid off alleged irregularities in the recruitment procedure, has sought protection from the Central Vigilance Commission ( CVC) claiming he was harassed for being a whistleblower. The CVC […]
