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04 Oct

Austerity drive holds up hiring by DRDO

Bangalore : Hiring of about 350 scientists and engineers by the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been held up by the austerity measures of the union finance ministry, a senior official said. "Though the (350) posts have been cleared by the prime minister's office, recruitment has been put on hold due to cut in budgetary allocation for us this fiscal (2013-14) by the finance ministry," DRDO recruitment and assessment centre chairman D.N. Reddy told reporters on the margins of a conference here. Admitting that the research body has a shortage of 400 scientists and engineers, Reddy said fresh…

12 Sep

AirAsia warns of recruitment scamsters

Chennai : Malaysian budget airlines AirAsia Thursday warned the public against responding to false recruitment offers for its Indian operations, and said it will not be responsible for the acts of unauthorised recruitment agencies. In a statement issued here, AirAsia said it has lodged a police complaint against an unaffiliated agency for running a job scam. "It has come to the airline''s attention that an unaffiliated agency in India is using the AirAsia brand for false recruitment purposes and demanding payment from its candidates. This is a scam and the public should refrain from approaching or consulting such agencies pertaining to…

12 Aug

India test-fires n-capable Prithvi-II missile

Bhubaneswar : India Monday test-fired its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile from a military base in Odisha, a senior defence official said. The indigenously-developed ballistic missile with a range of 350 km was fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur-on-sea in Balasore district, about 230 km from Bhubaneswar. The launch was carried out at 9.20 a.m. by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian armed forces, as part of a regular training exercise. "The missile reached the predefined target in the Bay of Bengal with a very high accuracy -- of few metres," test range director M.V.K.V. Prasad told IANS.…

08 Aug

DRDO lab makes chilli spray for self-defence

New Delhi : A defence research laboratory has developed an eco-friendly spray from the world''s hottest chilli for personal protection and self-defence, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told Rajya Sabha Wednesday. The spray has been extracted from the Bhut Jolokia (Capsicum Assamicum), grown in Assam and other northeastern states. Antony said the Defence Research Laboratory (DRL) in Tezpur, a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), developed the chilli spray, dubbed "capsispray". "It is an eco-friendly non-lethal chilli spray for personal protection and self- defence. It contains Oleoresin Capsicum extracted from the world''s hottest chilli, the Bhut Jolokia," Antony said.…

06 Aug

Indigenous aircraft carrier made of special steel

New Delhi : Over 24,000 tonne of specially designed steel capable of withstanding "high impact load shock" has gone into the construction of India''s first indigenous aircraft carrier, officials said Monday. Commodore Saibal Sen, additional principal director, Naval Design, said here that DMR-249A and DMR-249B were among the qualities of steel that have been developed in the country and used in the aircraft carrier, which will be launched at Kochi Aug 12. He said while DMR-249A was at least twice in strength than normal steel, DMR 249B was thrice as tough. The high-end steel qualities for warships were developed following research…

03 Aug

India’s DRDO launches explosive detection kit in US

Washington : It looks like a little pocket sized cigar box, but it packs a mighty punch in the fight against terrorism. And now this nifty explosive detection kit, developed by the India''s Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO), is all set to play its part in the US too. Widely used in India by bomb detection squads and the armed forces since 2002, the handy kit would be manufactured and sold in the US and other parts of the world by Summerville, South Carolina-based Crowe and Company LLC under a technology transfer agreement, "We are planning to introduce the EDK…

27 May

In season of blame, a defence

This, I fear, is the season of bashing the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), because it’s a time when our defence services project their wishlists for the latest in weapon systems and arms merchants from all over the globe flock to Delhi peddling their wares. Some of their products may still be on the drawing board and some may have grown old awaiting a buyer, readying for a graceful retirement. No matter, blame the DRDO for delays, poor performance in trials and lack of manufacturing base and opt for imports. From 2005 to 2013, the total value of…

29 Apr

Fire at DRDO complex, no loss of life reported (Lead)

Bhubaneswar : A fire broke out at a magazine storage area of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Chandipur in Odisha Monday. It was brought under control by fire fighters in five hours, officials said. The fire erupted around 4 a.m. at the storage area of the Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE), in Balasore district, about 230 km from state capital Bhubaneswar. "There was no harm to any individual. There has been no damage to the surrounding buildings or facilities," DRDO Spokesman Ravi Kumar Gupta told IANS. PXE is a DRDO laboratory that conducts testing and proofing of arms…

28 Dec

Defence research centre set up in Chennai

Chennai : Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India's premier defence research organisation, has set up a research and innovation centre at Indian Institute of Technoogy-Madras (IIT-M) Research Park to pursue directed research, an official said Friday. The centre was inaugurated by V.K.Saraswat, scientific advisor to the defence minister, and the secretary, defence research and development, here Friday. According to DRDO, the research and innovation centre is for giving new impetus to pursue directed research in close association with academia, industry and research scholars. The initial focus areas would be semiconductor device, tracked vehicle system, speech recognition, modelling and simulation of…

13 Sep

Critics Laugh Off Meddie’s P.Diddy Claims

Self Styled city moneybags Meddie Ssentongo has left his critics laughing after he was quoted that even US rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and businessman Sean John Combs aka P.Diddy is in awe of his wealth. Meddie, who is wanted by Interpol told one of the local dailies; “The last time I was in the US even guys like P.Diddy were wondering who I was because I had access to exclusive clubs attended by international celebs. They thought I was a boxer.” One critic told this desk; “He could have seen someone who looks like P.Diddy and he thought he…