indigenisation

15 Oct

Rajnath pushes for indigenisation of defence equipment

New Delhi: Pushing for indigenisation, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday urged scientists in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to establish a system in India where all defence equipment can be manufactured in the country.He said, "DRDO has empowered the country with cutting edge technology." Singh, addressing the 41st DRDO Directors Conference in Delhi, said that despite various restrictions and limited capabilities, DRDO has succeeded in developing a variety of systems, products and technologies needed to enhance the forces. Urging to reduce dependency on imports of defence facilities, the Defence Minister said, "We will have to focus on…

30 May

Raksha Mantri Confers Awards for Excellence on HAL

Bengaluru: HAL has bagged Raksha Mantri’s awards under the categories of ‘Excellence in Performance’, ‘Innovation’, ‘Indigenisation and Design Efforts’ and ‘Best Performing Division’. The award for ‘Excellence in Performance for the year 2015-16’ was received by Mr T Suvarna Raju, CMD-HAL along with Mr V M Chamola, Dir (HR) and Mr C V Ramana Rao Dir(Fin)-HAL from Raksha Mantri, Mr. Arun Jaitley at a function in New Delhi today for achieving significant improvements in the areas of organisational performance, indigenisation, outsourcing and HR initiatives. Expressing his happiness on receiving the award, Mr. Raju said with these prestigious awards, HAL has set…