Defence Research & Development Organisation
Arjun Mark-II MBT heads for crucial field trials
04 Oct 2011
India to develop Kyrgyz torpedo testing facility
19 Sep 2011
DRDO launches herbal cure for leucoderma
08 Sep 2011
Agni-V ICBM test scheduled for December
04 Jun 2011
Astra BVRAAM undergoes second day of tests
21 May 2011
DRDO clinches deal with US firm for explosives detection technology
26 Apr 2011
In a significant move, India’s premier defence establishment, the Defence Research and Development Organisation clinched a commercial deal for technology transfer of an explosive detection kit with an American firm.
DRDO to integrate AEW&C systems on EMB-145I aircraft in July
18 Apr 2011
India will begin integrating indigenously-built airborne early warning and control systems and components onto a customised Brazilian Embraer -145 aircraft from July.
Nishant UAV clears tests, inducted by army
05 Feb 2011
India to set up test ranges for electronic warfare systems
24 Nov 2010
With electronic warfare systems becoming an essential component of modern warfare, India is all set to set up two test ranges for radar-based electronic warfare (EW) systems.
India successfully test-fires air defence missile
26 Jul 2010
The short-range interceptor missile neutralised the target, breaking it into fragments, at an altitude of about 15 km.
DRDO chief slams import-happy armed forces
27 May 2010
Defence Research and Development Organisation chief, Dr VK Saraswat, has advised an import happy armed forces to try and curb their "temptation" to continually import latest weapon systems from abroad.
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
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Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
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Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
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As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
