
DRDO chief VK Saraswat on Saturday defended the use of Tatra trucks saying the trucks had rather performed well. ...

03:54 PM, Mar 31, 2012

Chennai: In a freak accident, a soldier perched over a T-90 battle tank was killed when its driver lost control and dashed against a concrete structure in Chennai on Friday. A concrete slab fell on the tank following the mishap, killing the soldier and injuring another at the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE). "It is an unfortunate accident. The tank was taken out for testing. The driver was...

07:47 AM, Mar 03, 2012

Chennai: In a freak accident, a soldier perched over a T-90 battle tank was killed when its driver lost control and dashed against a concrete structure in Chennai on Friday. A concrete slab fell on the tank following the mishap, killing the soldier and injuring another at the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE). "It is an unfortunate accident. The tank was taken out for testing. The driver was...

08:18 PM, Mar 02, 2012

New Delhi: India's ambitious project to develop indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has suffered a setback as the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) for the aircraft was delayed by another year. "As far as LCA is concerned, there was an initial IOC in January this year. We were supposed to get the IOC (final) by the end of this year. As we see it, there is a delay of almost an...

09:48 AM, Oct 04, 2011

The United States has always been a featherbed for scientists and researchers, irrespective of their origins or nationality. That is because of its unique institutional ecosystem that keeps the ground fertile for creativity, as well as individual entrepreneurship and commercial success. The contribution of these scientists in helping the global superpower keep its nose ahead of any other country in the world - technologically, economically and politically is significant. The...

09:42 AM, Aug 06, 2011

New Delhi: A US firm has shown "keen interest" in a patented explosive detection kit developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and a pact will be signed soon, an official statement said on Tuesday. Costing about Rs 5,000 a piece, the kit will be commercially produced by the Noida-based Vantage Integrated Security Solutions under a transfer of technology pact with the DRDO, the statement said. "An agreement...

06:38 PM, Dec 14, 2010

Dehradun: India has developed its first Laser Guided Bomb (LGB), a weapon that can hit a target with greater accuracy, with technological support from city-based Instrument Research and Development Establishment (IRDE). The development of technology for producing Laser Guided Bomb is part of ongoing research towards achieving self-dependency in the defence area being done in IRDE, a lab of DRDO, Scientist and Public Relation Officer of IRDE told PTI. The...

05:08 PM, Oct 20, 2010

Sibal will meet senior officials at the Departments of State and Education. ...

10:31 AM, Oct 28, 2009

Foreign drugs used for treating erectile dysfunction may soon be passe in India. ...

09:19 PM, Jun 05, 2008
Nagpur: The ICC today expressed its condolences and sympathy to the victims of the earthquake that rocked Christchurch, New Zealand, claiming several lives and leaving many homeless. "At times like this, sport can only offer its support and its deepest sympathy to those who have lost loved ones during such a tragedy," ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said. "It's a helpless feeling but I will be discussing with the organisers...

12:49 PM, Dec 20, 2007