- DRDO to develop new bunkers to tackle psycholgical issues
Soldiers sitting in their bunkers in snow-clad Siachen will get to feel sea waves, chirping of birds and winds passing through forests.
A K Antony orders study to check stress level among officersThe stress level of young officers is very different from that of the jawans and those who have already spent a considerable time in unifor...
$10 bn business: How Israel became India’s most important partner in arms bazaarIn the past decade alone, Israeli defence sales to India surpassed $10 bn and the exports are expected to grow faster in the coming years.
- DRDO to take telemedicine from army camps to villages
The organisation will package and commercialise telemedicine to provide quality healthcare in rural and remote areas.
- DRDO licensing eco-toilets to private companies
To prevent open defecation along the Dhamra coast, DRDO have taken up a project of installing 1000 bio-toilets.
- London Olympics: Britain takes security tips from India
Preparing to host the Olympics in August, Britain is taking tips from India on security of venues based on its experience of Delhi Commonwe...
- DRDO builds defence against dirty bombs
An overt nuclear war may be a remote possibility but the threat of non-state actors unleashing "dirty" nuclear bombs, biological or chemica...
- India to develop state of the art torpedo testing centre in Kyrgyzstan
India is planning to develop a facility in Kyrgyzstan to produce state of the art torpedoes in order to strengthen its under water attack c...
- Epidemic fear grips Leh as gastro cases begin piling up
Doctors have reported a steady rise in the cases of gastroenteritis due to contaminated drinking water.
- DRDO lines up Rs 2k-cr deals
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is willing to transfer technology related to nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC...
- IAF devises new test for aspiring pilots
Youngsters keen on becoming IAF pilots will now have to undergo a new PABT (pilot aptitude battery test) from 2009 onwards, which will test...
- India gears up for wars of future
India is launching a futuristic programme to develop sophisticated NBC (nuclear-biological-chemical) defence technology to counter the thre...
- Transgenic tomato for soldiers and commercial market by '08
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has succeeded in developing transgenic tomatoes, mainly for supplying to the soldiers ...
- Armed forces place Rs 2,000 crore orders for anti-nuclear sys
The equipment and systems to be purchased on fast track, include gear to protect against nuclear and chemical radiation and systems to dete...
- DARL the new darling of the Forces
The DARL at Pithoragarh, has attained a breakthrough in developing an oil-yielding jatropha germplasm.
- Scientists develop cost-effective nuclear medicine kit
A new cost-effective nuclear medicine kit has been developed by Indian scientists to tackle growing number of infectious diseases in the co...
- Central R&D institutes survive attrition threat
At a time when high attrition appears to be the norm in all knowledge-driven sectors in India, central research institutes continue to be a...