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Steering Indian defence R&D

July 25, 2012 by (FINN) Frontier India News Network Leave a Comment

The Naresh Chandra Task Force on national security is out with its recommendation and it follows the regular boxing up of the nations Defence research set up. The task force wants to delink the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chiefs post from also being the Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister. The report wants [...]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO, Institute for Systems Studies & Analyses, Rand Corporation, The Naresh Chandra Task Force on national security

My experiences at DRDO

May 1, 2012 by Navneet Bhushan 1 Comment

I consider 1990 as the earth-shattering year on planet Earth (no pun-intended). The world was about to change – permanently some may argue. One of the world’s two super powers, USSR and an established alternative form of governance, the communism, was about to lose traction. The cold war was about to end. Mikhail Gorbachev’s Perestroika [...]

Filed Under: Opinions and Articles Tagged With: Adaptive Dynamic Model of Epstein, Berlin wall, DRDO, eigenvalue method, Glasnost, Gulf war, Ingrilitor-Britto model, Institute for Systems Studies and Analyses, Kargil war, Mikhail Gorbachev, monte-carlo simulation, peaceful nuclear explosions, Perestroika, Rand Corporation, S C Jethi, Situational Force Scoring, Strategic Analysis Laboratory, USSR, Weapon Power Score

10th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2013 begins

Hyderabad: India’s most exciting and hard fought motorsport event for young racing enthusiasts is back. 2013 marks the 10th successful successive year of India’s only Karting championship-the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2013. The opening round of the 2013 championship will get underway on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Kart Centre at [...]

JD (U) proves majority in Bihar Assembly as BJP walks out

Patna: Nitish Kumar let JD(U) today passed the trust vote in Bihar Assembly with 126 MLA’s voting for it. Congress Party’s 4 MLA’s abstained from voting. There were only 24 MLA against the motion as BJP had already walked out of the house. “We know you have mustered majority in the House to ensure passage [...]

Indian Railways to launch mobile tickets

New Delhi: Indian Railways ticketing is set to get a boost as a pilot non internet based mobile ticketing has been announced through Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Traveler’s with simple mobiles can access Railway ticketing services through SMS/IVRS/USSD. Print outs are nit required. The procedure involves user sending an SMS to a [...]

Big-bellied Bruce Lee poster by Mumbai restaurant attracts protests

Mumbai: City’s Facing East restaurant owners may not be able to believe their luck. A big-bellied poster of Bruce Lee with momo in his fingers has attracted more attention they paid for. With the support of local MLA Krishna Hegde, Chitah yajnesh Shetty, founder of Chitah Jeet Kune-Do Federation from Mumbai has protested against what [...]