Page 16 - Latest Updates on DRDO
National Technology Day 2021: Date, theme, history and significance
The days marks India conducting three nuclear tests on May 11, 1999.
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India's drug regulator approves DRDO's anti-Covid drug for emergency use
The drug speeds up recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence - the big killer in the current phase of the pandemic
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DRDO to set up five oxygen plants in and around Delhi by this weekend
India is struggling with the second wave of the coronavirus infection
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DRDO delivers 50 oxygen cylinders to Hyderabad's Gandhi Hospital
To meet the urgent requirements of Covid-19 patients, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday handed over 50 oxygen cylinders to Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad
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Industry to set up 500 oxygen production plants, based on DRDO technology
Plants to be set up in three months, paid for by PM CARES Fund
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DRDO to assist Madhya Pradesh in construction of 1000-bed Covid-19 hospital
DRDO will fully assist the Madhya Pradesh government in the construction of a 1,000-bed temporary hospital at Bina amid surging Covid-19 cases, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday
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Tejas fighter jet's oxygen plant pressed into coronavirus duty
Defence minister also offers to deploy retired officers on pandemic service
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Rajnath Singh directs DRDO to provide 150 jumbo oxygen cylinders to UP govt
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday supplied 150 jumbo cylinders of medical oxygen to the Uttar Pradesh government
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MHA asks CAPFs to depute 25 doctors, 75 paramedics at DRDO's Covid hospital
Gujarat reported 8,920 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the state's tally to 3,84,688, while a record 94 patients died due to the infection
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DRDO opens up missile production partnership for Indian private sector
To promote the domestic defence industry, the DRDO has allowed private sector firms to both develop and produce missile systems such as vertical launched surface to air missile systems programme
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DRDO develops lightweight bullet-proof jacket for requirements of Army
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO and its lab DMSRDE for developing the new jacket
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First tri-service missile gets underway with roll-out of MRSAM components
The MRSAM has been developed for the army, navy and air force by DRDO, in close partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries
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DRDO tests new Air Independent Propulsion system to be fitted in Scorpenes
The AIP system, once ready, will from 2024-25 onwards, be "retrofitted" into six Scorpene submarines that are being built in India under Project 75
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DRDO joins exclusive club after long-range air-to-air missile test
Technology available 'only with a handful of countries', says defence ministry
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DRDO conducts successful flight test of SFDR technology
The Defence Research and Development Organisation on Friday successfully conducted a flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology in Odisha, official sources said.
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DRDO's surveillance satellite sent to space, will help monitor Indian Ocean
The satellite was launched using the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) PSLV-C51 which took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 10:30 am today
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DRDO successfully launches indigenous VL-SRSAM twice off Odisha coast
The missile is capable of neutralising various aerial threats at close ranges, a DRDO statement said
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DRDO conducts successful trials of anti-tank guided missile systems
The trials of Helina (Army Version) and Dhruvastra (Air Force Version) missile systems have been carried out from Advanced Light Helicopter platform.
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DRDO's current manpower grossly insufficient for R&D projects: Par panel
The Defence Ministry should take effective measures to augment the workforce, stated a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Friday
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Akash NG surface-to-air missile scores in maiden Republic Day eve test
The new generation surface-to-air missile, engineered to shoot down high-performing fighter aircraft, was test launched at Balasore
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