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APJ Abdul Kalam death anniversary: Top quotes by the 'Missile Man of India'

APJ Abdul Kalam died on July 27, 2015 at the age of 83

MoD bans imports from 18 top defence platforms, items to be made in India

Items include light-weight tanks, self-healing minefields, "plug-and-play housing" for soldiers at extreme altitudes, 127 mm naval gun, multi-role helicopter, among others

INS Sindhudhvaj retired after 35 years; India faces submarine shortfall

The 10 Kilo-class submarines that India bought from Russia between 1986 and 2000 are now down to seven conventional boats, as the navy calls submarines

Govt mulls penalising companies for EV fire as voluntary recall begins

Nearly 7,000 e-two-wheelers taken off the roads; show-cause notice to companies sent based on findings of a report by a DRDO laboratory

Indigenous stealth drone makes maiden flight from test range in Karnataka

The stealth drone, also referred to as an Unmanned Combat Airborne Vehicle (UCAV), has been designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru

Health ministry building two 50-bed hospitals for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims

Health professionals, including doctors and paramedics, from 11 states and union territories will be deployed in batches

DRDO, Navy successfully test short-range, anti-air missile to protect ships

The defence system uses a fibre-optic, gyroscope-based, inertial guidance mechanism

BIS formulates standard for EV batteries following spate of fire incidents

The standard was formulated considering real-life scenarios such as EV parked vehicle (battery is not used for an extended period of time), battery running at high and low temperatures

EVs catching fire because of 'mad rush' to get into business: Rajiv Bajaj

'Issue is the underlying process of the manufacturing,' says Bajaj Auto MD.

Defence Ministry's tech development fund cap raised five-fold to Rs 50 cr

The TDF scheme supports indigenous development of components, products, systems and technologies by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and start-ups

India successfully tests nuclear-capable Agni 4 ballistic missile

India successfully carried out a night launch of the nuclear-capable Agni-4 ballistic missile from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha

Bharat Dynamics to supply Astra Mark-1 missiles worth Rs 2,971 crore

With air-to-air missiles costing about Rs 15 crore each, the Astra will provide major business opportunities to Indian firms

RailTel bags data centre management, cloud services orders from DRDO

RailTel Corporation of India Limited, a CPSU under the Ministry of Railways has bagged two separate orders pertaining to Data Centre management and cloud services both together amounting to Rs 54 cr

MoD inks Rs 2,971-cr contract with BDL to procure ASTRA Mk-I missile system

ASTRA MK-I missile and all associated systems for its launch, and ground handling and testing have been developed by DRDO in coordination with the IAF, an official state from the ministry stated.

Top Headlines: Fuel rate cut to ease inflation, report on EV fire, and more

The recent EV scooter fires were caused by defects in their batteries, including in the designs of the battery packs and modules, a DRDO report said. Read more in our top headlines.

Battery defects, insufficient testing caused EV fires: DRDO report

'Defects may have happened because companies intentionally used lower-grade materials to cut costs,' it says.

Indian Navy successfully carries out test-fire of naval anti-ship missile

The Indian Navy on Wednesday successfully carried out the maiden test firing of the first indigenously developed naval anti-ship missile from a Seaking helicopter, officials said. The test was conducted at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha's Balasore. "This firing is a significant step towards achieving self-reliance in niche missile technology and reaffirms the Indian Navy's commitment to indigenisation," said a senior Navy official. The Indian Navy carried out the test in association with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). On Twitter, the Indian Navy released a brief video of the Seaking 42B helicopter firing the missile. The test-firing of the new missile came over a month after an anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired jointly by the Indian Navy and the Andaman and Nicobar Command. The Indian Navy has been steadily enhancing its overall combat capability to effectively protect India's maritime secu

Advancements in futuristic technologies need of the hour: MoS Ajay Bhatt

Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Wednesday called upon the scientific community to make advancements in technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), so that the nation is prepared to deal with future threats.He was addressing the National Technology Day function organised by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in New Delhi.The Government is making all efforts to meet the defence requirements through domestic procurement, he said, exhorting all sectors of the defence ecosystem to work together to achieve excellence in cutting edge technologies.Bhatt lauded the efforts of DRDO in establishing a self-reliant research and development (R & D) ecosystem which provides the Armed Forces with state-of-the-art equipment, in line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'."DRDO has proved itself through design, development and production of highly-sophisticated weapon platforms/systems. It has enhanced the involvement of ..

National Technology Day: Here are some Indian missiles

Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared May 11 as National Technology Day. Take a look at some Made-In-India missiles

MoD spends 65% of FY22 capital budget on domestic procurement

Utilises 99.5% of defence services budget