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Distinguished scientist Samir V Kamat appointed DRDO Chairman: Ministry

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Kamat's appointment from the date of his assumption of charge till he attains the age of 60 years

DRDO Recruitment 2022: Here's how to apply for various apprenticeships

Candidates who wish to apply for one year of Apprenticeship Training in ASL can do the same on the DRDO's official website

DRDO and Indian Navy successfully flight-test VL-SRSAM off Odisha coast

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the missile will prove to be a force multiplier for the Indian Navy

Indigenously developed artillery gun to fire 21-gun salute on I-Day

The gun salute is a dramatic, centuries-old military salute or mark of respect, that involves firing guns or artillery

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.