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On a high growth path

Building confidence

 

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DRDO launches ‘Lukoskin’ herbal care product for leucodermia - Frontier India News

 

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The Hindu : Today's Paper / NATIONAL : Defence-related biomedical research to get a boost with Kyrgyzstan Minister's visit

The collaboration between the two countries began in 1997, when the DRDO was allowed to use a torpedo-testing facility in that country. Advanced light-weight, heavy-weight and thermal torpedoes, which the DRDO developed, are tested in the Issyk-Kul Lake, a big range in itself, said Dr. Selvamurthy.

 

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CAG raps Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for ‘failing’ to develop jam-resistant radio sets | idrw.org

The CAG has rapped Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for failing to develop jam-resistant and secure radio sets required by Indian Air Force and thus rendering its entire expenditure of Rs 116 crore unfruitful. Tabling its report on Defence Services in Parliament yesterday, the CAG noted the performance of radio sets developed by HAL for IAF was far below its requirement, which led to aborted mission, potentially unsafe situation in the air and low availability of aircraft.

 

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The Hindu : News / National : India to develop torpedo testing centre in Kyrgyzstan

 

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Well hope we distinguish ourselves from the rest of the world by calling our Astronauts with our own cultural name:

http://defenceforumindia.com/religi...ian-astronauts-called-vyomaveera-per-our.html

 

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something is cooking here

Advanced version of Pilotless target aircraft Lakshya test flown - Indian Defence

 

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one more success

Business Line : Industry & Economy News : KMML test-run produces titanium sponge

 

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one more success

Business Line : Industry & Economy News : KMML test-run produces titanium sponge

This is one helluva achievement but still we are still in initial stage, first we should cut the imports and then try to export it too.

There is a huge demand for titanium sponge all over the world and the total production is around 150k tonnes which china produces most since we have abundant titanium reserves we can challenge china is this area.

 

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This is one helluva achievement but still we are still in initial stage, first we should cut the imports and then try to export it too.

There is a huge demand for titanium sponge all over the world and the total production is around 150k tonnes which china produces most since we have abundant titanium reserves we can challenge china is this area.

I don't think we will be entering in to that race anytime soon, with our economy expanding, we are going to see our own demand going many fold with passage of time.

 

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Conference on ‘Emerging trends on Food and Health Security in Cold Deserts’ at DIHAR - Indian Defence

 

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Business Line : Industry & Economy / Logistics : CSL mulls second shipyard in Kerala at Vizhinjam

 

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Press Information Bureau English Releases

The Minister of State for Defence Dr M M Pallam Raju launched a composite herbal formulation named 'Perfomax' that has been developed by DRDO and has been found to improve physical and mental performance in High Altitude and Hypoxic Conditions at a function held in Leh, Ladakh today. The formulation is rich in antioxidants and other bioactive compounds that improve performance of brain, heart, kidney and lungs and improves blood circulation.

 

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India & U K to collaborate Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear protection Devices - Indian Defence

 

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From robots to insect repellents, corporates are bringing to the market technologies developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation - The Economic Times

That Tata Advanced Systems (TAS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, is a key player in unmanned aerial vehicles, is well-known. But what is not available in the public domain is TAS' quest to acquire unmanned ground vehicles, developed by the homegrown Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO). The agency has developed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that can handle improvised explosive devices, and also measure radiation and chemical contamination levels. In other words, the homegrown robot can be used by police, NSG and other paramilitary forces in counter-terrorist operations. If the TAS deal goes through (at the final stages when CD went to print), it will be DRDO's fourth technology transfer of the indigenously built robot after the Pune-based Theta Controls, Dynalog India and Bharat Electronics. Apart from a substantial tech transfer fee, DRDO will be pocketing anywhere between 2-4% royalties per unit sold.

Calco Polychem, the Delhi-based maker of master batches used in the plastic industry, is one such company. DRDO's Centre for Fire Explosives and Environment Safety (CEFEES) has developed a photodegradable and food-grade plastic.

The lab came up with a master batch - polythene with additives - and Calco snapped it up in January for Rs 20 lakh. Besides, it will give 4% royalty per unit sold to DRDO when it hits the market. "Until now, photodegradable master batches were being imported and were not authentic but this invention will enable us to pass all environmental laws," says Vijay Gupta, managing director, Calco Polychem.

The DRDO actually developed the master batch for the Army's disposal of plastic in high altitude, like the Siachen glacier. "On exposure to sunlight, the plastic degrades within 30-45 days and has innumerable applications, chiefly in landfills," says Dr Chitra Rajagopal, the scientist behind the invention and associate director at CEFEES.

RP Singh and Raju Brahma, both scientists at CEFEES, have developed a fire suppressant through continuous process, unlike Dupont's batch process. Last year, the Rs 10,000-crore Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd (GFL) showed interest in the technology and snapped it up for Rs 10 crore.

GFL has already set up a plant for the manufacturing the suppressant in Dahej, Gujarat, at an investment upward of Rs 10 crore. The company hopes to challenge Dupont's monopoly in this product with a lower price. The price offered by GFL is tipped to be at Rs 2000/kg, whereas Dupont vends it at Rs 2,500/kg. "The suppressant is meant for a new generation of fire extinguishers and will hit the market by end of 2012. It does not leave any residue and so enables clean firefighting," says a company spokesperson.

Also on the block was the Depa cream, a multi-insect repellant, effective against blood-sucking insects, mosquitoes, flies and bugs. The Rs 800 crore Jyothy Laboratories picked up Depa January last year. "While other mosquito repellants work for 1.5-2 hours, Depa is effective for about 7-8 hours," says MP Ramachandran, CMD, Jyothy Laboratories. While the company coughed up Rs 6 crore for the technology to DRDO, the latter stands to gain in terms of royalties at 4% per unit in case of exports, 3% per unit in case of government supplies and 2% per unit for the domestic market. "

That's how an explosion detection kit, born out of the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune, made it to the kitty of the Noida-based Vantage Integrated Security. Parmod Verma, CMD of Vantage, picked up the kit for Rs 40 lakh last year. Simultaneously, the South Carolina-based Crowe & Co snapped up the product as DRDO signed a non-exclusive agreement with Vantage for selling to the rest of the world and an exclusive one for India. "Though Crowe is in 46 countries, it approached us for manufacturing the products since it doesn't have a manufacturing base in the US," says Verma, adding that the new partnership with Crowe is a win-win since the latter will be selling Vantage security equipment in other markets. Vantage has spent an additional Rs 20 lakh on packaging and will hit the market with the kit in a month.

Tulip Group is busy branding a detection technology of chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis it acquired from the premier lab. Developed by the Defence Research Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior, the Rapid Screening Test based on Elisa technology using genetically engineered proteins and antibodies detects the presence of virus, such as dengue, chikungunya or Japanese encephalitis. While the imported kit costs Rs 5,000, the homegrown version could be as less as Rs 300-400 when it hits the stores. The Goa-based Qualpro Diagnostics of the Tulip Group has paid about Rs 15 lakh for the technology to DRDO. "Trials are on and we'll go to market in about six months," says Dr Arvind Saxena, Senior Manager, R&D, Tulip Group.

Scientist Lokendra Singh is in his element at DRDE, Gwalior. His bio-digester, completed in 1994, and first installed in Leh, is making waves in the corporate world. Simply put, the bio-digester is a standalone mobile machine that swallows any waste. "In 1984, the Indian Army faced a problem in Siachen with waste being dumped at -40 degree Celsius and so I started work on the bio-digester in 1989 and came out with a solution by 1994," says Singh. Soon, his invention made its way to Siachen and even Indian Railways. A clutch of companies, including Escorts, Omaxe Industries, CVS Technologies, are now in the fray to acquire the technology, points out the 54-year-old.

 

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DRDO delegation visits Canada to explore joint projects - Indian Defence

 

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some crucial data points

http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/dpi/articles/India_Strategic_16_Aug_15_Sept_2011.pdf

 

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Oct tech focus

http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/techfocus/2011/TF_10_2011.pdf

 

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Saab-HAL JV to go on stream in 6 months