Dr G Satheesh Reddy: Know More About New DRDO Chief; 10 Things

Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to the defence minister, was on Saturday appointed as the secretary, department of defence research and development (DDRD) and chairman of defence research development organisation (DRDO). His appointment is for a period of two years. Here below are 10 things you may like to know about the scientist, leading a very important government department:

Panel set up to raise retirement age of scientists to 64; what’s about the rest?

SOME scientists and government medical specialists may soon retire only at 64, four years after their colleagues in other Central government departments retire. With the government setting up a screening committee for considering proposals for extension in service of specialists belonging to scientific and medical fields beyond the age of 62 years, there are hopes that the government in this election year may raise the retirement age of all Central government employees to…