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Topic: DRDO

China-backed hackers RedFoxtrot targeted defence research, telecom in India, US firm finds

US cybersecurity firm Recorded Future's report says hacker group targeted Indian establishments for six months while border tensions between India, China were high.

850 oxygen plants to be set up from PM Cares Fund in various districts, says DRDO chief

Dr G Satheesh Reddy also said the DRDO was prepared to provide all kinds of support including temporary hospitals specific to Covid in various cities.

DRDO invites bids to transfer technology of anti-Covid drug 2-DG for bulk production

According to the Expression of Interest document, applications should be submitted before 17 June for the drug that aids faster recovery of hospitalised Covid patients.

Israel’s ATHOS gun system or Atmanirbhar ATAGS? Defence negative list to finalise next week

The towed gun system is part of Army’s Field Artillery Rationalisation Plan that was drawn up in 1999. An Israeli firm has been in the race for over two years now.

‘DRDO Dipcovan brand too similar to Dispovan’ — Syringe maker warns govt agency of legal action

Medical device company HMD asks DRDO to withdraw Dipcovan brand, & pledge to not market, use, advertise or exhibit for sale goods under the name.

How do Covid hospitals set up by DRDO operate & what’s the role of armed forces

The DRDO has set up five temporary hospitals to treat Covid patients. More are planned to handle a possible third wave. But the agency's role has primarily been of a project executing body.

DRDO’s first batch of anti-Covid drug 2-DG released

The powdered drug can be taken orally by dissolving it in water. It accumulates in the virus-infected cells and prevents virus growth by stopping viral synthesis & energy production.

Air India lifts 35 tonnes of mineral used in O2 production plants from Rome to Bengaluru

Additionally, the national carrier is going to airlift zeolite mineral for DRDO from multiple locations across the world during the coming weeks.

PM Cares Fund approves procurement of 1.50 lakh ‘Oxycare’ systems developed by DRDO

The 'Oxycare' system delivers supplemental oxygen based on the SpO2 levels and prevents a patient from sinking into Hypoxia, which can be fatal, the DRDO said.

DCGI approves anti-Covid drug developed by DRDO for emergency use

The drug has been developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a leading laboratory of DRDO, in collaboration with Dr Reddy's Laboratories in Hyderabad.

On Camera

Free-enterprise features are reshaping Russia’s socialist institutions: AD Shroff

Just as the economic waste of centralised planning is being realised, the failure on the agricultural front is also making a dent on doctrinaire thinking in the Soviet Union, AD Shroff wrote in 1964.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.