News: Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) chairman has constituted a five-member expert committee to review the charter of duties for all laboratories of the DRDO and to focus on indigenous development of futuristic technologies.
Facts:
- Headed by: The committee is headed by Professor V. Ramagopal Rao, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
- Terms of Reference:
- To study and review the charter of duties of all the labs of the DRDO
- To redefine the charter of duties of the labs on the current and futuristic defence and battlefield scenario and
- To minimise the overlap of technologies amongst the labs.