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The independent India

The independent India is now 72 years. More than a decade ago, a generation born after the independence has gone home to rest from their life of public service, other than politicians. Many of them had precious talents though strived under many difficulties in inhospitable times. Famine, death by tuberculosis, typhoid, malaria and many other maladies killed people with numbers couldn’t be counted. The generation, who dreamed new India after 1947, passed away food-less, cloth-less and homeless. Clean drinking water, primary health care system and roads were only dreams. Business opportunities were kept locked under strict license regime. In a country of half a billion people, business opportunities we re-undiscovered or kept aside as prejudiced against the interest of the masses,while...

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Goa Shipyard Ltd

After the incredible turnaround, now a world-class shipyard What could be called a turnaround strategy that Goa Shipyard embarked on four years ago and the steps that ensured the sustainability of all new achievements, now have become a preparation for facing all future challenges. Once a barge builder, is now a world-class shipyard with many track records in history and laurels on its cap, GSL is set to build missile frigates and Mine Counter Measure Vessels, while it already has the capability to design and build tailor-made defence ships not only for India but also for foreign blue water Navies, besides various types of commercial vessels. Works on war footing basis at Goa Shipyard in the last four years have metamorphosed the shipyard to an integrated ship building conglomerate, c...

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Bharat Dynamics Ltd Builds Dynamic India on flourishing defence business at home

Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL) has built-in itself a world-class capability for manufacturing guided-arms and allied defence equipment beyond just being a contract base for manufacturing ATGM under India’s agreement with French, Russian or any other external organizations. It acquired a high level of technical prowess over the years it's working with various organizations for manufacturing sophisticated guided weapons, meeting the changing necessities of armed forces and also through understanding their next-generation battlefield challenges. In fact, it has succeeded not only in systematically upgrading its skill-sets as a contract manufacturer of guided arms, but also in R&D driven innovation in defence equipment making. Through discreet pooling of India’s scientific, technological and ...

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Are we going wrong?

Two Central level Administrative Reforms Commission (ARCs) over four decades and our own rule for more than seven decades couldn’t change our administrative culture. This is the system that defeats all the so called reforms. This is what is unconvincing the public about the changes on the ground. Surely YES. In terms of technology sophistication we have been steadily going up. We can boast ourselves of being the champion of information technology that is changing the world into the ideal 21st century character. The technology is boosting efficiency, transparency and public comfort. Yet, the public at large is a lot dissatisfied in dealing with what is to rightfully come to them. One may not miss the ghost of the British legacy if he or she visits a Central or State government department. A

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