Article: India's premier DRDO loses one scientist every second day

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New Delhi, April 27 -- India's premier military research body, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), loses one scientist every second day to a plum post in the private sector.

Figures from the defence ministry tell the sordid tale of the DRDO, which celebrates its golden jubilee this year.

According to the ministry, a total of 1,107 scientists, mostly young entrants, have resigned from the DRDO between 2003 and 2007, implying that on an average one person leaves every two days.

"These scientists work in the DRDO for two to three years, gain the experience of working on important projects, then leave ...

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