Praveen Bose &Amp; Mahesh Kulkarni In Bangalore

Stories by Praveen Bose &Amp; Mahesh Kulkarni In Bangalore

Nano technology for green vehicles

Nano technology for green vehicles

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2010

With automotive manufacturers striving to match stricter emission norms set by regulatory authorities, they have begun considering nanotechnology as a necessity.

Nissan Indian component sourcing to rise four-fold

Nissan Indian component sourcing to rise four-fold

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2010

The company would import $10 million (Rs 45 crore) of components in 2010 from Indian vendors. It is set to increase this to $40 million by the end of 2012, a top company official said.

Toyota raises the pitch in hatchback market

Toyota raises the pitch in hatchback market

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2010

The company is wooing smaller towns to create awareness for Etios to be launched in December.

Strike at Volvo Bus factory in Bengaluru

Strike at Volvo Bus factory in Bengaluru

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2010

The workers of the two-year-old bus plant are demanding confirmation of temporary employees and reinstatement of those who were suspended in April this year, in addition to wage hike.

First employment exchange in PPP mode opens

First employment exchange in PPP mode opens

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2010

Employment exchanges will not remain mere places where people register their names and begin an endless wait for a call for an interview for a job which, most often, may never happen.

'We will be a leading player in electric car mart'

'We will be a leading player in electric car mart'

Rediff.com   27 May 2010

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, India's largest sports utility vehicle and tractor maker, is bullish on its latest acquisition of REVA Electric Car Company.

IT capital cries foul over free education for poor

IT capital cries foul over free education for poor

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2010

Schools in the information technology capital and its surrounding areas see red over the implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. They say it is against the prevailing state laws and plan to move court to stop the government from "imposing an additional burden on schools".

Over half of Bengaluru high-rises flay fire norms

Over half of Bengaluru high-rises flay fire norms

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2010

Most buildings have been built without the fire department's approval.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar set for regional print foray

Rajeev Chandrasekhar set for regional print foray

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2010

The Rajeev Chandrasekhar-owned Asianet Communications Ltd, a Bangalore-based media company, is believed to have struck a strategic alliance with Kannada Prabha, a multi-edition Kannada newspaper run by Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

US reforms to spawn $20-bn market for IT

US reforms to spawn $20-bn market for IT

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2010

Indian IT companies are equally jubilant. That's because the Bill, which proposes to create Electronic Health Records (EHRs) for all Americans by 2014, is expected to open up a $20 billion market opportunity for Indian IT services firms like Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Firstsource and MindTree.

NRI rsums pile up at Indian HR firms

NRI rsums pile up at Indian HR firms

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2010

Reduced hiring in the US market due to the lingering impact of the global financial crisis has resulted in a spike in the number of non-resident Indian resumes received by Indian human resources (HR) companies. Over 15,000 NRI resumes have accumulated in the inboxes of headhunters, and the number is set to increase, say HR executives.

Wipro to invest Rs 600 cr on West Bengal campus

Wipro to invest Rs 600 cr on West Bengal campus

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2010

The company plans to set up a new IT park near Kolkata and recently the company's Chairman, Azim Premji, had signed an agreement with the state government to acquire additional land.

Everybody is in a mood to spend: Wipro CEO

Everybody is in a mood to spend: Wipro CEO

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2010

In an interview with Mahesh Kulkarni and Archana Prasanna, Wipro's joint chief executive officer Girish Paranjpe says the company expects uniform growth in information technology spends, despite flat to marginally positive IT budgets in 2010.

Novartis to get leg-up in India with Alcon buy

Novartis to get leg-up in India with Alcon buy

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2010

However, analysts say it is not immediately clear if the merger would have any impact on Novartis India, the listed Indian subsidiary of the company.

Master technology first; be a manager later: Infy

Master technology first; be a manager later: Infy

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2009

Infosys Technologies has decided that its staffers must have at least six years of having worked on technology responsibilities before being asked to head a project.

Obama's healthcare plan to benefit Indian IT cos

Obama's healthcare plan to benefit Indian IT cos

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2009

The chances that US President Obama will achieve a near-universal healthcare system have dramatically improved after a lone Republican, Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine, prepared to vote with Democrats for a compromise proposal. This gives Obama a much better chance of achieving the 60 votes he needs to pass a Bill in the Senate.

Britain hopes for a bite of ID project

Britain hopes for a bite of ID project

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2009

The Unique ID card project, headed by Nandan Nilekani, is drawing interest from across the world because of the sheer scale of the project.

Karnataka in race for 2nd Nano plant: Tata Motors

Karnataka in race for 2nd Nano plant: Tata Motors

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2009

It was late last year when Tata Motors announced that it would set up the first plant for producing the Rs 1-lakh car at Gujarat's Sanand rather than Karnataka's Dharwad, among other places.

Karnataka's success with water management

Karnataka's success with water management

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2009

Karnataka project does wonders with water service management.

Landholders delay Mangalore SEZ

Landholders delay Mangalore SEZ

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2009

The Mangalore Special Economic Zone Limited (MSEZL) is facing stiff opposition from the landholders who are resisting acquisition of their lands.