Shivani Shinde &Amp; Kalpana Pathak

Stories by Shivani Shinde &Amp; Kalpana Pathak

Solar energy: Big opportunity for India

Solar energy: Big opportunity for India

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2007

It is too late to devote resources to chip manufacturing. India, instead, should explore opportunities in solar energy, where entry barriers are low and end-products are sold like commodity, states a JP Morgan report.

Rail coaches with living room, pvt kitchen!

Rail coaches with living room, pvt kitchen!

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

Get ready for a different rail travel experience. A special rail coach with a living room, two bathrooms, two toilets and a private kitchen. The catch: You will be allowed to take your own chefs on the trip.

Now, robots make the grade

Now, robots make the grade

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

Thousands of robots which were confined to research labs in India, are now finding their way into schools and engineering colleges.

TISS to double intake of students

TISS to double intake of students

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2007

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is brimming with ideas and concrete plans for the new year and ahead

Placements this year to break previous records

Placements this year to break previous records

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2007

With the lateral placements (for students with at least a year's experience) underway and final placement (for freshers) season round the corner, institutes expect this year's placements to be one of the best ever.

Mumbai Marathon goes hi-tech

Mumbai Marathon goes hi-tech

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2007

The Mumbai marathon is set to embrace technology.

IIMs set to take in extra students

IIMs set to take in extra students

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2007

The first stage of the 27 percent OBC quota is set to be implemented from academic year 2007-08.

Paradyne to buy US software firm

Paradyne to buy US software firm

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2007

Domestic IT services company Paradyne Infotech is in the final stages of acquiring a US-based software services company with a turnover of around $10 million in the last financial year, a source said.

Hotels include holy places on the menu

Hotels include holy places on the menu

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2007

The hospitality groups are also looking at a different and 'genuine category' of well-heeled religious tourists.

To be heard, tourism boards rope in RJs

To be heard, tourism boards rope in RJs

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2007

Tourism boards have turned innovative in radio advertising when it comes to promoting their destinations among Indian travellers.

Mukesh Ambani to set up varsity

Mukesh Ambani to set up varsity

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2006

The university is expected to match the standards of institutions like Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford.

Foreign law schools eyeing India

Foreign law schools eyeing India

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2006

Deans from two international law schools -- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago and Deakin School of Business and Law, Australia -- recently visited India.

IITs see highest pay packages

IITs see highest pay packages

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2006

Having dominated the summer placement scene at IIMs, companies like McKinsey, Boston Consultancy Group and UBS showed up for the first time for placements at IIT Bombay.

Parsvnath, Carlson plan hospitality foray

Parsvnath, Carlson plan hospitality foray

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2006

MoU for three-star hotels on the cards.

No room: Luxury hotels booked till March!

No room: Luxury hotels booked till March!

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2006

Analysts say hotel room rates in India are among the highest in the Asia Pacific, rising by 20 per cent annually.

India set for budget hotel boom

India set for budget hotel boom

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2006

India is set to add 10,000 budget hotel rooms in the next two years in response to the burgeoning demand for low-cost accommodation across the country.

Foreign universities awaiting govt nod

Foreign universities awaiting govt nod

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2006

As many as 40 international universities have sought land from the Maharashtra government in the Mumbai-Pune-Nashik belt for the purpose.

Sarovar Hotels to check in Gulf

Sarovar Hotels to check in Gulf

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2006

Sarovar Hotels, a multi-brand hotel management company in India, is foraying into the West Asia, for which it has signed deals for three-star and four-star hotels in Dubai and Muscat.

Pay: ICICI boss Rs 2.5 cr; SBI chief Rs 6 lakh

Pay: ICICI boss Rs 2.5 cr; SBI chief Rs 6 lakh

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2006

State-owned banks simply cannot match the compensation packages paid by their newer private sector counterparts.