T E Narasimhan &Amp; Gireesh Babu

Stories by T E Narasimhan &Amp; Gireesh Babu

For India's rose cultivators, it was a thorny V-Day

For India's rose cultivators, it was a thorny V-Day

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2018

Rose growers in South India, mainly Hosur, have for many years spread the scent of love on Valentine's Day around the world. But the world seems to have jilted them for other options this time

Chinese EV manufacturer BYD to 'Make in India'

Chinese EV manufacturer BYD to 'Make in India'

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2018

Hyderabad-based Gold Stone Group, which sells BYD buses in the country, is setting up a greenfield manufacturing facility at a cost of around Rs 200 crore

Auto Expo: From e-rickshaws to e-superbikes, start-ups have them all

Auto Expo: From e-rickshaws to e-superbikes, start-ups have them all

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2018

Besides electric vehicles, some start-ups present are working in the area of bike customisation, motorsports, auto gaming arena, autonomous vehicle and so on

Divided over a river, TN, Karnataka to join hands for defence corridor

Divided over a river, TN, Karnataka to join hands for defence corridor

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2018

The corridor is expected to attract around Rs 1,250 billion investment and create 4,00,000 jobs. It will start from Mysore, pass through Bengaluru in Karnataka, to connect with Chennai, Coimbatore, Salem and Tiruchy in Tamil Nadu.

The challenges that await ISRO's new boss

The challenges that await ISRO's new boss

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2018

K Sivan has to hasten the effort to bring in private players into satellite and rocket building and replicate India's software success in aerospace.

Fund crunch hits ambitious plans of space start-ups

Fund crunch hits ambitious plans of space start-ups

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2018

While Team Indus had backing from Nandan Nilekani, Ratan Tata and Flipkart founders Sachin and Binny Bansal, it could not even muster half of the Rs 4.5 billion it required for the mission to the moon.

Wow! It's raining job offers at the IITs this year

Wow! It's raining job offers at the IITs this year

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2017

A total of 211 companies issued 763 offers to the students in the first phase which is the highest number of placement among any IITs across the country in this year.

How Lenskart plans to make you 'look good, feel good'

How Lenskart plans to make you 'look good, feel good'

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2017

With Katrina Kaif as brand ambassador, will Lenskart be able to steer customers away from local opticians and keep them loyal?

PE score in November: 56 deals & $2.9 billion investment

PE score in November: 56 deals & $2.9 billion investment

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2017

All major sectors -- real estate, e-commerce, IT, retail and consumer products, healthcare -- saw new all-time highs in value invested.

Placements: How engineering colleges stay on top of the game

Placements: How engineering colleges stay on top of the game

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2017

Realigned training modules. Better automation and coding tools. Internal contests and more.

How TVS will ride up from budget to premium market

How TVS will ride up from budget to premium market

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2017

TVS should be prepared for a rough ride as Bajaj Dominar, Mahindra Mojo, Royal Enfield Classic 350 and many others are stepping on the gas for a slice of this category.

How Datsun plans to break into the big league

How Datsun plans to break into the big league

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2017

Manufacturer Nissan plans to get aggressive with brand communication and increase the number of customer touchpoints through showrooms, experience zones and other initiatives.

Soon private players will be able to build satellites, rockets

Soon private players will be able to build satellites, rockets

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2017

However, some of the provisions in the draft Bill needs scrutiny, as these could scare away international investors

ISRO plans return to Mars, missions to Venus, Sun

ISRO plans return to Mars, missions to Venus, Sun

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2017

The ISRO is looking at Mangalyaan-2, a follow-on mission to Mars, and launching two satellites that would look at Venus and explore asteroids.

As jobs dry up, private engineering college students pay the price

As jobs dry up, private engineering college students pay the price

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2017

They were the source for entry-level recruitments in the IT industry before the job market crash.

Vijay joins the Rajini club

Vijay joins the Rajini club

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2017

Mersal is the first Vijay film to make Rs 200 crores. Some say credit for the star's most successful film goes to the BJP and its opponents.

Isro to partner with L&T, Godrej, HAL to build PSLV rockets

Isro to partner with L&T, Godrej, HAL to build PSLV rockets

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2017

There is a huge spurt in demand to launch smaller satellites, those as light as 1 kg, with a lifespan of two to three years. But there aren't enough rockets to carry these, reports T E Narasimhan

Indian coffee has 4 new brand ambassadors

Indian coffee has 4 new brand ambassadors

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2017

Coffee Board of India has signed on P V Sindhu, P Gopichand and Prabhas and Rana Daggubatti from the Baahubali star cast as brand ambassadors

Sindhu & Gopichand lure India towards sport drinks

Sindhu & Gopichand lure India towards sport drinks

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2017

With a new campaign for Gatorade and renewed thrust on sports drinks, PepsiCo looks to make the most of the growing passion for fitness in the country.

Amazon plans exclusive drones for India; files patent

Amazon plans exclusive drones for India; files patent

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2017

Firm says the proposed drones can also be used to identify other such objects, along with aircraft, plying within Indian skies