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Make it easy for experts to come to India to teach: Narayana Murthy

Make it easy for experts to come to India to teach: Narayana Murthy

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

There should be more scholarships to Indian students, Murthy said.

Palash Sen controversy: What really happened at IIT-B!

Palash Sen controversy: What really happened at IIT-B!

Rediff.com24 Dec 2013

Palash Sen may not be India's biggest rockstar. He is however the frontman of Euphoria, a band that is popular in the college festival circuit. At his last concert held at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai on December 21, Sen managed to tick off a section of people who took offence to some of the things he said. In the days that followed his alleged remarks, Sen has found himself at the receiving end of a lot of ire, the beginning of which was first expressed in a blog by research student Arpita Phukan Biswas. With no official recording of the concert, the waters have been muddied by voices from both sides. Rediff.com's Abhishek Mande Bhot reports

IIT pioneers radical surveillance tech

IIT pioneers radical surveillance tech

Rediff.com5 Aug 2008

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has developed cutting edge surveillance and tracking technologies, which will be vital in identifying the exact location of mobile phone users and the train positions.The new system would provide information about the exact position of the cellphone user rather than the currently technology, which provides information regarding the BTS tower. This would enable the investigating agencies to nab the terrorists and criminals.

India has 21 $1-billion start-ups, China 227

India has 21 $1-billion start-ups, China 227

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

With the 21 unicorns collectively valued at $73.2 billion, India is the fourth biggest in terms of unicorns, behind the US, China and the UK, as per the Hurun Global Unicorn List.

Using kaajal to make nano devices

Using kaajal to make nano devices

Rediff.com7 Dec 2005

While researchers worldwide are trying to develop newer and better methods for producing CNTs, the age-old practice of making kaajal is the simplest and the cheapest way of making them, the IIT scientists say.

Space pioneer U R Rao passes into the ages

Space pioneer U R Rao passes into the ages

Rediff.com24 Jul 2017

Dr Rao accelerated the development of rocket technology which led to the successful launch of ASLV and PSLV satellites.

BEWARE! Fraud Journals On The Rise

BEWARE! Fraud Journals On The Rise

Rediff.com27 Nov 2021

Cloned journals have become more rampant in the post-pandemic world.

IITs feel the pinch, seek more funds

IITs feel the pinch, seek more funds

Rediff.com16 Jan 2008

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have a 2008 budget wishlist. They want the government to grant them more funds to support their infrastructure expansions and research initiatives.

Every IIT-ian has created 100 jobs: Survey

Every IIT-ian has created 100 jobs: Survey

Rediff.com11 Dec 2008

An Indian Institute of Technology survey says every IIT-ian has created 100 jobs and that every rupee spent on an IIT-ian has 'created an economic impact of Rs 50 at the global level, half of which is India's share'.

Sensex tanks over 1,400 pts amid global market rout

Sensex tanks over 1,400 pts amid global market rout

Rediff.com19 May 2022

Equity benchmarks fell sharply on Thursday in line with an extremely weak trend in the global markets, with the Sensex plunging 1,154.78 points in early trade. Persistent foreign fund outflows and a spurt in crude oil prices also dampened sentiment. The 30-share BSE benchmark was trading 1,154.78 points lower at 53,053.75. The broader NSE Nifty tumbled 335.65 points to 15,904.65.

Can Nifty 50 Hit 21,000 By Diwali?

Can Nifty 50 Hit 21,000 By Diwali?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

'Some risks to this market rally include inflation, erratic weather conditions, rising crude prices, slowing global growth and the resultant impact on domestic exports, escalation in geopolitical tensions.'

Desi space observatory, the fourth of its kind, set for launch

Desi space observatory, the fourth of its kind, set for launch

Rediff.com20 Sep 2015

India's observatory will be the fourth in space, after the Hubble, Russia's Spektr R and Suzaku of Japan.

How Zeus Numerix will make Indian warships invisible

How Zeus Numerix will make Indian warships invisible

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

Rather than going through the tedious, hit-or-miss process of physically designing hull forms and superstructures for warships and then determining how visible they are to radar, the company will simulate this process on supercomputers.

Rs 435 million spent to propagate Hindi worldwide

Rs 435 million spent to propagate Hindi worldwide

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Complaints to NCM fall down sharply...4,000 Indian women deserted by NRI husbands since 2016...79 districts in India still don't have blood banks...

Websites of DU, IITs, AMU hacked, pro-Pak message displayed

Websites of DU, IITs, AMU hacked, pro-Pak message displayed

Rediff.com25 Apr 2017

The hacker group, which identified itself as 'Pakistan Haxors Crew (PHC)', said, 'nothing deleted or stolen. Just here to deliver my message to Indians'.

Chandrayaan-3 completes final Lunar move, next stop Moon

Chandrayaan-3 completes final Lunar move, next stop Moon

Rediff.com20 Aug 2023

The mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3 are to demonstrate a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, to demonstrate rover roving on the Moon, and to conduct in-situ scientific experiments.

MIT award for 6 Indian-American scientists

MIT award for 6 Indian-American scientists

Rediff.com12 Sep 2006

For the 'most promising and exciting' innovations and research in the United States, six Indian-American scientists under the age of 35 will be awarded by Technology Review 35, the prominent tech journal of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

1 killed, 3 injured in explosion in IISc lab in Bengaluru

1 killed, 3 injured in explosion in IISc lab in Bengaluru

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

Technician Manoj from Mysuru died on the spot while three others suffered injuries.

India's 3rd Covid wave likely to peak on Jan 23: IIT prof

India's 3rd Covid wave likely to peak on Jan 23: IIT prof

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata have already reached their peak in case numbers in the past seven days, said Manindra Agrawal, a professor at IIT Kanpur and one of the researchers associated with the Sutra Covid model.

Interested in working with OpenAI? Please feel free to email Sam Altman

Interested in working with OpenAI? Please feel free to email Sam Altman

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

If you are interested in working with OpenAI, feel free to email Sam Altman. In a free-wheeling fireside chat with university students on Thursday in Delhi, the CEO of OpenAI and his team seemed eager to welcome bright young IT practitioners of India into the OpenAI work space. Asked about the steep degree requirements for applying to tech giants such as Microsoft and Google, Altman said that his company was open to hiring undergraduates and even college drop-outs.

Ex-ISRO chief Madhavan Nair quits IIT-Patna

Ex-ISRO chief Madhavan Nair quits IIT-Patna

Rediff.com28 Jan 2012

Nair, who has been barred from holding any government post for his alleged role in the controversial Antirx-Devas deal, was in Patna on Friday to bid farewell to his colleagues.

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.

IIM-A centre to create $2 mn fund for clean tech

IIM-A centre to create $2 mn fund for clean tech

Rediff.com29 Aug 2007

Initiative to cover fuel cells, bio-fuels and energy storage techniques.

Sensex, Nifty rise on gains in metal, auto stocks

Sensex, Nifty rise on gains in metal, auto stocks

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Friday after two days of fall, helped by buying in metal, telecom and auto stocks amid a firm trend in global markets. Automakers led by Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra reporting robust wholesales of passenger vehicles and GST collections crossing Rs 1.50 lakh crore for the third straight month in May also added to the optimism. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 118.57 points or 0.19 per cent to settle at 62,547.11.

SC to hear on Tuesday plea against donor gamete rules for surrogacy

SC to hear on Tuesday plea against donor gamete rules for surrogacy

Rediff.com29 May 2023

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the rules issued by the Union health ministry which prohibit donor gametes to couples desirous of having children through surrogacy on the ground that it frustrates the provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, which gives the right of parenthood to infertile couples.

Indian-American scientist develops paper test for cancer

Indian-American scientist develops paper test for cancer

Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

In a breakthrough, an Indian-American scientist at the prestigious MIT has developed a simple, cheap, paper test that could improve cancer diagnosis rates and help people get treated earlier.

China is Britain's largest threat, has targeted India: Rishi Sunak

China is Britain's largest threat, has targeted India: Rishi Sunak

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

China represents the "largest threat" to Britain and the world's security and prosperity this century and there is evidence to suggest it has targeted countries from the US to India, UK prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak said on Monday.

M-cap of BSE-listed firms at all-time high of Rs 288.50 lakh crore

M-cap of BSE-listed firms at all-time high of Rs 288.50 lakh crore

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms reached an all-time high of Rs 288.50 lakh crore on Wednesday amid an ongoing rally in equities, as the benchmark Sensex settled above 63,000-level for the first time ever. The 30-share BSE barometer climbed 417.81 points or 0.67 per cent to settle at 63,099.65, its fresh record closing high. During the day, the benchmark jumped 621.17 points or 0.99 per cent to 63,303.01, its lifetime intra-day peak. Extending its winning momentum to seventh day, the Sensex has rallied 1,954.81 points or 3.19 per cent during this time.

Market valuations attractive; buy selectively for long term

Market valuations attractive; buy selectively for long term

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

The sharp correction in the Indian markets from their peak levels has made valuations attractive, say analysts, who advise buying selectively, but only from a long-term perspective. Fifty-six of the Nifty 100 stocks, according to Mahesh Nandurkar, managing director at Jefferies, now trade below the 10-year historical averages, including stocks in financial, select auto, and pharma sectors. "Valuation (one-year forward consensus price-to-earnings, PE) has declined 25 per cent from October 2021 peak, almost matching the 33 per cent price-earnings contraction during the 2011 tightening cycle when repo rates went up by 375 basis points (bps) versus 250 bps this cycle.

Banks, finance companies lose weight despite record earnings

Banks, finance companies lose weight despite record earnings

Rediff.com27 Dec 2023

Even as banks and finance companies are reporting record-high earnings, their weighting in the benchmark National Stock Exchange Nifty50 Index has seen a downward trajectory. Investors expect a stronger performance from other sectors in the new year. Currently, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) companies collectively hold a weighting of 34.5 per cent, down from 36.7 per cent at the end of December 2022 and a record high of 40.6 per cent at the end of December 2019. This represents the sector's lowest weighting in the index since December 2021 when it stood at 33.7 per cent.

Class 10/11/12 students, want to study at ISRO?

Class 10/11/12 students, want to study at ISRO?

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

The five-day course aims to raise awareness among students on remote sensing technology and its use for the study of planet earth and its environment.

DRDO to set up 5 oxygen plants in and around Delhi by weekend

DRDO to set up 5 oxygen plants in and around Delhi by weekend

Rediff.com4 May 2021

The DRDO will set up five oxygen plants, out of the total 500 planned, in and around Delhi by this weekend, the defence ministry said.

IIT Bombay gets $7.5 mn nanotech lab

IIT Bombay gets $7.5 mn nanotech lab

Rediff.com1 Nov 2007

A state of the art nano-manufacturing lab costing over $ 7.5 million donated by a global nanotechnology major was inaugurated at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay on Thursday. The prestigious institute located in Mumbai also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Applied Materials (AMAT) Inc, which donated three advanced tools to IIT, for collaboration in R&D projects.

It's time for brain gain, say Indian scientists in US

It's time for brain gain, say Indian scientists in US

Rediff.com12 Oct 2015

YIM has been instrumental in more than 90 young Indian scientists going back to India.

Covaxin's 50 pc efficacy adequate for Covid, say experts

Covaxin's 50 pc efficacy adequate for Covid, say experts

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

The decline in the effectiveness of Covaxin, India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, from 77.8 per cent to 50 per cent during a Delta-driven case surge in April and May this year is neither bad nor surprising, say scientists.

The 100 best universities in the world

The 100 best universities in the world

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

Only four institutes from India make it to the list.

How govt's PLI scheme is fuelling Dixon's global dreams

How govt's PLI scheme is fuelling Dixon's global dreams

Rediff.com27 Dec 2023

Dixon Technologies right now is a beehive of activity. It is building a new facility in Noida to make 1.3 million laptops for Taiwanese PC maker Acer. The facility must be up and running in four months. The pace of activity will only increase. Last week Dixon won a similar contract from Lenovo, the Chinese personal computer maker and the third largest information technology (IT) hardware brand in India, to assemble laptops and notebooks. Though the clientele in these two cases is Taiwanese and Chinese, Dixon is a company reaching for the stars with its feet planted firmly in the Indian government's policy.