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India invited for Rs 4,600 crore science project

India invited for Rs 4,600 crore science project

Rediff.com11 Dec 2005

The construction of the facility is expected to begin in 2007 and 75 per cent of the construction cost will be borne by Germany.

Tata Motors launches e-Nexon, 4 more EVs on anvil

Tata Motors launches e-Nexon, 4 more EVs on anvil

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

Powered by Ziptron technology, the electric SUV for the personal segment comes with a range of 312 km on a single charge and a high voltage system, fast charging capability, extended battery life and class leading safety features. Besides, it has 35 connected car features as well. The Nexon EV will be available in three trim levels across 60 authorised dealerships in 22 cities, the company said at the launch.

Pandemic push: Demand soars for digital, technical skills across industries

Pandemic push: Demand soars for digital, technical skills across industries

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

The Indian IT services sector is scrambling to retain talent since digitisation-led transformation has increased the demand for a digitally skilled workforce. As a result, the pull for jobs for tech professionals is also coming from non-IT sectors, leading to higher attrition among IT companies. The average number of tech jobs from non-IT sectors has seen a 41 per cent uptick in March-May'21 versus March-May'19, according to data from Naukri.com.

Karthik looking to up game after 3-ball duck

Karthik looking to up game after 3-ball duck

Rediff.com27 Sep 2020

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik says he need to up his game and get a few runs in the IPL coming matches.

'BJP's free vaccine promise can't be legally faulted'

'BJP's free vaccine promise can't be legally faulted'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

'Legally, anything can be promised in the manifestos. However, the SC has said the promises should not be unreasonable'

Tesla may set up battery unit in India

Tesla may set up battery unit in India

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

Modi has set a target of generating 100 Gw of solar power by 2022.

A deeper look at Q1 performance of top 4 IT players

A deeper look at Q1 performance of top 4 IT players

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

While Wipro leads the pack on absolute numbers, analysts for Infosys for reporting consistent growth, revising FY22 guidance and beating TCS on revenue growth.

Delhi curfew, oxygen shortage takes a toll on Noida industrial belt

Delhi curfew, oxygen shortage takes a toll on Noida industrial belt

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

From trucks lined up and waiting in the area to local vendors, the scenes tell a story of livelihoods stalled.

Life during lockdown: Clean, cook, binge, repeat...

Life during lockdown: Clean, cook, binge, repeat...

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

If everybody is 'working' from home, then how has TV consumption gone up? Who is making all that gourmet food being posted on social media?

Mary Barra calls GM's actions on deadly defect 'unacceptable'

Mary Barra calls GM's actions on deadly defect 'unacceptable'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2014

General Motors Co CEO Mary Barra on Tuesday called her company's slow response to faulty ignition switches linked to at least 13 deaths "unacceptable," but could not give U.S. lawmakers many answers as to what went wrong.

Jhunjhunwala's portfolio gained Rs 2618 cr in April-July

Jhunjhunwala's portfolio gained Rs 2618 cr in April-July

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

Among the lot, Rallis India, Escorts, Jubilant Life Sciences, and Crisil added half of the total gains made in the ace stock-picker's portfolio.

Mumbai student designs 'cool PPE kit' with ventilation for COVID warriors

Mumbai student designs 'cool PPE kit' with ventilation for COVID warriors

Rediff.com24 May 2021

This design serves two purposes -- first, keeps the health workers well-ventilated, while preventing bodily discomfort, and second, keeps them safe from various fungal infections.

2nd year running, brands take a backseat for Ganeshotsav amid curbs

2nd year running, brands take a backseat for Ganeshotsav amid curbs

Rediff.com14 Sep 2021

It is Mumbai's favourite festival and is celebrated each year with fervour and frenzy. But when the city welcomes "Ganpati Bappa" this Friday, the celebrations will be low key. With a cap on the size of idols, ban on processions and restrictions on devotees visiting pandals, celebrations are toned down for the second year in a row. Festival budgets have shrunk and as a result, corporate sponsorships have dried out.

Soon, cheaper, lighter electric car battery

Soon, cheaper, lighter electric car battery

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

The discovery of a material that maintains a rechargeable sulphur cathode helps to overcome a primary hurdle to building a lithium-sulphur (Li-S) battery.

Auto Expo 2014: Hot new bikes make a splash

Auto Expo 2014: Hot new bikes make a splash

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

Hero MotoCorp unveiled two new 100 cc bikes, Yamaha launched a new scooter and Vespa announced it will soon launch Vespa S at the ongoing Auto Expo 2014.

ISRO's most powerful rocket planned to be launched in June

ISRO's most powerful rocket planned to be launched in June

Rediff.com12 May 2017

GSLV Mark-III will be India's most powerful launch vehicle built to lift the heaviest Indian communications satellites to space.

The speed bumps for India's electric cars

The speed bumps for India's electric cars

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

Even as India goes green, lack of uniform standards for setting up charging stations is holding back companies. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.

'Scrapping centres will be an industry'

'Scrapping centres will be an industry'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

'Our automakers export 50 per cent of what they manufacture and once the policy comes into play, which is in the next 2-3 years, we would become a Rs 10 trillion industry.'

Hingis tops list of 2013 Hall Of Fame Class

Hingis tops list of 2013 Hall Of Fame Class

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

Swiss former World No. 1 Martina Hingis, a winner of five Grand Slam singles titles, headlined the International Tennis Hall of Fame's list of inductees for the 2013 class.

No GST on sanitary pads, rakhis; rates slashed on shoes

No GST on sanitary pads, rakhis; rates slashed on shoes

Rediff.com21 Jul 2018

GST on 17 items used by middle class viz Paints, Refrigerators, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, storage water heaters, TVs up to 68 cm was reduced from 28 to 18 per cent.

Why train travel will never be the same again

Why train travel will never be the same again

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

The first two coaches that rolled out from the Railway Coach Factory in Kapurthala also have fixtures coated with titanium dioxide and the provision for plasma air equipment in AC ducts to sterilise interiors using ionised air. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal also indicated that the new coaches could be the new normal.

How Tesla made electric cars desirable

How Tesla made electric cars desirable

Rediff.com18 Apr 2013

The company resurrected electric vehicle market with cars that are visually appealing and performance driven.

Boeing CEO confident about 787 battery fix

Boeing CEO confident about 787 battery fix

Rediff.com28 Mar 2013

The grounding has been a "frustrating experience," McNerney told a US Chamber of Commerce aviation summit.

Shinde not backtracking on Hindu terror remark: Cong

Shinde not backtracking on Hindu terror remark: Cong

Rediff.com21 Feb 2013

The controversy over Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's Hindu terror remark refuses to die down with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ion Thursday saying that he should have 'at least apologised' and Congress insisting that his 'regret' does not mean his statement was factually incorrect.

Boeing forecast assumes little impact from 787 woes

Boeing forecast assumes little impact from 787 woes

Rediff.com31 Jan 2013

Boeing sticks with lithium-ion battery despite issues.

Dreamliner probe widens, excess battery voltage ruled out

Dreamliner probe widens, excess battery voltage ruled out

Rediff.com21 Jan 2013

Last week, governments across the world grounded the Dreamliner while Boeing halted deliveries after a problem with a lithium-ion battery on a second 787 plane, flown by All Nippon Airways Co, forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in western Japan.

Is my portfolio good?'

Is my portfolio good?'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

Time to step up vigil on Indo-Myanmar border: Ibobi

Time to step up vigil on Indo-Myanmar border: Ibobi

Rediff.com16 Apr 2012

Speaking at the chief ministers' conference on internal security in New Delhi, Singh said his state endorses the central government's proposal to deploy the BSF, replacing the Assam Rifles, to guard the 1,640-kilometre-long border which will help to ensure effective surveillance of this porous frontier.

How Zeta acquired Unicorn status in the very first round of funding

How Zeta acquired Unicorn status in the very first round of funding

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

In the start-up world, hitting the $1-billion mark, which accords the "Unicorn" tag, is a milestone. Enterprises typically reach the milestone only by series C or series D, or three to four funding rounds later. Zeta achieved it at the first one. On May 25, the six-year-old banking tech firm raised $250 million from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, at a post-money valuation of $1.45 billion. "This is the first time we have raised institutional money," Zeta co-founder Bhavin Turakhia beamed on the conference call. This trajectory is uncommon in start-ups.

Why Modi's goal to cut oil import by 2022 will be unfulfilled

Why Modi's goal to cut oil import by 2022 will be unfulfilled

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

India's dependence on imported crude oil to meet domestic demand has been a matter of concern for years. Delivering the inaugural address at the global energy summit - Urja Sangam - in 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called for enhancing domestic oil and gas production to cut the import burden. He aimed at lowering it by at least 10 per cent by 2022 - to coincide with the platinum jubilee of India's independence. But this target is far from being achieved and the country's import reliance has only risen.

Ambani's Target: China, not Adani

Ambani's Target: China, not Adani

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

Reliance's big-bang entry across the solar ecosystem will cut dependence on Chinese imports drastically. And Ambani's repeated emphasis that RIL's new energy foray will be 'a truly global business' points that his group is playing not just for a share of the Indian pie but to be the OEM in the larger 5,000 GW global market by 2030, points out Shailesh Dobhal.

ISRO's rocket technology to help heart patients

ISRO's rocket technology to help heart patients

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

It offers a lease of life to terminally ill patients since heart transplant still remains out of reach for most.

China's BYD to invest Rs 2,800 cr in Tamil Nadu

China's BYD to invest Rs 2,800 cr in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

This is part of the nine memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 5,027 crore, including Hero Group-backed Ather Energy's over Rs 600 crore investment, to establish a manufacturing facility for e-vehicles.

PIC: This super computer is made of just 300 atoms!

PIC: This super computer is made of just 300 atoms!

Rediff.com26 Apr 2012

Australian scientists along with other international team claim to have designed a tiny crystal, made of just 300 atoms, capable to run a quantum computer so powerful that it would take a computer of the size of the known universe to match it.

GM India launches updated version of Captiva at Rs 27.36 lakh

GM India launches updated version of Captiva at Rs 27.36 lakh

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

GM India launches updated version of Captiva at Rs 27.36 lakh.

IMAGES: The top 10 RAUNCHIEST red carpet fashions!

IMAGES: The top 10 RAUNCHIEST red carpet fashions!

Rediff.com21 May 2012

The Sun has released a list of some of the most risque outfits worn by celebs to events in recent years -- take a look!

Mahindra Satyam may push cloud for small firms

Mahindra Satyam may push cloud for small firms

Rediff.com7 Jun 2011

Earlier this year, Tata Consultancy Services, the country's largest software exporter, launched iOn, a cloud computing service for SMBs.

Will Tesla's drive into India electrify the market?

Will Tesla's drive into India electrify the market?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2017

Tesla began taking orders for its $35,000 Model 3 sedan from Indian customers in April last year.

Coming soon: Super batteries for your mobile phones

Coming soon: Super batteries for your mobile phones

Rediff.com18 Jul 2011

The scientists are, in fact, working with a material called graphene which may form the basis of the next generation of ultrafast energy storage systems.

PICS: Raising the heat at Auto Expo 2018

PICS: Raising the heat at Auto Expo 2018

Rediff.com13 Feb 2018

Rajesh Karkera and Hitesh Harisinghani spotted these beauties at the Auto Expo 2018