News for 'Chemical Engineering'

Engineered bacteria make fuel from sunlight

Engineered bacteria make fuel from sunlight

Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

The organism has yielded 2.4 gms of fuel - the highest yet achieved.

70 killed as massive blaze rips through chemical warehouses in Dhaka

70 killed as massive blaze rips through chemical warehouses in Dhaka

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

Bangladesh's fire service chief Ali Ahmed said the accident may have started with a gas cylinder.

Dial Vellore for a BTech

Dial Vellore for a BTech

Rediff.com25 Jan 2006

The Vellore Institute of Technology invites applications for admission to its BTech programmes.

Alumni urge IITs to boycott Dow Chemicals

Alumni urge IITs to boycott Dow Chemicals

Rediff.com25 Oct 2007

About 1,000 alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have sent a petition to the directors of the seven premier government-owned engineering institutes urging them to ban Dow Chemicals, which acquired the Union Carbide plant in 2001, from any partnership or role in the premier institutes of the country. This comes soon after the company was forced to cancel pre-placement talks, due in the last week of October, in IIT Madras and Bombay.

Exports, imports down in Nov; trade deficit at $20.58 billion

Exports, imports down in Nov; trade deficit at $20.58 billion

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

India's exports declined by 2.83 per cent to $33.90 billion in November this year compared to $34.89 billion a year ago, government data released on Friday showed. Imports also declined to $54.48 billion in the month under consideration, as against $56.95 billion recorded in November 2022.

ISIS chemical weapons expert killed in US-led air strikes

ISIS chemical weapons expert killed in US-led air strikes

Rediff.com1 Feb 2015

A chemical weapons expert has been killed in a US-led air strike in northern Iraq.

Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

Here is an explainer on the functioning of the seven-year-old body.

How FarmDidi Is Changing Lives

How FarmDidi Is Changing Lives

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

Each bottle of pickle that leaves FarmDidi, headed to a consumer, has a little kahani behind it -- it's linked to the tale of a life, the life of a simple, striving village woman who created it, and that's what gives Manjari Sharma satisfaction and happiness.

Apply for the Imperial College PhD scholarship

Apply for the Imperial College PhD scholarship

Rediff.com7 Jan 2013

Applications are invited from academically outstanding Indian students to study for a PhD at Imperial College London.

Get tech savvy in New York

Get tech savvy in New York

Rediff.com8 Feb 2005

Polytechnic University, New York, invites students to pursue technology-focused post graduate programmes in the Fall 2005 semester.

IIT-Kgp admissions open for MTech, MCP

IIT-Kgp admissions open for MTech, MCP

Rediff.com19 Mar 2008

IIT K opens admissions for it Masters programmes.

Indian man pleads guilty to attacking White House in a bid to 'seize power'

Indian man pleads guilty to attacking White House in a bid to 'seize power'

Rediff.com14 May 2024

According to the plea agreement, Sai Varshith Kandula (20), of St Louis, Missouri, crashed a rented truck into the White House perimeter, and he was attempting to gain access to the White House to seize political power.

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur invites applications to its various MTech courses for the session 2007-2008.

Pharma, engineering power exports to 6.16% y-on-y growth in Jan

Pharma, engineering power exports to 6.16% y-on-y growth in Jan

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

Trade deficit during the month narrowed to USD 14.54 billion from USD 15.3 billion in January 2020. It was USD 15.44 billion in December 2020.

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com11 Apr 2007

The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, invites applications for admission to its various M Tech courses.

Research fellowships at NIT-Durgapur

Research fellowships at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com14 Mar 2006

The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, invites applications for Research Scholar/ Fellow.

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.'

Get a BITS Pilani degree in Dubai

Get a BITS Pilani degree in Dubai

Rediff.com3 Jun 2005

The Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani - Dubai Campus, a branch of BITS Pilani, Rajasthan, invites applications for its degree programmes in Computer Science and Engineering.

Dr Reddy's founder, chairman Anji Reddy is no more

Dr Reddy's founder, chairman Anji Reddy is no more

Rediff.com15 Mar 2013

Dr. K. Anji Reddy, Founder and Chairman of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, died at a hospital in Hyderabad on Friday. He was 72.

Alert: Get a Phd/ MS from IIT-M

Alert: Get a Phd/ MS from IIT-M

Rediff.com7 Oct 2004

Alert: A PhD/MS programme at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, beginning January 2005.

Ph D at IIT Roorkee

Ph D at IIT Roorkee

Rediff.com17 Oct 2003

Awards for corporate governance.

Alert: Postgrad at IIT Guwahati

Alert: Postgrad at IIT Guwahati

Rediff.com25 Mar 2004

Information you can use.

'Next few months are likely to see increased volatility'

'Next few months are likely to see increased volatility'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

'Valuations of midcaps and smallcaps have reached very high levels, and hence to that extent leave little margin of safety.'

4 Kerala PSUs part of India's first solar exploration mission Aditya-L1

4 Kerala PSUs part of India's first solar exploration mission Aditya-L1

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

As India's first solar exploration satellite reached space, four Kerala public sector undertakings, including Keltron, have reason to be delighted as they too have contributed to this achievement by the country. Various products indigenously developed and manufactured by the four PSUs - Keltron, Steel and Industrial Forgings Limited (SIFL), Travancore Cochin Chemicals (TCC) and Kerala Automobiles Ltd (KAL) - have been used in the Aditya L1 mission. This milestone achieved by the PSUs was highlighted by state Industries Minister P Rajeev in a Facebook post.

Retail to be next growth engine for Reliance: Goldman Sachs

Retail to be next growth engine for Reliance: Goldman Sachs

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

With a potential for a 10x growth in pre-tax profit from the business over the next decade, retail including e-commerce will be the next growth engine for Reliance Industries Ltd, Goldman Sachs said in a report. After growing 5x over FY16-FY20, RIL's core retail revenue growth has taken a pause in FY21 (April 2020 to March 2021) due to Covid related macro headwinds including lower footfalls. The oil-to-telecom conglomerate run by billionaire Mukesh Ambani used the period to build strong digital capabilities of the retail business while continuing to expand its physical reach.

Major fire in National Chemical Laboratory

Major fire in National Chemical Laboratory

Rediff.com12 Jan 2003

The blaze engulfed the Organic Technical branch of NCL. Leaping flames and plumes of billowing smoke could be seen from a distance.

P&G ties up with IISc

P&G ties up with IISc

Rediff.com28 Jun 2005

Procter & Gamble, USA, has donated Rs 45 lakh (Rs 4.5 million) to the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore to foster collaboration in the area of modelling for chemical and formulated systems.

India's reaction myopic, irrational, says Ranbaxy whistle-blower

India's reaction myopic, irrational, says Ranbaxy whistle-blower

Rediff.com21 Mar 2014

Ranbaxy whistleblower Dinesh Thakur tells Aziz Haniffa that a formal Congress hearing on spurious drugs from India is being sought.

PG programme in Nanomedical science

PG programme in Nanomedical science

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

Amrita Centre for Nanosciences, Kochi, invites applications for M Tech in Nanomedical Sciences.

India-American is mayor of upscale NY village

India-American is mayor of upscale NY village

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

Harvinder S Anand, who graduated as a chemical engineer from Punjab University, Chandigarh, is the president of Royce International, a multi-national corporation.

How Arjun Shah scored a perfect 340 in GRE

How Arjun Shah scored a perfect 340 in GRE

Rediff.com13 Feb 2018

"I never expected it. It was too good to be true," says the 20 year-old.

He BLEW the whistle on Ranbaxy and got Rs 268 crore

He BLEW the whistle on Ranbaxy and got Rs 268 crore

Rediff.com15 May 2013

Dinesh Thakur says he waved the red flag only after Ranbaxy didn't respond to his concerns.

2 States: We endured a torrid 2-yr long distance relation

2 States: We endured a torrid 2-yr long distance relation

Rediff.com5 May 2014

Murali Venkatraman tells us how he met his Bengali wife Lalita.

Exports in Feb up 4.5% to $25.8 bn

Exports in Feb up 4.5% to $25.8 bn

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

Imports too rose by 10.4 per cent to $37.8 billion during the last month, leaving a trade deficit of $12 billion.

Rekha Jhunjhunwala's Wealth Grew By...

Rekha Jhunjhunwala's Wealth Grew By...

Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

Rekha Jhunjhunwala's net worth has increased by more than 7 per cent, or Rs 2,865 crore, compared to less than 1 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex.

Nanyang Technological University Scholarships

Nanyang Technological University Scholarships

Rediff.com19 Feb 2009

NTU-Singapore invites applications for its Ph.D scholarships in research areas.

Top 10 universities in the world

Top 10 universities in the world

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

The QS World Rankings lists the best educational institutes in the world.