News for 'Economic Sciences'

Canada offers partnership in India's growth

Canada offers partnership in India's growth

Rediff.com16 Apr 2008

Canada has offered its partnership in areas like agriculture, mining, life sciences, ICT, financial services and infrastructure. Canada's aim in India was to create new Canadian connections in sectors like agriculture, mining, life sciences, information and communication technology (ICT), financial services and infrastructure, areas where that country's firms have proven expertise. Canadian rep hoped to see Canadian companies becoming active in the Indian market & vice versa.

Full-time PhD programme at IBS Hyderabad

Full-time PhD programme at IBS Hyderabad

Rediff.com1 Nov 2007

IBS, one of the leading business schools in India, opens admissions to the PhD programme at its Hyderabad campus.

India, Sri Lanka resolve to intensify ties

India, Sri Lanka resolve to intensify ties

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

Reflecting growing congruence in ties, India and Sri Lanka on Tuesday held extensive talks on sticky fishermen issue, ensuring justice to Tamils and ways to deepen trade and defence engagements besides resolving to intensify cooperation in combating terror and securing the maritime neighbourhood.

How reliable is India's data on COVID-19 deaths?

How reliable is India's data on COVID-19 deaths?

Rediff.com31 May 2020

It is necessary to have a dramatic increase in the number of rapid tests for COVID-19 conducted on a large number of people and that should become the basis for estimating the morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19, not relying only on hospital reports, says Professor K Srinivasan.

'Health of its citizens is not a priority for the Indian State'

'Health of its citizens is not a priority for the Indian State'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

'Political elites need to feel that these are our children dying, that this is a crisis for us, a tragedy for our community, we must take immediate action to save the lives of our people.'

President Kalam gets South Africa's Tobias Award

President Kalam gets South Africa's Tobias Award

Rediff.com29 Sep 2006

President A P J Abdul Kalam was on Thursday honoured with South Africa's prestigious Tobias Award, instituted after a renowned scientist of that country.

Where are the markets headed?

Where are the markets headed?

Rediff.com30 Jun 2008

Serious money will only come in if there is a fall of another 5-10 per cent, or the market stays in the current price band for the next 6 to 8 months.

Specialise in management at IIM-Lucknow

Specialise in management at IIM-Lucknow

Rediff.com3 Aug 2006

The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, invites applications for admission to its Fellow Programme in Management.

PM to embark on 4-nation tour on Monday

PM to embark on 4-nation tour on Monday

Rediff.com28 May 2017

The tour is aimed at boosting India's economic engagement with these nations and inviting more investment.

Get an MBA from IIT-Kharagpur

Get an MBA from IIT-Kharagpur

Rediff.com12 Jan 2007

Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, invites applications for admission to its two-year, full time, Master of Business Administration programme.

Want to study in Australia?

Want to study in Australia?

Rediff.com23 Jun 2006

The Australian government invites applications for its Australian Leadership Awards.

'COVID-19: 'We are in this for years'

'COVID-19: 'We are in this for years'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

'Vigilance is the enemy of the virus.' 'We need to be alert all the time, about this, until we fully understand it.' 'And that's going to take years, actually.'

China's new nuke-capable missile can strike from space

China's new nuke-capable missile can strike from space

Rediff.com18 Oct 2021

In the test, a space rocket boosted a hypersonic glide vehicle, one capable of carrying a nuclear device, which circled the globe before impacting.

Reimagining environmental governance won't be easy

Reimagining environmental governance won't be easy

Rediff.com30 May 2019

Successive governments focused on altering the clearance processes but largely gave a pass to the second, and essential, element of environmental regulations for monitoring pollution levels and how industries followed conditions laid down for clearances.

IIIT-B and Bavarian institute sign MoU

IIIT-B and Bavarian institute sign MoU

Rediff.com3 Nov 2006

Both the institutions will take up common academic programmes, initiate joint research and exchange students.

Confessions of a confused Indian engineer

Confessions of a confused Indian engineer

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

A guy who loved English literature but settled for electrical engineering and later, an MBA, pours his heart out...

India gets cracking on agreements

India gets cracking on agreements

Rediff.com4 Mar 2006

This was announced at the Indo-US Economic Cooperation conference held on Friday.

Coronavirus: 'For two years we have to be careful!'

Coronavirus: 'For two years we have to be careful!'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

'Once you resume economic activities, life will be normal.' 'The younger people will tolerate the virus very well. So, life will become normal very soon.'

Study MBA at Motilal Nehru Institute

Study MBA at Motilal Nehru Institute

Rediff.com24 Jan 2007

The School of Management Studies of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology invites applications for a two year full-time MBA programme.

ASEAN: Pak pitches for dialogue partner status

ASEAN: Pak pitches for dialogue partner status

Rediff.com6 Jun 2006

Pakistan and Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to begin talks for a Free Trade Agreement to boost Islamabad's efforts towards achieving full dialogue partner status with the ten-member regional economic grouping.

NASA images reveal how we light up the world at night

NASA images reveal how we light up the world at night

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

NASA has released new global maps of Earth at night.

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

FULL TEXT: President's address to nation on I Day eve

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

From India's fight against COVID-19 to China face-off, Kovind spoke on several issues during the televised address.

'Modi in a weaker position compared to 2014'

'Modi in a weaker position compared to 2014'

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

'But that does not make him weaker than his adversaries.'

An international PG programme in India

An international PG programme in India

Rediff.com13 Jan 2005

The Asia-Pacific Institute of Management (AIM) invites applications for full time programmes in management, information technology, economics, journalism, mass communication and computer science.

China's next problem: Urbanisation

China's next problem: Urbanisation

Rediff.com31 Jul 2006

Up to 300 million farmers will move into cities over the next two decades.

CBI opposes Lalu's bail plea in SC

CBI opposes Lalu's bail plea in SC

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

The CBI said the RJD leader is likely to get involved in political activities and misuse the grant of bail ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

5G will be rolled out by 2020

5G will be rolled out by 2020

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

India is looking at 5G technology as a major opportunity in terms of offering services tailored for rural India like telehealth, tele-education and bandwidth-heavy applications

India needs technological and social innovations: Ramadorai

India needs technological and social innovations: Ramadorai

Rediff.com16 Aug 2014

India needs to unleash technological and social innovations that can usher in a new developmental model the world has not seen before, TCS Vice-Chairman S Ramadorai said.

Scholarship for study in France

Scholarship for study in France

Rediff.com17 Nov 2005

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France, invites applications for the 2006-2007 Eiffel scholarships and Eiffel doctoral scholarships.

How you can build a house yourself

How you can build a house yourself

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

'Where was cement 100 years ago?' 'Why do we need harmful building materials when we have so much in nature around us?' Geeli Mitti founder Shagun Singh tells Samali Basu Guha.

Alert: US scholarship for Indian students

Alert: US scholarship for Indian students

Rediff.com20 Aug 2004

The United States Educational Foundation in India invites applications for its Partnerships for Learning Undergraduate Studies.

India blundered along, exactly as every other country did

India blundered along, exactly as every other country did

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

Not to say that India couldn't have handled the situation better, but on average, it didn't do anywhere near as badly as the naysayers make it out argues Rajeev Srinivasan.

Budget allocation for maternity programme increased two fold

Budget allocation for maternity programme increased two fold

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

The Child Protection Services programme under the Integrated Child Development Services was increased to Rs 1,500 crore from Rs 925 crore.

Will bring India's Covid mortality rate to below 1 pc: Vardhan

Will bring India's Covid mortality rate to below 1 pc: Vardhan

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the government was aiming to bring down India's Covid-19 mortality rate to less than 1 per cent from the current 1.64 per cent, which is still the lowest in the world.

China debate in Parliament should be constructive

China debate in Parliament should be constructive

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

India-China relations have always attracted Parliament's attention and there have always been useful and productive and constructive discussions how to engage with China, notes Rup Narayan Das.

Chinese paper accuses PM Modi of 'playing little tricks'

Chinese paper accuses PM Modi of 'playing little tricks'

Rediff.com12 May 2015

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Beijing visit, a state-run newspaper on Tuesday carried a highly critical article of him.

Academic programmes at Chitra Tirunal Institute

Academic programmes at Chitra Tirunal Institute

Rediff.com16 Sep 2003

The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvanathapuram, invites applications for admission to its academic programmes.

He helps Odisha's poor become doctors

He helps Odisha's poor become doctors

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

Ajay Bahadur Singh could not become a doctor because of family and financial constraints. He now helps financially challenged students from Bhubaneshwar become doctors.

PM Modi's visit to Vietnam kicks off with defence, trade as top agendas

PM Modi's visit to Vietnam kicks off with defence, trade as top agendas

Rediff.com3 Sep 2016

Defence, security, science and technology, trade and culture are some of the issues on the plate for the talks.