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Villgro for rural social entrepreneurs!

Villgro for rural social entrepreneurs!

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

What we need now is professionals, people from the industry with ideas. We want to tell them to help the poor people get richer by working on these business models, says Paul Basil, founder, Villgro.

World's Fastest Human Calculator is an Indian

World's Fastest Human Calculator is an Indian

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

'You have to get past the phobia that Math is difficult.' 'The brain is exercising when you do arithmetic.'

Modi woos Murthy to head youth centre in Gujarat

Modi woos Murthy to head youth centre in Gujarat

Rediff.com19 Jul 2011

N R Narayan Murthy, chairman and chief mentor of IT major Infosys on Tuesday called on the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and held discussions on a wide range of issues, including the setting up of a Infosys research centre in Gujarat.

India's top B-Schools: Looking beyond IIMs

India's top B-Schools: Looking beyond IIMs

Rediff.com27 Jan 2011

A listing of known B-Schools across the country organised in 9 clusters geographically. Take a look at all the 9 Clusters.

From Bathinda to Bengaluru, 88 firms make it to start-up fund

From Bathinda to Bengaluru, 88 firms make it to start-up fund

Rediff.com26 Jun 2016

These start-ups are different from the ones that have made it big in India.

6 AMAZING lessons I learned as an entrepreneur

6 AMAZING lessons I learned as an entrepreneur

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

Don't spend your time trying to raise funds and then get demotivated by the rejection. Spend your time growing your company first, says Arjita Sethi.

'Innovate, patent, produce & prosper': PM to young scientists

'Innovate, patent, produce & prosper': PM to young scientists

Rediff.com3 Jan 2020

The prime minister also stressed on the need to transform the landscape of Indian science, technology and innovation, as he assured that the government will ensure the 'Ease of doing Science' and effectively using information technology to reduce red tape.

As trouble brews for the Big 4, VCs, start-ups wait with bated breath

As trouble brews for the Big 4, VCs, start-ups wait with bated breath

Rediff.com10 Nov 2020

Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook are both a boon and a bane for angel investors, VCs as well as start-ups. If the Big Tech companies get broken up and their powers to acquire get significantly curbed therefore, the whole ecosystem will need to change, says Prosenjit Datta.

'Dream job' applications dip at IIM-Ahmedabad

'Dream job' applications dip at IIM-Ahmedabad

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

A dip in 'dream job' applications could also mean that students are bagging their desired offers in the first go itself.

Google fired 48 employees in 2 yrs for sexual misconduct: Pichai

Google fired 48 employees in 2 yrs for sexual misconduct: Pichai

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

The letter was in response to a New York Times report that Android creator Andy Rubin received a whopping $90 million exit package despite facing misconduct allegations.

Bharat Fund: Tata joins to support start-ups

Bharat Fund: Tata joins to support start-ups

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

Tata Trusts is one of India's oldest, non-sectarian philanthropic organisations involved in areas of community development.

Tata group's innovation economic value to cross $1 bn

Tata group's innovation economic value to cross $1 bn

Rediff.com29 Apr 2014

The group, however, measured the economic value of just 43 creative ideas out of 1,700 innovations that took place within the Group last year.

i2e1 gets $5,00,000 seed funding from growX, Mohandas Pai

i2e1 gets $5,00,000 seed funding from growX, Mohandas Pai

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

i2e1's model is based on innovation at the hardware front.

Hollywood studios to use Indian patented tech

Hollywood studios to use Indian patented tech

Rediff.com10 Oct 2008

Hollywood is all set to use Indian technology for the first time. An erstwhile incubatee at the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has been approached by prominent Hollywood production houses for his patented technology, which finds its application in the current film technology and also for Digital Intermediate Technology of the future.

After Chandrayaan-2, ISRO reveals its plan for 2020

After Chandrayaan-2, ISRO reveals its plan for 2020

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

The Indian Space Research Organisation has resolved to alight its lander on the lunar surface with Chandrayaan-3 in addition to a maiden solar expedition in 2020.

TiE wants to work closely with new government

TiE wants to work closely with new government

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

TiE team discusses Research Innovation Circle of Hyderabad programme, floated by previous state govt.

Isro puts Chandrayaan-2 setback behind it

Isro puts Chandrayaan-2 setback behind it

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

The year ended with the launch of the PSLV's 50th mission.

Future looks bleak for Rana Kapoor-funded firms

Future looks bleak for Rana Kapoor-funded firms

Rediff.com14 May 2020

The collection of mostly small and medium sized businesses is a hotchpotch of ventures and include design schools, schools, villas for hire in Goa and a country club in Gurgaon.

Jumpstarting India's start-up dream

Jumpstarting India's start-up dream

Rediff.com19 Sep 2017

A minor fix in tax laws can make start-ups bloom, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

VCs keen on seed fund to Indian start-ups

VCs keen on seed fund to Indian start-ups

Rediff.com15 Jul 2009

So far, VCs used to fund start-ups which either had product prototypes ready or had some customers on board.

Jumpstarting India's start-up dream

Jumpstarting India's start-up dream

Rediff.com19 Sep 2017

A minor fix in tax laws can make start-ups bloom, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

The brave new world of 8KMiles

The brave new world of 8KMiles

Rediff.com13 Jul 2009

8KMiles, an online ecosystem founded by Dr Suresh V Chari, Harish Ganesan, Padmanabhan Raghavan, and Praveen Aravamudhan, was incubated by the Nadathur S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) at IIM Bangalore.

Nasscom moots for technology entrepreneurship mission

Nasscom moots for technology entrepreneurship mission

Rediff.com8 Jun 2014

Nasscom has identified 4-5 different areas and is taking these recommendations to the government.

Foreign buyouts: Is India Inc on right path?

Foreign buyouts: Is India Inc on right path?

Rediff.com27 May 2009

Indian companies may be embarking on ever more audacious international megadeals, inspired by aggressive empire-building ambitions rather than by the solid commercial logic and a careful appraisal of investment returns that have characterised past Indian acquisitions abroad.

Sr doctor dies of coronavirus in China, death toll passes 1800

Sr doctor dies of coronavirus in China, death toll passes 1800

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

Monday also saw the new confirmed infections of COVID-19 outside Hubei reduced to a number lower than 100 for the first time, Mi told the media..

PE investor exits from Xcel

PE investor exits from Xcel

Rediff.com17 Mar 2009

The size of the deal was not mentioned in the note. However, the enterprise value (inclusive of debt ) of the deal is reported to be about Rs 800 crore (Rs 8 billion).

Blame game at this juncture is suicidal

Blame game at this juncture is suicidal

Rediff.com12 May 2021

To build one's political and ideological arguments on the dead bodies piling up outside our crematoriums is despicable and breaches the basic tenet of human civility, argues Vivek Gumaste.

How to make Money from Growing Old

How to make Money from Growing Old

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

Senior living services, Tara Singh Vachani tells Anjuli Bhargava, could be a big business opportunity in India.

Top 10 job skills in demand now

Top 10 job skills in demand now

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

Experts at coding, Web development, and digital marketing, will be on every organisation's hiring list, points out Narayan Mahadevan.

Toll in China's coronavirus soars to 132

Toll in China's coronavirus soars to 132

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

The Chinese health authorities announced on Wednesday that 5,974 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions by the end of Tuesday.

India readies for massive testing exercise after lockdown

India readies for massive testing exercise after lockdown

Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

The ICMR is working on a war footing to develop the testing ecosystem -- especially for the screening blood tests. NIV, Pune, is in the process of validating antibody-based screening kits.

Software council to set up export unit in US

Software council to set up export unit in US

Rediff.com8 May 2008

According to ESC's Eastern Region Chairman S Radhakrishnan 20 IT/ITes non-competing companies located in New York and Chicago would be handled in the first phase. Each year, the expenditure for such centres would be about Rs 2.5 crore (Rs 25 million) and run for three years, Radhakrishnan told reporters in Kolkata on Wednesday.

5 babies killed in Patiala hospital fire

5 babies killed in Patiala hospital fire

Rediff.com31 Jan 2009

A total of 10 children undergoing treatment for jaundice at the private hospital were kept in photo therapy units when the wires of the machine caught fire, charring five of them to death, including three boys and two girls. Photo therapy (light treatment) is used for the treatment of jaundice. Two other children were seriously injured while three others were rescued. The victims were in the age group of three to seven days.

10 JOB skills that really matter right now

10 JOB skills that really matter right now

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

The ability to collaborate with your team and unlock synergies towards a common goal while operating from a remote location is one of the top and evergreen skills you can highlight on your resume.

'People are dying. We are helpless'

'People are dying. We are helpless'

Rediff.com17 May 2021

'Some VIP or minister should come to the ward and see how people are suffering.' 'The pain and suffering of the relatives of the patients who are admitted; let them hear their desperate pleas for medicines and oxygen and ventilators and ICU beds; the cries of the kith and kin of doctors and nurses who are being eaten by the pandemic.'

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.

India's road map for a $5 trn self-reliant economy

India's road map for a $5 trn self-reliant economy

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

'The first year of the Modi government's second term has laid the roadmap for the future and we will embark on it with gusto,' promises Gopal Krishna Agrawal, the BJP's national spokesperson on economic affairs.

Telangana govt seeks Microsoft's cooperation in varied areas

Telangana govt seeks Microsoft's cooperation in varied areas

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

Nadella on Monday visited the T-Hub.

Nadella to visit Hyderabad today

Nadella to visit Hyderabad today

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

The Micosoft CEO is scheduled to have a breakfast meeting with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister.

Pantaloon to spin off Future Ventures

Pantaloon to spin off Future Ventures

Rediff.com27 Sep 2007

Though the exact amount of stake dilution is not known, Pantaloon Retail's Managing Director Kishore Biyani said the company would divest more than 20 per cent shares. Future Ventures will house the company's JVs and new ventures.