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MTech, PhD courses in food process engineering

MTech, PhD courses in food process engineering

Rediff.com11 May 2010

Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology invites applications for the 2010-2011 academic year for the following full-time degree programmes.

How Government Is Making Use Of AI

How Government Is Making Use Of AI

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

The National Informatics Centre uses AI to automate document analysis and detect fraud in government departments.

Energy from urine? IIT-Palakkad researchers show how

Energy from urine? IIT-Palakkad researchers show how

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology-Palakkad (IIT-Palakkad) have introduced a pioneering method of generating renewable energy from human urine.

Twitter's Agrawal latest Indian to head a global giant

Twitter's Agrawal latest Indian to head a global giant

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

With his elevation as the CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, in whom co-founder of the microblogging giant Jack Dorsey has "bone-deep" trust, joins the growing power club of Indian-origin executives helming US-based global multinationals. Twitter's outgoing CEO Dorsey announced on Monday that 37-year old Agrawal, an Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Stanford University alumnus, will be the company's new chief executive as he stepped down after 16 years at the company that he co-founded and helmed. A report in The New York Times said Agrawal will receive an annual salary of $1 million, in addition to bonuses, restricted stock units and performance-based stock units.

Survey calls for big changes in agriculture, bats for GM crops

Survey calls for big changes in agriculture, bats for GM crops

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

'There is a great scope for enhancing the use of organic fertilisers'.

'GM Mustard Must Be Uprooted And Burnt'

'GM Mustard Must Be Uprooted And Burnt'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

'Why should our government opt for unproven technology that has been rejected by most countries across the globe?' 'Being dependent on any other nation to supply you seed for your good crops is another form of slavery.'

New age technologies will shape the future of young India

New age technologies will shape the future of young India

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

New age technology will reshape India's future.

'Marvellous accomplishment': ISRO successfully places 3 satellites into orbit

'Marvellous accomplishment': ISRO successfully places 3 satellites into orbit

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

ISRO, in a tweet, said EOS-04 was placed into an intended sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km altitude at 6.17 am.

IMD may deploy cutting-edge tech to forecast weather accurately

IMD may deploy cutting-edge tech to forecast weather accurately

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

IMD has decided to increasingly use cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in forecasting, both to avoid such glitches and to counter the disruption of normal seasonal patterns as a result of climate change. It has formed various internal sub-groups of senior officials and meteorologists to decide on how best to use AI and ML in predicting cyclone intensity, and in making short-range weather forecasts (those valid for up to three hours) as well as long-range forecasts.

Budget 2020: Farm experts pitch for scrapping GST on agri-inputs

Budget 2020: Farm experts pitch for scrapping GST on agri-inputs

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

Bharat Krishak Samaj demanded that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana should be replaced with a new crop insurance and compensation scheme.

Will 2023 Be A Repeat Of 2015?

Will 2023 Be A Repeat Of 2015?

Rediff.com5 Jun 2023

States have been told to prepare in advance to counter any impact of an adverse southwest monsoon.

Lessons to ensure a safer future for Indian farmers

Lessons to ensure a safer future for Indian farmers

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Commercial banks are also expected to be soft on loan repayments and restructure the loans, if not write them off.

What has Arctic weather got to do with Indian monsoon? A lot, actually

What has Arctic weather got to do with Indian monsoon? A lot, actually

Rediff.com26 May 2018

Data spanning the years 1951 to 2014 show that temperature and pressure conditions at specific locations in the Arctic region during the pre-monsoon period correlate with the Indian summer monsoon rainfall, points out Charu Bahri.

IIT-Bombay chairman quits post after 'tiff' with HRD ministry

IIT-Bombay chairman quits post after 'tiff' with HRD ministry

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

His resignation was even questioned in Rajya Sabha with Congress wanting a clarification.

The man who saved billions from starvation

The man who saved billions from starvation

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

The work of Norman Borlaug, who helped save billions from starvation, is worth recalling, especially as opposition to gene-modified crops mount, says Shreekant Sambrani.

Is IIT-Delhi director a casualty of politics?

Is IIT-Delhi director a casualty of politics?

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

Though the Union HRD ministry has vehemently denied that Shevgaonkar resigned under government pressure, some allege that this is yet another example of the government exercising its influence over educational institutions

How to double farmers' income

How to double farmers' income

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

'In the long run, the boost to farmers' incomes must come from technological breakthroughs,' says Pratap S Birthal and Digvijay S Negi.

Modi must worry about India's malnutrition crisis

Modi must worry about India's malnutrition crisis

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

'With the largest number of malnourished people on the planet, India is poised to be a nation that significantly under-performs as an economy.'

Why 'Make in India', why not Create in India?

Why 'Make in India', why not Create in India?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

The real issue in India is not between Make or Made/Create in India or basic or applied research. We need both. The solution is to create an eco-system where new ideas can flourish and convert themselves into new technologies and products, says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

What you must know about the GRE!

What you must know about the GRE!

Rediff.com4 Apr 2020

The Graduate Record Examination is not very difficult. Really!

Are Artificial Diamonds the Future?

Are Artificial Diamonds the Future?

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

Don't expect the synthetic stones to surpass natural ones anytime soon because the world's biggest miners of diamonds aren't looking to get into man-made diamonds.

The human price of climate change

The human price of climate change

Rediff.com14 May 2018

What are the most worrisome aspects of climate change for India? Can they be solved?

'For a few months, they didn't kill anyone'

'For a few months, they didn't kill anyone'

Rediff.com25 May 2021

'But thereafter the same trend is again getting popular and that is what is disturbing and alarming.' 'If this practice goes unchecked, then the entire edifice of the rule of law which gives protection to citizens of this country would crumble into pieces.'

PM Modi announces Rs 80,000-cr package for J-K

PM Modi announces Rs 80,000-cr package for J-K

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a package of Rs 80,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir.

Gandhi's 'Sarvodaya' philosophy can revive the Indian economy

Gandhi's 'Sarvodaya' philosophy can revive the Indian economy

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

At present there is virtually no dialog between votaries of different various versions of economic democracy.

30 Under 30: The world is watching these Indian super achievers

30 Under 30: The world is watching these Indian super achievers

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

The Forbes 30 Under 30 list is harder to get into than Stanford or Harvard University. Meet the desis who made the cut this year.

Why younger BJP leaders are miffed with Joshi

Why younger BJP leaders are miffed with Joshi

Rediff.com5 Apr 2014

Younger party leaders are livid with the Murli Manohar Joshi-headed manifesto drafting committee for not taking their suggestions, reports Archis Mohan.

How India can reap the benefits of nanotech

How India can reap the benefits of nanotech

Rediff.com22 Jul 2014

Nanotechnology has remarkable applications in a variety of spheres, including agriculture, animal husbandry and natural resources management.

The trouble with agricultural start-ups

The trouble with agricultural start-ups

Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

Agri-enterprises are finding it hard to expand due to lack of commercial guidance.

How the Mughals changed India

How the Mughals changed India

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

'It was the Mughals who first established standard units of measurement and maintained offices of meticulous record keepers and auditors, departing from the more haphazard methods of earlier regimes.' 'By the end of the 16th century, their revenue and judicial administrations exhibited an obsessive preoccupation with order, the efficient management of time, and a spirit of rational self-control -- all of them characteristics of early modernity,' point out Sheldon Pollock and Benjamin Ellman.

What The World Needs: A Fellowship of Minds

What The World Needs: A Fellowship of Minds

Rediff.com11 Nov 2015

'They don't always agree with our governments, their teachers or their parents, but it is the conviction of their ideas, and their determination to share them with the world that, I believe, is one of the greatest sources of hope for our planet.' 'The colonisation of space, understanding the very building blocks of matter and the universe, utilising our understanding of the human genome to conquer disease -- these are the tasks waiting for a fellowship of minds to realise new triumphs in our collective destiny.'

It's time to get real in US-India defence ties

It's time to get real in US-India defence ties

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

New Delhi remains a priggish suitor to Washington's overtures, but it has begun appreciating potential tech benefits to ties with the US.

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.

'What we do is determined by national interest'

'What we do is determined by national interest'

Rediff.com24 May 2017

If people can lobby me for making changes in policies that goes against the country's interest, I won't keep myself in this position, says the vice chairman of NITI Aayog.

All you need to know before Trump arrives

All you need to know before Trump arrives

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

'If there is one certainty in this visit, it is that Trump does not follow a script. He is unpredictable,' highlights Ambassador B S Prakash.

'Every farmer in India will oppose the BJP'

'Every farmer in India will oppose the BJP'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

'Four years into his tenure and Modi still has no idea what is wrong with the agriculture sector!'

India on verge of becoming world's most digitised economy: PM

India on verge of becoming world's most digitised economy: PM

Rediff.com10 Jan 2017

"India has become the fastest growing major economy in the world. Despite the global slowdown, we have registered excellent growth. Today, India is a bright spot in the global economy. We are seen as the engine of global growth," he said.

He left a Rs 90K-job to work with farmers in a Bengal village

He left a Rs 90K-job to work with farmers in a Bengal village

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Abhishek Singhania left a career at PwC to work in a food security project as a research fellow.

India desperately seeks change and hope from a new govt

India desperately seeks change and hope from a new govt

Rediff.com18 Feb 2014

Shreekant Sambrani is confident that today's adversity will make the country emerge even stronger

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.