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Should young children learn how to code?

Should young children learn how to code?

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

Parents should enroll their children in coding classes only as a leisure time activity, that too with strict curbs on screen time.

Report indicates Wuhan scientists got sick with Covid before outbreak

Report indicates Wuhan scientists got sick with Covid before outbreak

Rediff.com24 May 2021

Three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, weeks before Beijing disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, a United States media report said, citing a previously undisclosed American intelligence document that could add weight to growing calls for a full scale probe of whether the coronavirus may have escaped from China's top bio lab.

Here's how you can sync your phone and computer

Here's how you can sync your phone and computer

Rediff.com21 Jun 2011

A new system designed by Tsung-Hsiang Chang, a graduate student in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and Google's Yang Li makes it much easier to transfer computing operations between devices.

How an artificial leaf can solve power crisis!

How an artificial leaf can solve power crisis!

Rediff.com29 Mar 2011

Scientists have created the world's first practical artificial leaf that can turn sunlight and water into energy, which they claim could pave the way for a cheaper source of power in developing countries like India.

How they adapted technology for human need

How they adapted technology for human need

Rediff.com22 Mar 2011

MIT's Technology Review India has selected 18 innovations from a nominee list of 200.

From Tunisia to America - From Jasmine to Rose?

From Tunisia to America - From Jasmine to Rose?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2011

US financial sector not only dominates the US economy, it also in effect controls the US politics, policies and programmes.

Nobel laureate Dr Khorana: 'Considerate, most remarkable man'

Nobel laureate Dr Khorana: 'Considerate, most remarkable man'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2011

Uttam RajBhandary, the Lester Wolfe Professor of Molecular Biology and Associate Head of the Department of Biology at MIT, knew Dr Har Gobind Khorana for close to half a century. Many consider him the late Nobel Laureate's closest friend and colleague. He spoke to India Abroad.

'As finance minister, it is very difficult to do as much as one should'

'As finance minister, it is very difficult to do as much as one should'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

'Since the NDA took office in 2014, and aggressively since 2019, the Union government seems hell bent on centralising all power and resources, only to fail spectacularly.'

3 COVID vaccines under active consideration: Health ministry

3 COVID vaccines under active consideration: Health ministry

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

Over the last four days, the Indian arm of US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Pune-based Serum Institute of India and Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech have applied to the Drugs Controller General of India seeking emergency use authorisation for their COVID-19 vaccines.

Why India must create its own Bostons and Oxfords

Why India must create its own Bostons and Oxfords

Rediff.com12 May 2010

Why Indian cities must leverage their universities.

Distance learning courses in Engg & Management

Distance learning courses in Engg & Management

Rediff.com17 Jun 2008

MIT School of Distance Education, Pune announces admissions to diploma courses in engineering and management.

ArcelorMittal nets $1.35 billion in Q3

ArcelorMittal nets $1.35 billion in Q3

Rediff.com26 Oct 2010

In the July-September quarter last year, the company had a net profit of $910 million, ArcelorMittal said.

What WFH is doing to office 'time-pass'

What WFH is doing to office 'time-pass'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

The centrality of idle office chitchat has only recently come to be acknowledged by executives as they jettison their access cards and work from home in larger numbers, notes Kanika Datta.

Making Lord Krishna and Kautilya relevant today

Making Lord Krishna and Kautilya relevant today

Rediff.com13 Apr 2010

Lord Krishna, Alexander The Great and Kautilya play stellar parts in Amartya Sen's discussion with Arthur J Pais. A fascinating conversation with the Nobel Laureate

Will India gain if businesses actually shift from China?

Will India gain if businesses actually shift from China?

Rediff.com12 May 2020

What happens if China depreciates its currency. In that case, Chinese products will be cheaper and people will continue to buy their products: Abhijit Banerjee.

Why Modi is talking about this teenager

Why Modi is talking about this teenager

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

This 14-year-old schoolboy's invention can save lives.

Narayanaswamy to steer Murthy's Catamaran

Narayanaswamy to steer Murthy's Catamaran

Rediff.com21 Jan 2010

Infosys' Chief Mentor NR Naryana Murthy has hired Arjun RamegowdaNarayanaswamy to manage his Rs 600-crore (Rs 6 billion) venture capital (VC) fund -- Catamaran.

Mittal among top runners to chair Goldman's panel

Mittal among top runners to chair Goldman's panel

Rediff.com10 May 2010

NRI billionaire LN Mittal is among the front runners for a committee being set up to improve ethical behaviour of crisis-ridden Goldman Sachs, says a media report.

PM congratulates Abhijit; Rahul says he helped conceptualise 'Nyay'

PM congratulates Abhijit; Rahul says he helped conceptualise 'Nyay'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

Rahul Gandhi said he had helped the party conceptualise its 'Nyay' scheme to help remonetise the economy.

Interview with M Taylor Fravel, the premier expert on China's border disputes

Interview with M Taylor Fravel, the premier expert on China's border disputes

Rediff.com13 Oct 2009

'China has strengthened defences along all its borders, not the one with India alone.' An exclusive interview with M Taylor Fravel, the premier expert on China's border disputes.

Manipal University Alumni Meet

Manipal University Alumni Meet

Rediff.com17 Dec 2008

Manipal University organises its first Alumni Meet at the University level covering all the twenty constituent institutions.

Indian-Australian Akshay Venkatesh wins 'Nobel of mathematics' Fields medal

Indian-Australian Akshay Venkatesh wins 'Nobel of mathematics' Fields medal

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

The citation for his medal -- awarded at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Rio de Janeiro -- highlights his "profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics" and his "strikingly far-reaching conjectures."

Ray Tomlinson, creator of email and saviour of @ passes away

Ray Tomlinson, creator of email and saviour of @ passes away

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Tomlinson invented direct email messages in 1971. Before his invention, electronic messages could be shared only on a very limited network.

Now, swine flu alerts on iPhone

Now, swine flu alerts on iPhone

Rediff.com2 Sep 2009

The new application uses the HealthMap technology, an online resource that collects, filters, maps and disseminates information about emerging infectious diseases, and provides a new, contextualised view of a user's specific location.

'Business has lost trust, so has biz education'

'Business has lost trust, so has biz education'

Rediff.com17 May 2010

People are no longer sure we are educating leaders who have the requisite competence and character to fulfill the responsibilities that come with their positions of power and privilege, says Harvard Business School dean Nitin Nohria.

The Avaz of an autistic child

The Avaz of an autistic child

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

On April 2, World Autism Day, Ajit Narayanan explains how Avaz has transformed the lives of many autistic children across the world.

What cellphone usage says about your relationships

What cellphone usage says about your relationships

Rediff.com21 Aug 2009

A little bit of self-reflection never hurt anyone, so we're asking you to judge yourself based on your cellphone use. Even funny and interesting experiences or anecdotes are welcome.

Four Indian Americans win top science and maths awards

Four Indian Americans win top science and maths awards

Rediff.com27 Jul 2013

Four Indian-American professors are among 13 mathematicians, theoretical physicists and theoretical computer scientists selected for the Simons Investigators awards for their cutting edge research.

The impact of a billion cellphone cameras

The impact of a billion cellphone cameras

Rediff.com8 Mar 2010

Dr Raskar says that it is basically story telling and the intention is to create a platform that can be diffused into society.

'Chinese actions on India border provocative, destabilising'

'Chinese actions on India border provocative, destabilising'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

The Indian and Chinese armies have been locked in a bitter standoff at multiple locations in eastern Ladakh for over eight weeks since May 5.

IIT entrepreneurs have built 12 Unicorns, fourth-most globally

IIT entrepreneurs have built 12 Unicorns, fourth-most globally

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

A 2014 study had ranked IITs as fourth among the top 50 universities globally, whose graduates were entrepreneurial.

Indian IT geek develops digital 'sixth sense'

Indian IT geek develops digital 'sixth sense'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2009

It's a digital prototype called "sixth sense" that is currently being evaluated by major companies like Microsoft, Google, Hewlett-Packard and Samsung. The brain behind this device is the 28-year-old Indian-born Pranav Mistry, a researcher at the Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Why this swine flu outbreak is worse than that of 2009

Why this swine flu outbreak is worse than that of 2009

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

The virus may have acquired mutations that make it more severe and infectious.

EmTech India 09 kicks off today

EmTech India 09 kicks off today

Rediff.com2 Mar 2009

The first ever emerging technology conference from MIT's Technology Review -- EmTech India 2009 -- kicks off in New Delhi's Le Meridian on Monday.

Want to became an ace designer?

Want to became an ace designer?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2007

Maeer MIT's Institute of Design, Pune, announces admissions open for courses in design for the 2007 batch.

'Connecting the boys to a plot to kill the PM is utter nonsense'

'Connecting the boys to a plot to kill the PM is utter nonsense'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2018

'It is a concocted letter and we suspect the IB (Intelligence Bureau) to be behind this game.' 'All the investigation agencies should have quietly gone about finding more about this alleged plot to kill the prime minister.' 'Why are you leaking such a letter that reveals the plot to the press as well as to BJP spokespersons?'

Indian chosen for prestigious scientists' body

Indian chosen for prestigious scientists' body

Rediff.com9 Jul 2008

Dr Sangeeta N Bhatia, director, Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been chosen to the newest class of the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators.

Low-cost computing: Gaining ground in India

Low-cost computing: Gaining ground in India

Rediff.com9 Jan 2008

In fact, both the Classmate PC projects (from Intel) and OLPC pilots (with Reliance Communications) besides low-cost initiatives from players like Novatium, Encore, Xenitis and Allied Computers are gathering momentum independent of each other in the country.

Give new institutes another name: IIT directors

Give new institutes another name: IIT directors

Rediff.com4 Apr 2008

They are of the view that calling the new institutes "IITs" would dilute the brand image of the existing premier institutes, which figure among the world's 100 best technology universities and are compared with the likes of MIT, California University and Berkeley. The seven IITs are located in Kharagpur, Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati and Roorkee.

Amar Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Amar Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Rediff.com12 Mar 2008

Amar Bose last month joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison, after the National Inventors Hall of Fame announced his name as one of the seven living 2008 inductees. Dr Bose is only the second Indian American after Dr Rangaswamy Srinivasan, whose invention of ultraviolet surgical and dental procedures resulted in what is known today as LASIK surgery, to be inducted in the Hall of Fame.