Remembering Verghese Kurien, a visionary who singlehandedly built world's biggest agricultural development programme.
The optimism in global markets could help India as the rebound in GDP is expected to continue and get more broad-based.
Can we make high speed 4G Internet available at 10 cents per GB, and make all voice calls free of cost -- that too in a large and diverse country like India? Can we make high-quality but simple breast cancer screening available to every woman, that too at the extremely affordable cost of $1 per scan? Can we make a portable, high-tech ECG machine which can provide reports immediately and that too at the cost of 8 cents a test? Can we make an eye imaging device that is portable, non-invasive and costs 3 times less that conventional devices? Can we make a robust test for mosquito-borne dengue, which can detect the disease on day 1, and that too at the cost of $2 per test? Amazingly, says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, all this has been achieved in India, not only by using technological innovation but also non-technological innovation.
'When we became a Rs 100 crore company in October, we celebrated in grand scale. We have grown from producing 10 packets a day in 2005, with just my cousin managing the kitchen, to 50,000 packets a day with 1,100 employees in 10 years.' 'If you have the passion to start something, do it immediately. Don't wait for tomorrow.'
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Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar said the discussions at the day-long meet involved an overview of five models of participative policy, framework of engineering, procurement and construction contracts and sectoral guidelines for foreign and domestic investment.
Not only did Barack Obama mention and quote Thomas Kailath in his remarks before presenting the Stanford University professor emeritus of engineering with the National Medal of Science, the President also cited Kailath as a shining example of the brilliant talent of immigrants who make invaluable contributions to the United States and the world.
The former McKinsey India head is presently on board of many big Indian conglomerates.
Once called India's garden city, this upper middle-class residential area in Bangalore has India's most toxic air, says Devanik Saha, IndiaSpend.com.
'At the end of the day, there will largely be a single candidate against the NDA's.' 'That itself will produce a different result altogether.'
The S&P BSE Sensex has dipped five per cent, thus far, in CY15.
Model 3 received 180,000 orders worldwide.
A clear aim, knowledge, hard work and perseverance spells success: President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam.
The survey, conducted by the Times Higher Education (THE), ranks universities according to 21 parameters that enhance student experience.
As Melania Trump arrives in Ahmedabad, Sheela Bhatt offers the First Lady Of The United States a primer on one of India's oldest, and historic, cities.
Britain's vote to leave the European Union means uncertainty for markets and companies as London initiates at least two years of negotiations with the EU.
India's new policy commission has received a makeover and a dream team has been formed to head the Think Tank, NITI Aayog.
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According to a study by Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Punjab, every year, 18 per cent of fruits and vegetables worth Rs 44,000 crore (Rs 440 billion) are wasted.
'Culture is our asset. Culture is our identity.' 'Wherever you go in India, every millimetre can be measured with culture.' 'There is so much to see that even one life is not enough.'
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
The defence sector is seeing renewed interest by Indian corporates, says Jyoti Mukul
To secure a work visa in the US, students have to find an employer who can sponsor it.
'The prime minister did not think that COVID-19 was a serious challenge as late as March 20.'
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
The Gomti Riverfront Development project, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, the Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre and the efforts towards the beautification of Old Lucknow are some of Akhilesh Yadav's initiatives that are the subject of investigation.
Big cities are the breeding grounds for romance this year.
'What we need is right skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling.'
Link between oil exploration and markets can be used by India to great advantage.
Private sector firms need to be re-engaged for better infra planning.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao has made no attempts to conceal his obsession with vaastu, the ancient Indian principles of architecture, even telling the assembly, "Why shouldn't someone who works for the state and takes decisions use vaastu and create comfort?
5 things you must know about this scientific trailblazer.
'India is the number one IT destination in the world as we have the largest number of IT professionals in the world.'
Is it time to take a relook at our economic theories? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Your vote now is going to decide whether India fixes itself and becomes a vibrant democracy, or a failed State like the ones in our neighbourhood, says Dasarathi G V.
Lenders can now review a borrower account within 30 days of default. Earlier, the banks had to start resolution within one day of default.
India had its own battle over gauges.
Insolvency professionals feel the bankruptcy code will deter defaulters, but NPAs will not cease unless banks are sensitised on credit appraisal and experts are hired by banks to inspect what is happening with their loans.
The BSE Sensex was down 326 points at 23,277 and the Nifty was down 107 points at 7,056.
'Four years into his tenure and Modi still has no idea what is wrong with the agriculture sector!'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for deeper ties in key areas of counter-terrorism, climate change and UN reforms.
'If we play our cards right, we may even benefit from the competition between the US and China as seen from increased investment from each of these countries into India.' 'The size of our market gives us an important lever of power which we shall have to play adroitly and intelligently,' points out Ambassador Gautam Bambawale -- who served as India's envoy to China -- in the Professor V M Dandekar Memorial Lecture 2019, delivered on March 8, 2019 in Pune.
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