News for 'National Institutes of Technology'

India launches Brazilian satellite, 18 others

India launches Brazilian satellite, 18 others

Rediff.com28 Feb 2021

In the first dedicated mission of its commercial arm New Space India Limited (NSIL), the Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday successfully launched Brazil's earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 other co-passengers, including five built by students, onboard a Polar rocket from the spaceport in Sriharikota.

Taking the NIMCET? Try this free mock test

Taking the NIMCET? Try this free mock test

Rediff.com14 May 2010

To help students prepare for the test, TCYonline presents this free mock NIMCET along with the answer key.

Want a career in management?

Want a career in management?

Rediff.com23 Jun 2009

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal invites applications for admission to the MBA full-time (2 years) course.

Living in these states? You're more likely to get Covid

Living in these states? You're more likely to get Covid

Rediff.com2 Jul 2021

People living in the national capital and in states such as Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are more likely to contract COVID-19 due to prolonged exposure to high concentration of PM 2.5, according to a new pan-India study.

Video: Cotton couture on the ramp

Video: Cotton couture on the ramp

Rediff.com5 Aug 2010

Students from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and Shop For Change, which supports the cause of Indian cotton farmers, put on a fashion show in Mumbai last week to raise awareness. Here's the video.

Is India A Better Target For China Than Taiwan?

Is India A Better Target For China Than Taiwan?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

The Xi Jinping regime might try to quell internal distress by directing nationalism and militarism against India, warn Ajay Shah and Gautam Bambawale.

Cotton styles, both chic and charitable

Cotton styles, both chic and charitable

Rediff.com3 Aug 2010

NIFT students and Shop For Change, which supports the cause of Indian cotton farmers put on a fashion show in Mumbai last week to raise awareness. Here's a glimpse of some chic styles in breathable fabric.

Interested in an MTech, PhD degree?

Interested in an MTech, PhD degree?

Rediff.com11 Jun 2008

S V National Institute of Technology (Surat) announces admissions to MTech, MTech (Research) and PhD programmes for 2008.

VNIT announces MTech programmes

VNIT announces MTech programmes

Rediff.com11 Jun 2008

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (Nagpur) opens admissions to its full-time MTech programmes for 2008-10.

'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.'

How UGC's 2-Degree Choice Will Help Students

How UGC's 2-Degree Choice Will Help Students

Rediff.com25 Apr 2022

The decision to allow students to pursue two degrees simultaneously will boost their employability as it gives them the opportunity to concentrate on one mainstream undergraduate degree while enrolling in another with a vocational focus.

'Mera baap sant tha, main nahin hoon'

'Mera baap sant tha, main nahin hoon'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

'She showed courage at every turn in her political career.'

'I've never found the need to be gay'

'I've never found the need to be gay'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2010

Fashion designer Narendra Kumar speaks with rediff users about styling, careers in fashion and also dispels myths about the fashion industry.

NIMHANS admissions to nursing, radiography courses

NIMHANS admissions to nursing, radiography courses

Rediff.com10 May 2010

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) invites applications for 3 bachelors' degrees.

'Only time will tell if we can save Joshimath'

'Only time will tell if we can save Joshimath'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

'All hydropower projects in the Himalayan region must be stopped.' 'Joshimath is not alone.'

PG & research programmes

PG & research programmes

Rediff.com24 Apr 2007

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, invites applications for admission into its various post graduation programmes and research.

NTA set to conduct JEE-Main from Tuesday amid pandemic

NTA set to conduct JEE-Main from Tuesday amid pandemic

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

While the governments of Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have assured students that they will provide transportation to candidates, a group of IIT alumni and students have also launched a portal to provide transport facilities to exam centres for the candidates in need.

Meet Capt Shiva Chouhan: 1st woman officer deployed in Siachen

Meet Capt Shiva Chouhan: 1st woman officer deployed in Siachen

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

'When you are at 15,600 ft, and in a glacial terrain, where temperatures are much below zero, and can dip to even -40 degrees Celsius, it is not just the harsh weather you have to brave, but isolation too which comes at such a height'

3 Americans win Economics Nobel 2021

3 Americans win Economics Nobel 2021

Rediff.com11 Oct 2021

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 with one half to David Card "for his empirical contributions to labour economics" and the other half jointly to Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens "for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships". Card is the Class of 1950 Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley and Director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Angrist is an Israeli American economist and Ford Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Imbens is Professor of Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2012. After earning his Ph.D. from Brown University in 1991, he taught at Harvard University, UCLA, and UC Berkeley.

India, A Miracle And A Wonder

India, A Miracle And A Wonder

Rediff.com16 Aug 2023

'There are many things we need to work on.' 'At the heart of it is, one, the extent of inequality, which is not good for democracy and nation; two, a structural decline on how a country ought to function, how people should be held accountable, whose role is what.'

Aggrieved social media users can now appeal against platform's decision

Aggrieved social media users can now appeal against platform's decision

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

In a move that is bound to spell relief for social media users, the government on Tuesday launched the much-awaited grievance appellate committee (GAC) mechanism that will allow users to appeal against decisions of social media platforms by filing their complaints on a new portal.

Imran Khan alleges abduction by army chief, returns to Lahore home after bail

Imran Khan alleges abduction by army chief, returns to Lahore home after bail

Rediff.com13 May 2023

A triumphant Khan returned to his Lahore home on Saturday after having locked himself in the Islamabad high court premises for hours for fear of re-arrest despite being granted bail on Friday.

Why India needs a national security strategy

Why India needs a national security strategy

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

'Ensuring through diplomatic means and in conjunction with strategic partners that India will not be required to fight a simultaneous two-front war with China and Pakistan.' Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd) lists what India must have in its national security strategy.

World's first universal quantum computer unveiled

World's first universal quantum computer unveiled

Rediff.com16 Nov 2009

Scientists have unveiled the world's first universal programmable quantum computer, capable of processing two quantum bits or qubits which store more data than the simple 'on' or 'off' bits of conventional computing. But, the test programme has revealed significant hurdles which the scientists claim must be overcome before it is ready for real work, the New Scientist reported.

Pak, China to go ahead with $10 bn Karachi-Peshawar railway project

Pak, China to go ahead with $10 bn Karachi-Peshawar railway project

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

Prime Minister Sharif will be visiting Beijing with a high-powered delegation from November 1, 2022, where minutes of the joint coordination committee meeting will be signed.

US report flags 'downward trend of democratic values' in India

US report flags 'downward trend of democratic values' in India

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

As the United States focuses on the Indo-Pacific, in particular the Quad, the Biden administration needs to address India's ties with Russia and its 'downward trend of democratic values and institutions', said a report by the Democratic Party of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.

IIT-B, Delhi in world's Top 50 engineering colleges

IIT-B, Delhi in world's Top 50 engineering colleges

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

For the first time, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Bombay and Delhi were ranked among QS top 50 engineering colleges in the world.

Rs 435 million spent to propagate Hindi worldwide

Rs 435 million spent to propagate Hindi worldwide

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Complaints to NCM fall down sharply...4,000 Indian women deserted by NRI husbands since 2016...79 districts in India still don't have blood banks...

'We couldn't imagine this 15 years ago'

'We couldn't imagine this 15 years ago'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

'At the heart of the strategic relationship between our countries are economic ties.'

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur invites applications to its various MTech courses for the session 2007-2008.

Seismic activities in K'taka not major ones, Deccan Plateau safe: Geologists

Seismic activities in K'taka not major ones, Deccan Plateau safe: Geologists

Rediff.com10 Jul 2022

On Saturday, the quake measured 4.4 on the Richter scale in Vijayapura bordering Maharashtra, and there was another tremor of 1.8 this morning in south Karnataka.

Michelle Obama wears a Prabal Gurung creation

Michelle Obama wears a Prabal Gurung creation

Rediff.com10 Mar 2010

US First Lady Michelle Obama wore a creation by designer Prabal Gurung, an alumni of Delhi's National Institute of Fashion Technology, while donating her much talked about inaugural gown to the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

Bihar to Bollywood, this Friday

Bihar to Bollywood, this Friday

Rediff.com8 Oct 2010

Actress Neha Sharma gets ready for her first Hindi film, Crook: It's Good To Be Bad.

Goodbye IT, colleges say hello to industry-ready courses

Goodbye IT, colleges say hello to industry-ready courses

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

PSG College of Technology has invited IT firms and external agencies to conduct training.

Get ready for Indian Army's new uniform on Jan 15

Get ready for Indian Army's new uniform on Jan 15

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

Like most army combat uniforms, this one has been designed to serve two requirements: First, protection against harsh climatic conditions, including extreme heat and cold. Second, the need to provide soldiers' outfits with field camouflage, so as to increase his battlefield survivability.

Off-ramp at the LFW: The sailor girl look!

Off-ramp at the LFW: The sailor girl look!

Rediff.com12 Mar 2011

Fashion student from NIFT, Nijhum Patra, tells us how she pulled off the sailor girl look at the LFW.

'Indian men should not wear shorts'

'Indian men should not wear shorts'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2011

Designer Atsu Sekhose answers some quick questions on fashion and what to wear this summer

SC refuses to pass interim order on JEE controversy

SC refuses to pass interim order on JEE controversy

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Following disagreement on the new normalisation policy, the Supreme Court bench has agreed that it will pass the order only if it finds that the education policy violates the fundamental rights of students.

'Sonam Kapoor is the best-dressed celeb'

'Sonam Kapoor is the best-dressed celeb'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2010

Rajesh Karkera speaks to designers Masaba Gupta and Anita Dongre about wardrobe must-haves, fashion flubs and more.