News for 'R&D'

Godrej innovates to cut losses

Godrej innovates to cut losses

Rediff.com7 Apr 2009

The company has started using a new composite material for manufacturing refrigerators which will subsequently be rolled out to other product lines. The company has also done away with its regular corrugated boxes for packaging to incorporate stretch-hood film packaging and shrink wrapping. Stretch-hood packaging boasts of benefits such as better load stability, flexible adaptation to load height, width and depth and weather protection (rain, dirt and dust-proof).

Dow halts R&D work at Chakan after govt order

Dow halts R&D work at Chakan after govt order

Rediff.com30 Sep 2008

Dow India would comply with all the directives stated by the government to work outa solution to the current situation, the company said. Recently the company's research facility at Chakan was razed by a group of villagers, following which members of the Warkari sect claimed responsibility for the act, saying they would not allow the facility to come up at a place which is sacred to the followers of the 17th century Bhakti movement saint Tukaram.

Firms bets big on Chennai-Bengaluru defence industrial corridor

Firms bets big on Chennai-Bengaluru defence industrial corridor

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

Their success or failure will eventually hinge on how much equipment the services procure, and whether the finance ministry supplements the allocations in the Budget

IOC Should Not DIE!

IOC Should Not DIE!

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht.

USA India Chamber felicitates Dr Barry Bloom

USA India Chamber felicitates Dr Barry Bloom

Rediff.com25 Aug 2009

The award was presented by Dr Martin Mackay, pesident Global R&D, Pfizer and Karun Rishi, president, USA-India Chamber of Commerce, at a function in Boston recently, according to a release by the chamber.

Revisiting the Electronic Voting Machine controversy

Revisiting the Electronic Voting Machine controversy

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

EVMs were used for the first time in general elections in 45 seats in 1999. Polling in the 2004 general elections was entirely on EVMs. This year, again, 671 million voters got the opportunity to vote on EVMs.

Defence R&D: What India needs to do

Defence R&D: What India needs to do

Rediff.com12 Feb 2009

India cannot leap-frog to a higher plane virtually overnight. The immediate requirement is to think big in keeping with the country's growing international status and to plan for the future with a level of confidence that policy planners have not dared to do before.

Maha: Protests over Dow R&D centre orchestrated

Maha: Protests over Dow R&D centre orchestrated

Rediff.com3 Feb 2009

The Maharashtra government fears that the agitation against Dow Chemical's proposed Research and Development centre was orchestrated by its aggressive neighbour to influence Dow to take its $400-million project to that particular state.

Bengaluru start-up prints 3D tissue that functions like human liver

Bengaluru start-up prints 3D tissue that functions like human liver

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

In India, thousands of lives are lost every year because of unavailability of organs

PSUs upbeat on alternative energy

PSUs upbeat on alternative energy

Rediff.com19 Jan 2009

For instance, Indian Oil Corporation, the nation's biggest marketer and refiner, doubled its R&D spend from Rs 30 crore to Rs 60 crore (Rs 600 million) this year. The company is conducting research in areas like biodegradable lubricants and oil refining technology. The company will shortly commission a pilot at its Faridabad centre, where it will install technology for coal gassification and production of ethanol from biomass.

DBT-Postdoctoral Fellowship at IISc-Bangalore

DBT-Postdoctoral Fellowship at IISc-Bangalore

Rediff.com21 Aug 2006

The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, invites applications from Indian nationals for the DBT-Postdoctoral Fellowship for pursuing research in the frontier areas of biotechnology and applied biology.

Govt replaces Mistry at Indo-UK CEO forum

Govt replaces Mistry at Indo-UK CEO forum

Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

British Prime Minister Theresa May will be in India tomorrow, but Cyrus Mistry will no longer head the Indo-UK CEO forum.

Army's 1st Arjun tank regiment ready

Army's 1st Arjun tank regiment ready

Rediff.com25 May 2009

Of the total 124, CVRDE had already delivered 29 MBTs in two instalments till March this year. Rest of the Arjun tanks would be delivered by March 2010, Pillai said.

Layoff Tales: 'Don't try too hard to impress your boss'

Layoff Tales: 'Don't try too hard to impress your boss'

Rediff.com25 May 2009

Indians laid off by the current recession tell their stories in this gripping rediff.com series.

Non-IT firms hiring for in-house R&D

Non-IT firms hiring for in-house R&D

Rediff.com8 May 2009

A spokesperson attached to GE's Jack Welch Research Center in Bangalore said after the new people join, employee numbers in Bangalore would cross the 4,500-mark. GE's technology product research and development team is currently 3,800-people strong, with an additional 350 people employed in global research.

Meet Assocham's first lady chief

Meet Assocham's first lady chief

Rediff.com21 Oct 2009

Assocham's first lady chief talks of the need to unleash new ideas and wonders why, when India has such politically powerful women, they're hardly to be seen in business.

Are product patents anti-consumer?

Are product patents anti-consumer?

Rediff.com27 Mar 2008

There is no doubt that patients are the ultimate beneficiaries of pharmaceutical research and development. Thousands of public health needs go unmet each day simply because there is still a cure out there waiting to be found. Product patents serve as encouragement to innovation, providing impetus to both investors and innovators. It has been argued that by denying product patents, India will encourage domestic generic production and, therefore, access to medicines.

Ladakh Standoff: Why doesn't army want this tank?

Ladakh Standoff: Why doesn't army want this tank?

Rediff.com19 Jan 2021

DRDO is offering a 30-35-tonne light tank that it says will be a match for what the army faces -- China's new Type-15 light tank.

Dow India's R&D unit runs into rough weather

Dow India's R&D unit runs into rough weather

Rediff.com25 Feb 2008

Notwithstanding persistent claims by the multinational chemical company that it has no plans to convert the R&D center into a manufacturing unit across the 100 acres of land it has acquired through Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation at village Shinde, the protest by locals and activists continues.

How Ashish Bharat Ram transformed SRF

How Ashish Bharat Ram transformed SRF

Rediff.com29 Dec 2019

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Graduate Fellowship scheme for engineers

Graduate Fellowship scheme for engineers

Rediff.com19 Aug 2009

Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) invites applications for the award of fellowships under the DAE Graduate Fellowship Scheme.

CAT 2009: 'How can I improve my percentile?'

CAT 2009: 'How can I improve my percentile?'

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

R Shiva Kumar, director of Academics and R&D, Career Launcher, hosted a chat with GA readers to address their CAT-related questions. The transcript.

Tap global healthcare marts: Kalam to India Inc

Tap global healthcare marts: Kalam to India Inc

Rediff.com29 Jun 2007

President A P J Abdul Kalam asked the Indian companies on Friday to tap the vast potential for health care products in the international market by maintaining competitive pricing and high quality.

Pharma R&D heads call the shots

Pharma R&D heads call the shots

Rediff.com13 Jun 2007

The average expenditure of pharmaceutical companies on research and development has increased four times in the last five years.

India cannot remain a global 'back office': PM

India cannot remain a global 'back office': PM

Rediff.com20 Dec 2008

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said India should not remain a 'back office' to provide R&D solutions to the world and asked scientists to do more to keep pace with China and Japan who have 'scored over' it in taking scientific and technological advances to the people.

Maruti Suzuki's cash reserves swell by 28%

Maruti Suzuki's cash reserves swell by 28%

Rediff.com2 Jan 2018

The domestic car sales volume of the company is also growing at 15%

'Cheese is a slow food. You need patience. It's not that it's going to happen overnight'

'Cheese is a slow food. You need patience. It's not that it's going to happen overnight'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

When the Indian brunost bravely ventured into the international cheese arena in Spain, along with 4,000 others from 45 countries, before 230 judges, its sterling desi pedigree spoke for itself, winning a silver in the brown cheese category and giving India a berth on the global cheese map.

India honing edge in auto design, R&D software

India honing edge in auto design, R&D software

Rediff.com12 May 2008

By June 2009, the $6 billion Mahindra & Mahindra group will open its new $116 million automobile design and development facility called the Mahindra Research Valley spread over 150 acres in Mahindra World City in Chennai. Primarily, this R&D facility will cater to M&M's design needs, and later may consider doing similar high-end work for other OEMs.

Quantum sets up R&D centre in Hyderabad

Quantum sets up R&D centre in Hyderabad

Rediff.com19 Oct 2007

The Hyderabad centre will be a software R&D facility of the company in India that works on different components of software products being designed by Quantum to integrate them with data storage and protection systems.

Intas to create clones for protein production

Intas to create clones for protein production

Rediff.com16 Oct 2007

Intas Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (IBPL) plans to generate clones for commercial production of protein. The company has finalised a Research and Development (R&D) agreement for the development and production of therapeutic protein with Viropro International Inc, a subsidiary of Viropro Inc

Budget: A vision for priority areas

Budget: A vision for priority areas

Rediff.com1 Mar 2007

It is a Budget with a strong emphasis on agriculture, education, healthcare and infrastructure.

Free group SMSes from Google soon

Free group SMSes from Google soon

Rediff.com7 Oct 2008

Google is testing its SMS channel in India and intends to launch it to global audiences later. It supports English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages. It was fully conceptualised by Google India Labs. Prasad Ram, head (R&D), Google India, says, "The SMS channel is in line with our endeavour to connect the 250 million mobile subscribers who have no access to information."

India no IPR pariah: US drug lobby report

India no IPR pariah: US drug lobby report

Rediff.com29 Aug 2007

The PhRMA's observation is significant against the backdrop of Swiss pharma major Novartis AG's decision to relocate its R&D investments from India.

5 global pharma giants opt for China over India

5 global pharma giants opt for China over India

Rediff.com13 Aug 2007

Besides Novartis, the other companies are Roche, J&J, Glaxo and Astrazeneca.

NSG waiver opens sesame for dual-use technologies

NSG waiver opens sesame for dual-use technologies

Rediff.com10 Sep 2008

More than nuclear power, India stands to gain access to a wide range of dual-use goods and technologies, from which it was barred, as a result of the waiver by the 45-country Nuclear Suppliers' Group.

Mercedes-Benz India to up R&D headcount four-fold

Mercedes-Benz India to up R&D headcount four-fold

Rediff.com9 Mar 2009

Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India plans to increase its headcount by up to four-fold at the research and development centre in Bangalore in the next few years and will invest Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.5 billion) together with its partners for expanding distribution network in the country.

Multimedia, 3G phones at Rs 1,800

Multimedia, 3G phones at Rs 1,800

Rediff.com19 Dec 2006

Come early 2007, a mobile user will get a feature-rich multimedia phone that even supports 3G applications by paying less than Rs 1,800

TVS plans LPG, CNG 2-wheelers

TVS plans LPG, CNG 2-wheelers

Rediff.com19 Feb 2008

TVS Motors is exploring LPG and CNG enabled two wheelers. It is also ready to launch electric scooters.

TVS to make LPG & CNG bikes

TVS to make LPG & CNG bikes

Rediff.com16 Feb 2008

The alternative fuel fever has caught up with Chennai-based TVS Motor Company, synonymous with 'TVS Scooty'. Having entered the electric scooter segment, the company is exploring LPG and CNG two wheelers.

Micromax launches world's slimmest, lightest 4G phone

Micromax launches world's slimmest, lightest 4G phone

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

The phone comes with a free 4G SIM and double data offer from Airtel.