The Next-Gen Scientists Foundation programme offers an opportunity to fund internships for undergraduate and postgraduate students who wish to gain research experience in life sciences.
In 13 states and two Union territories, more households have a mobile phone than a toilet.
Rediff.com's data journalists have broken down 2011 Census data into a constituency-wise listing.
'I want to die with my finger on the click button of the camera,' veteran photographer Pradeep Bandekar, who passed into ages early on Sunday morning, told Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Before Punjab goes to the polls: The state's electoral landscape at a glance.
Rediff Labs has analysed Delhi region's air quality through its product real-time air quality analyser
The Rediff labs team tried to correlate vehicle density with air pollution.
Our Rediff labs team analysed 2014 data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on the participation of women in decision making at administrative levels in India in three different sectors.
The Jharkhand report card that shows important metrics for the state.
'We started AgniKul to show that space transportation should be as simple as road transportation.'
Why are financial-technology (fintech) players moving back to India, or doing the reverse-flipping?
A graphic showing how the average prices for petrol and diesel have moved over the last ten years.
Ever wondered how often your constituency representative attended Parliament in this Budget session?
A lot of time is spent on giving us the background of the story and establishing the characters but the film is named Kalki and the man is not even born, notes A Ganesh Nadar.
'If all bright people go for medical schools, engineering or management studies, then where are the bright people left to do science? So there is a need for cultural change,' says Nobel Prize winner Venkataraman Ramakrishnan.
A data on the ethics of Indian politicians.
A map showing the number of road accident deaths per 1,00,000 registered vehicles in each state of India.
A reading of the reports suggests that there is no standard practice for reporting political contributions and it is left to the company's discretion to report them as they find fit.
From toys, footwear and furniture to insulated flasks, smart meters, and air coolers - the Central government over the last decade has mandated higher standards for production and imports of such items. Sample this: Till 2014, there were 14 Quality Control Orders (QCOs) covering 106 products. By the latest count, there are 156 QCOs on 672 products.
Mosquitoes claim most human lives worldwide; the threat is highest in tropical regions.
The map above shows the number of asylum applications accepted and received by each country in Europe from January 2015 to June 2015.
While the dire image of Indians having to travel long distances for water and other basic needs is stuck in most of our heads, the official statics published in the 69th round of the National Sample Survey (2012) actually present quite a heartening picture.
Rediff Labs analyses the data on student suicides in India.
The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Data Book 2014 published detailed data on wealth holdings of households around the world.
The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Data Book 2014 published detailed data on wealth holdings of households around the world.
The monsoon has finally brought back smiles to the faces of people, especially farmers, of India.
Find out the ranking of various institutions based on MHRD's national institutional ranking framework.
The Planning Commission of India has released the official Gross State Domestic Product figures. The map above shows the GSDP of each state in the year 2013-14 in Rs crore.
The Planning Commission of India has released the official Gross State Domestic Product figures. The map above shows the GSDP of each state in the year 2013-14 in Rs crore.
The Vivad Se Vishwas scheme provides for settlement of disputed tax, disputed interests, disputed penalty or disputed fees in relation to an assessment or reassessment order on payment of 100 per cent of the disputed tax and 25 per cent of the disputed penalty or interest or fee.
'To tell you the truth, we did not expect Iris to make such waves, to get so much attention.'
A map showing the number of Indians lodged in jails around the world, based on information from the Ministry of External Affairs.
Check out the 2012 cattle livestock census figures which show that cattle population in India has declined drastically.
The 'Swachch Sarvekshan-2016' survey, released by the Urban Development ministry recently, ranked Indian cities on the parameters of cleanliness and sanitation.
The per capita income of India has grown 209 per cent from Rs 17,736 to Rs 54,835 during the years 2001 to 2011. Explore the map to see where your state stands.
The J&K report card above that shows important metrics for the state.
The asteroid sample will help scientists understand the origin of organics and water that may have seeded life on Earth 4.5 billion years ago.
Finally, some good news for the Indian startup ecosystem. After four consecutive half-year periods of declining funding since 2022, the first half (H1) of 2024 has shown an upward trend compared to the second half (H2) of 2023. According to the India Tech Semi-Annual Funding Report H1 2024 by Tracxn, Indian technology (tech) startups raised $4.1 billion in H1 2024, marking a 4 per cent increase from $3.96 billion in H2 2023.
A graphic showing how passenger traffic at Indian airports has grown over the years.
The recovering valuations, will lead to enhanced optimism among investors about funding startups.
