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In 1st major reshuffle, Yogi moves out close aides of Akhilesh

In 1st major reshuffle, Yogi moves out close aides of Akhilesh

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

The Yogi Adityanath government on Wednesday transferred 20 senior IAS officers, shunting out Principal Secretary-Information Navneet Sehgal and others who wielded considerable influence under the Akhilesh Yadav dispensation.

IISc Young Engineering Fellowship Programme

IISc Young Engineering Fellowship Programme

Rediff.com27 Dec 2004

Candidates will be offered an opportunity to undertake high quality academic research through a goal-oriented summer mini-project undertaken at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Job Offers: 2nd Gen IITs score big

Job Offers: 2nd Gen IITs score big

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

Some of the second-generation IITs have seen more job offers from the start of the first phase of final placements to date than compared to the previous year.

India's tsunami warning system in 2 years

India's tsunami warning system in 2 years

Rediff.com29 Apr 2005

The necessary instrumentation will be installed by DOD within two years. The government has already sanctioned Rs 1,250 mn for the purpose.

BEWARE! Fraud Journals On The Rise

BEWARE! Fraud Journals On The Rise

Rediff.com27 Nov 2021

Cloned journals have become more rampant in the post-pandemic world.

PhD programmes at MANIT-Bhopal

PhD programmes at MANIT-Bhopal

Rediff.com29 Jun 2006

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, invites applications for admission to its various PhD programmes.

Dalit scholar Rohith's last words: 'From shadows to the stars'

Dalit scholar Rohith's last words: 'From shadows to the stars'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

In his suicide letter, Rohith chose not to chronicle the events that led him to make his decision to kill himself but instead wanted human beings to be treated as minds, "as glorious things made up of star dust, in every field, in studies, in streets, in life and in death".

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

Rediff.com25 Jan 2015

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.

'If we make proper choices, we'll be a great nation'

'If we make proper choices, we'll be a great nation'

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

'If not, we can become frighteningly chaotic, more chaotic than what we are today.' 'In today's environment in the country, we still have a window of opportunity.'

'Young Scientist Award' for IIT prof

'Young Scientist Award' for IIT prof

Rediff.com3 Feb 2005

Prof Deepankar Choudhury of the department of civil engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai has received the 'Young Scientist Award' of the Indian Science Congress Association for the year 2004-2005.

Alert: JNCASR admissions

Alert: JNCASR admissions

Rediff.com2 Feb 2004

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Meeting 1.35 bn vax dose target in Aug-Dec a long haul

Meeting 1.35 bn vax dose target in Aug-Dec a long haul

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

While Covishield supplies would meet the target of 500 mn doses between August and December, it looks like Covaxin would miss the target of 400 mn unless the partner sites of Bharat Biotech ramp up very rapidly, reports Sohini Das.

Here's how Agni missile can strike farther

Here's how Agni missile can strike farther

Rediff.com13 May 2008

Scientists of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore have developed a new innovative technology, which increases the range of Agni type of missiles. The new technology will increases the range of the inter-continental missile by reducing the drag it encountered during its last flight on Wednesday.

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.

IBAB courses in Bioinformatics

IBAB courses in Bioinformatics

Rediff.com22 May 2009

Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), Bangalore, a Department of Information Technology (Government of India) Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Bioinformatics, invites applications.

IISc builds ventilator to be used free of cost

IISc builds ventilator to be used free of cost

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

Working round-the-clock over the past few days, an Indian Institute of Science team is buildingan indigenous ventilator prototype for Covid-19 victims, and it is expected to be ready in the current month itself. A ventilator can be a life-saver for patients whose lungs are damaged by the Covid-19 infection. But India, like all countries grappling with this pandemic, is likely to face a large shortage of ventilators.

New tool to help robots 'see' better

New tool to help robots 'see' better

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

Object recognition is one of the most widely studied problems in computer vision, researchers said.

How Modi, Rahul used Twitter during 2019 poll campaign

How Modi, Rahul used Twitter during 2019 poll campaign

Rediff.com10 Sep 2021

While both politicians tweeted about a slew of issues, they focused less on developmental issues related to the rural poor -- with Modi devoting a mere three per cent and Gandhi five per cent of his tweets to development, Abhijit Mazumdar, an assistant professor at Park University in Missouri said.

GATE 2007 on February 11

GATE 2007 on February 11

Rediff.com11 Sep 2006

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, GATE, will be held on Sunday, February 11, 2007.

California declares October as month for Hindu awareness

California declares October as month for Hindu awareness

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

It was a historic moment for California's Hindu American community, when the senate floor at the Capitol unanimously passed the resolution on Monday designating October 2013 as Hindu American awareness and appreciation month.

Govt to bypass telcos to tap calls

Govt to bypass telcos to tap calls

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

This will enable security agencies to tap any call, real-time chat and data without help from the operators.

Keep an eye on how India uses N-deal, US told

Keep an eye on how India uses N-deal, US told

Rediff.com1 Feb 2011

The nuclear nonproliferation lobby has urged the United States administration to ensure that America's dual-use technology is not diverted by New Delhi to its nuclear weapons programme.

Don't mock India's scientific past!

Don't mock India's scientific past!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

China's Sunway TaihuLight is world's top supercomputer

China's Sunway TaihuLight is world's top supercomputer

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

A new Chinese computer system that can make 93 quadrillions calculations per second has claimed the top spot on the list of the world's most powerful supercomputers.

Govt to encourage SMEs to go in for patents

Govt to encourage SMEs to go in for patents

Rediff.com18 Jul 2011

The government, in collaboration with the UN-body World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), has commissioned a study to ascertain whether India's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are prepared to adopt the global IPR regime.

With coronavirus still around, 'virus killers' hit the market

With coronavirus still around, 'virus killers' hit the market

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

A gamechanger for offices and factories, Shycocan, claims to be able to clear an area of 1000 square feet from coronavirus.

British PM Theresa May likely to visit India in November

British PM Theresa May likely to visit India in November

Rediff.com7 Oct 2016

May's visit is likely to coincide with the India-United Kingdom Tech Summit in New Delhi between November 7 and 9

'The idea is to promote research as a career'

'The idea is to promote research as a career'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

'India is a country where many of the problems need local solutions and some be solved using basic science.'

Meet Rashad Hussain, Obama's point man for anti-terror outreach

Meet Rashad Hussain, Obama's point man for anti-terror outreach

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

The 36-year-old desi speaks impeccable Arabic and quotes freely from the Quran during his speeches, reports Aziz Haniffa.

India to have 33-35 lakh active cases by May 15: IIT scientists

India to have 33-35 lakh active cases by May 15: IIT scientists

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

In predicting that the active cases would go up by about 10 lakh by mid-May before sliding, scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and Hyderabad applied the 'Susceptible, Undetected, Tested (positive), and Removed Approach' (SUTRA) model.

500 cr cap in nuke liability bill could be raised

500 cr cap in nuke liability bill could be raised

Rediff.com10 Jun 2010

The Rs 500 crore cap in the event of an accident, proposed in the controversial nuclear liability bill, could be raised as part of government's efforts to address concerns of the opposition over the issue. Indications to this effect were given by government officials at a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology and Environment on Tuesady.

'This feeling of hatred is not going to stop'

'This feeling of hatred is not going to stop'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

'Unfortunately, our political class is not interested in making this society equal. They just want to exploit the situation for their own benefit.'

Monsoon may be late in Mumbai

Monsoon may be late in Mumbai

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

Mumbai will have to wait for a few more days for monsoon showers.

'Doplar radar could have predicted Mumbai rains'

'Doplar radar could have predicted Mumbai rains'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2005

The Metereological department could have been able to predict the unprecedented heavy rains that lashed Mumbai last month, if it had a doplar radar, says Union MoS for Science and Technology and Ocean Development, Kapil Sibal.

700-km Brazil 'megaflash' sets lightning record: UN

700-km Brazil 'megaflash' sets lightning record: UN

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

The new records for extreme lightning bursts, or 'megaflashes', during 2019, are more than double the size and duration of the previous record flashes.

17 US states, tech giants sue against new visa rule

17 US states, tech giants sue against new visa rule

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

The lawsuit seeks an injunction to stop the entire rule from going into effect.

7 ways Indian startups will get a big boost

7 ways Indian startups will get a big boost

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

IIM Ahmedabad's CIIE signed a MoU with Tata Trust for founding partner for the Bharat Fund, which will provide seed funding to Indian entrepreneurs.

How to Recession Proof Your Career

How to Recession Proof Your Career

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

'See to it that you have adequate skills that will make you so indispensable that they cannot fire you.'

MTech prog at IIT Madras

MTech prog at IIT Madras

Rediff.com17 Apr 2008

Applications are invited for admission to MTech programme at IIT Madras under sponsorship scheme.

Choose a dream worthy of yourself, says Murthy

Choose a dream worthy of yourself, says Murthy

Rediff.com23 Jun 2009

Concordia University confers honorary doctorate on Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy.