News for 'biotechnology'

5-year MTech, MBA integrated programmes

5-year MTech, MBA integrated programmes

Rediff.com23 Apr 2008

Ch Charan Singh University, Meerut announces its entrance test for its 5-year integrated programmes for 2008.

Budget 2020 has both vision and action: PM Modi

Budget 2020 has both vision and action: PM Modi

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

The PM said that the Union Budget will accelerate the economic growth, financially empower every citizen and strengthen the foundation of the economy in the new decade.

Online shopping during festive season could touch Rs 25k cr

Online shopping during festive season could touch Rs 25k cr

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

"This is expected to be the busiest festive season for e-commerce companies as Indian consumers are likely to spend up to Rs 25,000 crore as against over Rs 20,000 crore spent in the festive season last year," Assocham Secretary General D S Rawat said.

How India can reap the benefits of nanotech

How India can reap the benefits of nanotech

Rediff.com22 Jul 2014

Nanotechnology has remarkable applications in a variety of spheres, including agriculture, animal husbandry and natural resources management.

Uni of Madras offers programmes in Zoology

Uni of Madras offers programmes in Zoology

Rediff.com16 Aug 2007

University of Madras offers many programmes from the Department of Zoology. "How to Apply" details found inside.

CIMAP opens PhD admissions

CIMAP opens PhD admissions

Rediff.com24 Jun 2008

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) opens admissions to its PhD programme.

Is it expensive to study in Germany?

Is it expensive to study in Germany?

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

If you have pursued your bachelor's degree from elsewhere, studying a master's programme in public universities in Germany is easier as 80% of the universities are free, says Sushil Sukhwani.

Dial Vellore for a BTech

Dial Vellore for a BTech

Rediff.com25 Jan 2006

The Vellore Institute of Technology invites applications for admission to its BTech programmes.

Admissions to degree, PG programmes

Admissions to degree, PG programmes

Rediff.com29 May 2008

Assam Agricultural University invites applications for admissions into the Degree Programmes of the University for the session 2008-2009.

MIT, India pact to launch health science institute

MIT, India pact to launch health science institute

Rediff.com17 Dec 2007

This new institute, which will be modeled after the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, will include faculty from multiple disciplines and professions and offer degrees through multidisciplinary programs.

Industry biggies bat for HAL airport, rap govt

Industry biggies bat for HAL airport, rap govt

Rediff.com19 May 2008

Bangalore's information and biotechnology majors have again trained their guns at the government over the closure of the existing HAL airport.

New product mix nurses Biocon back to health

New product mix nurses Biocon back to health

Rediff.com30 Oct 2009

Biocon has managed to heal the wound fast. India's largest biotechnology company, which straddles high-end drug research to generics, bet the wrong way on how the rupee will move against the dollar and paid a big price last year.

A 'Nano' step

A 'Nano' step

Rediff.com23 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology can bring down farm production costs through precise and more efficient use of inputs.

Wockhardt takes a hit on expansion

Wockhardt takes a hit on expansion

Rediff.com2 Feb 2009

Wockhardt, the Mumbai-based leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology company that is struggling to repay its nearly Rs 900-crore

Ministry panel reveals data on GM brinjal

Ministry panel reveals data on GM brinjal

Rediff.com6 Sep 2008

Data on clinical trials of genetically-modified brinjal have been made public by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee of the environment ministry.

PG programme in Nanomedical science

PG programme in Nanomedical science

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

Amrita Centre for Nanosciences, Kochi, invites applications for M Tech in Nanomedical Sciences.

'US still best education destination'

'US still best education destination'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2009

Everyday job cuts, a slump in university admissions and a dwindling demand for H1B visas might project a gloomy US scenario to an average student in India but there is light at the end of the tunnel for those who think ahead.

Govt clears Infosys proposal to set up SEZ in Bengaluru

Govt clears Infosys proposal to set up SEZ in Bengaluru

Rediff.com5 May 2016

The decision was taken by an inter-ministerial Board of Approval.

Houston firm might have found lung cancer cure

Houston firm might have found lung cancer cure

Rediff.com18 Jan 2008

Houston-based biotech firm awaits FDA approvals on its new drug for lung cancer treatment.

Can the water crisis hurt India's growth?

Can the water crisis hurt India's growth?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

Water shortage is likely to lead to political tensions and instability in the future, warns Simon George, President, Cargill India.

Biocon launches pre-filled  syringes for cancer

Biocon launches pre-filled syringes for cancer

Rediff.com5 Jun 2008

The products, named as 'Erypro Safe' and 'Nufil Safe', have been launched in collaboration with California-based firm Safety Syringes, which makes syringes for vaccines and other medicines. While Erypro Safe is used in the treatment of chronic kidney disease, Nufil Safe is used for cancer treatment. With the new device, patients can be injected with the drug conveniently, without drawing the medicine into a syringe from a vial.

Can Wastewater Testing tell us more about COVID-19?

Can Wastewater Testing tell us more about COVID-19?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

'Wastewater containing excreted material can tell us how a community is doing in a particular area pertaining to any epidemic, pandemic, and other bacterial and viral diseases.'

Biocon to hire 200 more people

Biocon to hire 200 more people

Rediff.com16 Oct 2008

"We will continue to hire people as our growing business demands manpower," CMD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw told reporters while announcing the company's half-yearly results.

Discovery-led innovation driving biopharma

Discovery-led innovation driving biopharma

Rediff.com25 Dec 2007

Most of the biotech companies are focusing on discovery-led innovation in biopharmaceuticals. The segment has been witnessing innovations in follow-on (new variants) biologics (commercial products derived from biotechnology) and vaccines with an emerging activity in discovery-led new drug development programmes.

Canadian biochemist thanks India for Padma Shri

Canadian biochemist thanks India for Padma Shri

Rediff.com6 May 2008

Canadian biochemist Joseph H Hulse has thanked India for honouring him with the Padma Shri.

Slowdown effect: IT-BT Park at Pantnagar shelved

Slowdown effect: IT-BT Park at Pantnagar shelved

Rediff.com2 Feb 2009

Although, global slowdown is the main reason behind the move, officials said the land, which was meant for the IT-BT Park, has now been allotted to other industries for expansion purposes leaving no place for the project.

Zombie wheat case: GM food safety debate far from settled

Zombie wheat case: GM food safety debate far from settled

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

Efforts by Indian activists to challenge the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Bill, now pending in Parliament, may get a boost from a controversy that has broken out in the US

Rajshree Pathy: An ambitious entrepreneur

Rajshree Pathy: An ambitious entrepreneur

Rediff.com11 Apr 2008

Pathy defied a feudal family setup to become a professional woman. She became first woman president of the powerful Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) in 2004-05.

Profile: Dr Vijay Mallya

Profile: Dr Vijay Mallya

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

Mallya is the first Indian ever to become the owner of a Formula One Team. The Netherlands-based Mol Family and Mallya have formed a consortium that is now the joint owner of Force India Formula One, which is also India's first-ever Formula One Team and represents India's first, truly global sports foray.

The future belongs to biopharma. Can India catch up with China?

The future belongs to biopharma. Can India catch up with China?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

If we are to realise the full potential of biologics' ability to improve people's health, it is essential to encourage public policy and support R&D.

PhD, MS at IIT-Madras

PhD, MS at IIT-Madras

Rediff.com25 Sep 2006

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras invites applications for its Ph D/ MS programmes.

Admission test for BTech 2008-12

Admission test for BTech 2008-12

Rediff.com5 Feb 2008

The Icfai Institute of Science and Technology announces the admissions test for its BTech programme for 2008-12.

Treatment for HIV may become a reality soon

Treatment for HIV may become a reality soon

Rediff.com1 Jul 2008

In their ground-breaking study, a team at Pennsylvania University made laboratory rodents HIV resistant by sabotaging a gene in blood cells that the deadly virus normally infects, the Nature Biotechnology journal reported.

Carnegie Mellon, Deakin plan bases in K'taka

Carnegie Mellon, Deakin plan bases in K'taka

Rediff.com1 Feb 2008

Sources say Carnegie Mellon's president Jared L Cohon, who was in Bangalore recently, held discussions with senior state officials in this regard. The university is planning to establish a skeleton presence in Bangalore to study the market condition before starting a full-fledged campus here. They want to help the IT sector in the country secure quality manpower.

India reports record daily spike of 12,881 COVID-19 cases

India reports record daily spike of 12,881 COVID-19 cases

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

India is the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic after the United States, Brazil and Russia.

Soon, cars may run on whisky

Soon, cars may run on whisky

Rediff.com26 Dec 2007

Apart from giving that euphoric feeling, the invigorating properties of whisky will soon be used for running cars, and keeping school kids warm.

'National biotech policy need of the hour'

'National biotech policy need of the hour'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2007

Indian Biotech industry welcomes the National Biotechnology Policy and suggests few ideas to the Indian government.

Assistant professor needed at DY Patil University

Assistant professor needed at DY Patil University

Rediff.com13 Jul 2007

Dr DY Patil University, Pune has an opening for Assistant Professor in the Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory.

In tribute to Kalam, NASA names new bacteria after him

In tribute to Kalam, NASA names new bacteria after him

Rediff.com21 May 2017

The new organism -- Solibacillus kalamii -- was found on the filters of the International Space Station.

Tips for students travelling to the UK

Tips for students travelling to the UK

Rediff.com11 Jul 2007

Nabiha shares her experiences studying in the UK. She also provides a list of tips and hints that will prove useful for students travelling to the UK.