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PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com11 Apr 2007

The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, invites applications for admission to its various M Tech courses.

This could save millions of gallons of fuel daily

This could save millions of gallons of fuel daily

Rediff.com8 Jul 2009

The 'Plug-in Hybrid Retrofit Kit' could double the average mileage per gallon. If 50 per cent of the automobiles in America used it, it could save 120 million gallons of fuel per day -- globally, as much as 600 million gallons per day. It will reduce carbon emissions and could create 2,000 new manufacturing jobs.

'We work to make graduates employable'

'We work to make graduates employable'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2009

In an interview with rediff.com Kamal Mansharamani of AlmaMate advices graduates on their career growth, what it takes to be a leader and how to cope with job lay offs.

Indian chosen for prestigious scientists' body

Indian chosen for prestigious scientists' body

Rediff.com9 Jul 2008

Dr Sangeeta N Bhatia, director, Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been chosen to the newest class of the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators.

Research fellowships at NIT-Durgapur

Research fellowships at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com14 Mar 2006

The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, invites applications for Research Scholar/ Fellow.

Get tech savvy in New York

Get tech savvy in New York

Rediff.com8 Feb 2005

Polytechnic University, New York, invites students to pursue technology-focused post graduate programmes in the Fall 2005 semester.

Vintage Beetle gets new life as electric car

Vintage Beetle gets new life as electric car

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Besides opening up the possibility of a policy that allows vintage cars retrofitted with electric batteries to ply on roads, this also gives a clue to how cars older than 15 years that are banned can be valued again by a similar conversion to EVs, says Ritwik Sharma.

Amar Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Amar Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Rediff.com12 Mar 2008

Amar Bose last month joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison, after the National Inventors Hall of Fame announced his name as one of the seven living 2008 inductees. Dr Bose is only the second Indian American after Dr Rangaswamy Srinivasan, whose invention of ultraviolet surgical and dental procedures resulted in what is known today as LASIK surgery, to be inducted in the Hall of Fame.

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.

Indian American heads top US science funding body

Indian American heads top US science funding body

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

Unanimously confirmed by the Senate last week, Panchanathan, 58, from the Arizona State University, replaces White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Dr Kelvin Droegemeier who served as Acting Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Specialise in engineering

Specialise in engineering

Rediff.com10 May 2006

The Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, invites applications for admission to its M Tech and PhD programmes.

Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Rediff.com28 May 2008

He is one of the seven living 2008 inductees and has now joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison at the NIHF. He is also the founder, chariman and technical director of the globally renowned Bose Corporation.

First salary: From Rs 100 a month to Rs 30 lakh a year

First salary: From Rs 100 a month to Rs 30 lakh a year

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

Rediff readers tell us how they spent their first salaries.

Top 20 schools lead the way on earnings

Top 20 schools lead the way on earnings

Rediff.com30 Jan 2008

Roshan Gaonkar was working on the internal consulting team of US Airways when he realised that he wished to hone his business skills by doing an MBA.

Sintex to buy European firm for euro 40mn

Sintex to buy European firm for euro 40mn

Rediff.com25 Jan 2007

The Ahmedabad-based Sintex Industries, which manufactures plastics and textiles, will acquire an European company for euro 40 million before March end.

What's delaying India's STUDY ABROAD plans?

What's delaying India's STUDY ABROAD plans?

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Students who have received admission to foreign universities are struggling with unexpected delays, additional living costs and scarcity of vaccine supplies.

B-schools ignore man-management

B-schools ignore man-management

Rediff.com14 Nov 2006

Indian students in Texas pool accident identified

Indian students in Texas pool accident identified

Rediff.com8 May 2007

Ruling out any foul play in the incident, police said they are calling it an accidental drowning.

Qualcomm sets up chair at IIT-M

Qualcomm sets up chair at IIT-M

Rediff.com6 Oct 2006

Alert: Get a Phd/ MS from IIT-M

Alert: Get a Phd/ MS from IIT-M

Rediff.com7 Oct 2004

Alert: A PhD/MS programme at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, beginning January 2005.

Ph D at IIT Roorkee

Ph D at IIT Roorkee

Rediff.com17 Oct 2003

Awards for corporate governance.

Management school proposed at IIT-Kanpur

Management school proposed at IIT-Kanpur

Rediff.com18 Dec 2007

IIT Kanpur will soon have a world class management school of business with the financial assistance of an alumini couple. Raj Singh and his wife Neera Singh have decided to give Rs 9 crore (Rs 90 million) for setting up the business school. Raj graduated in electrical engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1975 while his wife Neera graduated in chemical engineering in the year 1981 from the same institute. Both are presently engaged in US in telecom business.

GE engines to save Air India $150 mn

GE engines to save Air India $150 mn

Rediff.com21 Feb 2007

Air India will be saving $150 million over 15 years by mounting advanced General Electric engines GE90-115B on its 27 Boeing 777-300ERs aircraft.

Interview with inventor of digital camera

Interview with inventor of digital camera

Rediff.com7 Aug 2006

Kodak's Steven J Sasson says inventors have to spend a lot of time being wrong than being right, and being comfortable with failure, because that is how you learn.

Driving a death train

Driving a death train

Rediff.com12 Jul 2007

July 11, 2006 started as just another day on the job for Om Prakash Gupta.

IIT at any cost?

IIT at any cost?

Rediff.com22 Jun 2006

Premji receives Faraday Medal

Premji receives Faraday Medal

Rediff.com11 Nov 2005

Wipro chairman Azim Premji on Friday became the first Indian to receive the prestigious Faraday Medal from Institution of Electrical Engineers, the largest professional engineering society in Europe.

Bumpy ride ahead for electric two-wheelers

Bumpy ride ahead for electric two-wheelers

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

The impact for all electric two-wheelers, which are imported mostly from China, is that it will lead to price escalation that will be passed onto customers.

US's famous immigrant entrepreneurs

US's famous immigrant entrepreneurs

Rediff.com2 Jun 2007

The U.S. continues to grow thanks to innovations from recent arrivals.

Siemens is hiring. Are you interested?

Siemens is hiring. Are you interested?

Rediff.com4 Jan 2005

Siemens Ltd is looking for engineering graduates for its Power Transmission and Distribution Division.

Alert: Engineering at Delhi University

Alert: Engineering at Delhi University

Rediff.com8 Mar 2004

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DRDO chief sacked 15 months ahead of his contract term

DRDO chief sacked 15 months ahead of his contract term

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Government on Tuesday removed the chief of top defence research organisation Avinash Chander, 15 months before his contract was to end.

Sapient COO on future of Indian IT

Sapient COO on future of Indian IT

Rediff.com22 Oct 2005

'IT firms are growing aggressively and some will emerge as global giants.'

Vyomesh Joshi in race for HP top job

Vyomesh Joshi in race for HP top job

Rediff.com11 Feb 2005

Vyomesh Joshi, the India-born chief of Hewlett-Packard's newly formed imaging and personal systems group, is among the frontrunners to head the $75 billion corporation.

ASK MAYANK: How can I re-enter the job market?

ASK MAYANK: How can I re-enter the job market?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

HR guru Mayank Rautela provides a three-point plan.

COVID-19: Indian-Americans raise funds for relief work

COVID-19: Indian-Americans raise funds for relief work

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

SEWA International, a leading Indian-American non-profit organisation, has so far raised more than $250,000 for its COVID-19 relief efforts. It is using the money to buy personal protective equipment's, in particular facial masks and surgical masks, to donate free to the local law enforcement officials and hospitals in some of the hot spot areas like New York, who have run out of these essential items.

Can India become a chip powerhouse?

Can India become a chip powerhouse?

Rediff.com14 Dec 2005