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He wants to replace notebooks with tablets in schools

He wants to replace notebooks with tablets in schools

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

30-year-old V Subramanian aims to revolutionise the education space with his new venture.

IIT researchers give up cushy jobs to join green revolution

IIT researchers give up cushy jobs to join green revolution

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

Most of the land, in small fragments, was lying barren.

Joint Management Entrance Test 2003

Joint Management Entrance Test 2003

Rediff.com8 Sep 2003

Admission to postgraduate degree programmes in Management at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee, for the academic year 2004-2005 will be open only to those who qualify in JMET-2003.

Joint Entrance Examination 2004

Joint Entrance Examination 2004

Rediff.com26 Nov 2003

Joint Entrance Examination 2004 for the IITs.

RPI slams ally BJP over de-recognition of IIT-M students' group

RPI slams ally BJP over de-recognition of IIT-M students' group

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

BJP ally RPI on Monday spoke out against the de-recognition of an IIT-M students' body allegedly for being critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

V Narayanan takes charge as ISRO chairman

V Narayanan takes charge as ISRO chairman

Rediff.com14 Jan 2025

Narayanan has a long and distinguished career at ISRO, having played a key role in several important missions, including Chandrayaan-2 and 3, and the Gaganyaan programme.

DoT asked to set spectrum norms

DoT asked to set spectrum norms

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

The eight-member committee set up to look into new subscriber-base norms for spectrum allocation has left it to the Department of Telecom to consider either the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or Telecom Engineering Centre, DoT's technical wing.

Focus on electric cars: Tata Motors chief

Focus on electric cars: Tata Motors chief

Rediff.com26 Dec 2008

India should focus on producing cheap, efficient and small electric cars over the next five years. "This will boost energy conservation and help cut down carbon emissions," said Ravi Kant, chief executive officer, Tata Motors.

MUST SEE: Top 10 universities in India

MUST SEE: Top 10 universities in India

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings 2019 has announced the top 100 universities across categories.

India's 1st Private Launchpad Preps For Liftoff

India's 1st Private Launchpad Preps For Liftoff

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

Preparations are in the final stages by the Chennai-headquartered space-tech startup Agnikul Cosmos for the maiden launch of India's first-ever private launchpad and the second rocket launch by a private sector player.

Modi trying to murder democracy: Nitish Kumar

Modi trying to murder democracy: Nitish Kumar

Rediff.com30 May 2015

The Bihar CM criticised Modi, alleging that he was trying to stifle freedom of speech and expression after a IIT-Madras students' group was de-recognised for being critical of the PM.

Students in TN continue protests over Lankan Tamils issue

Students in TN continue protests over Lankan Tamils issue

Rediff.com17 Mar 2013

Students' of various colleges in Tamil Nadu continued their protests for the seventh day on Sunday over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

DD official suspended over PM's speech?

DD official suspended over PM's speech?

Rediff.com2 Oct 2019

The prime minister had addressed the India Singapore Hackathon 2019 and the 56th Concvocation of IIT, Madras.

IITians make a beeline to join Flipkart

IITians make a beeline to join Flipkart

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

The second day of the placement season at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Madras on Tuesday saw e-commerce major Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd recruiting 19 students - the highest offer so far this season.

An Indian product for Fortune 500 cos

An Indian product for Fortune 500 cos

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

This start-up helps corporates use social tools to understand their competitors' social media strategy.

'Working with Ang Lee on Life of Pi was an amazing experience'

'Working with Ang Lee on Life of Pi was an amazing experience'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

Cinematographer Siddhartha Nuni talks about his expereince of working in Lucia, an indpendent Kannada film funded by common people.

Is Sunita Williams In Danger?

Is Sunita Williams In Danger?

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

Astronauts aboard the space station have found themselves facing a foe far tinier than any rogue asteroid: A joint study by IIT-Madras and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- under Principal Investigator Kasthuri Venkateswaran -- has revealed that strains of the bacterial species Enterobacter bugandensis, a multi-drug resistant superbug, have been hitting the gym in the microgravity crucible. Though the situation at the ISS is slightly unsettling, holding funeral dirges would be an overkill, says Kumar Abishek.

He quit his job to build robots!

He quit his job to build robots!

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

Meet Balaji Lakshmanan aka Robobalaji who lives, dreams and builds robots.

Is entrepreneurship a redundant word for MBAs?

Is entrepreneurship a redundant word for MBAs?

Rediff.com25 Mar 2011

Can the spirit of entrepreneurship be inspired into MBA students, or is it a lost cause? IIT Madras's Vijay Anand argues that it can.

How Lives Can Be Saved In Road Accidents

How Lives Can Be Saved In Road Accidents

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

India tops the world with 11% of global deaths in road accidents while we have only 1% of the world's vehicles.

'Power shortage in TN caused by bureaucratic failure'

'Power shortage in TN caused by bureaucratic failure'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2013

S Kabilan, former chairman of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission, talks about what he could do as chairman and what ails the power sector in Tamil Nadu.

Want to access your computer from anywhere? Try iTwin

Want to access your computer from anywhere? Try iTwin

Rediff.com9 Mar 2012

Lux Anatharaman designed iTwin, a cable-less cable, which has two identical USB drives with which you can access files kept remotely in a PC. The idea behind iTwin is, "to make remote access simple and secure."

Meet Ramesh Srivats, entrepreneur and Twitter celeb

Meet Ramesh Srivats, entrepreneur and Twitter celeb

Rediff.com13 Dec 2012

An alumnus of IIT-Madras and IIM-Ahmedabad, Ramesh Srivats may be a serial entrepreneur, but he is more popular for his witty one-liners on Twitter. In a candid interview, he tells us more about his source of ideas and his plans for the future.

Low-cost ATMs: Vortex's pioneering gift to rural India

Low-cost ATMs: Vortex's pioneering gift to rural India

Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

Vortex Engineering has launched one of India's greatest initiatives to extend banking services to several parts of rural India.

'They don't like women who are flamboyant about sexuality'

'They don't like women who are flamboyant about sexuality'

Rediff.com21 May 2012

'Even the stories of Sita or Draupadi, I look at them in a different manner. I wanted to reclaim them as women.' Meena Kandasamy, the young firebrand poet, discusses poetry, social injustice, men and society with Shobha Warrier.

'Why can't India's young visit an orphanage?'

'Why can't India's young visit an orphanage?'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

24-year-old Kartheeban, an engineering graduate, on what motivates him to help school students.

The inspiring story of India's 'start-up guy'

The inspiring story of India's 'start-up guy'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2011

Vijay Anand, vice president (new ventures), Rural Technology and Business Incubator, at IIT-Madras, is the man behind incubating new ideas for rural India.

'We are more friends than teachers'

'We are more friends than teachers'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2008

It was the desire to be an entrepreneur that made Anand Kannan, the managing director of GREedge.com, start something along these lines.

Young India speaks: 'I aspire to make a difference'

Young India speaks: 'I aspire to make a difference'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2009

26-year-old IIT grad Apoorve Dubey on what motivates him to do social work.

Tamil writer Sujatha is dead

Tamil writer Sujatha is dead

Rediff.com28 Feb 2008

The key person behind the development of the Electronic Voting Machine and an eminent writer, S Rangarajan alias Sujatha, has died.

Entrepreneurship: Trust your gut feeling

Entrepreneurship: Trust your gut feeling

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

'Dreaming Big for success will never be something that only our pioneering entrepreneurs needed to do in their days. Some aspects of entrepreneurship may change and ease up, but never Dreaming Big,' says Mohit Goyal of the Indian Angel Network.

Indian-origin MIT professor Hari Balakrishnan bags Marconi prize

Indian-origin MIT professor Hari Balakrishnan bags Marconi prize

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

Hari Balakrishnan, an Indian-origin MIT professor, has received the prestigious Marconi Prize for his fundamental discoveries in wired and wireless networking, mobile sensing, and distributed systems.

Laptops for students, at Rs 400!

Laptops for students, at Rs 400!

Rediff.com29 Jul 2008

Research in this direction is being already carried out at the Indian Institute of Sciences in Bangalore and IIT-Madras to develop a special laptop at a cost of $10 for students to help them excel in studies.

The making of a freewheeling success story

The making of a freewheeling success story

Rediff.com18 May 2009

Driven by their dream to start their own venture, they almost scandalised their families when they launched a company Tachyon in 2000, right after college with a paltry investment of Rs 400,000.

Prestigious South Chennai LS seat to see fierce triangular fight, here is why

Prestigious South Chennai LS seat to see fierce triangular fight, here is why

Rediff.com24 Mar 2024

Incumbent DMK MP T Sumathy alias Tamizhachi Thangapandian will face-off former Telangana Governor and BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan, while the the AIADMK has fielded ex-MP Dr J Jayavardhan, who won from here in 2014.

UGC, expert panel against eminence tag to Bengal's Jadavpur varsity, Jamia

UGC, expert panel against eminence tag to Bengal's Jadavpur varsity, Jamia

Rediff.com13 Aug 2023

The ministry of education is yet to take call on the recommendations by the empowered expert committee and the University Grants Commission.

'I look up to Narayana Murthy for leadership'

'I look up to Narayana Murthy for leadership'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2007

In an hour-long chat on rediff.com, one of India's most respected CEOs talks about leadership, the vision he has for the company, the impact of the rupee, et cetera.

CAT: Nervous? How to build confidence

CAT: Nervous? How to build confidence

Rediff.com19 Nov 2005

CAT trainers P Viswanath and Manek Daruvala of T.I.M.E suggested these tips in a recent chat with Get Ahead readers.

Kris Gopalakrishnan on Infosys' future

Kris Gopalakrishnan on Infosys' future

Rediff.com4 May 2007

'When you go from a larger base, clearly, the challenges are bigger.'