News for 'manufacturing innovation'

Modi must change rules of the game for 'Make in India'

Modi must change rules of the game for 'Make in India'

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

Along with the US and China, India could be a big enough force in global manufacturing

Vaccine will be available to all

Vaccine will be available to all

Rediff.com17 Dec 2020

The vaccine would be first made available to the vulnerable population and eventually, it would be available in the private market for all.

Global supply chain getting redesigned, redefined, says Tata's Chandra

Global supply chain getting redesigned, redefined, says Tata's Chandra

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

Chandrasekaran, who is the co-recipient of this year's USIBC Global Corporate Leadership Award, also said it is possible to have a limited deal between India and the US before the elections there in November if both sides work together to get something done and not try to solve all issues at once.

Why Kerala's start-up ecosystem is unique!

Why Kerala's start-up ecosystem is unique!

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

'We have integrated start-up space created in almost all the 14 district headquarters of the state.'
'They have incubation facilities providing entrepreneurs common facilities like shared software, legal support, fab labs, hardware, manufacturing facilities and services like chartered accounting facilities, etc, enabling the start-ups to concentrate on technology R&D and product development.'

Power suit bows out as WFH hits office dress code

Power suit bows out as WFH hits office dress code

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

Master tailors, textile manufacturers and custom clothiers, however, say the upcoming festive season, reinvention in the form of new collections and digital outreach are salvaging the situation somewhat.

Volvo safety feature to stop hitting pedestrians

Volvo safety feature to stop hitting pedestrians

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo's all-new S60 compact sedan equipped with the ground-breaking technology to avoid hitting wayward pedestrians will be sold in Australia from 2010.

Cong leaders raise concern over emergency vaccine nod

Cong leaders raise concern over emergency vaccine nod

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday raised concerns over India's drugs regulator granting permission for restricted use of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine and asked the government to explain why mandatory protocols and verification of data has been dispensed with.

6 important economic lessons of coronavirus

6 important economic lessons of coronavirus

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

'The coronavirus epidemic highlights the need to start thinking more actively about multilateral coordination, including, but not confined to, health emergencies and climate uncertainties,' says Rathin Roy.

How To Become An Intrapreneur

How To Become An Intrapreneur

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Intrapreneurs are more diverse in their skill sets and backgrounds, more digitally native, more networked and connected, and more ambitious to do bigger things. A fascinating excerpt from Simone Ahuja's Jugaad 3.0: Hacking The Corporation To Make It Fast, Fluid And Frugal.

Is Mindtree saga a disaster in the making?

Is Mindtree saga a disaster in the making?

Rediff.com15 May 2019

Acquisitions are done to synergise with existing offerings of firms; to strengthen or enter new areas, platforms or geography; find new customers for its products; keep parts of the acquired organisation, perhaps the digital in the case of Mindtree, and to sell others to increase its own value. Never is it to grow the acquired organisation more than itself, says Pankaj Chandra.

How F1 teams are helping Britain battle coronavirus

How F1 teams are helping Britain battle coronavirus

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

If British industry succeeds in saving lives during the coronavirus pandemic it will be due in part to the pioneering role played by Formula One racing teams in the country. Seven of the 10 Formula One teams have joined forces with leading aerospace and engineering companies to ramp up production of ventilators while Mercedes has also worked with medics and academics to produce an alternative breathing aid.

Entrepreneurs support crucial for 'Make in India' campaign

Entrepreneurs support crucial for 'Make in India' campaign

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

John Holdren, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said the two countries were working in the fields of space, medical sciences, climate change, clean energy and agriculture.

Kishore Biyani on how to make a startup successful

Kishore Biyani on how to make a startup successful

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

In the decade since Biyani revolutionised retailing in India, he has attempted a number of things, eventually exiting a few of them.

Micromax to raise up to $1 bn from global investors

Micromax to raise up to $1 bn from global investors

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

Micromax to raise up to $1 bn from global investors.

US companies seek 'fair play' in India

US companies seek 'fair play' in India

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

Businesses in the US continue to face an evolving array of tariff and non-tariff barriers.

E-Visa for Swedish nationals soon: President

E-Visa for Swedish nationals soon: President

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

He addressed a seminar on India and Sweden in Stockholm.

5 career skills that will matter in 2020

5 career skills that will matter in 2020

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

In the age of robots and automation, skills such as people management, coordination and negotiations will be relevant, says Babita Shekhar.

Farmer agitation 'infiltrated by Leftists, Maoists': Goyal

Farmer agitation 'infiltrated by Leftists, Maoists': Goyal

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

"We now realise that the so-called farmer agitation hardly remains a farmers' agitation. It has almost got infiltrated by Leftist and Maoist elements, a flavour of which we saw over the last two days when there were extraneous demands to release people who have been put behind bars for anti-national (and) who have been put behind bars for illegal activities," Goyal, the Minister for Railways, Commerce and Industry and Food and Consumers Affairs, said at FICCI's annual meeting.

Science must meet rising aspirations of our people: PM

Science must meet rising aspirations of our people: PM

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

By 2030 India will be among top three countries in science and technology: PM

Union ministers join in on 'boycott Chinese products' call

Union ministers join in on 'boycott Chinese products' call

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan appealed to people to boycott products from China and also directed officials of his ministry not to procure any Chinese products for day-to-day office use while his ministerial colleague Ramdas Athawale said all restaurants and hotels that sell Chinese food in India should be closed down.

Swine flu scare: Healthcare firms cash in

Swine flu scare: Healthcare firms cash in

Rediff.com1 Sep 2009

Cashing in on the alarming swine flu scare in the country, private companies are launching new products and advocating innovative ways to tackle the spread of the virus.

Lockdown tamed doubling rate of COVID-19 cases: Health ministry

Lockdown tamed doubling rate of COVID-19 cases: Health ministry

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal claimed that India has been doing better than many other countries on the outcome ratio, which is the number of recoveries from coronavirus infection versus the number of deaths.

'Talent is everywhere and relevant to a nation's success'

'Talent is everywhere and relevant to a nation's success'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

'Everybody says 5G and communication is important.' 'Everybody says automation, robotics, human computing interfaces -- people and machines working together -- is the future.' 'Everybody agrees that cybersecurity is something that is here to stay.' 'Everybody agrees that synthetic biology is important.' 'Instead of outlining thinking about industries for tomorrow and the future, let the evolutionary pathway be built in a way that it promotes robust, creative, thinking.'

Indians consume over 11 GB data a month, finds Nokia

Indians consume over 11 GB data a month, finds Nokia

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Cheap data plans, affordable handsets, increasing popularity of video services and 4G networks have helped average data consumption per user in India to grow to over 11 GB a month, telecom gear maker Nokia said on Thursday. Nokia -- in its annual Mobile Broadband India Traffic Index (MBiT) report -- said the overall data traffic in India increased by 47 per cent in 2019, driven by continued 4G consumption. 4G data constitute 96 per cent of the total data traffic consumed across the country, while 3G data traffic registered its highest ever decline of 30 per cent, it added.

Let's green the politics first

Let's green the politics first

Rediff.com16 Aug 2008

Why go in for green technologies if the political system conspires to ensure they're fat and inefficient?

Kalyan Jewellers aims to strike gold abroad

Kalyan Jewellers aims to strike gold abroad

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

Kalyan Jewellers is eyeing overseas expansion by catering to India-like markets and the diaspora

Railways to make wheels using scrap!

Railways to make wheels using scrap!

Rediff.com15 Jun 2009

The huge quantity of scrap generated by Railways is now making way to manufacturing units for production of wheels, thanks to the innovation brought about in this field.

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.

Senators urge Kerry to press India on trade during visit

Senators urge Kerry to press India on trade during visit

Rediff.com15 Jun 2013

Kerry is scheduled to head to India later this month for the fourth annual US-India Strategic Dialogue.

Hyundai Creta on top as Indians pick SUVs in a big way

Hyundai Creta on top as Indians pick SUVs in a big way

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

What explains India's love affair with SUVs? They are not exactly "value for money" -- the watchword for brands across segments -- nor always practical. Is it for the badge value? Or the butch imagery associated with SUVs? Maybe both, says Alokananda Chakraborty.

Amazing facts about the world's first solar aircraft

Amazing facts about the world's first solar aircraft

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

The aircraft has to fly through five consecutive days.

Jewellers go hi-tech to boost sales

Jewellers go hi-tech to boost sales

Rediff.com29 Dec 2018

Many offer personalised ornaments with 3D printed images and engraved names to lure customers in a scenario of high gold prices.

Phase-I trials of 2 Indian Covid vaccines reveal 'excellent safety': Govt

Phase-I trials of 2 Indian Covid vaccines reveal 'excellent safety': Govt

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

Phase-I clinical trials have revealed "excellent safety" of the two candidate vaccines indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research and Cadila Healthcare Ltd and their immunogenicity testing is now in progress, minister of state for health Ashwini Choubey informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

19,400 startups exhibit unusual dynamism: Economic Survey

19,400 startups exhibit unusual dynamism: Economic Survey

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

'Indian startups have raised $3.5 billion in funding in the first half of 2015'.

India to be largest economy ahead of China, US by 2055: Godrej

India to be largest economy ahead of China, US by 2055: Godrej

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

"India will be home to a fifth of humanity, its economy 16 times bigger than today, and one of the world's largest consumer markets. India will be a world better in many areas"

IT tool to help people with cerebral palsy

IT tool to help people with cerebral palsy

Rediff.com15 Jan 2008

Webel's digital tool enables people with cerebral palsy to communicate.

Good news for heart patients: Stent prices reduced by 85%!

Good news for heart patients: Stent prices reduced by 85%!

Rediff.com16 Feb 2017

Aneesh Phadnis and Veena Mani find out what the manufacturers and the hospitals have to say.

Why Chinese firms are under govt lens

Why Chinese firms are under govt lens

Rediff.com10 Jan 2019

The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch has pointed out that these firms pose a threat to domestic manufacturing and retailing as they do not pay relevant taxes such as GST, giving them a huge edge over local players.

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.

What the Budget has done for railways

What the Budget has done for railways

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

Recent derailments had brought the vulnerability of the national carrier into the limelight. For the railways, the fund allotment of Rs 1 lakh crore towards safety, is a welcome move, says Subrat Nath.