Eyes investments of Rs 31,000 cr in research and manufacturing of electric vehicles
The Maharashtra government fears that the agitation against Dow Chemical's proposed Research and Development centre was orchestrated by its aggressive neighbour to influence Dow to take its $400-million project to that particular state.
For instance, Indian Oil Corporation, the nation's biggest marketer and refiner, doubled its R&D spend from Rs 30 crore to Rs 60 crore (Rs 600 million) this year. The company is conducting research in areas like biodegradable lubricants and oil refining technology. The company will shortly commission a pilot at its Faridabad centre, where it will install technology for coal gassification and production of ethanol from biomass.
The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, invites applications from Indian nationals for the DBT-Postdoctoral Fellowship for pursuing research in the frontier areas of biotechnology and applied biology.
This will be the first time since the presentation of independent India's first budget on November 26, 1947, that the documents containing income and expenditure statement of the Union government along with finance bill, detailing new tax and other measures for the new financial year, will not be physically printed.
Of the total 124, CVRDE had already delivered 29 MBTs in two instalments till March this year. Rest of the Arjun tanks would be delivered by March 2010, Pillai said.
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In India, thousands of lives are lost every year because of unavailability of organs
A spokesperson attached to GE's Jack Welch Research Center in Bangalore said after the new people join, employee numbers in Bangalore would cross the 4,500-mark. GE's technology product research and development team is currently 3,800-people strong, with an additional 350 people employed in global research.
Assocham's first lady chief talks of the need to unleash new ideas and wonders why, when India has such politically powerful women, they're hardly to be seen in business.
Their success or failure will eventually hinge on how much equipment the services procure, and whether the finance ministry supplements the allocations in the Budget
There is no doubt that patients are the ultimate beneficiaries of pharmaceutical research and development. Thousands of public health needs go unmet each day simply because there is still a cure out there waiting to be found. Product patents serve as encouragement to innovation, providing impetus to both investors and innovators. It has been argued that by denying product patents, India will encourage domestic generic production and, therefore, access to medicines.
People in the know said that from social and digital media campaign teams to communications specialists -- all hands were on deck, and every possible post or campaign with the potential to intensify the crisis, was being tracked.
Notwithstanding persistent claims by the multinational chemical company that it has no plans to convert the R&D center into a manufacturing unit across the 100 acres of land it has acquired through Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation at village Shinde, the protest by locals and activists continues.
British Prime Minister Theresa May will be in India tomorrow, but Cyrus Mistry will no longer head the Indo-UK CEO forum.
Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) invites applications for the award of fellowships under the DAE Graduate Fellowship Scheme.
R Shiva Kumar, director of Academics and R&D, Career Launcher, hosted a chat with GA readers to address their CAT-related questions. The transcript.
President A P J Abdul Kalam asked the Indian companies on Friday to tap the vast potential for health care products in the international market by maintaining competitive pricing and high quality.
The average expenditure of pharmaceutical companies on research and development has increased four times in the last five years.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said India should not remain a 'back office' to provide R&D solutions to the world and asked scientists to do more to keep pace with China and Japan who have 'scored over' it in taking scientific and technological advances to the people.
The Hyderabad centre will be a software R&D facility of the company in India that works on different components of software products being designed by Quantum to integrate them with data storage and protection systems.
By June 2009, the $6 billion Mahindra & Mahindra group will open its new $116 million automobile design and development facility called the Mahindra Research Valley spread over 150 acres in Mahindra World City in Chennai. Primarily, this R&D facility will cater to M&M's design needs, and later may consider doing similar high-end work for other OEMs.
Intas Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (IBPL) plans to generate clones for commercial production of protein. The company has finalised a Research and Development (R&D) agreement for the development and production of therapeutic protein with Viropro International Inc, a subsidiary of Viropro Inc
It is a Budget with a strong emphasis on agriculture, education, healthcare and infrastructure.
Google is testing its SMS channel in India and intends to launch it to global audiences later. It supports English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages. It was fully conceptualised by Google India Labs. Prasad Ram, head (R&D), Google India, says, "The SMS channel is in line with our endeavour to connect the 250 million mobile subscribers who have no access to information."
The PhRMA's observation is significant against the backdrop of Swiss pharma major Novartis AG's decision to relocate its R&D investments from India.
Besides Novartis, the other companies are Roche, J&J, Glaxo and Astrazeneca.
Come early 2007, a mobile user will get a feature-rich multimedia phone that even supports 3G applications by paying less than Rs 1,800
More than nuclear power, India stands to gain access to a wide range of dual-use goods and technologies, from which it was barred, as a result of the waiver by the 45-country Nuclear Suppliers' Group.
It is baffling how the PM chose the LCH as an indigenous product to celebrate on Rashtriya Raksha Samarpan Parv, even while his Cabinet holds up manufacturing clearance for 15 LCHs on the grounds that they are not Indian enough.
Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India plans to increase its headcount by up to four-fold at the research and development centre in Bangalore in the next few years and will invest Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.5 billion) together with its partners for expanding distribution network in the country.
TVS Motors is exploring LPG and CNG enabled two wheelers. It is also ready to launch electric scooters.
The alternative fuel fever has caught up with Chennai-based TVS Motor Company, synonymous with 'TVS Scooty'. Having entered the electric scooter segment, the company is exploring LPG and CNG two wheelers.
Mirc Electronics, the manufacturer of Onida brand of consumer electronics, is looking for overseas acquisition opportunities to beef up its research and development capabilities.
DRDO has goals to develop stealth aircrafts and long range reusable hypersonic cruise missiles.
Under the next phase of missile development programme, the DRDO was working on Long Range Surface-to-air Missiles (LR SAM), which have a range of 70 km, with international collaboration, Prahlada said but declined to name the countries with whom the joint research will be done.
The domestic car sales volume of the company is also growing at 15%
"Many people have to be tended here. I have an organic feel to MindTree. A gardener's job is never over," Bagchi told the media, adding that his new role was apt given MindTree's history. Information technology (IT) firms of late have been introducing catchy designations like 'Chief Fun Officer', 'Chief Happiness Officer', and even 'Chief Energising Officer' as they revamp their organisations and the roles of some of their senior executives.
Since Malvinder Mohan Singh announced last week that he would sell leading Indian generic drug maker Ranbaxy to Daiichi Sankyo of Japan, incredulous friends have deluged him with messages.
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