News for 'r&d'

Rishi Sunak's Budget to increase UK visa fee

Rishi Sunak's Budget to increase UK visa fee

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

Sunak announced that the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) would be hiked from 400 pounds to 624 pounds.

Venkat Panchapakesan is Yahoo India CEO

Venkat Panchapakesan is Yahoo India CEO

Rediff.com13 Jun 2003

Yahoo Software Development India Pvt Ltd on Friday announced the appointment of Venkat Panchapakesan as its CEO and Bharat Vijay as COO at its R&D centre in Bangalore.\n\n\n\n

Laxmi Mittal launches IT institute

Laxmi Mittal launches IT institute

Rediff.com11 Jun 2003

NRI steel baron Lakshmi Niwas Mittal's LNM Foundation announced on Wednesday the launch of Rs 36 crore (Rs 360 million) IT institute near Jaipur in association with the Rajasthan government.

DRDO sees 'reverse brain drain' from US

DRDO sees 'reverse brain drain' from US

Rediff.com25 Mar 2004

Chief Controller (R&D) Dr W Selvamurthy told reporters in Bangalore that about 10 people from the US have been joining DRDO each year and the trend is growing.

Hyundai to set up mobile plant in India

Hyundai to set up mobile plant in India

Rediff.com17 Dec 2004

Close on the heels of Nokia announcing its plans to set up a plant in India, Hyundai India Telecom Ltd on Friday said it will set up a manufacturing unit and R&D hub in India.

Samsung to invest $5 mn more in R&D arm

Samsung to invest $5 mn more in R&D arm

Rediff.com11 Mar 2004

Samsung will invest another $5 million in its software research and development centre at Noida this year to develop products like digital TV and plasma display panels for global consumption.

Made in India artillery gun is ready to fire

Made in India artillery gun is ready to fire

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

The gun is unique in its ability to fire a five-round burst, while no other contemporary The gun is unique in its ability to fire a five-round burst, while no other contemporary gun exceeds three-round bursts. This brings down a greater quantity of explosive onto the target before enemy soldiers can take cover

Samsung to double R&D staff to 2,000

Samsung to double R&D staff to 2,000

Rediff.com24 Nov 2004

For 'Make in India', first 'Innovate in India'

For 'Make in India', first 'Innovate in India'

Rediff.com7 May 2015

The 'Make in India' vision cannot survive in the long-term without concrete measures to build a concurrent 'Create in India' movement.

India laggard in $62-bn herbal product market

India laggard in $62-bn herbal product market

Rediff.com4 Apr 2003

Export Import Bank of India on Friday mooted an "integrated effort" from government, industry and R&D units to boost exports of Indian herbal products, which lagged behind the growing global market, now at $62 billion.

Glaxo keen on more tie-ups

Glaxo keen on more tie-ups

Rediff.com5 Nov 2004

Following its tie-up with Ranbaxy, pharma major GlaxoSmithKline said on Friday it was open to partnership with other Indian companies in the field of drug discovery and development, but it must be allowed to import molecules for research.

Why India denied China 5-G trial

Why India denied China 5-G trial

Rediff.com3 Jun 2021

Given the security dilemma prevailing between India and China, India should curb the operation of Chinese telecom companies in India, asserts Dr Rup Narayan Das.

IOC to start field trials of biodiesel

IOC to start field trials of biodiesel

Rediff.com10 Dec 2003

Indian Oil Corporation would begin this month field trials of running buses on biodiesel -- diesel doped with 5 per cent non-edible oils -- IOC Director (R&D) N R Raje said on Wednesday.

Maruti's second skin

Maruti's second skin

Rediff.com24 Nov 2003

MNCs should focus more in R&D: Govt

MNCs should focus more in R&D: Govt

Rediff.com11 Jan 2003

MNCs should focus more in R&D: Govt

Ashok Leyland to hire 500 more

Ashok Leyland to hire 500 more

Rediff.com25 Aug 2004

Stepping up its research and development investments, leading truck and bus maker Ashok Leyland plans to double the headcount in the division to over 500 people in the next 12-18 months.

CMC solution for sports events

CMC solution for sports events

Rediff.com31 Dec 2002

India needs technological and social innovations: Ramadorai

India needs technological and social innovations: Ramadorai

Rediff.com16 Aug 2014

India needs to unleash technological and social innovations that can usher in a new developmental model the world has not seen before, TCS Vice-Chairman S Ramadorai said.

Adobe CEO to visit India

Adobe CEO to visit India

Rediff.com13 Oct 2003

Bruce Chizen, the chief executive of publishing software maker Adobe Software, is visiting India from Tuesday to take stock of the company's operations here and to interact with customers.

Samsung to invest $5 mn in India R&D centre

Samsung to invest $5 mn in India R&D centre

Rediff.com17 Sep 2003

Korean major Samsung Electronics plans to invest $5 million in its research and development facility in India and more than double manpower to 300 next year.

India:Samsung mulls Notebook PC manufacturing unit

India:Samsung mulls Notebook PC manufacturing unit

Rediff.com9 Sep 2003

South Korea's Samsung Electronics is mulling setting up a Notebook PC manufacturing facility in India and plans to make further investment in expanding its research and development (R&D) facility.

How Tamil Nadu plans to become a start-up destination

How Tamil Nadu plans to become a start-up destination

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

The policy aims to create around 5,000 startups, including 10 global high-growth startups, and to create a minimum of 100,000 high skilled job creation, direct and indirect, in the startup ecosystem by 2023.

Auto makers seek clarity on taxation

Auto makers seek clarity on taxation

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Govt may not announce any new concessions in excise duty

Rs 65-cr annual govt aid to Media Lab Asia

Rs 65-cr annual govt aid to Media Lab Asia

Rediff.com10 Jul 2003

In a bid to transform the Media Lab Asia project into a research hub, the government on Thursday announced an annual budgetary support of Rs 65 crore (Rs 650 million) per year to the research and development entity.

Sasken IPO to raise Rs 115-130 cr

Sasken IPO to raise Rs 115-130 cr

Rediff.com10 Aug 2005

Telecom R&D outsourcing company Sasken Communication Technologies' initial public offer to raise Rs 115-130 crore (Rs 1.15 to 1.3 billion) opens for subscription on Thursday.

Yamaha R3: The Commuters' Superbike!

Yamaha R3: The Commuters' Superbike!

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

The Yamaha R3 is not a completely track focused machine, like the R15. Seating of the bike is much comfortable and you can use it for your routine commuting as well and that is why it has been tagged as a daily superbike.

'Premature to talk of changes in Ranbaxy top brass now'

'Premature to talk of changes in Ranbaxy top brass now'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2014

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries will take a call on whether to shut Ranbaxy's troubled factories or make changes in the top management of the latter only after its $4-billion acquisition deal is complete.

Budget 2020: Auto industry left disappointed

Budget 2020: Auto industry left disappointed

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

Automobile dealers' body FADA said the Budget lacked immediate demand boosters for the automobile industry.

Ranbaxy to boost R&D spend over five years

Ranbaxy to boost R&D spend over five years

Rediff.com22 Jan 2003

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, which has profited handsomely by selling generic drugs in the United States, said on Tuesday it would increase its R&D spending by about 60 per cent over the next five years.

Samsung India hands pink slips to cut flab

Samsung India hands pink slips to cut flab

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

The move, however, is unlikely to prompt its rivals in India - Chinese manufacturers like Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi - to do the same.

Adobe to add 100 professionals in India

Adobe to add 100 professionals in India

Rediff.com14 Oct 2003

The United States-based publishing software firm Adobe on Tuesday said it will add 100 professionals for its research and development activities in India in the next one year.

LGEIL plans to sell 200,000 PCs

LGEIL plans to sell 200,000 PCs

Rediff.com24 Mar 2005

LG Electronics India is targeting to sell 200,000 personal computers in 2005 from 74,000 last year with the turnover of the IT division expected to increase during the year to Rs 1100 crore (Rs 11 billion).

Remove roadblocks for biz: Dell

Remove roadblocks for biz: Dell

Rediff.com4 Jun 2013

While Dell has grown its business quite rapidly in India, one needs to be used to the ups and downs in the market place in the country, said the chief executive.

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.

Why this Tejas landing is historic

Why this Tejas landing is historic

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

Landing on an aircraft carrier deck is the ultimate and most daunting challenge for a fighter pilot. This takes India into a select group of nations -- the US, the UK, Russia, France, and China -- that have developed such jets.

Indian firms reject Google Play's new bill plan

Indian firms reject Google Play's new bill plan

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

Indian industry snubbed Google Play's decision to cut by half its commission for developers when they make $1 million in annual revenue for in-app purchases, saying the US tech giant may continue its "abrasive & monopolistic abuse" as it owns the Android system. Google Play said Tuesday that beginning July 1 it would slash its 30 per cent billing fee to 15 per cent for developers globally when they make the first $1 million of their annual revenue.