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'Powerful' future ahead for lithium-ion battery

'Powerful' future ahead for lithium-ion battery

Rediff.com23 May 2013

Lithium-ion battery would be doubly efficient in near future.

Railways' projects on track, bids to open soon

Railways' projects on track, bids to open soon

Rediff.com5 Oct 2010

Bids for the proposed Rs 1,290-crore (Rs 12.9 billion) Madhepura electric locomotive factory in Bihar will be opened next week, say railway ministry officials.

Koi... Mil Gaya's impossible jadoo!

Koi... Mil Gaya's impossible jadoo!

Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

Reader Sangeetha shares with us a blooper that she spotted in the movie Koi... Mil Gaya.

Chandrayaan-2 to carry 7 instruments to moon

Chandrayaan-2 to carry 7 instruments to moon

Rediff.com30 Aug 2010

The payloads to be carried by India's second unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-2 targeted for launch in 2013 were announced on Monday and there will be seven onboard instruments for a range of lunar experiments.

India successfully test-fires Prithvi-II

India successfully test-fires Prithvi-II

Rediff.com18 Jun 2010

India successfully testfired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, ballistic missile Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, about 15 km from Balasore off the Orissa coast, on Friday.

46 coastal sites to be monitored from November

46 coastal sites to be monitored from November

Rediff.com27 Apr 2010

India will deploy an indigenously built coastal surveillance system in 46 strategic western and eastern locations in the country from this November to check intrusions from sea and counter such threats, officials said on Tuesday.

India test-fires Prithvi-II, Dhanush missiles

India test-fires Prithvi-II, Dhanush missiles

Rediff.com27 Mar 2010

India on Saturday successfully test-fired indigenously developed ballistic missiles 'Prithvi-II' and 'Dhanush' from different locations off the Orissa coast, adding more firepower to the armed forces.

India likely to testfire ADD missile on Sunday

India likely to testfire ADD missile on Sunday

Rediff.com13 Mar 2010

With an eye to develop a full fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system, India is likely to test-fire its indigenously designed and developed Advanced Air Defence missile from the Integrated Test Range off Orissa coast on Sunday.

Budget: Negative impact for soda ash producers

Budget: Negative impact for soda ash producers

Rediff.com3 Mar 2010

The levy of clean energy cess on domestic and imported coal at Rs 50 per tonne can affect select players with captive thermal power plant, and also soda ash producers.

Nuke-capable Agni-III missile sucessfully tested

Nuke-capable Agni-III missile sucessfully tested

Rediff.com7 Feb 2010

India "successfully" test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile with a range of more than 3,000 km from the Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast, on Sunday.

Hero Electric launches 3 scooters

Hero Electric launches 3 scooters

Rediff.com5 Jan 2010

The company is also planning to roll out three more products during the next financial year.

Sikkim quake: 12 foreigners rescued, toll goes up to 117

Sikkim quake: 12 foreigners rescued, toll goes up to 117

Rediff.com22 Sep 2011

Twelve stranded foreigners were rescued from the North district as relief teams battled hard to reach remote quake-hit areas with landslides blocking roads as the toll in Sunday's powerful temblor rose to 117, including 74 in the Himalayan state.

'Dhanush' missile successfully test fired

'Dhanush' missile successfully test fired

Rediff.com13 Dec 2009

India on Sunday successfully test fired its nuclear-capable ballistic missile 'Dhanush', with a range of 350 kilometers, from a naval ship off the Orissa coast.

Can global consciousness be mapped by machines?

Can global consciousness be mapped by machines?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2011

The answer appears to be a tentative yes, says Rajni Bakshi.

2 nuclear capable Prithvi-II missiles test fired

2 nuclear capable Prithvi-II missiles test fired

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

The missile, which is about nine metres in length and one metre in width, can carry conventional as well as nuclear warheads and has a range of 350 kilometres.

IAF to induct Israeli killer drones by 2011

IAF to induct Israeli killer drones by 2011

Rediff.com30 Sep 2009

The Indian Air Force will induct lethal drones within two years, providing itself the capability to hit high value targets such as enemy missile and radar sites, and even terrorist hideouts.

Helicopter-mounted radar to tackle Naxal IEDs

Helicopter-mounted radar to tackle Naxal IEDs

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

India is deploying cutting-edge technology to defeat a simple insurgent weapon that J&K militants and Naxals are using to lethal effect: the Improvised Explosive Device, or IED. Swedish company Saab has offered to partner India's Defence Research and Development Organisation in fitting Saab's CARABAS radar on India's Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), which would allow the scanning of wide swathes of territory to detect IEDs well before they can be exploded.

IL&FS, Maytas set for global play with Binladin

IL&FS, Maytas set for global play with Binladin

Rediff.com28 Jun 2010

JV formed for Saudi infra projects, focus on contracts from other countries as well.

RIL strikes 2 more gas reserves in KG basin

RIL strikes 2 more gas reserves in KG basin

Rediff.com27 May 2009

In addition to undertaking to validate prospects identified by the joint venture, GCA employed a play-based exploration methodology on the D3 block to address both the current prospect inventory and the 'yet to find' resource potential. In D3, GCA estimated 9.5 Tcf of inplace reseves. D-3 and D-9 blocks in the same KG basin may hold 9.5 Tcf and 10.8 Tcf of gas reserves respectively, UK-based Hary Oil and Gas Plc said.

Prithvi-II missile successfuly test fired

Prithvi-II missile successfuly test fired

Rediff.com15 Apr 2009

India, on Wednesday, successfully test fired a version of nuclear-capable 'Prithvi-II' ballistic missile with a range of 350 kms from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur,off the Orissa coast.

Scientist finds problems in US passports

Scientist finds problems in US passports

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

An Israeli scientist has revealed security holes in America's passports and "smart cards".

MNCs' high-end research has a new address: India

MNCs' high-end research has a new address: India

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

the early 1980s, multinationals set up R&D units in India to make use of the low costs and huge talent pool.

Tips to ace the NEET 2013

Tips to ace the NEET 2013

Rediff.com24 Apr 2013

In an online chat with readers Soumya Banerjee, CEO, Attano Media and Education Pvt Ltd, an interactive educational eBook store and Navin C Joshi, CEO, ENTRANCEi, a leading education services provider addressed queries on how to crack the medical entrance test for undergraduate programmes in India.

Slowdown hits medical tool manufacturers

Slowdown hits medical tool manufacturers

Rediff.com10 Dec 2008

Fearing the slowdown, hospital managements suspended some of their new medical equipment purchase plans," said A Vaidheesh, managing director, Johnson & Johnson Medical, one of the largest medical equipment companies operating in India. India's medical and hospital equipment industry, which consists of multinational players such as Siemens, Philips, Johnson & Johnson, GE Healthcare and home grown Medtronics, has an annual turnover of over Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion).

Indian Army to try out DRDO's spy plane

Indian Army to try out DRDO's spy plane

Rediff.com6 Jun 2008

Nishant, a remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) designed and developed by ADE, has an endurance of four to five hours and a range of 100 km in its primary roles. Flying at a speed of 40 to 60 metres per second, the UAV is capable of relaying data in real time to the army units moving forward in a battlefield condition.

Kambakkht Ishq: Skip this music

Kambakkht Ishq: Skip this music

Rediff.com29 Jun 2009

Some of the songs may yet work because of the film itself, but this is a very poor album.

Voltas plans overseas buys for expansion

Voltas plans overseas buys for expansion

Rediff.com16 May 2008

The Mumbai-based company said it was aiming to generate more cash on its balance sheet to buy potential targets. Voltas has Rs 300 crore net cash available on its balance sheet, said M M Miyajiwala, executive vice-president (finance) and CFO, Voltas. "The company will have to satisfy certain technical requirements to enter new geographies that could need partnerships or acquisitions," he said.

Mumbai Metro in 30 months?

Mumbai Metro in 30 months?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2008

Mumbai's first metro project between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar will be commissioned in 30 months, instead of the stipulated 60 months.

Government nod to nine telecom applicants

Government nod to nine telecom applicants

Rediff.com27 Feb 2008

In a major development, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has cleared applications of nine telecom aspirants and is close to issuing them Letters of Intent. This will be followed by issuance of universal access service licences and allocation of spectrum.

Voltas enters water treatment business

Voltas enters water treatment business

Rediff.com19 Dec 2007

Voltas has entered the water treatment business and undertaken a project at Salt Lake City in Kolkata.

GE puts India on centre stage

GE puts India on centre stage

Rediff.com14 Dec 2007

GE has drawn up plans to make India a global sourcing hub for all its core businesses. It has decided to develop and manufacture products locally for global markets and partner in large-scale projects in areas such as energy, water, aviation and rail transport.

India goes hi-tech with deep-sea surveillance

India goes hi-tech with deep-sea surveillance

Rediff.com12 Dec 2007

In an effort to protect India's vast coastline and ports from various threats, sea bed arrays and unmanned underwater vehicles will be used for ocean surveillance.

Advanced air defence missile test-fired

Advanced air defence missile test-fired

Rediff.com6 Dec 2007

India on Thursday test-fired its indigenously designed and developed Advanced Air Defence missile, capable of destroying any hostile ballistic missiles at low altitude, from the Integrated Test Range off Orissa's east coast.

India to set up 1,000 automatic weather stations

India to set up 1,000 automatic weather stations

Rediff.com3 Dec 2007

India plans to set up about 1,000 automatic weather stations in the next financial year as part of the Indian Space Research Organisation's expansion programme to improve meteorological services.

Billu Barber is strictly pedestrian!

Billu Barber is strictly pedestrian!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2009

This album sounds like a hastily-recycled compilation of Pritam oldies, which is jarringly familiar and mostly uninventive.

Indian-American helps solve 'decades-old' mystery

Indian-American helps solve 'decades-old' mystery

Rediff.com20 Oct 2007

Naresh S Dalal, a Chemistry and Biochemistry professor at the Florida State University collaborated with three colleagues, Jorge Lasave, Sergio Koval and Ricardo Migoni, all of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario in Argentina, to determine why a certain type of crystal known as Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate or ADP, behaves the way it does.

Teacher's Day: 'He was a guide, mentor and friend'

Teacher's Day: 'He was a guide, mentor and friend'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2013

On the occasion of Teacher's Day, readers tell us about their favourite teacher.

Canadian Sikhs do their bit for new hospital

Canadian Sikhs do their bit for new hospital

Rediff.com28 Jul 2007

William Osler Health Center and the Canadian Sikh community raised $170,000 from a 3-day 'Akhand Paath' they organised last week at the Brampton Civic Hosptial.

Apollo upgrades facilities for Trehan's team

Apollo upgrades facilities for Trehan's team

Rediff.com4 Jun 2007

The hospital has ordered a new cath-lab and is readying its entire idle capacities to make room for Trehan's surgeons.

US firm guilty of illegal defence exports to India

US firm guilty of illegal defence exports to India

Rediff.com24 Apr 2007

The pre-forms are components of military night vision equipment.