Reaching For The Stars: From Village Boy To ISRO Chief

His village didn't have a school so he went to school in a neighbouring village and often studied by kerosene light. IMAGE: Dr V Narayanan took over as ISRO chairman on January 14, 2025.......

Modi, Macron fly together to Marseille, open new Indian consulate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for enhancing trade and investment ties between the two countries and committed to further deepening their......

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

Will Chandrayaan's Success Make Science More Robust In India?

'Perhaps the government should explain how the same scientific temper, which authored a precise landing for Chandrayaan-3, finds the periodic table and the theory of evolution not good enough for......

iGate to hire 350 professionals in Chennai

iGate Global Solutions, the integrated software and services company, is planning to scale up its Chennai operations and is looking at hiring about 350 professionals in Chennai during this year.......

Coimbatore, India's rising IT powerhouse

When M Karunanidhi, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, handed over the documents for land in Coimbatore to Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro, and unveiled the model IT Park to be built in the......

Education in focus for 11th Plan

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the Eleventh Five Year Plan would focus on education, particularly vocational and science education, with a five-fold increase in the spending on this......

How India can get the best researchers

The aggregate domestic R&D spend in India has never exceeded 1 per cent of GDP, and over 80 per cent of Indian firms spend nothing on research, says Shyamal Majumdar. Last Sunday, Prime Minister......