Apurva Venkat

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Despite low-cost talent pool India not leveraging R&D
Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

Advantages are not being leveraged fully mainly because of lack of funds, say experts.

Parched South India faces biggest water crisis
Rediff.com10 Apr 2017

Kerala, Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are facing a severe drought this year, affecting...

Pepsi now wants to make you healthy
Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

The cola major expands its portfolio of healthy foods under brands Tropicana and Quaker...

Metros fail in urban governance, small cities fare better
Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

Finding is part of a survey conducted by Janaagraha Centre for citizenship and democracy

Shadowfax: The Uber for delivery boys
Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

The hyperlocal logistics company hires delivery boys to work for a diverse set of...

India's cleanest city goes 'Trin Trin'
Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

To curb pollution, the Mysuru corporation has launched a bicycle-sharing initiative,...

India's largest beer maker sees a low from highway sale ban
Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

United Breweries says sales could fall by 40% following court ban.

To scale up, Tata Steel goes the start-up route
Rediff.com10 Jan 2017

The idea is to create a start-up-like activity with a small business unit.

Be warned: Is your child a gadget addict?
Rediff.com21 Dec 2016

Does s/he turn violent when the gadget is taken away?

Start-ups look at liberalised ECB route to raise fresh funds
Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

On October 27, the Reserve Bank of India had allowed start-ups to borrow up to $3...

Flipkart's salary rejig makes employees jittery, look out for better jobs
Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

Flipkart's value has eroded by a third from a peak of $15.2 billion to as low as $9...

The Rs 2,000 crore flyover that Bengaluru doesn't want
Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

While the government insists that the road will help in solving traffic woes,...

WhatsApp ruling: Experts seek privacy law
Rediff.com26 Sep 2016

WhatsApp was told to delete data of users who chose to opt out of its policy changes...

Violence mars Bengaluru's business-friendly image
Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

Most technology companies such as Infosys and Wipro, multinationals such as Amazon and...

Tapping the $ 6 billion Indian healthcare biz
Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

"In India, the sector will grow to $10 billion by 2018," predicts Vishal Bali,...

Zuckerberg invests $50 mn in Bengaluru firm
Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

This is the first investment in Asia from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which was...

A tale of crumbling infrastructure in India's IT cities
Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Can the country afford to have problems of such magnitude in the cities of Gurgaon,...

Infosys builds tool to predict attrition
Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

The company said attrition of high performers had declined to 11.2 per cent during the...

Bachchan star power boosts Prestige cookers
Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

Ash and Abhi help the TTK Group strengthen its mass appeal.

Deaf-mute people can now 'talk' with this innovative device
Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

Mudra glove can be worn like any other riding glove.