All stories by VENKATACHARI JAGANNATHAN
'Born Defective GMs Are Grumbling'
Rediff.com1 days ago'The championship was well fought this year.' 'Ding played better than expected. Gukesh was below his level, but good enough to beat Ding.'
Tatas Explore Deploying Nuclear Microreactors In US
Rediff.com3 days agoTata Chemicals North America sees nuclear power as an important energy source in its pursuit of a more secure and sustainable supply chain and in providing a low carbon footprint product.
Tsunami Survivors Celebrate 20th Birthday
Rediff.com3 days ago'December 26, 2004 was the day when we were all reborn'
Ding Lost Deliberately: Russia
Rediff.com13 Dec 2024'The match,' asserted FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, 'has been played at the highest standards of fair play, no investigation is required.'
'Gukesh Has Nerves Of Steel'
Rediff.com13 Dec 2024'Gukesh displayed incredible fighting spirit, outstanding mental toughness, insane self-confidence, all qualities of a champion, and he just turned 18 at the end of May.'
'God Save Insurance Industry'
Rediff.com9 Dec 2024'Some of the astounding proposals, if translated into statutory provisions, would be suicidal.' 'This would not be a wonder cure for increasing insurance penetration and only result in mushrooming growth of players like paan kiosks with deleterious consequences.'
'RBI Not Overly Concerned About GDP'
Rediff.com6 Dec 2024'The central bank has highlighted that the slowdown in growth has been limited to a few sectors and overall growth is expected to pick up in the second half of the year.'
Missing! Chess Gold, Silver Medals
Rediff.com30 Nov 2024'I have no idea about such a medal. Never got one,' says Surya Shekhar Ganguly, the national chess champion between 2003 and 2008.
RBI to Hold Rates Steady at 6.50%
Rediff.com29 Nov 2024'The RBI's MPC will maintain the current policy rates (6.50%) at the policy meeting, given ongoing inflationary pressures.'
Under Trump India-US Space Sector May Soar
Rediff.com22 Nov 2024'With India's growing capabilities in the space sector, this creates promising opportunities for enhanced collaboration and market access.'
Coming! Purge In EV 2 Wheeler Market
Rediff.com13 Nov 2024'Price competition is fierce, with many companies selling at zero margin.' 'This pricing pressure is challenging smaller companies and will likely drive some out of the market over time.'
India's BSRs Won't Need New Safety Rules
Rediff.com9 Nov 2024'Bharat Small Reactors are essentially similar to the existing 220 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors. The existing regulations are applicable for BSRs.'
India To Go For Small Modular Reactors
Rediff.com1 Nov 2024The Indian government has come out with a nice name for its tried and tested 220MW pressurised heavy water reactor -- Bharat Small Reactor.
Russia Offers India Role In Arctic Sea Route
Rediff.com21 Oct 2024Indian and Russian officials have discussed Indian-Russian cargo transit along the Northern Sea route, joint projects in Arctic shipbuilding and possible training of Indian sailors for polar navigation.
Insurance Broker Fined Rs 1 Crore
Rediff.com19 Oct 2024According to IRDAI, Marsh India had held the premium received from the clients in an Insurance Bank Account for more than 15 days and did not remit the premium to the insurer/reinsurer within the time limit of 15 days.
ISRO Gears Up For Space Docking Mission
Rediff.com18 Oct 2024Docking technology is crucial for sending people and cargo to space stations.
'An Army To Shake Up The World Of Chess'
Rediff.com16 Oct 2024'It is not just D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi.' 'There are another 20 players just behind them. Nobody imagined this was possible 5 years ago.'
Strike: Lessons For Samsung From Hyundai
Rediff.com15 Oct 2024IPO bound HMIL, which is also from South Korea, had faced severe labour unrest for nearly a decade till the realisation -- a worker's union cannot be avoided -- dawned on it.
MPC's Repo Rate Decision Not Unanimous
Rediff.com9 Oct 2024Dr Nagesh Kumar, one of the three new MPC members, wanted the MPC to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%.