Abhishek Waghmare &Amp; Amritha Pillay

Stories by Abhishek Waghmare &Amp; Amritha Pillay

L&T plans to cut debt by Rs 30,000 crore

L&T plans to cut debt by Rs 30,000 crore

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2020

To sell off L&T IDPL, Nabha Power; transfer Hyderabad Metro to an InvIT.

Most Indians not comfortable with woman as CEO

Most Indians not comfortable with woman as CEO

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2020

In India, 39 per cent of the sample of a survey said 'very comfortable' for a woman heading the government, higher than 34 per cent who replied with 'very comfortable' for a woman heading a company. However, men are less accepting of such appointments.

Explained in Charts: How IBC has evolved in 3 years

Explained in Charts: How IBC has evolved in 3 years

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2020

Among manufacturing companies that went to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), chemicals and metal firms witnessed more resolutions while companies in the labour intensive (employment friendly) leather and textile sectors mostly get liquidated, reports Abhishek Waghmare.

Explained in Charts: How AAP smartly managed Delhi's finances

Explained in Charts: How AAP smartly managed Delhi's finances

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2020

The size of Delhi's Budget is close to Rs 55,000 crore, or about 6 per cent of its gross state domestic product (GSDP). What set the state apart is that in the last decade, its fiscal deficit hardly crossed 1 per cent of GSDP, while many other states grappled to contain it within 3 per cent. This was largely possible due to the revenue surplus position, reports Abhishek Waghmare.

Budget numbers in graphs shows Sitharaman's fiscal maths gone awry

Budget numbers in graphs shows Sitharaman's fiscal maths gone awry

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2020

The impact of economic slump was visible in the Budget's fine print, as this step-by-step explanation show how the Budget math was worked out, reports Abhishek Waghmare.

7 charts explain how gold performed in 2019

7 charts explain how gold performed in 2019

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2020

In comparison to other asset classes, globally, gold rallied significantly after many years to deliver 18.4 per cent returns in 2019.

Investors could find BPCL's work culture delightful

Investors could find BPCL's work culture delightful

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2020

'BPCL has always been spoken about as a multinational company though it is State-run... this sets our work culture also apart.'

Promised GST revenue to states may get trimmed

Promised GST revenue to states may get trimmed

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2019

If the protected growth in GST revenue is reduced to 10 per cent, the Centre would save more than Rs 25,000 crore in 2020-21 if none of the states show any revenue growth. This would nearly amount to 0.1 per cent of the gross fiscal deficit and help the government in avoiding fiscal slippage to some extent in subsequent years.

Adani Power looks at debt refinance to reduce cost

Adani Power looks at debt refinance to reduce cost

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2019

Adani Power expects to reduce its annual interest cost to Rs 1,900 crore, from the current Rs 3,800 crore through low cost funding.

India's manufacturing capacity utilisation declines to the lowest ever

India's manufacturing capacity utilisation declines to the lowest ever

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2019

Industry players said they were indeed seeing a serious fall in capacity usage, though some sectors were seeming to prevent further fall in the overall capacity utilisation.

Infra developers in wait and watch mode in new Uddhav-led coalition govt

Infra developers in wait and watch mode in new Uddhav-led coalition govt

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2019

Shiv Sena has so far expressed concerns over car shed for the city's planned metro network, the bullet train and the West Coast refinery projects.

Explained in Charts: Indian economy loses sheen

Explained in Charts: Indian economy loses sheen

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2019

Only one of the three drivers of the economy has performed in the way it should: government spending grew at 15.6 per cent, reports Abhishek Waghmare.

Q2 GDP growth seen slipping under 5%

Q2 GDP growth seen slipping under 5%

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2019

A look at six indicators shows all of them have collapsed from positive growth in April to contraction in September.

States' GST compensation may need to be extended

States' GST compensation may need to be extended

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2019

It shows that states would require a compensation to the tune of at least Rs 1.67 trillion in 2024-25, as none of them would be able to achieve a 14 per cent growth every year.

Corporate tax cut dents direct taxes mop up by 17%

Corporate tax cut dents direct taxes mop up by 17%

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2019

While experts pointed out the impact of corporation tax cuts cannot yet figure in collections as most companies are yet to decide on their choice, government officials said a part reason for slow collection is the tax cut.

India Inc is hiring more contract workers these days

India Inc is hiring more contract workers these days

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2019

Lower cost and easier termination may well be among the reasons that companies seek to have employees on contract. The share of employees on contract has increased to 57.3 per cent of the total workforce this year as compared to 53.7 per cent in the previous year.

Why India Inc is unwilling to hire women

Why India Inc is unwilling to hire women

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2019

The lack of a strong diversity policy on the part of companies, a limited pool of women candidates as well as socio-cultural factors contribute to their low numbers.

Explained in Charts: India's deepening economic slowdown

Explained in Charts: India's deepening economic slowdown

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2019

What could be the reason for the successive downward revisions across the board? Some key indicators make it evident, reports Abhishek Waghmare.

Govt's tax amnesty scheme sees little success

Govt's tax amnesty scheme sees little success

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2019

By November 3, only 17,000 applications with tax payable amounting to Rs 1,100 crore have been received by the government, under the Sabka Vishwas Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme. The scheme gives a deep discount of 70 per cent for cases pending appeal where tax demand is more than Rs 50 lakh, and 50 per cent waiver beyond that amount.

Rural joblessness pushes unemployment rate to 3-year high

Rural joblessness pushes unemployment rate to 3-year high

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2019

Unemployment was worse only in the pre-demonetisation period, according to the data, at 9.6 per cent in August 2016.