Abhishek Waghmare

Stories by Abhishek Waghmare

As fuel prices skyrocket, it's the Centre who earned the most

As fuel prices skyrocket, it's the Centre who earned the most

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2018

The finance minister has labelled about 65 per cent of the fuel excise revenue as cess, including the restructured road and infrastructure cess

How much tax you actually pay when you buy petrol, diesel

How much tax you actually pay when you buy petrol, diesel

Rediff.com   3 Jun 2018

Higher oil prices, while not having an impact on Centre's revenues due to fixed tax rate, are pushing up states' sales tax revenue.

Why are Indian B-schools shutting down?

Why are Indian B-schools shutting down?

Rediff.com   23 May 2018

The number of management colleges has dropped from 3,609 in 2014-15 to 3,264 in 2017-18.

Over 39 lakh jobs created in 7 months till March

Over 39 lakh jobs created in 7 months till March

Rediff.com   22 May 2018

The highest number of jobs were created in the age group of 18-21 at 1.29 million, followed by 22-25 years of age at 1.12 million during these seven months.

Karnataka 2018: Strongest Opposition vs weakest leading party

Karnataka 2018: Strongest Opposition vs weakest leading party

Rediff.com   22 May 2018

With 103 members belonging to the BJP, the Karnataka assembly will witness a balance it has never seen.

BJP vs Congress: What the Karnataka data says

BJP vs Congress: What the Karnataka data says

Rediff.com   14 May 2018

What does election data say about the electoral support the competing parties in Karnataka have? Abhishek Waghmare find out.

Why Telangana gave cheques to farmers instead of direct transfer

Why Telangana gave cheques to farmers instead of direct transfer

Rediff.com   11 May 2018

Despite the growing clamour from the central government on India turning digital, and banks requesting direct bank account transfer, the state government decided to hand over cheques to the farmers, which can be immediately converted into cash.

Are wages growing at faster rate than job creation?

Are wages growing at faster rate than job creation?

Rediff.com   4 May 2018

T C A Anant, former chief statistician to the government, will soon be heading a panel to decide whether the monthly payroll data released by EPFO, ESIC and PFRDA could replace the quarterly enterprises-based survey on job creation by the labour bureau, the prime minister's office decided last week.

What caused the cash crunch last week

What caused the cash crunch last week

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2018

The RBI fell short of pumping Rs 150 billion into the economy at the beginning of 2018-2019.

'The RBI is producing less cash'

'The RBI is producing less cash'

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2018

'The current crisis is a result of a clash between a coercive attempt by the government to justify demonetisation and rising digital transactions against the market and the economy fighting the unexpected pressure from atop.'

Cash crunch: Deposits drop, money movement totters

Cash crunch: Deposits drop, money movement totters

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2018

Many PSBs are in the process of rationalisation of ATMs

The many problems confronting the IITs

The many problems confronting the IITs

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2018

Third of faculty positions vacant. One per cent seats empty. New institutes lag in infrastructure, research.

What does Justin want?

What does Justin want?

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2018

Four Canadian ministers of Indian origin are traveling with Prime Minister Trudeau.

Veg prices peak most since NDA came to power

Veg prices peak most since NDA came to power

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2018

This could be the reason why Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned tomato, onion, and potato as his government's 'TOP' priority, in an election rally on February 5 in poll-bound Karnataka.

Does India need condom ads? YES!

Does India need condom ads? YES!

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2017

With India set to be the world's most populous country by 2030, there is a growing need to control population through better use of contraceptives, says Abhishek Waghmare.

Govt gets serious about rural development; readies roadmap

Govt gets serious about rural development; readies roadmap

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2017

A fresh scheme is likely to be released in the upcoming Budget

Interesting insights into income growth in India

Interesting insights into income growth in India

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2017

Growth in incomes in the top most slabs have increased substantially compared to (a) previous two years and (b) lower income brackets

Mystery of India's employment figure

Mystery of India's employment figure

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2017

Most employment surveys suffer from drawbacks such as limited data coverage, infrequent data collection, and time lag

Jump in small savings to burden govt

Jump in small savings to burden govt

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2017

The Centre has to bear the maximum burden of borrowing NSSF loans to the tune of Rs 1 lakh crore.

Indian women outlive men, shows study

Indian women outlive men, shows study

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2017

Life expectancy at birth improved from 59.7 years in 1990 to 70.3 years in 2016 for women.