Arindam Majumder And Arup Roychoudhury

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Budget 2016: Jaitley likely to keep his promise on capital spending

Budget 2016: Jaitley likely to keep his promise on capital spending

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2016

Capex for next year expected to be up 25% to Rs 3 lakh crore

FinMin may stick to 3.5% fiscal deficit for FY17

FinMin may stick to 3.5% fiscal deficit for FY17

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2016

Modi govt faces extra spending burden due to policies like 7th Pay Commission and OROP

With an eye on job creation, MSMEs set to get a boost in Budget

With an eye on job creation, MSMEs set to get a boost in Budget

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2016

Monetary incentives under Skill India to small entrepreneurs, capital infusion into technology fund to help businesses expand operations

Agriculture needs to take centre stage in Budget: Arvind Subramanian

Agriculture needs to take centre stage in Budget: Arvind Subramanian

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2016

Chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian discusses the Budget, goods and services tax, Centre-state relationship and larger issues facing the economy

Govt tightens purse strings: Only schemes that spent well to get more funds

Govt tightens purse strings: Only schemes that spent well to get more funds

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2016

Finance ministry's drive is meant to meet fiscal deficit target and improve overall efficiency in government spending.

Budget goodies for GIFT City, markets likely

Budget goodies for GIFT City, markets likely

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2016

Ministry considering tax sops for India's first global financial centre, steps to liberalise futures and options markets.

Expect big rural push in Budget

Expect big rural push in Budget

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2016

Agri experts are meeting FinMin ministry officials on Monday to give their inputs on the Budget.

ITC and HUL to slug it out in health care space

ITC and HUL to slug it out in health care space

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2015

Competitors in the health and hygiene soap segment include Lifebuoy, Dettol and Santoor.

Few economic activities that ruled India in 2015

Few economic activities that ruled India in 2015

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2015

For a long time, the Indian economy has been drifting without a credible monetary anchor.

Getting into cricket a purely commercial decision: Sanjiv Goenka

Getting into cricket a purely commercial decision: Sanjiv Goenka

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2015

Cricket doesn't need development. In football there are two elements - one is the game and the other is the philanthropy element. Cricket is a purely commercial decision.

How brands are catching them young

How brands are catching them young

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2015

Parents always want to give the best to their children.

By 2016, biometrics to plug PDS leakages

By 2016, biometrics to plug PDS leakages

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2015

There are about 500,000 fair price shops in states and UTs combined.

Meet Sanjiv Puri, ITC's GenNext leader

Meet Sanjiv Puri, ITC's GenNext leader

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2015

Sanjiv Puri is likely to steer more buys to achieve a turnover of Rs 1 lakh cr from the new FMGC businesses by 2030.

BJP's election loss could bring focus back to reforms

BJP's election loss could bring focus back to reforms

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2015

The National Democratic Alliance won 64 seats.

How Flipkart managed Big Billion Days

How Flipkart managed Big Billion Days

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2015

At present, Flipkart's total seller base is 60,000.

Maggi faces production roadblocks

Maggi faces production roadblocks

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2015

Lack of clarity on whether manufacturing bans in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Goa and Karnataka still in place

India to meet this year's fiscal target? Few factors that favour

India to meet this year's fiscal target? Few factors that favour

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2015

Fiscal situation better but spending cuts likely in FY16 too.

For Uber, India a bigger hub of talent than China

For Uber, India a bigger hub of talent than China

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2015

In the back of its recent $1-bn investment in India, the cab-hailing service intends to triple its headcount

Undeterred by Maggi issue, other product launches double

Undeterred by Maggi issue, other product launches double

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2015

There were 52 launches during January-June 2015, compared with 29 in the year-ago period and 32 in 2013.

India tops in FDI for new projects in Jan-June

India tops in FDI for new projects in Jan-June

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2015

In January-June, India attracted $31 billion (Rs 2.05 lakh crore) in capital expenditure (capex) from foreign companies.