Arup Roychoudhury And B Dasarath Reddy

Stories by Arup Roychoudhury And B Dasarath Reddy

Arvind Subramanian in race to be next chief economist of World Bank

Arvind Subramanian in race to be next chief economist of World Bank

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2018

Arvind Subramanian was appointed CEA in October 2014 and got a year's extension in September 2017

Joveo: It's the Uber for your job hunt!

Joveo: It's the Uber for your job hunt!

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2018

Joveo is not like Monster or Naukri.com!

Fugitive Economic Offenders bill may take ordinance route

Fugitive Economic Offenders bill may take ordinance route

Rediff.com   1 Mar 2018

Even existing cases might come under the proposed law, including those of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choski. But, the law would not cover earlier cases.

PNB scam fallout: Govt plans bank-holding company

PNB scam fallout: Govt plans bank-holding company

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2018

While the formation of a holding company will not outright privatise State-owned banks, officials believe it will help the Centre deflect criticism arising out of the latest banking scams.

Lost lustre: 1,200 Gitanjali's gems SEZ workers lose jobs

Lost lustre: 1,200 Gitanjali's gems SEZ workers lose jobs

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2018

'We want the government to provide job security for all these workers,' says E S N Reddy, district general secretary of CITU.

'More S&P companies are going to disappear in the next decade'

'More S&P companies are going to disappear in the next decade'

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2018

nternally, Wipro has been pushing for 'automation'. However, when it comes to profitability, the Bengaluru-based company has a long way to go. Wipro chief executive officer Abidali Neemuchwala says while the benefits are going mostly to clients, they would start reflecting in the company's bottom line.

Reskilling is core to our strategy at Tech Mahindra: C P Gurnani

Reskilling is core to our strategy at Tech Mahindra: C P Gurnani

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2018

C P Gurnani, CEO & MD of Tech Mahindra, India's fifth-largest IT services company, tells B Dasarath Reddy that the company is exploring both ways as it looks at bringing in best of the breed technologies to offer to global clients.

Govt to issue 'outcome budget' this week

Govt to issue 'outcome budget' this week

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2018

The idea is to monitor centrally sponsored schemes, partly funded schemes, loans, programmes and any other endeavour into which funds are pumped.

Government to use Finance Bill for leeway in spending

Government to use Finance Bill for leeway in spending

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2018

This move will enable it to incur higher-than-mandated borrowing, and possibly spending, till the 2024 Lok Sabha election cycle.

Budget: FM may raise divestment target for 2018-19 to Rs 100,000 crores

Budget: FM may raise divestment target for 2018-19 to Rs 100,000 crores

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2018

This will encompass the sale of Air India, a number of other privatisation initiatives, mergers, initial public offerings, the Centre's two exchange-traded funds, buybacks and offers-for-sale, and even monetisation of land assets.

Fiscal deficit likely to be close to target

Fiscal deficit likely to be close to target

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2018

Accounting for the first Advance Estimates for 2017-18, an additional planned borrowing of Rs 200 billion, the fiscal deficit could come in at 3.35 per cent of GDP.

Budget 2018: Tax norms for listed stocks may be tweaked

Budget 2018: Tax norms for listed stocks may be tweaked

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2018

There have been demands from a section of stakeholders that the long-term capital gains tax on equities be reimposed.

Budget 2018: What economists want from PM Modi

Budget 2018: What economists want from PM Modi

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2018

Economists want the government to focus on jobs, farms, and fiscal consolidation. They also favour re-imposition of the long-term capital gains tax on listed securities and mutual funds.

Budget 2018: FY19 fiscal deficit target may be set at 3.2%

Budget 2018: FY19 fiscal deficit target may be set at 3.2%

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2018

The government had breached its fiscal deficit target given in the Budget for 2017-18 in November itself, touching 112 per cent of the limit.

Govt kick-starts Rs 1.35-trn bank recapitalisation programme

Govt kick-starts Rs 1.35-trn bank recapitalisation programme

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2018

The total quantum of non-performing assets in the Indian banking system increased to Rs 7.33 trillion as of June 2017, from Rs 2.75 trillion in March 2015.

Why Budget 2018 won't be populist

Why Budget 2018 won't be populist

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2017

The extra borrowing implies Jaitley will have extra spending space in the Union Budget for FY19, the last full one before the 2019 general election

Budget 2018: What economists want from Jaitley

Budget 2018: What economists want from Jaitley

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2017

The economists who signed the letter included Jean Drze , Abhijit Banerjee, Ajit Ranade, Jayati Ghosh, Kirit Parikh, Mihir Shah, Rohini Pande, and Vijay Joshi

Budget dilemma: Strict fiscal discipline or fund rural growth?

Budget dilemma: Strict fiscal discipline or fund rural growth?

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2017

BJP's reversals in rural Gujarat has prompted many policy watchers to predict that the Budget would have incentives for the agriculture sector and the rural economy.

Will Jaitley's Budget cheer pensioners and India Inc?

Will Jaitley's Budget cheer pensioners and India Inc?

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2017

The Centre is grappling with the question of its fiscal roadmap not only for this year but for 2018-19

Prabhu's new trade policy mum on achieving exports target

Prabhu's new trade policy mum on achieving exports target

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2017

Foreign Trade Policy: More incentives for exports, focus on ease of trading