Arup Roychoudhury And Mansi Taneja

Stories by Arup Roychoudhury And Mansi Taneja

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.

Now, village broadband to feed weather reports

Now, village broadband to feed weather reports

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2015

IMD is preparing a concept paper on narrowing its grid resolution from 22 sq km to 10 sq km.

Postmen to carry GPS devices from next week

Postmen to carry GPS devices from next week

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2015

GPS devices will enable real-time money transactions

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.

Consolidation in online realty space has begun

Consolidation in online realty space has begun

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2015

Online portals have become the preferred tool.

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.

Realtors to cheer Diwali as housing sales may rise 15%

Realtors to cheer Diwali as housing sales may rise 15%

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2015

The festival season holds out hope for the real estate industry as demand from end users increases in many markets.

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.

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.

India Post-BSNL tie-up likely for payments bank

India Post-BSNL tie-up likely for payments bank

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2015

The board is likely to take up the matter this month.

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.

How Bharati plans to counter call drops

How Bharati plans to counter call drops

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2015

Small cells improve coverage in areas where traffic is high.

Compensation for call drops not an answer, say telcos

Compensation for call drops not an answer, say telcos

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2015

On September 4, Trai issued a consultation paper on call drops.

'Call drops: Operators investing less in infra is the main reason'

'Call drops: Operators investing less in infra is the main reason'

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2015

Trai is planning to map the quality of service of all telcos.

Finance ministry, RBI agree on key change

Finance ministry, RBI agree on key change

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2015

The MPC states that the 4 external members will have a tenure of four years each.

Surviving competition will be tough but BSNL keen to strike back

Surviving competition will be tough but BSNL keen to strike back

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2015

At the moment, data and broadband is small for BSNL: it contributes 10 per cent of the company's revenue, though its share is on the rise.

Why calls drop? Telcos have 45 days to explain & curb the menace

Why calls drop? Telcos have 45 days to explain & curb the menace

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2015

The telcos have assured the government that things would improve over the next 45 days.