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A workplace in India? This is how it will be like in 2022!

A workplace in India? This is how it will be like in 2022!

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2014

The survey by consultancy firm PwC, 'Future of Work: A journey to 2022', quizzed 10,000 people across China, India, Germany, the UK and the US on the future of work and what it meant for them. 1,898 of these respondents were from India.

Final coal judgment will hopefully end uncertainty

Final coal judgment will hopefully end uncertainty

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2014

The government has the power to allocate coal blocks to enterprises in specific sectors -- such as power, and iron and steel in particular.

Why the govt should end diesel subsidy now

Why the govt should end diesel subsidy now

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2014

It's time government used oil windfall wisely.

Is the market's bull run sustainable?

Is the market's bull run sustainable?

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2014

This rally is largely being driven by hopes that the Modi government will drive economic growth higher, and, thus, increase earnings growth for companies.

'Rajasthan Model' takes the reforms ramp

'Rajasthan Model' takes the reforms ramp

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2014

It is increasingly clear that Rajasthan, under the leadership of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, will lead the country in terms of policy reform.

What must replace the Planning Commission

What must replace the Planning Commission

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2014

There are justifiable concerns that, if all financial allocation powers are now shifted to the finance ministry, then the end of the Commission might be counter-productive -- states' needs could, in fact, be addressed less.

What ails India's industrial production

What ails India's industrial production

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2014

But growth recovery is under way.

Doubts over India's new purchasing power parity

Doubts over India's new purchasing power parity

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2014

The recent release of the updated index for comparing the value of currencies across countries - generally known as purchasing power parity, or PPP - will have far-reaching implications.

Why RBI is right in maintaining status quo

Why RBI is right in maintaining status quo

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2014

The RBI's projections for consumer inflation over the rest of the year indicate some acceleration, with the rate reaching eight per cent in its baseline scenario.

Corporate governance: It's not getting any better

Corporate governance: It's not getting any better

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2014

The markets have reacted negatively, for example, to recent news that Cairn India, of which the Anil Agarwal group company Vedanta owns 60 per cent, will give a $1.25-billion loan (about Rs 7,500 crore) on notably easy terms to Sesa Sterlite, another Anil Agarwal group company.

How we can make our banks safer

How we can make our banks safer

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2014

Capital adequacy and tighter regulation are just one step forward.

Economic Survey's agricultural road map better than Budget's

Economic Survey's agricultural road map better than Budget's

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2014

A barrier-free market -- coupled with removal of controls, licensing system, intermediaries and state-imposed levies on farm commodities -- will benefit both sellers and buyers.

Events that shaped private mutual funds industry

Events that shaped private mutual funds industry

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2013

The first private sector MF, Kothari Pioneer was registered in July 1993.

Finance Ministry-RBI relations need to get better

Finance Ministry-RBI relations need to get better

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2012

In an interview with the Press Trust of India on Sunday, Finance Minister P Chidambaram explained that there was no "antagonism" between his ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

IIP numbers show recovery continues to be distant

IIP numbers show recovery continues to be distant

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2012

Though it was 2.7 per cent higher compared to the corresponding month last year, this could be just a blip if one look at the performance of individual components of the index.

Kingfisher has not deposited two years' TDS with govt

Kingfisher has not deposited two years' TDS with govt

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2011

The list of negatives on Kingfisher Airlines is getting longer.

India needs speedier trial in white-collar crimes

India needs speedier trial in white-collar crimes

Rediff.com   13 May 2011

Six months of investigation, mostly through telephone-tapping, 12 months of analysis of evidence and prosecution, 11 days of deliberation and, finally, a conviction.

Trend in external debt needs watching

Trend in external debt needs watching

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2011

While long-term debt increased by 9.5 per cent to $230 billion, short-term debt registered a sharp increase of 26 per cent to $66 billion.

Bypassing you, products to reach your brain

Bypassing you, products to reach your brain

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2011

Market research based on interviews or questionnaires to understand the consumer mind will soon become pass.

Onion prices dip by 45% in Nashik

Onion prices dip by 45% in Nashik

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2010

After government's measures like export ban and import from Pakistan, average wholesale prices of onion in Nashik district's various Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) markets have come down by around 45 per cent to Rs 2,071 a quintal in the last three days.