Debasis Mohapatra And Romita Majumdar

Stories by Debasis Mohapatra And Romita Majumdar

How insurance firms plan to make your life easier

How insurance firms plan to make your life easier

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2017

Interoperability with other insurance companies - apart from banks, medical centres, among others - would be the eventual goal

India has 43% of global IoT market: Survey

India has 43% of global IoT market: Survey

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2017

Persistent, L&T Technology and TechM named among leading service providers

Star India responsible for Game of Thrones leak?

Star India responsible for Game of Thrones leak?

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2017

The channel has begun forensic investigations into the leak of the next episode, which was put up on Reddit three days before the official release.

India's IT industry staring at jobless growth

India's IT industry staring at jobless growth

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2017

Growing protectionism in their main markets - the US and the UK - has forced them to hire local workers, upending the cost arbitrage model they had built their business on.

Sourav Ganguly's new innings: Start-up investor

Sourav Ganguly's new innings: Start-up investor

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2017

The former Team India captain, who has invested in entertainment company Flickstree, in conversation with Romita Majumdar & Urvi Malvania.

1 of 5 Indians to share personal data for free Wi-Fi

1 of 5 Indians to share personal data for free Wi-Fi

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2017

Norton report says Indians putting themselves at risk over Wi-Fi usage

TCS to shut Lucknow centre; staff to be relocated

TCS to shut Lucknow centre; staff to be relocated

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2017

TCS is setting up a large BPO operation in Varanasi next year, some staff could be absorbed there

TCS has mega plans to fuel growth

TCS has mega plans to fuel growth

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2017

TCS, which, plans to earn $1 bn in 3-7 years will explore segments such as cyber security, internet of things, analytics of IoT, and cloud application and infrastructure.

TCS, Intel join hands to tap businesses

TCS, Intel join hands to tap businesses

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2017

Partnership will ensure that Intel's chips sell better in systems that are used by large enterprises

Start-ups tap training needs of techies

Start-ups tap training needs of techies

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2017

Reskilling and online certification are the biggest earners in the Indian online education market

IT professionals: The new face of labour unions

IT professionals: The new face of labour unions

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2017

The past few weeks have seen several hundred people let go of by IT services firms joining unions claiming to represent tech workers fighting for their rights.

IT employees file complaints against 'forced' resignations

IT employees file complaints against 'forced' resignations

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2017

Four Tech Mahindra employees approached the labour commission in Karnataka

India aims at 1 per cent global tourist arrivals by 2017

India aims at 1 per cent global tourist arrivals by 2017

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2012

The country aims to attract one percent of the global tourist arrivals by the end of 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017) from the current 0.58 percent, Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai has said.

Higher borrowing may not eat up credit

Higher borrowing may not eat up credit

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2012

Idea of 5.1 per cent fiscal deficit should not deprive credit needs of the society, said Chakrabarty.

Costa Coffee plans four-fold increase in outlets

Costa Coffee plans four-fold increase in outlets

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2011

Coffee prices are at a 14-year high, sugar and milk costs are soaring, having a direct impact on margins.

R-Power raises Rs 4,000 crore for power projects

R-Power raises Rs 4,000 crore for power projects

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2011

Two ultra mega power projects are coming up at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh and Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

Why consumer trust is prime for Britannia

Why consumer trust is prime for Britannia

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2010

The book that Vinita Bali, managing director of Britannia Industries Ltd, is currently reading couldn't be more appropriate: 'Too Big to Fail'. Although that bestseller by New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin tells the inside story of how Wall Street and Washington saved the financial system -- and themselves, its title aptly sums up Bali's own half-a-decade tenure at the Bangalore-based foods conglomerate.

'Demand for residential property is sound'

'Demand for residential property is sound'

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2010

Bangalore-based Sobha Developers had a two-fold rise in its net profit to Rs 34.3 crore (Rs 343 million) in the April-June quarter. J C Sharma, Managing Director, spoke to Business Standard on the revival in demand and the company's growth plans.

Funds crunch hits biotech sector

Funds crunch hits biotech sector

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2010

While financial institutions like banks not showing interest in investing in basic biotechnology research as they have long gestation periods, PE and VC funds too are not comfortable betting their money on research projects as they do not give an opportunity for a quick exit facility.

Sweet smell of profit lies in villages: drug firms

Sweet smell of profit lies in villages: drug firms

Rediff.com   24 May 2010

Anti-diabetic drug makers are looking to launch cheaper drugs targeting patients in rural areas.