Ishan Bakshi &Amp; Jayshree P Upadhyay

Stories by Ishan Bakshi &Amp; Jayshree P Upadhyay

Acche din for the Indian economy? Not yet

Acche din for the Indian economy? Not yet

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2015

Fresh investments are constrained by tepid demand.

Pay commission could spook India's fiscal plans

Pay commission could spook India's fiscal plans

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2015

Govt is likely to find it hard to meet deficit target next year.

Woman power can script India's success story

Woman power can script India's success story

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2015

An additional 68 million women could potentially enter the labour force over the coming decade.

Tax ambiguity clouds new financial sector initiatives

Tax ambiguity clouds new financial sector initiatives

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2015

Instruments such as Reits, InvITs, unsponsored GDR, GIFT find few takers.

Top bureaucrats in fray for Sebi chief's post

Top bureaucrats in fray for Sebi chief's post

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2015

The government has also allowed individuals from the private sector to apply for the post

Smart cities or smart pilots?

Smart cities or smart pilots?

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2015

To redevelop cities as 'smart', investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion

Are headline agricultural growth numbers misleading?

Are headline agricultural growth numbers misleading?

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2015

Poor rainfall has also depleted water reservoirs levels, which is likely to impact the winter crops.

Modi isn't as popular as you think

Modi isn't as popular as you think

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2015

In Asia-Pacific's public eye, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is below Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japan's Shinzo Abe, according a survey

Sebi's next big worry: Who will fit into UK Sinha's shoes?

Sebi's next big worry: Who will fit into UK Sinha's shoes?

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2015

The current Chairman UK Sinha's term comes to an end in February next year.

'Not denying that my appointment is due to BJP connections'

'Not denying that my appointment is due to BJP connections'

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2015

'I am certainly not an employee of Sebi.'

Markets crash: Is P-note crackdown the reason?

Markets crash: Is P-note crackdown the reason?

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2015

This route accounts for Rs 2.75 lakh crore of FPI holdings.

SIT raises red flag on tax evasion through stock exchanges and P-notes

SIT raises red flag on tax evasion through stock exchanges and P-notes

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2015

Sebi has also been asked to put in place a mechanism to monitor the beneficial owner of P-notes

Govt just shrank proposed homes of 7 mn households

Govt just shrank proposed homes of 7 mn households

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2015

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana envisages housing to 20 mn households by 2022.

Electricity supply to all Indian households by 2019?

Electricity supply to all Indian households by 2019?

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2015

Govt hopes to add 0.21 mn Mw capacity by 2022, against 0.25 mn Mw added over 60 years.

Enforcement Directorate turns up heat on Lalit Modi

Enforcement Directorate turns up heat on Lalit Modi

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2015

To send a notice under money laundering law.

Infrastructure companies' debt woes worsen

Infrastructure companies' debt woes worsen

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2015

Power generation and distribution is the most indebted sector

Sebi may relax listing norms for startups

Sebi may relax listing norms for startups

Rediff.com   28 May 2015

Startup may get some relation from Sebi for listing firms.

Few takers for Jan Dhan overdraft

Few takers for Jan Dhan overdraft

Rediff.com   22 May 2015

The overdraft facility has been sanctioned in only 40,000 accounts

The 2013 land law is non-negotiable: Jairam Ramesh

The 2013 land law is non-negotiable: Jairam Ramesh

Rediff.com   12 May 2015

Ramesh says the best route now is to refer the amendments to Parliament's standing committee on rural development.

Centre can veto any measure under proposed GST legislation

Centre can veto any measure under proposed GST legislation

Rediff.com   8 May 2015

For any proposal to be cleared, it has to get 75% of the vote.