Ishan Bakshi And Sounak Mitra

Stories by Ishan Bakshi And Sounak Mitra

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.

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

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.

Infrastructure companies' debt woes worsen

Infrastructure companies' debt woes worsen

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2015

Power generation and distribution is the most indebted sector

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

'You can't be in India and be global'

'You can't be in India and be global'

Rediff.com   13 May 2015

It took the Danish beer maker eight years to move among the top three.

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.

Branding vada pav: How Dheeraj Gupta built Jumbo King

Branding vada pav: How Dheeraj Gupta built Jumbo King

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2015

Jumbo King is profitable from the beginning and is growing upwards of 35 per cent annually.

Luxury car makers go native as sales surge

Luxury car makers go native as sales surge

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2015

The growth rate could continue for another seven years.

Doubts remain on new GDP series

Doubts remain on new GDP series

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2015

Only power generation grew faster in 2014 than in earlier years.

They acquire, they own but don't bring these home

They acquire, they own but don't bring these home

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2015

It's puzzling why Indian cos keep their acquired brands out of play.

Power & water: The cost of AAP's promises

Power & water: The cost of AAP's promises

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2015

It will be difficult for the AAP govt to maintain subsidies.

Millennium Development Goals: India's achievement is a mixed bag

Millennium Development Goals: India's achievement is a mixed bag

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2015

India is also set to achieve the goal of reducing hunger by half and reduce maternal mortality by three quarters.

How Modi govt changed land laws to benefit private firms

How Modi govt changed land laws to benefit private firms

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2015

Land ordinance has done away with consent and social impact assessment.

Is online selling of sex toys illegal?

Is online selling of sex toys illegal?

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2015

Come and check us, we're always open and law-abiding, says co-founder of US-based entity selling in India, after Delhi Police asks govt to track some e-commerce sites.

Now, an Indian mobile wallet that doesn't need pre-loaded cash

Now, an Indian mobile wallet that doesn't need pre-loaded cash

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2015

Bengaluru-based iKaaz Software, a mobile payment solution provider, is launching a new application, MOWA, that works almost like the Apple Pay