Joydeep Ghosh &Amp;Amp; Vinay Umarji

Stories by Joydeep Ghosh &Amp;Amp; Vinay Umarji

Will Trumps visit Sabarmati or not?

Will Trumps visit Sabarmati or not?

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2020

Speculation is rife that Trump may skip Sabarmati Ashram to make time for a visit to Agra, Vinay Umarji reports.

Coronavirus outbreak to hit India's cumin, sesame, groundnut oil exports

Coronavirus outbreak to hit India's cumin, sesame, groundnut oil exports

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2020

If the current situation prevails, exports to China could fall by 10-15 per cent. Meanwhile, even the prices of cotton, of which Gujarat is one of the leading producers, have taken a hit.

Gujarat battles worst locust attack

Gujarat battles worst locust attack

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2019

Swarms in about 3,526 hectares of 5,000 hectares under control; farmers burn tyres or dry straw, play loud music and beat steel plates, and use large fans to destroy or drive away the pests, reports Vinay Umarji

Liquidity crunch takes shine off India's rough diamond imports

Liquidity crunch takes shine off India's rough diamond imports

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2019

Overall gross import of rough diamonds between April to November 2019 has shown a decline of 17.24 per cent to $8.55 billion from $10.34 billion registered during April to November 2018. This is one of sharpest fall in import of diamond in India in last one decade.

'Why is stock market buoyant amidst slowdown?'

'Why is stock market buoyant amidst slowdown?'

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2019

Former CEA Arvind Subramanian called for research in the area and urged the NSE Centre for Behavioural Science in Finance, Economics and Marketing to explain why as the economy has been going down, the stock market has been going up.

With 1,119 job offers, IIT-Kharagpur leads placement

With 1,119 job offers, IIT-Kharagpur leads placement

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2019

IIT Kharagpur gets more than 1,000 job offers in a record five days, with 144 companies visiting the campus till Dec 5

The man who designed the Ram temple

The man who designed the Ram temple

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2019

Chandrakant Sompura has either planned, designed, built or renovated over a hundred temples in India and abroad.

IITs mull new placement model to ease student stress

IITs mull new placement model to ease student stress

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2019

Experts believe modifying the placement model is a good decision given the changes that campus recruitment has undergone globally, says Vinay Umarji.

Why these B-schools are excited about the hiring season

Why these B-schools are excited about the hiring season

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2019

Management campuses are expecting the rise in pre-placement offers to ease the final placement process.

It's go-slow on campus job placements!

It's go-slow on campus job placements!

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2019

'Zero Day' visitors like Maruti Suzuki, TVS, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Ashok Leyland and Bajaj Electricals are visiting fewer campuses.

It's raining job offers at B-schools!

It's raining job offers at B-schools!

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2019

They are witnessing, or anticipating, a double-digit growth in job offers over the same period last year.

How diamond industry stands to gain from GST cut

How diamond industry stands to gain from GST cut

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2019

Blocked working capital worth Rs 1,500 crore, in the almost-defunct job work diamond polishing units, is expected to be released even as diamantaires will issue fresh orders to such units following the GST relief.

CSR widening is a positive for research, IITs

CSR widening is a positive for research, IITs

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2019

Contributions made to public funded universities, IITs, national laboratories and autonomous bodies engaged in conducting research in science, technology, engineering and medicine has now been recognised as part of CSR by the government.

In a first since 1998, rough diamonds will be auctioned in Surat

In a first since 1998, rough diamonds will be auctioned in Surat

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2019

So far, rough diamonds mined from the Panna mines in Madhya Pradesh were auctioned online but displayed only at Panna.

Shocking! India dropped from top 300 World Universities list

Shocking! India dropped from top 300 World Universities list

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2019

India fails to feature in the top 300 World University Rankings 2020 list.

Budget a big boost for affordable housing segment

Budget a big boost for affordable housing segment

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2019

Budget has proposed an additional deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh for interest paid on loans borrowed up to end-March, 2020 for purchase of an affordable house, valued up to 45 lakh.

Tax hike on rich will also hurt global companies

Tax hike on rich will also hurt global companies

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2019

Tax experts said that in FY17 around 80,000 people had reported incomes of over Rs 1 crore

How IL&FS bosses showed fictitious profits for salary hikes

How IL&FS bosses showed fictitious profits for salary hikes

Rediff.com   10 Jun 2019

Besides 15 loan transactions to the Siva group of companies, the former directors also used unique methods to ensure the group did not get into the default list.

From cattle to crops, drought playing havoc in Gujarat

From cattle to crops, drought playing havoc in Gujarat

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2019

In Gujarat, of the 12.5 million hectare of area under cultivation, while six million is dependent on rainfall, two million is covered by groundwater, a bulk of which is said to be in north Gujarat. Scanty rainfall in the last one and half years has not only depleted groundwater level but also affected dams.

How IL&FS' misadventures made India Inc poorer by Rs 9,000-crore

How IL&FS' misadventures made India Inc poorer by Rs 9,000-crore

Rediff.com   20 May 2019

Almost 2,000 companies whose private provident and pension funds have invested in non-convertible debentures of IL&FS group firms are staring at the prospect of booking losses to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore or more if the interest income is added.