Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Shivani Shinde

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Shivani Shinde

Monsoon tourism makes a splash

Monsoon tourism makes a splash

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Monsoon tourism, as it is known, has performed beyond the expectations of tour operators, garnering a 50 per cent increase in both in-bound and out-bound traffic.

Web 2.0 not hot in India yet

Web 2.0 not hot in India yet

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2007

Several Web 2.0 startups, however, have managed to get venture capital in the foreign markets and underatken studies to understand the market potential of Web 2.0 sites.

Zapak ties up for gaming content

Zapak ties up for gaming content

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2007

The company has entered into exclusive tie-ups with the US-based PopCap Games, Playfirst, and Russian game developer and distributor, Alawar, to provide content for casual (not the high-end ones) games.

The world's study material is just a click away

The world's study material is just a click away

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2007

The National Knowledge Commission is setting up an online network that will enable college students to access study material and connect with institutions and faculty members from around the world by the year 2008.

Tata Group to foray into food retail

Tata Group to foray into food retail

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2007

After Reliance Industries and the Aditya Birla Group, the Tata Group is poised to become the next big name to feast on the burgeoning food retail sector.

A chip in your passport to make travel safer

A chip in your passport to make travel safer

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2007

TCS, NXP Semiconductors and Gemini Traze are already in the fray.

Game developers eye Bollywood for content

Game developers eye Bollywood for content

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2007

Game developers are increasingly eyeing Bollywood production houses to create content.

A night in a luxury suite for Rs 4 lakh

A night in a luxury suite for Rs 4 lakh

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

The room rate for the presidential suite, spread over 12,000 sq ft and with an exclusive entrance and a private elevator, is exactly double that of most other expensive suites in India.

Sahara plans five-star hotel in Lucknow

Sahara plans five-star hotel in Lucknow

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

Sahara India Pariwar, a major player in the infrastructure and housing sector, is planning to build a five-star hotel in Lucknow. The company has plans to build a hotel in each of its 217 Sahara City homes.

CFA Institute may not hold December exams in India

CFA Institute may not hold December exams in India

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2007

The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute's level I exams scheduled for December 2007, registrations for which began this September, might not be held in India.

e-commuting fast catching up in India

e-commuting fast catching up in India

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Nareshchandra Singh, an IT analyst with global research and analyst firm Gartner, takes only a few seconds to reach his office from home.

CFA moves court against shut down order

CFA moves court against shut down order

Rediff.com   25 May 2007

The Chartered Financial Analyst institute has filed a petition in the Delhi high court seeking a stay on the notice, even as it has decided to give $300 (Rs 12,300) to each of its 7,000 students to write the June 3 examinations outside India.

CFA told to cease operations

CFA told to cease operations

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

About 7,000 Indian students registered with the Chartered Financial Analyst institute are unlikely to appear in their examinations scheduled for June 3.

Future to revamp IT, puts in Rs 400 cr

Future to revamp IT, puts in Rs 400 cr

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

Future Group, the Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20-billion) Indian retail giant, is set to invest close to Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) over a period of three years to revamp its IT infrastructure.

Managers head to virtual classrooms

Managers head to virtual classrooms

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

For sometime, satellite-based management education has come to the aid of senior managers who never went to a business school.

Rediff.com comes up trumps

Rediff.com comes up trumps

Rediff.com   18 May 2007

In 2000, when Internet companies across the world were shutting shop, this start-up refused to join the crowd and continued with its operations despite the losses -- a move that defied conventional business logic at that time.

Indian engineers to get registered

Indian engineers to get registered

Rediff.com   17 May 2007

The Bill, to be called the Draft Engineers Bill, will propose setting up a separate statutory authority which will lay down specifications for competency in professional engineering practice.

Beat the copy-cats at their own game

Beat the copy-cats at their own game

Rediff.com   16 May 2007

Pirates won't have it easy any more as the organised market gets savvy.

Laptops at Rs 420 may be a reality!

Laptops at Rs 420 may be a reality!

Rediff.com   15 May 2007

The Human Resources Ministry is seriously attempting to manufacture laptops at almost half the price of the cheapest mobile -$10 or just Rs 420.

Internet services will not be costlier: Analysts

Internet services will not be costlier: Analysts

Rediff.com   12 May 2007

Initial fears of Internet access charges rising by 6-12 per cent following the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommendations to impose an annual licence fee for Internet Service Providers appear to be unfounded.