Karan Choudhury And Sanjeeb Mukherjee

Stories by Karan Choudhury And Sanjeeb Mukherjee

The Rs 35,000-cr business of making India GST-ready

The Rs 35,000-cr business of making India GST-ready

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2017

Some of the players in the GST race are Payworld, Dell, Tally Solutions

Voices from Mandsaur: 'The killing was pre-planned'

Voices from Mandsaur: 'The killing was pre-planned'

Rediff.com   10 Jun 2017

Pipliyamandi becomes the epicentre of the current farmers' agitation across the country, demanding better price for their produce and loan waiver and a political hot-potato for all.

Why MP's stellar show in farm sector has turned a nightmare

Why MP's stellar show in farm sector has turned a nightmare

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2017

Without strong storage facilities, bumper harvest has resulted in price crash

US launches incubator programme to mentor Indian start-ups

US launches incubator programme to mentor Indian start-ups

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2017

India emerges as a top destination to set up incubators for global firms

Why MP's farmers are angry

Why MP's farmers are angry

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2017

Farmers said a big reason for the anger was the sudden stopping of wheat procurement by the state government in some places, which had caused the prices to dip below the minimum support price.

Housing for poor finally taking off

Housing for poor finally taking off

Rediff.com   29 May 2017

For those in the EWS and LIG category who wish to take a loan up to Rs 600,000, there is an interest subsidy of 6.5 per cent for a tenure of 15 years.

El Nio weakens, monsoon expected before schedule

El Nio weakens, monsoon expected before schedule

Rediff.com   26 May 2017

Steady progress in June; north and central regions to get good pre-showers

WannaCry spurs govt into boosting cybersecurity

WannaCry spurs govt into boosting cybersecurity

Rediff.com   24 May 2017

Sectoral cyber security teams to be set up to curb attacks, cyber coordination centre likely be set up in New Delhi by June.

'What we do is determined by national interest'

'What we do is determined by national interest'

Rediff.com   24 May 2017

If people can lobby me for making changes in policies that goes against the country's interest, I won't keep myself in this position, says the vice chairman of NITI Aayog.

Modi @ 3: A report card

Modi @ 3: A report card

Rediff.com   18 May 2017

Critics argue that much more could have been done and that the government was slow to react to many events.

BJP bids to win 2019 polls on PM's 'pro-poor' image

BJP bids to win 2019 polls on PM's 'pro-poor' image

Rediff.com   15 May 2017

According to BJP strategists, PMJAY and the PM Ujjwala Yojana will form the nucleus of the Modi government's re-election campaign.

Hitachi eyes ALL Indian smart cities

Hitachi eyes ALL Indian smart cities

Rediff.com   11 May 2017

The company aims to be part of all smart city programmes in the country directly or indirectly and has come up with a host of India-specific products. Karan Choudhury reports.

At 273.4m tonnes, foodgrain output maybe highest-ever

At 273.4m tonnes, foodgrain output maybe highest-ever

Rediff.com   10 May 2017

For many farmers, though, a bumper harvest isn't good news, as they have been forced to sell their produce, particularly pulses, dirt cheap.

Start-up India: Bloodbath on job street

Start-up India: Bloodbath on job street

Rediff.com   10 May 2017

Online marketplace majors, e-grocers, Internet of Things firms, app-based companies and transport service aggregators are among those that have had to shut shop or scale down operations. Now, survival skills like upskilling and retraining will determine who makes it.

Despite normal monsoon forecast, Centre tells states to be drought-ready

Despite normal monsoon forecast, Centre tells states to be drought-ready

Rediff.com   9 May 2017

The exercise, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said, will help ease any possible impact of sub-par rainfall on farmers.

10 ways the Rera Act affects realtors

10 ways the Rera Act affects realtors

Rediff.com   8 May 2017

Promoters must mandatorily deposit 70% of unused fund collected for project in separate bank account

FreeCharge, MobiKwik in merger talks

FreeCharge, MobiKwik in merger talks

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2017

New entity is likely to get a top-up of $200 million from a Chinese investor

How WhatsApp plans to spread its wings

How WhatsApp plans to spread its wings

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2017

WhatsApp to foray into digital payments & expand to other markets

Will rivals unite to fight Amazon India?

Will rivals unite to fight Amazon India?

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2017

Amazon India Country Head Amit Agarwal refers to all talk of mergers as 'noise'. 'All this is a distraction, when the focus should be on the customer,' he says.

Why PM prefers Raisina Hill to Vigyan Bhavan

Why PM prefers Raisina Hill to Vigyan Bhavan

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2017

Modi believes that in the spirit of 'cooperative federalism' the venue for such meetings between him and the chief ministers should take place around the proverbial 'round table'.