Krishna Kant &Amp;Amp; Dev Chatterjee

Stories by Krishna Kant &Amp;Amp; Dev Chatterjee

Job situation bleak as hiring slumps by 45%

Job situation bleak as hiring slumps by 45%

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2017

Wipro, Steel Authority of India, HDFC Bank, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Reliance Commnications among companies reporting a decline in headcount in FY17.

India Inc's combined net profit rises 8.6% in Q2

India Inc's combined net profit rises 8.6% in Q2

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2017

Mid- and small-cap companies seem to have done better than top-tier companies

How Corporate India tackled DeMo challenges

How Corporate India tackled DeMo challenges

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2017

The corporate sector took production cuts, conducted inventory management and reduced staff to meet challenges following the govt's note ban decision

Banks, NBFCs are India's new m-cap kings

Banks, NBFCs are India's new m-cap kings

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2017

'The government is encouraging consumption through fiscal spending in a bid to push up economic growth in the face of a slowdown in corporate investment and exports.'

Are higher taxes responsible for India's economic slowdown?

Are higher taxes responsible for India's economic slowdown?

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2017

The combined share of customs and excise duties, service tax, and value-added tax in India's gross domestic product reached an all-time high of 10.5%.

Why recapitalisation of PSU banks is so challenging

Why recapitalisation of PSU banks is so challenging

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2017

Anup Roy and Krishna Kant on the challenges the public sector banks face in revitalising themselves

YOUR Rs 25 lakh crore debt has RBI worried! Here's why

YOUR Rs 25 lakh crore debt has RBI worried! Here's why

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2017

In the past three years, personal loans have grown at twice the rate of growth in personal disposable income, leading to a steady rise in household indebtedness. At the end of March this year, Indians owed Rs 25.2 lakh crore to banks and listed non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), up 65 per cent in the past three years.

IT firms cut flab, sack 3,000 in Q1

IT firms cut flab, sack 3,000 in Q1

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2017

First sequential decline in a decade as 8 of top 15 software firms report drop in manpower

Why 'bulls' are a worried lot today

Why 'bulls' are a worried lot today

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2017

The gap between Nifty's price-earnings multiple and economic growth is at a 12-year high

What Tata, Birla, Mahindra say about family businesses

What Tata, Birla, Mahindra say about family businesses

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2017

One thing has remained constant through the Indian economy in the last seven decades: the dominance of family-owned businesses. Krishna Kant reports.

As loan books of PSBs shrink, bank credit growth at 20-year low

As loan books of PSBs shrink, bank credit growth at 20-year low

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2017

12 out of 21 public sector banks reported declines in their loan books in the last financial year against seven such banks in 2015-16 and none in 2013-14.

India Inc's investment growth hits 25-year low

India Inc's investment growth hits 25-year low

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2017

Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992

How India's pharma growth story fizzled out

How India's pharma growth story fizzled out

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2017

Once tipped to emerge as the biggest exporter, the pharmaceutical industry is yet to acquire the scale of those in software services, says Krishna Kant.

'I won't join politics'

'I won't join politics'

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2017

'Today, moviegoers are in the 13 to 33 age bracket.' 'If people like us have to remain relevant, we have to make movies that cater to them,'

Tata Sons to invest Rs 2,000 crore more in telecom arm

Tata Sons to invest Rs 2,000 crore more in telecom arm

Rediff.com   3 May 2017

Funds will be raised via non-cumulative preference shares issued to Tata Sons on rights basis

Can Idea investors make money?

Can Idea investors make money?

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2017

While UltraTech Cement has been the biggest value creator adding nearly Rs 99,000 crore to its market capitalisation, Grasim Industries has added around Rs 27,000 crore to its market cap.

Vodafone chief: 'You always talk about Jio, what about Airtel?'

Vodafone chief: 'You always talk about Jio, what about Airtel?'

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2017

After their merger Vodafone Group CEO, Vittorio Colao says India is not a Jio market alone. Aditya Birla Group CEO, Kumar Mangalam Birla says Vodafone is dominant in metro cities, while Idea is a big player in urban, semi-urban markets.

BPCL, ONGC pip Reliance in overseas fundraising

BPCL, ONGC pip Reliance in overseas fundraising

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2017

BPCL and ONGC raised $4.9 billion in 2016-17 against $1.65 billion raised by Reliance

Move over Swift Dzire, Tata Tigor is here!

Move over Swift Dzire, Tata Tigor is here!

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2017

At Rs 470,000 for the base petrol variant, Tigor is now the cheapest compact sedan in the country

Rs 156,000 crore: Shareholders earned this last year

Rs 156,000 crore: Shareholders earned this last year

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2017

Wonder why corporate India is showering dividends?