Namrata Acharya &Amp; Devjyot Ghoshal

Stories by Namrata Acharya &Amp; Devjyot Ghoshal

Iran's currency crisis hits India's exports

Iran's currency crisis hits India's exports

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2012

India pays 55% of the value of oil its imports from Iran in euro payments through Turkey's Turkiye Halk Bankasi.

Fake consumer durables a real worry for companies

Fake consumer durables a real worry for companies

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2012

In a slowing Indian market, where intense competition is already squeezing margins, this is evidence of another pressure that consumer electronics firms are dealing with.

Public sector banks rule out rate cut

Public sector banks rule out rate cut

Rediff.com   2 Oct 2012

SBI too rules out cut in base rate in short term, to launch concessional schemes.

India may win a Physics Nobel Prize in the next decade?

India may win a Physics Nobel Prize in the next decade?

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2012

Country's scientific community may be at the cusp of securing a Nobel in the physical sciences, says Devijyot Ghoshal

'India: Success abroad, domestic challenges manifold'

'India: Success abroad, domestic challenges manifold'

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2012

Jayanthi Natarajan's tough stand ensures recognition abroad, but red-tapism & bureaucracy continue to delay approvals in India.

Bengal exhausts one fourth borrowing in 2 months

Bengal exhausts one fourth borrowing in 2 months

Rediff.com   23 May 2012

So far, the West Bengal government has raised Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion) as SDL from RBI, which is almost one-fourth of its total borrowing plans of Rs 20,071 crore (Rs 200.71 billion).

India, the new supply giant for global retailers

India, the new supply giant for global retailers

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2012

Designco's sprint from brass mill to mass supplier in high-quality home decor to the likes of Walmart and IKEA showcases the transformational scale of a sourcing shift

Indian suppliers survive in rough global scene

Indian suppliers survive in rough global scene

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2012

When set up in 1993 by the Ranka family's Modern Group, this was the first terry towel manufacturing unit in the whole of Asia, to be followed by Welspun and Trident.

Despite rate cut, the low morale spills over

Despite rate cut, the low morale spills over

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2012

The crowd at the Confederation of Indian Industry's annual general meeting and national conference 2012 merely issued a round of half-hearted applause, though finance minister Pranab Mukherjee had earlier hinted a rate cut was in the offing in the next 'half an hour'.

Bengal's job sops land it in soup

Bengal's job sops land it in soup

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2012

The 2,75,000 new jobs would cost a monthly Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion), officials with knowledge of the development said.

Company directors rush for insurance cover

Company directors rush for insurance cover

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2011

It is this increasing vulnerability of senior corporate executives towards litigations that has set the ball rolling for directors and officers' liability cover for insurance companies.

Asia will drive growth for Shell, says CEO

Asia will drive growth for Shell, says CEO

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2011

Shell's major projects in the region include the deep-water Gumusut field in Malaysia and the Shell Eastern Petrochemicals project in Singapore.

Exports to Greece, Syria risky: ECGC

Exports to Greece, Syria risky: ECGC

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2011

This month, ECGC -- the government organisation that provides insurance cover to exporters -- reclassified exports to Greece as 'risky' by withdrawing open cover insurance scheme for them.

Vietnam makes Tata Steel wait for Vung Ang facility

Vietnam makes Tata Steel wait for Vung Ang facility

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2011

Although two-way trade has grown 10-fold since 2000 and is expected to exceed $3 billion this year, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, India's flagship foreign direct investment project in Vietnam -- Tata Steel's proposed $5 billion facility -- remains stalled, largely owing to pending governmental approvals.

Mahindra Satyam seeks JV in China

Mahindra Satyam seeks JV in China

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2011

Move aims at getting good market access.

Mahindra Satyam seeks JV in China

Mahindra Satyam seeks JV in China

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2011

Move aims at getting good market access.

Calcutta stock exchange to launch trading platform

Calcutta stock exchange to launch trading platform

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2011

The 100-year old Calcutta Stock Exchange is finally set to launch a trading platform, which will enable its members to trade on National Stock Exchange (NSE)-listed securities in the next one month, a move that will give the ailing exchange a fresh lease of life.

'Food Bill could unleash new wave of inflation'

'Food Bill could unleash new wave of inflation'

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2011

India's fiscal policy is not supportive of monetary measures that the country's central bank is employing to fight rampant inflation, the prime minister's honorary economic advisor and former International Monetary Fund chief economist Raghuram Rajan said, while singling out the proposed Food Security Bill as a particular cause for concern.

Hard policy choices ahead for India

Hard policy choices ahead for India

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2011

Economist who predicted global crash says India needs to both spend and tighten and it won't be easy.

IATA to make airports' security check hassle-free

IATA to make airports' security check hassle-free

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2011

The existing system where all airline passengers, barring VVIPs, have to undergo rigorous frisking, the IATA model proposes different levels of screening for passengers based on the level of risk associated with each one of them.