Nivedita Mookerji &Amp;Amp; Sanjeeb Mukherjee

Stories by Nivedita Mookerji &Amp;Amp; Sanjeeb Mukherjee

Who are our ministers following on Twitter?

Who are our ministers following on Twitter?

Rediff.com   4 May 2015

Sushma Swaraj does not follow anybody, Gadkari is happy to track only two, while Parrikar has only 117 tweets.

'Chances of El Nino three times more than normal'

'Chances of El Nino three times more than normal'

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2015

Total area impacted across India pegged at 18.9 mn hectares.

IMD or Skymet: Who will get El Nino's impact on monsoon right?

IMD or Skymet: Who will get El Nino's impact on monsoon right?

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2015

IMD will present its month-wise and region-wise forecast in June.

'Erratic rains? Farmers should wait and watch'

'Erratic rains? Farmers should wait and watch'

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2015

'There is no mechanism to understand how things would evolve'.

1 year of Modi sarkar: Doordarshan told to capture people's mood

1 year of Modi sarkar: Doordarshan told to capture people's mood

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2015

The message of 'good work' done by the NDA govt must be loud and clear in the run-up to its first anniversary.

There's more than bad rains behind farmer suicides

There's more than bad rains behind farmer suicides

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2015

Harassment, corruption and the burden of compound interest for years are also the reasons.

April Fool prankster 'announces' dearness allowance hike

April Fool prankster 'announces' dearness allowance hike

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2015

Millions of central government employees were taken for a ride on April Fool's Day.

Now, a competition to choose 100 smart cities

Now, a competition to choose 100 smart cities

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2015

States to give choices, Centre to decide by year-end.

NITI Aayog plays safe on poverty

NITI Aayog plays safe on poverty

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2015

Planning Commission had got into a big controversy on this issue.

NITI Aayog to be leaner

NITI Aayog to be leaner

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2015

The perspective planning division might get a new lease of life.

Pvt players may run freight, passenger trains in India

Pvt players may run freight, passenger trains in India

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2015

Inviting private sector in Indian Railways is a good idea.

Guarantee income, don't give out doles, please: Farmers

Guarantee income, don't give out doles, please: Farmers

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2015

The resentment against the government has increased.

Sklamberg on challenges the US drug regulator faces globally

Sklamberg on challenges the US drug regulator faces globally

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2015

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it does not follow an India agenda.

Economic growth may not exceed 6.8% without reforms: Bibek Debroy

Economic growth may not exceed 6.8% without reforms: Bibek Debroy

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2015

We should improve the business climate in Mumbai and Delhi, and India's ranking would immediately shoot up, says Bibek Debroy, a full member of NITI Aayog.

Snapdeal to spend $1 billion on 5-6 acquisitions this year

Snapdeal to spend $1 billion on 5-6 acquisitions this year

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2015

Snapdeal to spend $1 billion on 5-6 acquisitions this year.

Acquiring irrigated multi-crop land may become more difficult

Acquiring irrigated multi-crop land may become more difficult

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2015

Any such acquisition, if at all, should only be in exceptional cases

Govt report card shows slow start to key projects

Govt report card shows slow start to key projects

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2015

The 'Smart Cities' project is one that has faced many hurdles.

A something-for-everyone Budget or an epoch-making one a la 1991?

A something-for-everyone Budget or an epoch-making one a la 1991?

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2015

The Budget shouldn't be stuck on fiscal numbers, the PMO apparently said.

So what's keeping Modi's junior ministers busy?

So what's keeping Modi's junior ministers busy?

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2015

Empowered in the Modi government, junior ministers have enough on their plate.

Higher tax share for states in Budget

Higher tax share for states in Budget

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea of cooperative federalism is expected to be on display in the 2015-16 Budget.