Piyali Mandal &Amp; Shivani Shinde

Stories by Piyali Mandal &Amp; Shivani Shinde

HCL to freeze investment in hardware business

HCL to freeze investment in hardware business

Rediff.com   14 May 2012

The company has been manufacturing personal computers, both desktops and laptops, netbooks and tablet PCs.

WNS quells Nashik strike

WNS quells Nashik strike

Rediff.com   3 May 2012

The peace between erring employees and the company was brought in after the intervention of Nashik Deputy Labour Commissioner R S Jadhav.

Green market slide worries Indian companies

Green market slide worries Indian companies

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2012

Global demand for carbon credits, especially in Europe for economic reasons, has been declining since 2010

Finacle adds to Infosys' pain

Finacle adds to Infosys' pain

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2012

IT firm's performance shows trouble in products segment, a majority of whose share comes from Finacle

Mistry richest TCS board member

Mistry richest TCS board member

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2012

At 4.16 mn shares, chairman-in-waiting holds 0.21% in group's cash cow

Global firms' captive IT units in India gain importance

Global firms' captive IT units in India gain importance

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2012

At a time when the Indian information technology services industry is the focus of anti-outsourcing rhetoric, the global in-house centres (GICs) or captive units of multinational companies are increasing their offshore penetration.

Cognizant's V-C stumped by its growth

Cognizant's V-C stumped by its growth

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2012

Size of targeted firms for M&As increases from $10-20 mn to $80-100 mn.

UID boost for micro-ATM makers

UID boost for micro-ATM makers

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2012

The requirement of one million units would entail a huge market for firms such as HCL Infosystems, Geodesic, VeriFone, Visiontek and others manufacturing micro-ATMs.

Social services sector hires most in 2011

Social services sector hires most in 2011

Rediff.com   1 Mar 2012

Hiring activities in the non-governmental organisation (NGO) sector have increased over 60 per cent in 2011 compared to 2010, even as they have come under the government scanner for pushing alien agendas in the country.

Posco's mega project remains stuck

Posco's mega project remains stuck

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2012

A year after Jairam Ramesh's final environmental clearance, Korean giant waits for state govt to hand over land.

Jindal, Lavasa projects get nod; Vedanta cries foul

Jindal, Lavasa projects get nod; Vedanta cries foul

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2012

Seeks talks after court battle lost.

TCS offers jobs to 43,600 engineering graduates

TCS offers jobs to 43,600 engineering graduates

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2012

The company said these numbers represented the offers made to only engineering students at Indian campuses and the final hiring target for 2012-13 would be announced by the end of March.

Makers of 'Aakash' aspire to become a $ 500-million company

Makers of 'Aakash' aspire to become a $ 500-million company

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2012

From being a $10-million company, Datawind, better known as the manufacturer of low-cost tablet, Aakash, is now aspiring to become a half-a-billion-dollar company in just 12 months.

360 & counting! Party's just begun for e-commerce firms

360 & counting! Party's just begun for e-commerce firms

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2011

Market watchers, players and investors, however, feel the e-commerce sector has yet to reach the pinnacle.

Durban Summit: Last-round talks crucial for deals

Durban Summit: Last-round talks crucial for deals

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2011

Politics of climate negotiation is expected to reach a crescendo tomorrow when the Durban talks enter the last leg of deliberations. With only one day to go and no major decision surfacing from almost two-week long parleys, uncertainty is looming large over the outcome of the talks.

IT cos go extra mile to renew contracts

IT cos go extra mile to renew contracts

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2011

Clients picky on various heads; vendors need to maintain share.

Global players to shop as retail floodgates open

Global players to shop as retail floodgates open

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2011

The FDI floodgates have opened mega opportunities for not only brick-and-mortar retailers, but for their virtual peers as well.

Festival season hiring on rise amid hopes of increase in sales

Festival season hiring on rise amid hopes of increase in sales

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2011

With retail outlets, hotels, restaurants, logistic companies and even telecom firms hiring temporary staff to manage the increased footfall during the festival season or September-December months, festive hiring has gone up by over 25 per cent this year.

Walt Disney acquires all of Indiagames in $80-100 mn deal

Walt Disney acquires all of Indiagames in $80-100 mn deal

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2011

Indiagames is a leading developer and publisher of mobile and online games.

12 states yet to draw up action plan

12 states yet to draw up action plan

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2011

The action plan is supposed to focus on measures that state governments will take in reducing the carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions, besides adopting a low carbon development path.