Piyali Mandal And Bibhu Ranjan Mishra

Stories by Piyali Mandal And Bibhu Ranjan Mishra

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.

Centre moots corporate governance policy

Centre moots corporate governance policy

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2011

The corporate affairs ministry has mooted the idea.

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.

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.

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.

No recession blues for matrimony sites

No recession blues for matrimony sites

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2011

Call it the urge for double income or a stress buster, most sites have seen higher registrations during downturns.

E-governance projects high on SAP biz plan

E-governance projects high on SAP biz plan

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2011

It hopes a significant part of its growth in India would come from the government sector, with the thrust on e-governance initiatives.

Vedanta did not pay water bills: Orissa

Vedanta did not pay water bills: Orissa

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2011

The state government's water resources department has alleged the company's Jharsuguda unit has not paid Rs 10.94 crore (Rs 109.4 million) of its bills, since 2008.

Infy promotes Purohit as innovation head

Infy promotes Purohit as innovation head

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2011

According to highly-placed sources in the company, Sanjay Purohit, vice-president and head of corporate planning and business assurance at Infosys, has been appointed as head of innovation.

BPO bullish on growth despite challenges

BPO bullish on growth despite challenges

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2011

Industry chieftains, strategists and analysts were unanimous that a slowdown, if at all happens again, won't affect the prospects of the $17-billion industry.

Beverage majors map their water footprints

Beverage majors map their water footprints

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2011

Be it soft drink ones such as Coca-Cola, beer maker SABMiller or packaged water firm Bisleri, they are all measuring the water consumed for bottling every litre of their retailed drinks, trying to cap this and replenish the sources.

Lavasa agrees to patch up, will accept green rider

Lavasa agrees to patch up, will accept green rider

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2011

Firm ready to accept the five preconditions specified by environment ministry.

Wipro elevates insiders as CIO & head of ops

Wipro elevates insiders as CIO & head of ops

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2011

Both these roles were handled by Laxman K Badiga, who took 'voluntary retirement' earlier this month after over three decades of service.

'Wipro to perform better in 2-3 quarters'

'Wipro to perform better in 2-3 quarters'

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2011

T K Kurien, CEO, IT business of Wipro, throws light on the company's strengths of weaknesses and its strategy.

Jairam's sudden clearance rush on coal

Jairam's sudden clearance rush on coal

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2011

The heightened activity on permissions to power and mining projects, which had been stuck for long, coincides with the run-up to a likely reshuffle of the council of ministers this month.

How Wipro aims to fortify its corp governance?

How Wipro aims to fortify its corp governance?

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2011

With the appointment of Mahendra Kumar Sharma, former vice-chairman of Hindustan Unilever Ltd, as an independent director of Wipro, it is clear that the tech giant wants to strengthen its corporate governance practices.

Head-hunters back in business as hiring picks up

Head-hunters back in business as hiring picks up

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2011

With job markets opening up and companies looking for more experienced hands, head-hunters are back.

India gets first e-waste management rules

India gets first e-waste management rules

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2011

The rules will come into effect from May 1, 2012.

Lenovo rejigs business model in India

Lenovo rejigs business model in India

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2011

The company has separated SMB, earlier part of its consumer division, to make it an independent business.

Genpact founder to explore other avenues

Genpact founder to explore other avenues

Rediff.com   25 May 2011

Credited as the the man behind India's burgeoning BPO industry, Bhasin founded Genpact in 1997.