Sahil Makkar &Amp; Vinay Umarji

Stories by Sahil Makkar &Amp; Vinay Umarji

Khadi+denim jacket: Narendra Modi's choice of winter wear?

Khadi+denim jacket: Narendra Modi's choice of winter wear?

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2013

Come winter, and Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi may don a khadi denim jacket and a handloom denim kurta. A Delhi-based organisation has been given the mandate of weaving a three-metre khadi denim and a five-metre handloom denim fabric on an "experimental basis."

Retail investors' holding fell steeply in last decade: IIM-A

Retail investors' holding fell steeply in last decade: IIM-A

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2013

Promoters, institutional investors have started increasing their holdings in domestic private sector companies.

Why financial literacy among urban working youth is low

Why financial literacy among urban working youth is low

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2013

The study says living in joint families negatively impacted the level of financial knowledge.

Meet the man who unearthed the fodder scam

Meet the man who unearthed the fodder scam

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2013

Rumour has it that former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad had once misbehaved with Amit Khare, the then district commissioner of Chaibasa in south Bihar, in full public view. The incident was enough to enrage the strong lobby of Indian Administrative Service officers to take on the all-powerful chief minister.

New RBI head has tough job on hand: IIM-A faculty

New RBI head has tough job on hand: IIM-A faculty

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2013

The mood at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is festive, with one of its alumnii, Raghuram Rajan taking over as the next Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor.

Govt puts cyber policy in place, invites pvt players

Govt puts cyber policy in place, invites pvt players

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2013

The policy proposes a contingency plan to handle cyber attacks on vital installations and critical infrastructure.

Rupee fall pushes apparel exporters' margins

Rupee fall pushes apparel exporters' margins

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2013

Rupee depreciation pushes apparel exporters' margins by 5-7%.

Rasna takes on Tropicana

Rasna takes on Tropicana

Rediff.com   14 May 2013

With Ju-C, the beverage maker launches a price war in the fruit juice space.

'Today, brands live for quarters'

'Today, brands live for quarters'

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2013

Ruing the fact that brand loyalty has been replaced by mere brand sales, AGK, as Krishnamurthy is popularly known, said unlike earlier, today, brands and their agencies plan for a quarter at a time.

B-schools increase course fee by 10-15%

B-schools increase course fee by 10-15%

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2013

B-schools cite high inflation and rising operational costs behind the move.

Fewer bells ring for apparel exports this Christmas

Fewer bells ring for apparel exports this Christmas

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2012

They are facing tough competition from Bangladesh and Vietnam.

Amrita Patel on Kurien's ideologies, the road ahead

Amrita Patel on Kurien's ideologies, the road ahead

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2012

Kurien was always clear that the cooperative was a business model, says Amrita Patel.

Farmers mourn the loss of their 'father Kurien'

Farmers mourn the loss of their 'father Kurien'

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2012

As the news of Kurien's demise spread across the state, Anand -- otherwise a sleepy town of Gujarat, woke up to thousands of farmers from far and near who poured in to pay their last tribute to the man who transformed this small town into the milk capital of India.

Slowdown skips IIMs

Slowdown skips IIMs

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2012

Pre-placement offers point to a buoyant hiring season

How realtors are attracting customers

How realtors are attracting customers

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2012

Acute cash crunch and dwindling sales has forced developers in Ahmedabad to try innovative ways to lure buyers.

Increases in fee pull IIM-A out of the red

Increases in fee pull IIM-A out of the red

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2012

In its latest annual report, IIM-A has said it generated a net surplus of Rs 6.83 crore (Rs 68.3 million) for fiscal 2010-11 against an operating loss of Rs 50.49 lakh (Rs 5.04 million) in 2009-10, and Rs 6.33 crore (Rs 63.3 million) in 2008-09.

IIM-A raises Rs 380 million through alumni

IIM-A raises Rs 380 million through alumni

Rediff.com   2 May 2012

The silver jubilee celebrations for the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) seems to have fructified for the institute. Having hosted several alumni meets as part of its 50 years celebrations, the premier B-school has received close to Rs 40 crore (Rs 400 million) of fund commitments from previous batches.

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.

IIM-A's paycheck.in to tap global minimum wages soon

IIM-A's paycheck.in to tap global minimum wages soon

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2012

Moving ahead from offering sector specific wage rates within India, paycheck.in will soon monitor global minimum wage standards across regions like Asia, Pacific, Middle East and Europe.

Land Bill: Guj was first, but issues are similar

Land Bill: Guj was first, but issues are similar

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2011

Only in the case of public infrastructure did the government facilitate purchase. Hence, Gujarat would not have to make much changes post the Bill," said C L Meena, revenue secretary.