Samreen Ahmad And Vinay Umarji

Stories by Samreen Ahmad And Vinay Umarji

Campus placements: IIMs to go the IIT-B way

Campus placements: IIMs to go the IIT-B way

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2018

IIM-A, other top B-schools moot IIT-like joint placement committee

If Amul's for butter, will Licious be for meat?

If Amul's for butter, will Licious be for meat?

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2018

With India already having a huge population of meat eaters and about 70 per cent of the people being non-vegetarian, Indian entrepreneurs are hotting up the online meat market.

Pink bollworm likely to hit cotton sowing in Gujarat

Pink bollworm likely to hit cotton sowing in Gujarat

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2018

According to state government sources in Gujarat, cotton sowing was only 9,339 hectares or 0.37% of the normal three-year average sowing in the first week of this month

How IIT-B made it to the world's best universities

How IIT-B made it to the world's best universities

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2018

Among the six parameters, employer reputation was the strongest for IIT-B, with a rank of 93 globally.

Britannia turns to new-age tech to beef up rural reach

Britannia turns to new-age tech to beef up rural reach

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2018

Market experts say that of the total 600,000 villages in India, under two per cent or around 10,000 villages contribute to about half of the rural consumption in the country. Targeting these villages and ensuring that penetration is strong is key for most consumer goods companies.

The only Indian university in THE world rankings this year

The only Indian university in THE world rankings this year

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2018

The only Indian university in THE world rankings this year.

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

Rediff.com   23 May 2018

This start-up connects diners with regional cuisines that restaurants do not serve.

PhonePe plans to ride on Walmart to become India's e-payments king

PhonePe plans to ride on Walmart to become India's e-payments king

Rediff.com   18 May 2018

PhonePe wants to dethrone its Alibaba and SoftBank-backed rival, Paytm, claiming that additional capital that Walmart will bring to the table will help it grow much faster

How Tata Cha plans to brew a storm in a teacup

How Tata Cha plans to brew a storm in a teacup

Rediff.com   15 May 2018

Tata Cha has chosen Bengaluru for its first four pilots which include large format stores of 1,200 sq feet and kiosks which will be in shopping malls, IT parks and at prominent street corners.

From Rs 15 lakh to Rs 1K crore: The meteoric rise of Prataap Snacks

From Rs 15 lakh to Rs 1K crore: The meteoric rise of Prataap Snacks

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2018

Among the top 10 fastest growing consumer brands in the country, Yellow Diamond leverages the growing preference for local flavours in the snacks market, says Samreen Ahmad.

Highest salary offered to IIM-Amritsar graduate is Rs 54 lakh

Highest salary offered to IIM-Amritsar graduate is Rs 54 lakh

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2018

Seven students were made international offers.

Why advertisers are spellbound by IPL

Why advertisers are spellbound by IPL

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2018

As many as 80 brands are riding the digital and television broadcast this year.

Is US no longer a top study destination for Indians?

Is US no longer a top study destination for Indians?

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2018

Flow of Indian students to US for academic year 2018-19 dipped by 30 per cent.

Here's your chance to play the IPL...

Here's your chance to play the IPL...

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2018

'Fantasy players create their own team, get phantom money and start playing the virtual game.'

Dreams come true: IIT-Kharagpur alumni fund scholarships

Dreams come true: IIT-Kharagpur alumni fund scholarships

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2018

14 students at IIT Kharagpur have been awarded scholarships.

Here you can be in two countries at the same time!

Here you can be in two countries at the same time!

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2018

Welcome to the little slice of heaven called Dawki.

Placements: Why engineering grads at NITIE are happy

Placements: Why engineering grads at NITIE are happy

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2018

The highest salary rose by 14.22 per cent from last year.

'The nature of jobs is changing'

'The nature of jobs is changing'

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2018

'We want to connect unique skills that students have with the unique jobs being created.'

NiMo-Choksi scam: 11,000 people jobless

NiMo-Choksi scam: 11,000 people jobless

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2018

Gitanjali Gems and Firestar Diamonds together account for 5.8 per cent of the diamond and jewellery trade in India.

Non IITians can also get an IIT degree

Non IITians can also get an IIT degree

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2018

Among these, IIT Madras and IIT Gandhinagar run structured programmes where applications are invited from candidates outside campus.Vinay Umarji reports