Sanjay Jog And Shivani Shinde

Stories by Sanjay Jog And Shivani Shinde

Tax sunset clause unnerves small,mid-size IT firms

Tax sunset clause unnerves small,mid-size IT firms

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2010

Polaris gets over 90 per cent of its revenue from exports. Till financial year 2009-10, the company did not actively think about a strategy to buy space in a special economic zone.

Green nod sought for projects worth Rs 60,000 cr

Green nod sought for projects worth Rs 60,000 cr

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2010

The fate of industrial projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore will be decided by an expert committee of the environment ministry at a two-day meeting beginning Wednesday. The committee will take up 32 new proposals, including modernisation and expansion of steel, aluminium and cement plants belonging to the top-notch companies.

Tech Mahindra arm to launch mobile applications

Tech Mahindra arm to launch mobile applications

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2010

CanvasM, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and Motorola, is planning to launch 6,000 new indigenously developed applications for mobile phones.

Wireless broadband now in your pocket's bandwidth

Wireless broadband now in your pocket's bandwidth

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2010

Players slash prices to leverage the popularity of IPL matches on the internet.

Sena rakes up Belgaum issue, targets BJP

Sena rakes up Belgaum issue, targets BJP

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2010

The Shiv Sena had gone on the defensive after a 'successful' visit to Mumbai by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and high drama over the release of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer My Name Is Khan -- both in February. Maharashtra's main Opposition party is now back in action, alleging that Marathi-speaking people in Karnataka's Belgaum district, which shares a border with Maharashta, are being suppressed by the Bharatiya Janata Party government in that state.

'There is rigid monitoring of targets at my level'

'There is rigid monitoring of targets at my level'

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2010

Despite many hiccups in project implementation, India on Sunday crossed the earlier 10th Five-Year Plan's total addition to generation capacity of 21,180 Mw.

'India has huge potential in social business'

'India has huge potential in social business'

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2010

Grameen Bank managing director Muhammad Yunus has asserted that India is well positioned to tap the huge potential for growth of social business within its existing legal and regulatory framework.

Punters' game: Rs 5,000-crore bets per IPL match!

Punters' game: Rs 5,000-crore bets per IPL match!

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2010

When action off the field surpasses the action on field, innovation is what is expected.

Yunus to give lessons in social biz to India Inc

Yunus to give lessons in social biz to India Inc

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2010

Yunus will teach India Inc why and how social business is not charity but business wherein a surplus is passed on to the target group of beneficiaries in the form of lower prices, better service and greater access

Maha Cong seeks Rahul's help to face Raj Thackeray

Maha Cong seeks Rahul's help to face Raj Thackeray

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2010

The ruling Congress party in Maharashtra is seeking party general secretary Rahul Gandhi's help to take on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray in order to consolidate its position by luring youths in the party organisation.

CERC steps in to solve transmission congestion

CERC steps in to solve transmission congestion

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2010

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has convened a hearing on March 23 to consider various remedial measures to contain transmission congestion that is severely affecting the flow of power to the southern states. The power exchanges and load dispatch centres would make their submissions at the meeting.

Cutting-edge tech for all from Indian labs

Cutting-edge tech for all from Indian labs

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2010

Imagine this scenario. Pyarelal Shankar a grocery store owner in Haryana is not computer literate. Yet, he manages to regularly update his inventory online.

'We think IT spends will pick up this year'

'We think IT spends will pick up this year'

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2010

Bangalore-based information technology services firm MindTree has set up an ambitious target of becoming a $1-billion (around Rs 4,600-crore) company over the next five years.

'Better corporate governance needed'

'Better corporate governance needed'

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2010

The recent case of embezzlement by a Wipro insider, believe industry experts and analysts, would have little impact on the company's business or image. However, they simultaneously caution that the issue yet again highlights the need for better measures on corporate governance and fraud.

Telco price wars hit BPO margins

Telco price wars hit BPO margins

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

The plethora of new pricing schemes from telecom companies, like 'one paisa per second' billing, has squeezed the margins of their business process outsourcing partners.

Truck rentals zoom 6-8%, retail freight up 12-15%

Truck rentals zoom 6-8%, retail freight up 12-15%

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

Truck rentals have surged six-eight per cent, while retail freight is up by 12-15 per cent after a hike in diesel prices by Rs 2.58 (ex Delhi) and Rs 3 per litre (ex Mumbai and Chennai) was announced in the Budget proposal last week.

26,000-Mw Maharashtra projects may be delayed

26,000-Mw Maharashtra projects may be delayed

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

Clearance only after impact analysis, says Jairam Ramesh.

IT cos favour enabling women to get top positions

IT cos favour enabling women to get top positions

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

The proportion of women to men falls radically after the mid-management level.

UIDAI's first big IT project gets 19 bids

UIDAI's first big IT project gets 19 bids

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2010

Professional services firm Ernst & Young bagged the contract from UIDAI to become consulting partner for the project.

Maharashtra opts for a facelift

Maharashtra opts for a facelift

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2010

To this end, the state has roped in Ernst & Young (E&Y) to prepare a master plan. E&Y outbid KPMG to win the Rs 1.65 crore (Rs 16.5-million) contract from Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation.