Sanjeeb Mukherjee &Amp; Sudheer Pal Singh

Stories by Sanjeeb Mukherjee &Amp; Sudheer Pal Singh

'Expect all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to come back into the system'

'Expect all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to come back into the system'

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2016

The economy could return to 8% growth by the end of 2017-2018, says Arvind Panagariya, vice-chairman NITI Aayog.

Coming soon: Aadhar-enabled transactions via phone

Coming soon: Aadhar-enabled transactions via phone

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2016

Through this mobile application, the handset will be used for authenticating biometrics of customers making Aadhaar enabled payment.

Will final GST bill put farm goods on exempted list?

Will final GST bill put farm goods on exempted list?

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2016

Revised draft model Bill clearly says an agriculturist for the purpose of agriculture won't be liable for registration under GST.

Ministries draw plans to go cashless after PM's diktat

Ministries draw plans to go cashless after PM's diktat

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2016

A senior finance ministry source said making the use of debit cards and e-wallets compulsory across the board is legally untenable, but banks have been asked to insist their account holders use these instruments

Allowing farmers to buy seeds with old notes will have limited impact

Allowing farmers to buy seeds with old notes will have limited impact

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2016

Experts claim impact of breather limited as most hybrid vegetable seeds are sold by private companies.

BJP pushes Jaitley to give tax relief in Budget

BJP pushes Jaitley to give tax relief in Budget

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2016

Budget announcements will come right before five states, with population of around 250 million, go to polls.

Shortage of Rs 100 notes brings wholesale markets to a halt

Shortage of Rs 100 notes brings wholesale markets to a halt

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2016

Work in mandis across UP and in northern India which till Tuesday, witnessed heavy arrivals of newly harvested paddy, saw a steep decline.

Modi Sarkar's Budget IV will keep focus on countryside

Modi Sarkar's Budget IV will keep focus on countryside

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2016

The focus is likely to be on consolidation and improvement of existing rural-centric programmes to ensure their completion ahead of the next general elections in 2019, rather than announcement of new schemes. Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Arup Roychoudhury report.

Left, right coming together on GM, PSU land sale

Left, right coming together on GM, PSU land sale

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2016

BMS, BKS and SJM are trying to forge common cause with outfits on the other side of the ideological divide over the government's policies they are not in agreement with.

With inflation slowing, there is space for monetary easing: Arvind Subramanian

With inflation slowing, there is space for monetary easing: Arvind Subramanian

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2016

Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian says that he hopes GDP growth will be at the upper end of the 7-7.5 per cent range.

How India can win 50 Olympic medals in 2024

How India can win 50 Olympic medals in 2024

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2016

The NITI Aayog has big plans for Indian sport.

Is FCI-like body needed for pulses?

Is FCI-like body needed for pulses?

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2016

The fund allocated for pulses buffer is more than 40% of entire farm ministry's 2016-17 budget.

Did IMD get monsoon wrong, again?

Did IMD get monsoon wrong, again?

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2016

Rains have been 5% below normal so far, but Met department sticks to its forecast

India's first textile city likely to come up in Andhra Pradesh

India's first textile city likely to come up in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2016

The textiles sector is India's largest organised employer and critical for the prime minister's dream of creating jobs

Skymet lowers monsoon forecast to 'normal'

Skymet lowers monsoon forecast to 'normal'

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2016

Skymet said September would be much better and it expects it to end at 111 per cent of the LPA

Government looks to speed up sale of pulses to beat price fall

Government looks to speed up sale of pulses to beat price fall

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2016

In the global markets, pulses prices have slumped because of a bumper harvest.

Faced with bumper supplies, Centre may buy more onions to protect farmers

Faced with bumper supplies, Centre may buy more onions to protect farmers

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2016

Agriculture ministry to prepare blueprint for purchasing onions directly from farmers and the expenditure on damages would be shared equally between the Centre and state governments.

Good monsoon has positive spin-off on govt finances

Good monsoon has positive spin-off on govt finances

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2016

Good monsoon is likely to create more jobs in the agriculture sector, which in turn could save the exchequer around Rs 10,000 crore

India on the cusp of 30-year cycle of good monsoons

India on the cusp of 30-year cycle of good monsoons

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2016

This could have huge implications for agriculture, food prices, supply and overall economic growth of the country

How Met department plans to fight city floods

How Met department plans to fight city floods

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2016

At present, the Met department is often unable to provide exact information on the exact amount of rain over a localised area.