Sanjeeb Mukherjee And Indivjal Dhasmana

Stories by Sanjeeb Mukherjee And Indivjal Dhasmana

10 years on, Modi govt hails MGNREGA as 'national pride'

10 years on, Modi govt hails MGNREGA as 'national pride'

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2016

The praise comes a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed it a 'monument of UPA's failures'.

Unsponsored ADRs, GDRs likely to get tax relief

Unsponsored ADRs, GDRs likely to get tax relief

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2016

Budget may bring exemption for those backed by Indian securities other than shares

Budget may offer TDS relief to taxpayers

Budget may offer TDS relief to taxpayers

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2016

Changes in threshold not to have a significant revenue impact, say officials

Budget may ease rules for offshore fund managers moving to India

Budget may ease rules for offshore fund managers moving to India

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2016

This move to make it easier for funds to avail of tax exemptions.

Irrigation, rural job schemes to be linked

Irrigation, rural job schemes to be linked

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2016

MNREGS labourers are usually engaged in irrigation projects.

Agriculture needs to take centre stage in Budget: Arvind Subramanian

Agriculture needs to take centre stage in Budget: Arvind Subramanian

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2016

Chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian discusses the Budget, goods and services tax, Centre-state relationship and larger issues facing the economy

Govt tightens purse strings: Only schemes that spent well to get more funds

Govt tightens purse strings: Only schemes that spent well to get more funds

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2016

Finance ministry's drive is meant to meet fiscal deficit target and improve overall efficiency in government spending.

Expect big rural push in Budget

Expect big rural push in Budget

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2016

Agri experts are meeting FinMin ministry officials on Monday to give their inputs on the Budget.

FinMin goes for reshuffle ahead of Budget

FinMin goes for reshuffle ahead of Budget

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2015

An announcement has barred the entry of journalists in the finance ministry.

Amul model to be used for pulses

Amul model to be used for pulses

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2015

NDDB had helped dairy farmers direct their own development, placing control of the resources they created in their own hands.

NITI Aayog to discuss ways to promote innovation

NITI Aayog to discuss ways to promote innovation

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2015

For the first time the government is organising an event where consolidated efforts would be made to help start-ups.

Green revolution: More losses than gains?

Green revolution: More losses than gains?

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2015

Indian farming was transformed after the mid-60s.

Back-to-back drought adds to the woes of farmers

Back-to-back drought adds to the woes of farmers

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2015

The well-irrigated states of Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, western Uttar Pradesh and coastal states such as Odisha are, for the first time, feeling the effects of a poor monsoon.

Rural distress: Madhya Pradesh faces the brunt of monsoon failure

Rural distress: Madhya Pradesh faces the brunt of monsoon failure

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2015

Most farmers depend on rainwater for farming.

Toilets are fine but what about waste management?

Toilets are fine but what about waste management?

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2015

In India, 173 people defecate in the open for every square km.

Why prices of pulses hit the roof in October

Why prices of pulses hit the roof in October

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2015

The Centre has decided to create a buffer stock of 350,000 tonnes.

'The global economy has not done well as predicted'

'The global economy has not done well as predicted'

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2015

'We need to do more to accelerate growth.'

How govt plans to check price rise of pulses

How govt plans to check price rise of pulses

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2015

Procurement will be done through domestic purchases as well as imports.

Mixed results so far on Budget announcements

Mixed results so far on Budget announcements

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2015

Experts have started giving comments on provisions that the govt must make in Budget 2016-17.

Government in overdrive to rein in prices of pulses

Government in overdrive to rein in prices of pulses

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2015

Plans to enhance buffer stock to 500,000 tonnes; Gujarat exempts importers from stock limit