Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Business Standard

Stories by Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Business Standard

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

Is India finally moving towards a 'less cash' economy?

Is India finally moving towards a 'less cash' economy?

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2016

The Unified Payment Interface could propel banking into a new era

Early Budget is welcome, but challenges remain

Early Budget is welcome, but challenges remain

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2016

Securing the GDP estimates a month in advance would be a challenge and the government should take the Central Statistics Office on board before embarking on the new schedule for Budget presentation

Urjit Patel's elevation shows govt's willingness to fight inflation

Urjit Patel's elevation shows govt's willingness to fight inflation

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2016

investors will look to the new governor to continue the banking sector clean-up with the same urgency as Mr Rajan, who was targeting fully cleaned-up and provisioned balance sheets by March 2017

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

Brexit woes: Indian IT firms must innovate to survive

Brexit woes: Indian IT firms must innovate to survive

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2016

The challenge for Indian software is clear. A good part of its bread and butter business - writing code and maintaining software systems - is being automated, reducing revenue streams and work for lower level employees

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.

How real is India's economic recovery?

How real is India's economic recovery?

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2016

Lack of new investments may undermine higher consumption

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

GST implementation will not necessarily increase inflation: Raghuram Rajan

GST implementation will not necessarily increase inflation: Raghuram Rajan

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2016

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan spoke on a host of issues at his last post-policy interaction with the media

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.

Budget process set for a makeover

Budget process set for a makeover

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2016

Scrapping Plan and non-Plan classifications necessitates the change

In a first, PMO assigns work for junior ministers

In a first, PMO assigns work for junior ministers

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2016

Breaking a long tradition, the PMO has ensured that specific divisions in each ministry are allocated to junior ministers.

Modi's 10 commandments to transform the economy

Modi's 10 commandments to transform the economy

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked NITI Aayog to frame policies to propel India into the next century.