Shyamal Majumdar And Arup Roychoudhury

Stories by Shyamal Majumdar And Arup Roychoudhury

Taking stock of Budget promises

Taking stock of Budget promises

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2015

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and Make in India -- are not covered here.

Budget likely to target Rs 70,000 cr from stake sales

Budget likely to target Rs 70,000 cr from stake sales

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2015

Arun Jaitley will aim for jumps in other revenue streams for the government.

Gopichand Katragadda: Tata group's lab-to-market man

Gopichand Katragadda: Tata group's lab-to-market man

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2015

Deep down, Katragadda is still that boy who makes as well as sells soap

Why this Obama image was nothing but a good photo-op

Why this Obama image was nothing but a good photo-op

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2015

US president was unaware that the son of a manual labourer had to abandon studies

Why Ratan Tata remains the king of India's corporate world

Why Ratan Tata remains the king of India's corporate world

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2015

Ratan Tata was the first one to realise that Indian companies had become a prisoner to tradition and needed to radically innovate.

Does the Indian IT industry need trade unions?

Does the Indian IT industry need trade unions?

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2015

Being leaders in compensation and benefits, collective bargaining for wages is a non-issue in the industry.

Budget may announce increase in road cess

Budget may announce increase in road cess

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2015

The road ministry has put forward two proposals before the Prime Minister's Office and the finance ministry.

Govt rethinks CIL, ONGC stake sale

Govt rethinks CIL, ONGC stake sale

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2015

Divestment in PFC, REC, NHPC, Nalco, Hindustan Copper and NMDC could be considered

How Dhirubhai Ambani changed the style of doing business in India

How Dhirubhai Ambani changed the style of doing business in India

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2015

During his lifetime and after, Ambani aroused extreme responses in others.

Why splitting banks' CMD post is a half-baked move

Why splitting banks' CMD post is a half-baked move

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2015

Many bankers say the move will have a serious impact on the chain of command of nationalised banks and that it would only enable the government to dish out favours to a few of their own men.

Arun Jaitley enters his toughest quarter in years

Arun Jaitley enters his toughest quarter in years

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2015

A tightrope walk ahead, especially as govt's fiscal deficit has already reached 99% of full-year estimates

By not paying staff on time, are airlines taking risks with safety?

By not paying staff on time, are airlines taking risks with safety?

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2014

Commercial aviation is safe because the crew is paid well and trained extensively for contingencies

Jaitley may need to tighten fiscal belt by Rs 1 lakh cr

Jaitley may need to tighten fiscal belt by Rs 1 lakh cr

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2014

Despite crude comfort, heavy spending cuts needed to offset Rs 80k-cr revenue shortfall

Jaitely to meet state finance ministers before finalising GST

Jaitely to meet state finance ministers before finalising GST

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2014

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss state-level issues before finalising GST.

After SAIL, govt turns bullish on ONGC, Coal India stake sale

After SAIL, govt turns bullish on ONGC, Coal India stake sale

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2014

The government is bullish on Coal India and ONGC's stake sale programme which are to be held soon.

Why job prospects are grim today

Why job prospects are grim today

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2014

The inability of the economy to create new jobs faster than jobs are lost to automation leads to unemployment.

Want to outsmart your boss? But, it may backfire

Want to outsmart your boss? But, it may backfire

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2014

At the end, however, Allen finds too much of what he calls positive thinking can boomerang.

Black money concerns over relaunched Kisan Vikas Patra

Black money concerns over relaunched Kisan Vikas Patra

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2014

Finance ministry maintains that all KYC requirements will be followed.

What Jaitley needs to do to meet the fiscal deficit target

What Jaitley needs to do to meet the fiscal deficit target

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2014

Last week, the government had introduced a fresh round of austerity measures, including bans on first class travel, creation of new posts and holding meetings in five-star facilities.

Bandhan's Ghosh must act fast on a succession plan

Bandhan's Ghosh must act fast on a succession plan

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2014

In any case, Ghosh could take lessons from the best professionally managed companies all over the world that always groom the CEO successors well in advance.