Vinay Umarji And T E Narasimhan

Stories by Vinay Umarji And T E Narasimhan

IIM-A's paycheck.in to tap global minimum wages soon

IIM-A's paycheck.in to tap global minimum wages soon

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2012

Moving ahead from offering sector specific wage rates within India, paycheck.in will soon monitor global minimum wage standards across regions like Asia, Pacific, Middle East and Europe.

SMEs see a 43% fall in PE investments in Jan-Mar

SMEs see a 43% fall in PE investments in Jan-Mar

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2012

Private equity (PE) investments in India's SME sector dropped by 43 per cent to $134 million in 2012 (January to year till date) from $236 million in the corresponding period of 2011. The number of deals fell by 34 per cent during this period.

Show us the coal, banks tell power companies

Show us the coal, banks tell power companies

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2011

Link loan disbursals with firming up of steady supply of raw material.

Maran to up stake in SpiceJet

Maran to up stake in SpiceJet

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2011

SpiceJet, the low-cost air carrier, on Thursday got its shareholders' approval to issue additional equity shares to promoter Kalanithi Maran, who in turn will infuse Rs 130 crore (Rs 1.3 billion) into the airline. Maran's equity holding would go up from 38 per cent to 43 per cent of the company's shares.

Land Bill: Guj was first, but issues are similar

Land Bill: Guj was first, but issues are similar

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2011

Only in the case of public infrastructure did the government facilitate purchase. Hence, Gujarat would not have to make much changes post the Bill," said C L Meena, revenue secretary.

India needs a strong privacy policy: IIM-A

India needs a strong privacy policy: IIM-A

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2011

Specifically, the study examines the societal value of privacy and explicates strengths and weaknesses of considering privacy as public good.

NDTV-Hindu joint venture on the block

NDTV-Hindu joint venture on the block

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2011

The channel is an equal joint venture between NDTV and Chennai-headquartered newspaper group The Hindu.

CSK scores for India Cements

CSK scores for India Cements

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2011

The company says it is gaining fast because of its strategy extending brand CSK into the market by being associated with cricket's most valuable property, the Indian Premier League that consists of 10 teams.

M&M to bring acquired Boeing unit to Bangalore

M&M to bring acquired Boeing unit to Bangalore

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2011

Mahindra & Mahindra has decided to dismandle its recently acquired Boeing plant in Melbourne, Australia, which makes machinery for aircraft, and shift it to Bangalore.

LCV unit: Leyland, Nissan to invest Rs 2,500 crore

LCV unit: Leyland, Nissan to invest Rs 2,500 crore

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2011

The two partners have said they'd produce 150,000 vehicles as part of the phase-I plan from their existing facilities in the state, till the new factory goes on stream.

Apparel retailers on strike today,to lose Rs 170cr

Apparel retailers on strike today,to lose Rs 170cr

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2011

The day's strike is a protest at the Union Budget proposal of a 10 per cent excise duty on branded garments. Garment makers had observed a day's strike on Friday, saying it cost them Rs 130 crore (Rs 1.3 billion).

Renault to launch 5 models before 2012

Renault to launch 5 models before 2012

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2011

French car major Renault is set to launch five new cars in India before 2012.

Renault-Nissan trains its global staff in Chennai

Renault-Nissan trains its global staff in Chennai

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2011

The Renault Nissan Alliance has said that its Oragadam greenfield facility near Chennai - its first in the world - will be a template for its upcoming Morocco facility, with a few changes only in the back-end engineering. The company is training 30 senior employees drawn from various verticals at its Oragadam plant.

MFS adoption easier in rural areas: IIM-A

MFS adoption easier in rural areas: IIM-A

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2011

As against the existing channels of delivery of banking and financial services in the rural under-banked areas, adoption of mobile financial services (MFS) may tend to be easier, says a study by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).

L&T eyes monorail project in Gujarat

L&T eyes monorail project in Gujarat

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2011

A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guide way.

CAT results out of the bag? Rumours abound

CAT results out of the bag? Rumours abound

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2011

The official website of CAT was flooded with visits on Monday, ever since some members of education networking sites claimed to have seen their results.

Snowfall in France: Indian salt to help!

Snowfall in France: Indian salt to help!

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2011

France wants Indian salt to help melt this season's mounting snowfall. A leading French chemical company involved in de-icing has approached Indian Salt Manufacturers' Association (Isma) for getting 250,000 tonnes.

India largest borrower of IDA

India largest borrower of IDA

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2010

India is also the third largest borrower of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank), with a total portfolio of $21.9 billion (Rs 98,590 crore).

IIM-A incubation firm is asking for RE funds

IIM-A incubation firm is asking for RE funds

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2010

CIIE Initiatives, a non-profit company set up by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad's incubator-cum-angel investor, the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), is in talks with the central government and private organisations for establishing a renewable energy (RE) fund.

Upswing in auto sector hiring

Upswing in auto sector hiring

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2010

The index began tracking jobs in the sector from July 2008 and there was a sudden dip of 29 per cent in the month of December 2008, said V Suresh, executive vice president and national head of sales for the portal.