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India, China biz relations? The best is yet to come

India, China biz relations? The best is yet to come

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

India, China must further strengthen business ties for growth.

Posco's Odisha journey: Travails of a big-ticket project

Posco's Odisha journey: Travails of a big-ticket project

Rediff.com20 May 2015

Is it inconsistency in policy, or the lack of robust support?

Why India must LISTEN to this man

Why India must LISTEN to this man

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

'Learning by doing is in our genes.' 'We are applying the wrong method by making our children sit in a classroom for eight hours, listening to someone talk.'

Mistry takes tough calls while opting for continuity

Mistry takes tough calls while opting for continuity

Rediff.com27 Dec 2014

TCS still ace in the pack

Few things Apollo Tyres did differently to succeed in business

Few things Apollo Tyres did differently to succeed in business

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

Today, Apollo Tyres is the first made-in India automotive brand to be sold in Europe independently.

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

'ISRO provides a very positive atmosphere. What matters here is your talent, not your gender,' says Ritu Karidhal, Deputy Operations Director, India's Mars orbital mission, Mangalyaan. A fascinating excerpt from Minnie Vaid's Those Magnificent Women And Their Flying Machines, Isro's Mission To Mars.

Budget session: India is a haven of stability, says President Pranab

Budget session: India is a haven of stability, says President Pranab

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

The president outlined the government's agenda in the coming financial year in his customary address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament.

The youth of India have voted -- for world-class education

The youth of India have voted -- for world-class education

Rediff.com9 May 2014

As the long election season winds down, Confidence Uwazuruike speaks to first time voters from across campuses to find out what is it they want from the government.

Opt for a shorter tenure when taking a loan

Opt for a shorter tenure when taking a loan

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

The extra tenor that you are eligible for will come in handy if the interest rate increases.

She wants to change the way women work in India

She wants to change the way women work in India

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Sridevi Raghavan, co-founder and CEO of Amelio, a childcare centre that has huge expansion plans, says she wants every working mother in India to have a successful career along with a happy family life.

'The govt has done a lot to set the investment climate right'

'The govt has done a lot to set the investment climate right'

Rediff.com18 May 2015

'The transmission sector is going to be the next sunrise industry.'

Raghuram Rajan's mantras for growth

Raghuram Rajan's mantras for growth

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

In a recent lecture, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan dished out some frank advice -- don't get into 'jugaad', instead try for the long haul. Only that will sustain in the long-run.

Modi in Israel: Why you should care

Modi in Israel: Why you should care

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

'Previous governments in India had reservations about working with Israel.' 'Modi has shed this tag.' 'Disengaging itself from its traditional and ideological foreign policy approach in the Middle East shall serve India's long-term interests.' Rajaram Panda explains why the significance of Modi's visit to the Jewish nation goes beyond markers like the first-ever visit to Israel by an Indian PM and 25 years of diplomatic ties.

Governor Rajan has done his part; govt action will decide future rate cuts

Governor Rajan has done his part; govt action will decide future rate cuts

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

Over to the government how they manage the uncertainty of monsoon and revive spending in order to entice RBI for another round of rate cuts

Forget Make in India, try design thinking

Forget Make in India, try design thinking

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

Design thinking is not designing as traditionally understood.

The Stanford graduate who left Oracle to make wine

The Stanford graduate who left Oracle to make wine

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

It's been 16 years since Rajeev Samant launched the first Sula wine by selling 50,000 cases. Today Sula is on track to sell a million cases this year.

MNCs look beyond India slowdown

MNCs look beyond India slowdown

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

Have committed themselves to investing Rs 1,85,000 crore since last year.

How India's young innovators do well by doing good

How India's young innovators do well by doing good

Rediff.com25 May 2018

'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.

How GM India sped away from Halol, unrest, and standstill

How GM India sped away from Halol, unrest, and standstill

Rediff.com1 Aug 2015

Sources claim that 68-70 per cent of the workers at Halol are permanent ones, while the balance is tilted towards contractual workers at Talegaon.

Why India must be wary of the Chinese dragon

Why India must be wary of the Chinese dragon

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

There are signs of China's external behaviour becoming more aggressive in the coming years. If that happens, strategic implications for neighbours having territorial disputes with China can become deeper and imperatives can rise for the former to counteract, says D S Rajan

'Many times we miss the cancer symptoms'

'Many times we miss the cancer symptoms'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

'Live a healthy lifestyle. Like what our parents taught us. Like our parents' parents taught them.' 'We become obese. In obesity the chance of cancer increases.' 'Any new symptom? Please talk to your doctor. Some screening test might need to be done.'

'The Hinduism being talked about isn't the religion of Swami Vivekananda'

'The Hinduism being talked about isn't the religion of Swami Vivekananda'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

Trinamool congress MP and Gardiner Professor of History at Harvard University Sugata Bose tells Kavita Chowdhury that there is a sense of fear and insecurity among our minorities.

Pravasi Special: Build and they will come

Pravasi Special: Build and they will come

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

The euphoria of Ab Ki Baar Modi Sarkar will fade quickly if the Modi government does not raise its game, and focus significant monetary resources and managerial skills on making India's infrastructure truly world-class, says Ram Kelkar.

Mumbai's 'Bhendi Bazaar' ready for a multi-million makeover

Mumbai's 'Bhendi Bazaar' ready for a multi-million makeover

Rediff.com24 Nov 2014

South Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar is all set for a much-needed transformation.

High stakes for Putin at costly Sochi Games

High stakes for Putin at costly Sochi Games

Rediff.com26 Jan 2014

The Sochi Winter Olympics are meant to be Vladimir Putin's crowning achievement as Russian leader but are in danger of becoming a symbol of his country's problems.

Bureaucrats to boardrooms: Murthy on India's remarkable journey

Bureaucrats to boardrooms: Murthy on India's remarkable journey

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

India has made a remarkable journey from a top-down system of economic decision-making to one that unleashed our entrepreneurial spirits but the next big jump lies in enhancing the quality of our tale.

A pharmacy store in your pocket!

A pharmacy store in your pocket!

Rediff.com16 May 2016

1mg has made buying medicines easy and it aims to do more in online health care.

The brave Indian doctor who treated Ebola in Africa

The brave Indian doctor who treated Ebola in Africa

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

Dr Kalyani Gomathinayagam, a young Indian doctor who volunteered to spend four weeks in west Africa helping those suffering and dying of Ebola, speaks to Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com why she took on an assignment many would shy away from.

Your old computer can educate a child thanks to them

Your old computer can educate a child thanks to them

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

Raghav tells Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier how he and his cousin Mukund co-founded Renew IT, which refurbishes discarded computers and makes them affordable for the poor in rural India.

India Inc's shining stars and few who lost glory in 2014

India Inc's shining stars and few who lost glory in 2014

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

Few top honchos of India Inc did very well in 2014.

India to set up separate ASEAN Mission; FTA by year-end: PM

India to set up separate ASEAN Mission; FTA by year-end: PM

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

Eyeing greater cooperation with South East Asian countries on economic and security issues, India on Thursday announced a separate Mission for ASEAN region to be set up in Jakarta with a full-time resident Ambassador.

The rot inside Air India

The rot inside Air India

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

Enormous debt isn't the only thing afflicting Air India. Its work culture is an equal culprit in its downfall.

The Junk Food Conundrum

The Junk Food Conundrum

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

Should junk food be sold in Indian schools?

'Revenge is a dish best served cold'

'Revenge is a dish best served cold'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

'If you invest your entire capital in talks, you cannot abruptly change gear and decide on war.'

'India cannot survive without coal'

'India cannot survive without coal'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

In the second and final part of this interview, energy and coal industry expert Sunjoy Joshi tells Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com that we need to take a comprehensive view of the entire energy sector and how piecemeal reform won't take us very far.

President Pranab's address to Parliament: The transcript

President Pranab's address to Parliament: The transcript

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday addressed the first joint sitting of Parliament as mandatorily required under the Constitution after the general elections. The address is the political, economic and foreign policy road map of the Narendra Modi government and covers virtually all crucial areas.

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Indian economy about to take-off

Full text: PM Modi's address in Sri Lanka Parliament

Full text: PM Modi's address in Sri Lanka Parliament

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

PM Modi addressed the Sri Lanka Parliament on Friday.

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