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'How can India be a competitor to China?'

'How can India be a competitor to China?'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

'China need not worry about a truly 'resurgent India'.' 'It's not going to happen.'

Top posts vacant in 35 PSUs including Coal India, BSNL, NHPC

Top posts vacant in 35 PSUs including Coal India, BSNL, NHPC

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

In all, 25 Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) posts, 8 MD posts and 2 Chairman posts are lying vacant, according to a written reply by Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises P Radhakrishnan in the Lok Sabha.

Exporters smile as order books bloat

Exporters smile as order books bloat

Rediff.com21 Aug 2013

Depreciating rupee a silver lining for some businesses amid the economic downturn.

Highlights of Union Budget 2020-21

Highlights of Union Budget 2020-21

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

The Budget emphasises on capacity building and empowerment of marginalised sections of society including farmers.

Dear Xi, Modi, Chinese media has an advice for you

Dear Xi, Modi, Chinese media has an advice for you

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Sino-India ties can usher revolutionary changes: media.

'GDP declined by 50% last quarter, not 23.9%'

'GDP declined by 50% last quarter, not 23.9%'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2020

'One cannot take it that the economy has recovered, and the GST payment has increased because of that, or that production is back to January 2020 level.'

E-commerce in India: To be or not to be

E-commerce in India: To be or not to be

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to e-commerce controversies.

Waves of global protectionism may nix 'Make in India' dream

Waves of global protectionism may nix 'Make in India' dream

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

Saudi Arabia is insisting on 'In Kingdom' total value-addition requirements

After revoking MFN status, India mulls suspending trade with Pak

After revoking MFN status, India mulls suspending trade with Pak

Rediff.com16 Feb 2019

While India does not figure in the top 10 export destinations for Pakistani goods, it serves as a crucial channel for select goods such as leather hides and cheaper variants of fertilisers that are generally procured by importers at short notice.

Another Chinese invasion! India's cotton exports in trouble

Another Chinese invasion! India's cotton exports in trouble

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

Chinese government was expected to start sales from its cotton reserves on March 6.

Alia, Kajol, Amish say #CottonIsCool

Alia, Kajol, Amish say #CottonIsCool

Rediff.com17 May 2017

Smriti Irani's new project finds takers.

How UltraTech Cement can become market leader in north India

How UltraTech Cement can become market leader in north India

Rediff.com25 Jun 2018

UltraTech currently has 19% market share with Shree Cement commanding 22% of the market

Falling rupee will boost exports, save jobs

Falling rupee will boost exports, save jobs

Rediff.com9 May 2018

'It is time to allow the rupee to move towards its true value, as it is hurting Indian exports, investment and SMEs associated with export sectors that create jobs,' argues Pravakar Sahoo.

Shah gets Home, Rajnath Defence; Finance with Nirmala

Shah gets Home, Rajnath Defence; Finance with Nirmala

Rediff.com1 Jun 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will retain DoPT, Atomic Energy as well as all important policy issues and portfolios not allocated.

Portfolios announced: Rajnath gets Home, Sushma MEA, Gadkari transport

Portfolios announced: Rajnath gets Home, Sushma MEA, Gadkari transport

Rediff.com27 May 2014

The Rashtrapati Bhavan has come out with a communiqu announcing distribution of portfolios of the ministers sworn-in on Monday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers:

London, Paris, New York, Shanghai... Here comes khadi!

London, Paris, New York, Shanghai... Here comes khadi!

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

KVIC is keen to build an international footprint and is hopeful about signing up B2B agreements with at least 40 countries, to which end it has even registered a GI (geographical indicator) tag in the UK, Germany and Russia.

Markets end lower on caution ahead of Yellen speech

Markets end lower on caution ahead of Yellen speech

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

Tata Motors was the top gainer on better-than-expected June quarter revenues

Job situation in India is not all that scary

Job situation in India is not all that scary

Rediff.com17 Jan 2018

7 million jobs will be created in formal sector in FY18

How the Web lost its innocence

How the Web lost its innocence

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

Ajit Balakrishnan on how the Web could return to its original egalitarian goals.

Will Budget 2021-22 go beyond 'bahi-khata'?

Will Budget 2021-22 go beyond 'bahi-khata'?

Rediff.com31 Jan 2021

As India emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the ninth budget under the Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job creation and rural development, generous allocations for development schemes, putting more money in the hands of the average taxpayer and easing rules to attract foreign investments.

Why Kumar Mangalam Birla is the undisputed king of India's cement sector

Why Kumar Mangalam Birla is the undisputed king of India's cement sector

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

The acquisition of the debt-laden Binani has catapulted Birla-owned UltraTech to the top spot in India, leaving it free to turn attention to overseas market

The intriguing tale of India's trade with North Korea

The intriguing tale of India's trade with North Korea

Rediff.com16 Jun 2018

India remains North Korea's 2nd-largest import source after China, according to several estimates by multilateral bodies, says Subhayan Chakraborty.

Why family matters so much in India's diamond trade

Why family matters so much in India's diamond trade

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

There are around 6,500 diamond manufacturers of which Palanpuri Jains operate a mere 6 per cent, or around 400 companies. But they stand out for being highly interlinked through blood ties.

What India can learn from South Korea, Japan

What India can learn from South Korea, Japan

Rediff.com5 Jan 2019

'We have had 27 years of liberalisation and in the same period Korea and Japan and China transformed themselves forever,' says Aakar Patel.

Investors not keen on SEZs; 57 to surrender zones

Investors not keen on SEZs; 57 to surrender zones

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

The board would take a decision on these applications on February 20.

Exports hit a 21-month high in December

Exports hit a 21-month high in December

Rediff.com16 Jan 2017

Import growth moderated to a four-month low, owing to sharp decline in that of gold.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.

Stand with people hit by PM's 'thoughtless act': Rahul on DeMo

Stand with people hit by PM's 'thoughtless act': Rahul on DeMo

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

To mark the anniversary of note ban, the Congress was observing a 'black day'.

Why Vietnam Beckons

Why Vietnam Beckons

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

'The success of the country's economic policies is affirmed by receipt of FDI of $15 billion last year, the highest in the Asia-Pacific after China and India, and well ahead of Indonesia, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand,' notes Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad.

How cash became a bad word

How cash became a bad word

Rediff.com13 Dec 2016

Ajit Balakrishnan on understanding the anti-cash chorus.

50 years later, will Moore's Law last?

50 years later, will Moore's Law last?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

While chips have become ubiquitous, Moore's Law has remained a self-fulfilling prophecy even half a century later. Not bad for an industry where the time scale is not measured in decades and centuries, but in annual quarters, says Shivanand Kanavi.

Peelamedu: Building India's next 'Silicon Valley'

Peelamedu: Building India's next 'Silicon Valley'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

The Coimbatore suburb has been growing significantly due to strong economic policies, says Naveen Nandwani.

Smriti Irani: The smart risk-taker who never gave up

Smriti Irani: The smart risk-taker who never gave up

Rediff.com28 May 2019

She began her career as an aspiring model in the late 1990s. A few decades later, she is one of India's best known politicians.

Not worried about threats, every drop of blood for India: Modi

Not worried about threats, every drop of blood for India: Modi

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

The prime minister said the opposition's hatred against him was reaching new levels daily and they have a competition over who abused him the most.

100 days no development, Congrats: Rahul jabs PM

100 days no development, Congrats: Rahul jabs PM

Rediff.com8 Sep 2019

He attacked the dispensation over issues such as the state of the economy, the situation in Kashmir, the National Register of Citizens in Assam and action by probe agencies against opposition leaders.

Manufacturers expect higher production in Q2: Ficci survey

Manufacturers expect higher production in Q2: Ficci survey

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

The Ficci survey, which covered 276 units, also revealed that those expecting a fall in their production decreased to 16 per cent in the second quarter from 26 per cent in the first quarter.

New jobs: IT sector shines, manufacturing lags

New jobs: IT sector shines, manufacturing lags

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

From January-March this year, 64,000 jobs were created in eight crucial sectors of the economy.

Running to stay in the same place

Running to stay in the same place

Rediff.com19 Oct 2017

We could be on the brink if our export industries actually start losing jobs, says Shreekant Sambrani.

'Facebook, Google are like East India Company'

'Facebook, Google are like East India Company'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

'Facebook and Google no longer need to have infantry regiments and cavalry like the East India Company because they are inside everyone's phones listening to our conversations.'

More people died due to terrorism in NDA rule than UPA: Rahul

More people died due to terrorism in NDA rule than UPA: Rahul

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday raked up the issue of terrorism to attack Bharatiya Janata Party, saying nearly 22,000 people died due to the menace during the NDA regime, while there were only 800 such deaths in the UPA's last five-year tenure.