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How India's financial sector tackled economic crisis

How India's financial sector tackled economic crisis

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

A customer wanting to buy a car would have to wait a long time for delivery.

Why apples have suddenly become so expensive

Why apples have suddenly become so expensive

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

Trading for long around Rs 75 a kg in Himachal Pradesh, they have risen in a week to Rs 90 a kg. In Jammu & Kashmir, it has gone from Rs 45 a kg a week before to Rs 55 a kg

Control Covid for economy to recover!

Control Covid for economy to recover!

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

Unless we control the coronavirus, we are going to struggle to get our economy and country back on track. The spectre of the virus haunts recovery, warns Naushad Forbes.

Companies yet to see pick up in their e-commerce segment

Companies yet to see pick up in their e-commerce segment

Rediff.com19 Aug 2014

According to a 2013 CLSA report , online retail in India was worth $3.1 billion, or about 10% of the country's organised retail market

Will the West Coast refinery take off?

Will the West Coast refinery take off?

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

BPCL's impending privatisation and RIL's stake sale to Saudi Aramco raise questions about the future of the West Coast Refinery, once touted as the world's largest.

Businesses that will suffer, or survive, post COVID-19

Businesses that will suffer, or survive, post COVID-19

Rediff.com15 May 2020

Which sectors will bounce back fast? Which will lag? Has the consumer changed forever? Here are some answers.

Investors pull out Rs 31 crore from gold ETF in October

Investors pull out Rs 31 crore from gold ETF in October

Rediff.com12 Nov 2019

Experts attributed the inflows to sudden rally in gold prices, mainly due to uneasy trade negotiations between the US and China and lower than expected global GDP growth.

'Time not yet ripe for India-US trade pact'

'Time not yet ripe for India-US trade pact'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

India may not be prepared to meet US demands, say experts

5 factors that may help markets scale new highs

5 factors that may help markets scale new highs

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Market participants are hoping for a few tweaks on the taxation front which will encourage consumers and businesses to spend.

Markets headed higher, accompanied with volatility: Nimesh Shah

Markets headed higher, accompanied with volatility: Nimesh Shah

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

Retail investors have matured and have moved away from investing in only in-vogue products, says the managing director and chief executive officer of ICICI Prudential AMC.

Inside story: What goes into a packet of Maggi

Inside story: What goes into a packet of Maggi

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

From farm to kitchen: Nestle reveals Maggi's secret recipe.

Save or splurge? The dilemma millennials face

Save or splurge? The dilemma millennials face

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

Many millennials believe that they have enough time to plan for long-term goals, hence they do not worry about goals such as retirement.

How Mukesh Ambani re-invented Reliance again

How Mukesh Ambani re-invented Reliance again

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Dhirubhai may or may not have owned the government; it would seem his son wants to own the market, notes T N Ninan.

Why Binny Bansal will continue to remain a director of Flipkart board

Why Binny Bansal will continue to remain a director of Flipkart board

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

A board position requires one to hold at least 3 per cent of the outstanding shares. Binny holds around 5 per cent stake in Flipkart

Post Nirav Modi scam, diamond traders ready new plan to raise fund

Post Nirav Modi scam, diamond traders ready new plan to raise fund

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

Since most banks have tightened lending to diamond merchants and others are about to do so, many medium and small diamond dealers are approaching large players for credit facility within the industry

Dhoni, Ponting unveil Future Cup

Dhoni, Ponting unveil Future Cup

Rediff.com28 Sep 2007

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting unveiled the 'Future Cup', the symbol of supremacy in the seven-match One-Day International series, beginning in Bangalore on Saturday.

Mutual fund investors to gain from Budget sops

Mutual fund investors to gain from Budget sops

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Investors were stuck in old schemes though they were suspended because of tax implications.

Lockdown has also hit liquor manufacturers

Lockdown has also hit liquor manufacturers

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

Shutting of stores had not stopped alcohol sales. On the contrary, it had increased black market operations and peddling of illicit hooch, which could cause death/serious injury.

Coming soon! Used cooking oil may power your car

Coming soon! Used cooking oil may power your car

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

Government considering proposal to allow conversion of used cooking oil into biodiesel, say Shine Jacob and Shreya Jai.

Challenges facing the 3 musketeers of Indian banking

Challenges facing the 3 musketeers of Indian banking

Rediff.com6 Feb 2019

What connects P S Jayakumar of Bank of Baroda, V Vaidyanathan of Capital First Ltd and Chandra Shekhar Ghosh of Bandhan?

Indian coffee has 4 new brand ambassadors

Indian coffee has 4 new brand ambassadors

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

Coffee Board of India has signed on P V Sindhu, P Gopichand and Prabhas and Rana Daggubatti from the Baahubali star cast as brand ambassadors

iPhone8, 8 Plus to cost Rs 64,000; X priced at Rs 89K

iPhone8, 8 Plus to cost Rs 64,000; X priced at Rs 89K

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

These will be available at Apple authorised retailers from September 29

Tomato prices fall sharply, onion also dips

Tomato prices fall sharply, onion also dips

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

The agriculture ministry projects India's tomato output at 19.69 million tonnes in 2016-17 (July-June)

Mutual funds see flow of Rs 8346 cr via SIP in Oct

Mutual funds see flow of Rs 8346 cr via SIP in Oct

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

With this, the total SIP contribution in the first seven months of the current financial year rose to Rs 57,607 crore as compared with Rs 52,472 crore in April-October 2018, according to the latest data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi).

MFs inflows top Rs 20,000-cr for 2nd straight month

MFs inflows top Rs 20,000-cr for 2nd straight month

Rediff.com7 Oct 2017

Total assets under management (AUM) for September stood at Rs 20.4 lakh crore compared with Rs 20.6 lakh crore at the end of August.

Share swaps kick off SBI merger

Share swaps kick off SBI merger

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

All shares held by SBI in the five associate banks will stand cancelled after merger.

Fighting for cheating-free petrol pumps

Fighting for cheating-free petrol pumps

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

'There exists a 'brotherhood' of sorts for a very long time and corrupt dealers and corrupt OMC officials are in it together,' Ashwani Attrish, founder, Empowering Petroleum Dealers Foundation, tells Sudhir Bisht, a veteran of the petroleum industry.

Mobile industry raises concerns on 'Rs 251 smartphone'

Mobile industry raises concerns on 'Rs 251 smartphone'

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

Noida-based Ringing Bells is launching India's most affordable smartphone, priced at Rs 251.

Evolution of branchless banking in India

Evolution of branchless banking in India

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

For people at the bottom of the pyramid, which I would rather address as mass market or emerging class; the primary challenge in accessing banking services are not just affordability but applicability and accessibility of services.

#MadeInAssam: A fashion revolution

#MadeInAssam: A fashion revolution

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

Three designers put the spotlight on weaves from India's favourite north eastern state.

Half of India's listed firms on the verge of falling off the grid

Half of India's listed firms on the verge of falling off the grid

Rediff.com20 Jul 2014

It pegs the value of these companies at Rs 2 lakh crore (Rs 2 trillion).

Even as rabi crop rots in fields farmers prepare for kharif season

Even as rabi crop rots in fields farmers prepare for kharif season

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

Normally, kharif sowing of vegetable seeds starts during the first week of May across the country. Farmers start preparing their fields to make them suitable for kharif sowing during the second fortnight of April. Now, however, faced with the lockdown, farmers are in a hurry to clear their fields of rabi crop and prepare for kharif planting. With a normal monsoon forecast this year, they are doing all they can to take advantage of pre-monsoon showers.

'Gold has vanished from the system'

'Gold has vanished from the system'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

Jewellers sold huge quantities of precious ornaments at a premium of up to 50%.

Realty players go ahead with Dubai meet

Realty players go ahead with Dubai meet

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

Undeterred by the real estate crisis after Dubai World's request to creditors for a standstill on repayment of its $60 billion debt until May, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (Credai) has stuck to its original plan to hold its national convention during January 23-25 in Dubai.

Data privacy: Govt awaits Srikrishna panel's report before framing law

Data privacy: Govt awaits Srikrishna panel's report before framing law

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

IAMAI in a statement, which represents digital businesses in India, said Trai's recommendation to formulate standards of anonymisation and de-identification was akin to putting the cart before the horse, and till such time the Srikrishna Committee submits the report, making these standards would be like groping in the dark.

E-tail bug bites consumer durables firms

E-tail bug bites consumer durables firms

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

While e-commerce operations for these firms are small at the moment, it is slated to grow in the next 3 to 4 years.

Cabinet nods Rs 6,268 crore export subsidy for sugar

Cabinet nods Rs 6,268 crore export subsidy for sugar

Rediff.com29 Aug 2019

The subsidy will be credited to bank accounts of farmers against cane price dues and are compliant with WTO norms. This will benefit millions of farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Is Indian basmati under threat?

Is Indian basmati under threat?

Rediff.com8 Dec 2010

The old farming practices will have to be changed to save the basmati export business.

Narayana Murthy to join NPCI board

Narayana Murthy to join NPCI board

Rediff.com19 Aug 2009

Infosys chief mentor, N R Narayana Murthy is likely to become the non-executive chairman of the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) being set up to handle the retail payment operations of the Reserve Bank of India.

Drug shortage likely as chemists run on limited stock

Drug shortage likely as chemists run on limited stock

Rediff.com8 Jun 2013

There may be shortage of drugs till pharmaceutical companies supply new batches with revised MRPs.