All stories by Vinay Umarji
The man who designed the Ram temple
Rediff.com28 Nov 2019Chandrakant Sompura has either planned, designed, built or renovated over a hundred temples in India and abroad.
IITs mull new placement model to ease student stress
Rediff.com28 Nov 2019Experts believe modifying the placement model is a good decision given the changes that campus recruitment has undergone globally, says Vinay Umarji.
Why these B-schools are excited about the hiring season
Rediff.com18 Nov 2019Management campuses are expecting the rise in pre-placement offers to ease the final placement process.
It's raining job offers at B-schools!
Rediff.com3 Oct 2019They are witnessing, or anticipating, a double-digit growth in job offers over the same period last year.
How diamond industry stands to gain from GST cut
Rediff.com23 Sep 2019Blocked working capital worth Rs 1,500 crore, in the almost-defunct job work diamond polishing units, is expected to be released even as diamantaires will issue fresh orders to such units following the GST relief.
Shocking! India dropped from top 300 World Universities list
Rediff.com13 Sep 2019India fails to feature in the top 300 World University Rankings 2020 list.
Budget a big boost for affordable housing segment
Rediff.com10 Jul 2019Budget has proposed an additional deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh for interest paid on loans borrowed up to end-March, 2020 for purchase of an affordable house, valued up to 45 lakh.
Mumbai still has the highest number of unsold luxury homes
Rediff.com12 Jun 2019On the other hand, Bengaluru posted a record fall of 49 per cent from 6,370 units in Q1 of 2018 to 3,260 units in Q1 of 2019, on the back of rising preference among NRIs to invest in the city.
From cattle to crops, drought playing havoc in Gujarat
Rediff.com7 Jun 2019In Gujarat, of the 12.5 million hectare of area under cultivation, while six million is dependent on rainfall, two million is covered by groundwater, a bulk of which is said to be in north Gujarat. Scanty rainfall in the last one and half years has not only depleted groundwater level but also affected dams.
Potato farmers want Pepsico to withdraw the cases unconditionally
Rediff.com4 May 2019With support from other farmer organisations and activists, including RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, the potato growers have not only sought compensation but also called for boycott of the food giant's products.
PepsiCo offers out-of-court settlement to potato farmers
Rediff.com28 Apr 2019Firm had sued them for buying seeds and selling a potato variety used for making Lays chips, It has been suggested that the farmers give an undertaking that they would never buy and sow the registered variety of FC-5 potato seeds in future.
'Modi's charisma has waned'
Rediff.com23 Apr 2019'Not only has the ire against the Congress subsided in Gujarat, but people are now coming to their senses.'
Gujarat: Rallies turn away from cities
Rediff.com22 Apr 2019Modi and Shah addressed rallies away from the four major urban centres of Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot.
Employees in India likely to get average salary hike 9.7% in 2019
Rediff.com6 Mar 2019Only five sectors such as consumer internet companies, professional services, life sciences, automotive and consumer products are projecting double-digit increment.
'Dream job' applications dip at IIM-Ahmedabad
Rediff.com18 Feb 2019A dip in 'dream job' applications could also mean that students are bagging their desired offers in the first go itself.
Why Indian students DON'T want to go to Trump's US
Rediff.com30 Jan 2019The hostile environment towards outsiders under the Trump government is a major reason, say experts.
Centre now plans to roll out India-centric size in apparels
Rediff.com21 Jan 2019In the apparel export segment, one of the biggest challenges is that UK has a size, US has a size, Europe has a size and a measure; but India does not. So a size India project will be rolled out in the entire country, the first of its kind in Indian history.
Why Amul is angry with Google India
Rediff.com17 Jan 2019The dairy company has alleged that Google India and also goDaddy.com were misusing their platforms for earning revenues through advertisements on fake B2B campaigns that duped innocent individuals seeking Amul franchise across India.
25 Indian univs in world's top 200
Rediff.com16 Jan 2019Last year, 17 made the cut; IISc tops India group at No 14.
ISB sees 46% rise in offers
Rediff.com13 Dec 2018Marquee recruiters made premium offers, with consulting leading the pack by making 25.04% of the offers, followed by IT/ITeS (18.59%), e-commerce (10.55%) and BFSI (10.13%).