All stories by Vinay Umarji
It's raining jobs at IITs this year
Rediff.com4 Dec 2018Day 1 saw Microsoft make the highest number of offers while Intel emerged as one of the top recruiters on Day 2.
Meet Girish Chandra Murmu: PM Modi and Amit Shah's go-to man
Rediff.com30 Nov 2018A 1985-batch IAS officer with a reputation for industriousness, Murmu is currently special secretary in the revenue department.
It's raining summer placements at B-schools this year
Rediff.com19 Nov 2018Major institutes see rise in summer placements; consulting, BFSI, e-commerce firms are top recruiters, says Vinay Umarji.
Amul Chocolates plans to be a Rs 10 bn brand
Rediff.com31 Oct 2018From modest milk chocolate for kids 45 years ago to sophisticated dark chocolate for adults, Amul is a part of India's history.
Ease of doing business: Why Gujarat stands apart
Rediff.com22 Oct 2018The state has allowed industrial units in special economic zones (SEZs) to lay off workers without government's sanction, regardless of the number of workers
Do you know the highest salary of an IIM-Ahmedabad grad this year?
Rediff.com20 Sep 2018IIM-A saw 36 per cent jump in maximum domestic salary in 2018 placements this year.
Why Gujarat is better prepared to launch Ayushman Bharat
Rediff.com12 Sep 2018While Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Ayushman Bharat health care scheme is just a slogan for the moment, it is the state's Mukhyamantri Amrutum health assurance scheme which is a comforting reality for many.
Mukherjee to teach public policy as elective at IIM-A
Rediff.com9 Sep 2018While most of Mukherjee's lectures will be closed door for the students taking up the elective, the institute plans to open up one or two sessions for public in November this year.
Bombay Dyeing stitching together a new story
Rediff.com9 Aug 2018Bombay Dyeing is betting on creating a range of unique, customised textile products, a route that is largely unexplored by the home textiles players although several industry reports and consumer behavior studies have talked about the potential for personalisation.
What the 'eminence' tag means for Indian institutes
Rediff.com11 Jul 2018Greater autonomy, freedom to recruit faculty and government funding are just some of the perks these institutes will enjoy.
GST @ 1: Going gets rough for Surat's diamond, textile traders
Rediff.com2 Jul 2018The impact of GST is particularly stark in the highly fragmented synthetic textile industry, which attracts different GST rates at different stages of production and sale
Campus placements: IIMs to go the IIT-B way
Rediff.com20 Jun 2018IIM-A, other top B-schools moot IIT-like joint placement committee
Pink bollworm likely to hit cotton sowing in Gujarat
Rediff.com16 Jun 2018According to state government sources in Gujarat, cotton sowing was only 9,339 hectares or 0.37% of the normal three-year average sowing in the first week of this month
How IIT-B made it to the world's best universities
Rediff.com11 Jun 2018Among the six parameters, employer reputation was the strongest for IIT-B, with a rank of 93 globally.
The only Indian university in THE world rankings this year
Rediff.com1 Jun 2018The only Indian university in THE world rankings this year.
Is US no longer a top study destination for Indians?
Rediff.com5 Apr 2018Flow of Indian students to US for academic year 2018-19 dipped by 30 per cent.
Dreams come true: IIT-Kharagpur alumni fund scholarships
Rediff.com2 Apr 201814 students at IIT Kharagpur have been awarded scholarships.
Placements: Why engineering grads at NITIE are happy
Rediff.com23 Mar 2018The highest salary rose by 14.22 per cent from last year.
'The nature of jobs is changing'
Rediff.com7 Mar 2018'We want to connect unique skills that students have with the unique jobs being created.'
NiMo-Choksi scam: 11,000 people jobless
Rediff.com28 Feb 2018Gitanjali Gems and Firestar Diamonds together account for 5.8 per cent of the diamond and jewellery trade in India.