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Why Budget 2026 Deserves 8.5/10

Why Budget 2026 Deserves 8.5/10

Rediff.com2 Feb 2026

This is the first Budget in my memory of Budgets over the last half a century which has embraced upfront, enthusiastically and emphatically, technology, modernity and fiscal sobriety, notes Shreekant Sambrani.

How Trump's Ego Threatens US Educational Universe

How Trump's Ego Threatens US Educational Universe

Rediff.com28 May 2025

Donald Trump is catering to the basest fears and prejudice of unenlightened Americans -- yes, there are those too, in sizeable enough numbers to elect one of their own as president. That would most certainly not Make America Great Again, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.

How To Prepare For XAT 2025

How To Prepare For XAT 2025

Rediff.com22 Oct 2024

Preparing for the XAT requires a balanced approach, focusing on conceptual understanding, regular practice, and strategic planning, says Rahul K Shukla, convenor, XAT and admissions, XLRI-Xavier School of Management.

Amul sacks R S Sodhi as managing director; Jayenbhai Mehta gets interim charge

Amul sacks R S Sodhi as managing director; Jayenbhai Mehta gets interim charge

Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

In a sudden development, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), which markets its products under the brand name 'Amul', on Monday ousted its long-serving Managing Director R S Sodhi but did not give any reason. However, Sodhi said he had requested the federation's board to relieve him of his duties. The federation's chief operating officer Jayenbhai Mehta has been given the interim charge of the managing director (MD).

Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai recently.

The Big Mac Inflation Index

The Big Mac Inflation Index

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

The ever-astute Ravi Matthai, Director of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1971, offered me a basic salary of Rs 1,000 per month on my return from the United States. I doubt if IIMA could hire a faculty member at Rs 55,000 per month today! points out Dr Shreekant Sambrani.

Elections are no beauty contest, says Jairam Ramesh

Elections are no beauty contest, says Jairam Ramesh

Rediff.com14 Apr 2013

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has created a political buzz with his remark that ''election is not a beauty contest'' while commenting on reports on the pitching of Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi for the 2014 general elections by their respective parties.

UID will enable rural transformation: Nilekani

UID will enable rural transformation: Nilekani

Rediff.com13 Apr 2012

By bringing in service accessibility, the unique identification project will result in rural transformation, said Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman, Nandan Nilekani on Thursday.

India struggles to meet milk demand

India struggles to meet milk demand

Rediff.com26 Apr 2011

Per capita availability of milk in India is lower than the world average.

MBA aspirants, test your Business Awareness

MBA aspirants, test your Business Awareness

Rediff.com26 Nov 2008

Business awareness forms a major part of many B-school entrance tests. To help test takers prepare, we publish a series of quizzes.

First salary: From Rs 200 in 1961 to general manager

First salary: From Rs 200 in 1961 to general manager

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

Rediff reader Vijai Kumar Sharma, 79 from Jaipur tells us about his first salary.

PGP in Rural Management

PGP in Rural Management

Rediff.com4 Aug 2008

Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) invites applications for post graduate programme in Rural Management (PRM 2009-2011) and Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM 2009).

Kurien wants to do an Anand in Orissa

Kurien wants to do an Anand in Orissa

Rediff.com26 Dec 2007

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology's School of Rural Management at Bhubaneshwar, is quietly making plans to outdo the institute it was modelled on.

Monthly stipend of Rs 10,000 for management fellow

Monthly stipend of Rs 10,000 for management fellow

Rediff.com26 Sep 2005

The Institute of Rural Management, Anand, invites applications for its Fellow Programme in Rural Management.

Want a PG diploma in rural management?

Want a PG diploma in rural management?

Rediff.com5 Sep 2006

The Institute of Rural Management, Anand, invites applications for its Post-graduate Diploma in Rural Management.

Fellow programme in rural management

Fellow programme in rural management

Rediff.com7 Sep 2006

The Institute of Rural Management, Anand, invites applications for its Fellow Programme in Rural Management.

Kurien in the dock at IRMA

Kurien in the dock at IRMA

Rediff.com1 Apr 2005

'Legal battles have scarred Irma'

'Legal battles have scarred Irma'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2005

Amrita Patel, chairman of National Dairy Development Board, and one-time protege of Varghese Kurien, has been silent till now on the raging controversy over the legality of Kurien's chairmanship at the Institute of Rural Management Anand.

Alert: PGD, scholarship  in rural management

Alert: PGD, scholarship in rural management

Rediff.com24 Sep 2004

Alert: A Post-Graduate Programme in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand.

Spat clouds IRMA convocation

Spat clouds IRMA convocation

Rediff.com11 Apr 2005

Kurien sacks director of IRMA

Kurien sacks director of IRMA

Rediff.com8 Apr 2005

Kurien quits as IRMA chairman

Kurien quits as IRMA chairman

Rediff.com5 Jun 2006

"I have been at the helm for long. Time has come for me to make way for the younger blood to take over the reins and lead the organisation towards the future," Kurien told mediapersons in Mumbai.\n\n

Centre criticises Kurien's move

Centre criticises Kurien's move

Rediff.com9 May 2005

Kurien gets a legal jolt

Kurien gets a legal jolt

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

IRMA director denied entry to office

IRMA director denied entry to office

Rediff.com2 Sep 2005

K P Reddy, whose removal as the director of the Institute of Rural Management was declared "null and void" by the Gujarat High Court, on Friday said he was barred from entering his office.

CAT: The end or the beginning?

CAT: The end or the beginning?

Rediff.com23 Nov 2004

Alert: Fellow Programme in Rural Management

Alert: Fellow Programme in Rural Management

Rediff.com27 Sep 2004

Alert: A Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM), from the Institute of Rural Management Anand.

Kurien to induct 5 new members

Kurien to induct 5 new members

Rediff.com15 Apr 2005

Congress young guns want lower taxes

Congress young guns want lower taxes

Rediff.com22 May 2004

Pitroda urges use of IT to solve problems

Pitroda urges use of IT to solve problems

Rediff.com15 Apr 2003

Sam Pitroda, chairman and CEO of the US-based World Tel, and the man behind India's telecom revolution said on Tuesday that information technology.

Why these B-schools are excited about the hiring season

Why these B-schools are excited about the hiring season

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

Management campuses are expecting the rise in pre-placement offers to ease the final placement process.

It's raining job offers at B-schools!

It's raining job offers at B-schools!

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

They are witnessing, or anticipating, a double-digit growth in job offers over the same period last year.

Why staff of big firms are likely to lose PF tax benefits from April 2014

Why staff of big firms are likely to lose PF tax benefits from April 2014

Rediff.com21 Feb 2014

Employees of around 150 firms may lose out on PF benefits as their companies failed to get an exemption certificate from the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)

Amul model to be used for pulses

Amul model to be used for pulses

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

NDDB had helped dairy farmers direct their own development, placing control of the resources they created in their own hands.

New lamps for old, but the genie's missing

New lamps for old, but the genie's missing

Rediff.com21 May 2017

Times without count we have bought more complex procedures in the name of simplification, says Shreekant Sambrani.

Economic crisis chokes world's biggest economies

Economic crisis chokes world's biggest economies

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

The world seems to have caught severe pneumonia, or worse, as China had flu.