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Protein vs Junk Food: What Is India Spending More On?
Protein vs Junk Food: What Is India Spending More On?
Rediff.com1 Mar 2025

Food budgets in urban areas spent less on protein as compared to beverages and...

Interest coverage ratio of unlisted cos at 30-year high
Interest coverage ratio of unlisted cos at 30-year high
Rediff.com17 Jan 2025

Excess earnings of unlisted companies over and above their interest costs are at a...

New Govt Infrastructure Projects Down by Over 20% in December Quarter
New Govt Infrastructure Projects Down by Over 20% in December Quarter
Rediff.com15 Jan 2025

Both new and completed project values as of December 2024 remain below pre-pandemic...

PMS players breach threshold, set to have non-EPFO assets of over Rs 10 trn
PMS players breach threshold, set to have non-EPFO assets of over Rs 10 trn
Rediff.com29 Dec 2024

When star mutual fund managers quit their jobs to start their own ventures, they have...

2nd time in 20 yrs, manufacturing jobs outpace sector growth
2nd time in 20 yrs, manufacturing jobs outpace sector growth
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024

In a relatively rare occurrence, the growth in manufacturing jobs exceeded the pace of...

Canada FDI has more than doubled since pandemic
Canada FDI has more than doubled since pandemic
Rediff.com23 Oct 2024

Canada's foreign direct investment (FDI) into India doubled after the pandemic years...

The Truth About India's Housing Prices
The Truth About India's Housing Prices
Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

Housing prices in India have fallen by over a tenth in real terms. Yet, prices are...

What The Retail Investor Must Know
Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

Many are attracted by the potential for large gains, but don't necessarily seem to...

Promoter dilution in small, midcaps surges
Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

The controlling shareholders of smaller and mid-sized companies are reducing their...

Listed firms log record operating cash flow of Rs 11.1 trn in FY24
Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

Indian companies are generating more cash than ever. The net cash flow from listed...

Working capital cycle shortest in 25 yrs at 47.8 days
Rediff.com11 Sep 2024

A key indicator of corporate efficiency may now be better than at any time since the...

What SEBI's 106 Search Ops Discovered
Rediff.com11 Sep 2024

The operations revealed evidence of price and volume manipulation of stocks through the...

BJP Lost 72 Seats Across 7 States
Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

This negated the gain of more than a dozen seats in Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala.

Why Low Voter Turnout Trend Is Worrying
Rediff.com14 May 2024

If the decline reflects a loss of faith in the democratic process, even a well-executed...

Which Companies Has Amit Shah Invested In?
Rediff.com29 Apr 2024

Amit A Shah holds a stake in 180 listed entities, according to data disclosed in his...

Crorepati Candidates And Moveable Assets
Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

Moveable assets accounted for 46 per cent of the wealth of the 10 richest candidates in...

New private project announcements zoom ahead of polls
Rediff.com9 Apr 2024

The private sector's new project announcements in the quarter ending March were among...

Rs 15 Trillion In Direct Taxes Comes Via Automatic Route
Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

96 per cent is being collected through TDS, advance tax, self-assessment tax, and other...

How Sensex Has Changed Over Years
Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

A quarter of the stocks have been replaced since 2019, marking the evolution of India's...

Have You Heard Of Zombie Companies?
Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

If Indian companies were people, around 20 per cent of the listed space would be...