Jyotindra Dubey was part of Hindustan Times’ nationwide network of correspondents that brings news, analysis and information to its readers. He no longer works with the Hindustan Times.
Articles by Jyotindra Dubey
After SBI, private banks slash lending rates: Here is how it affects you
After State Bank of India, multiple private sector banks slashed interest rates on Monday as a surge in deposits following the ban on high-value bank notes sparked a race among the country’s lenders to woo consumers with cheaper home and vehicle loans.
Updated on Jan 03, 2017 02:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jyotindra Dubey
4 sectors that will bring cheer to investors in 2017
The curtains have been rung down on an eventful year. Brexit, Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the US Presidential elections, rising crude oil prices and, wrapping up the year, the biggest of them all — demonetisation — were some of the major highlights of the year. And the reverberation of all these events will be felt in the unfolding year.
Updated on Jan 03, 2017 01:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey
2016: How the year impacted India’s billionaires
Year 2016 has been very volatile for the Indian equity markets. Here’s a list of top five Indian billionaires who lost the maximum networth that went by.
Updated on Dec 29, 2016 12:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Markets more efficient as WPI, CPI converge
The inflation indices, Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI), which had been diverging since 2008, now appear to be converging. The reducing gap between CPI and WPI is a sign of an efficient market.
Updated on Dec 19, 2016 06:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Social media turns good medicine for doctors, hospitals
Social media – WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Viber – is slowly evolving into more than a platform for sharing pictures, videos and chats. From searching doctors to posting feedback about hospitals and treatments, they are helping doctors reach out to patients, guide them for treatments, provide post-surgery counselling and create close-knit support communities.
Published on Dec 12, 2016 10:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Himani Chandna and Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
A cashless economy is still a long way to go since cash remains the king
Two-thirds of Indian population live in rural areas. The number of bank branches and ATMs are far and few and very few people actually have bank accounts. Besides, most shops in these areas do not have the infrastructure to accept digital payments or plastic money.
Updated on Dec 10, 2016 12:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Demonetisation and after: Ratings agencies slash India growth forecast for 2016-17
Rating agencies and broking houses have cut their estimates of India’s GDP growth for 2016-17 in anticipation of temporary disruption in economic activity because of the cash crunch after demonetisation.
Updated on Dec 08, 2016 01:20 PM IST
Hindusatn Times | Jyotindra Dubey
Demonetisation to cost Rs 1.28 lakh cr, cost to companies Rs 61500 cr
According to estimates by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the cost of demonetisation during the 50-day window till December 30, 2016 (the deadline for converting all your old banknotes into new ones) would be R1.28 lakh crore. Businesses are expected to pay the biggest price of the demonetisation exercise, and the immediate impact could be around R61,500 crore, almost 50% of the total cost of demonetisation, according to CMIE.
Updated on Nov 24, 2016 10:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey and Mahua Venkatesh, New Delhi
Companies take the discount route to lure consumers
Companies, including Flipkart, Amazon, Grofers and Pepperfry, are offering attractive discounts to win over consumers.
Published on Nov 24, 2016 10:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Himani Chandna and Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Modi’s demonetisation to hit real estate, jewellery sectors hardest
The resale market in the real estate sector may be hit the most since many deals are made in cash. However, the demand in primary real estate may not drop since most buyers have got bank loans.
Updated on Nov 18, 2016 11:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey
Independent directors hard to come by on boards of central PSEs
Sebi regulations and the Companies Act, 2013 have laid down specific rules on corporate governance. But surprisingly, companies where the government still holds majority stake, do not comply with this.
Updated on Nov 14, 2016 03:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey
Currency demonetisation: Brokers make the most of long queues at banks
Small shop-owners, acting as brokers, are making good use of this opportunity to earn quick money.
Published on Nov 13, 2016 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Banks won’t get nearly 30% of black money: SBI
Even though the Narendra Modi government has demonetised the currency notes of ₹500 and ₹1,000, about 25-30% of the black money may not be injected into the formal banking system.
Updated on Nov 11, 2016 01:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mahua Venkatesh and Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Win set to boost Turmp’s investments in India
With Donald Trump winning the US presidential election, Trump Organisation’s India investments are likely to become more valuable. Trump Organisation has interests in real estate development, property management and brokerage, among others. It is currently linked with five projects in India.
Updated on Nov 11, 2016 01:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Trump’s poll win may boost his company’s value
With Donald Trump winning the US election, Trump Organisation of which he is the president is likely to become more valuable.
Published on Nov 10, 2016 04:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Ratan Tata Vs Cyrus Mistry: What the balance sheets say
Cyrus Mistry served the post for almost four years. The market capitalisation of salt-to-software conglomerate doubled from Rs 4.6 lakh crore in December 2012 since Mistry took over. Also, the aggregate revenues grew up 42%.
Updated on Oct 25, 2016 08:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
All you wanted to know about Cyrus Mistry and his Shapoorji Pallonji Group
The shock removal of Cyrus Mistry as the chairman of Tata Sons has put the spotlight on the Shapoorji Pallonji Group (SPG), the single largest stake holder in the company outside the Tatas.
Updated on Oct 25, 2016 08:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Suchetana Ray and Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Long-serving independent directors may just be biased
Similarly, BS Mehta, is on the boards of P&G hygiene and healthcare and HDFC for 36 and 28 years in an independent role. Darius Erach Udwadia has been on the board of Astrazeneca Pharma for the last 37 years.
Updated on Oct 25, 2016 12:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Too much of Ramdev on TV? Patanjali in an ad drive
Do you get the feeling that you are seeing more and more of yoga guru Baba Ramdev these days while surfing TV channels and even social media? Little wonder -- Ramdev’s brand Patanjali has increased its on-air advertisement manifold and become the third biggest advertiser in India behind Hindustan Unilever and Dettol-maker Reckitt Benckiser.
Updated on Oct 24, 2016 11:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Himani Chandna and Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Four out of 10 BSE-listed firms are shying away from CSR spending
Four out of ten companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange failed to spend the prescribed amount for corporate social responsibility (CSR) in 2015-16 with the total unspent amount totalling to ₹1,200 crore.
Updated on Oct 17, 2016 11:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Company heads take home a bounty, but not the average employee
Published on Oct 12, 2016 12:05 PM IST
Indian company heads take home a bounty but not the average employee
An HT analysis shows that around 25 highest-paid executives of BSE-listed companies in 2015-16, on an average, earned 899 times more than the median pay of employees of their respective companies.
Updated on Oct 13, 2016 10:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
No more in the family: Companies turn to professionals in search for women directors
Published on Sep 17, 2016 09:28 AM IST
Companies turn to professionals in search for women directors
More and more companies are appointing professionals as women directors on board, instead of inducting family members, including wives and daughters, as directors to meet a regulatory deadline that require listed firms to appoint at least one woman director on their boards.
Updated on Sep 19, 2016 01:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Professional CEOs got better raises than promoters last year
Companies have evidently learned the art of rewarding hardworking ‘C’ suite executives: they received better increments last fiscal than even promoters.
Updated on Sep 12, 2016 11:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey and Himani Chandna, New Delhi
Value of mobiles made in India increases 186%
According to the data by Indian Cellular Association (ICA), the overall value of handsets manufactured in India increased by 186% in FY16 to Rs 540 billion. ICA has projected mobile phone production to grow by 74% and reach Rs 940 billion in FY17.
Updated on Sep 05, 2016 04:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
India Jumps 19 places to 35 in World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index
India’s performance in logistics has vastly improved in 2016, as indicated by the World Bank’s latest Logistics Performance Index (LPI) report titled “Connecting to Complete 2016”. India jumped 19 places, moving up the ranks from 54 in 2014, to 35 this year. The LPI report is published by World Bank every two years.
Published on Sep 01, 2016 06:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Major growth surge in fund flows from UAE
Published on Sep 01, 2016 10:33 AM IST
Timsy Jaipuria and Jyotindra Dubey
FDI inflow from UAE to India more than doubled to $ 1 bn
Mauritius is the biggest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India. It accounted for 34 per cent of FDI inflows in 2015-16.
Updated on Aug 31, 2016 01:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
Video streaming and social media experience decide customer loyalty: Ericsson Survey
The report revealed that mobile broadband experience is twice as important to user loyalty than a voice experience.
Updated on Aug 30, 2016 12:03 PM IST
Jyotindra Dubey, New Delhi
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