Archana M Prasanna And Kalpesh Damor

Stories by Archana M Prasanna And Kalpesh Damor

Now, Honda Cars scouts Gujarat for new plant site

Now, Honda Cars scouts Gujarat for new plant site

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2014

Honda has invested Rs 3,526 crore in its Rajasthan unit.

Milk prices on the boil as farmers feel inflation heat

Milk prices on the boil as farmers feel inflation heat

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2013

Amul, Gowardhan raise prices by Rs 2 a litre; others might wait for some time.

Virtuous Retail plans eight large format shopping centers

Virtuous Retail plans eight large format shopping centers

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2012

Virtuous Retail (VR), a retail real estate company sponsored by global investment firm, The Xander Group Inc., is currently building as many as eight large format retail shopping centers in city center locations across India, the majority of which are expected to be operational by 2015.

Unlike Amul, other players say no to milk price rise

Unlike Amul, other players say no to milk price rise

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2012

While Amul recently expressed its intentions to raise pouched milk prices by five-seven per cent, or about Rs 2 per litre, other leading producers like Mother Dairy, Paras and Hatsun seem to be in favour of keeping prices unchanged.

Amul set to relaunch sports drink Stamina

Amul set to relaunch sports drink Stamina

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2011

Company has been test marketing the whey-based drink across the country since 2006, but this year the beverage will sport a new look and packaging.

CAT results out of the bag? Rumours abound

CAT results out of the bag? Rumours abound

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2011

The official website of CAT was flooded with visits on Monday, ever since some members of education networking sites claimed to have seen their results.

Snowfall in France: Indian salt to help!

Snowfall in France: Indian salt to help!

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2011

France wants Indian salt to help melt this season's mounting snowfall. A leading French chemical company involved in de-icing has approached Indian Salt Manufacturers' Association (Isma) for getting 250,000 tonnes.

GIDC to develop chemical, engineering zones

GIDC to develop chemical, engineering zones

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2010

In a bid to create an ecosystem of both large and small companies in the chemical and engineering industries, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) is developing specific zones for small and medium enterprises in these two sectors.

Amul hikes milk prices by Rs 2

Amul hikes milk prices by Rs 2

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2010

Consumers in Delhi and Gujarat will have to cough up more for milk as Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which owns and markets Amul brand of milk and milk products in the country, has decided to raise the retail prices of milk in these two markets.

Higher transport cost may hike milk prices

Higher transport cost may hike milk prices

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

GCMMF member daires do not rule out the possibility of price rise.

B-schools outsource placements to HR firms

B-schools outsource placements to HR firms

Rediff.com   10 Jun 2010

A large number of management schools in the country have begun outsourcing the process of student placements to human resource consultants. Traditionally, B-schools have an in-house placement team, headed by a faculty member. Several B-schools, on condition of anonymity, confirmed they had hired HR consultancies to find jobs for their students. Many of them also plan to have the agencies help out with placing their students as interns with companies.

'Blacklisted' varsities still a hit among students

'Blacklisted' varsities still a hit among students

Rediff.com   21 May 2010

Uncertainty may shroud their deemed status with the apex court yet to deliver its final verdict. However, admissions to nearly 50 per cent of deemed universities blacklisted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) are on in full swing.

Cafe Coffee Day redesigns its lounge format

Cafe Coffee Day redesigns its lounge format

Rediff.com   6 May 2010

To re-connect with its consumers who have moved up the economic ladder in the last few years, Cafe Coffee Day (CCD), India's largest cafe retail chain, will soon reveal a new look for its lounge outlets. The company plans to convert its existing lounges into the new design and set up 50 new lounge outlets by the end of this financial year.

Prahalad taught them to think outside the box

Prahalad taught them to think outside the box

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2010

The India-born global management guru not only helped companies but also MBA students and faculty to think laterally.

Danone India sees wealth in health

Danone India sees wealth in health

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2010

A year after its split with Britannia, the French dairy major is betting big on milk products. But the task ahead is tricky

IIM-B raises fee by Rs 1.5 lakh

IIM-B raises fee by Rs 1.5 lakh

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2010

A couple of days earlier, IIM Ahmedabad said it would hike the fees for its two-year PGP course.

Azure Power to invest Rs 225 cr for solar project

Azure Power to invest Rs 225 cr for solar project

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2010

Azure Power, an independent solar power producer, is in the process to set up 15 Mw solar photovoltaic power project in Gujarat.

IIM-B to allow alumni to interview candidates

IIM-B to allow alumni to interview candidates

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2010

To ease the load on faculty members taking admission interviews for the post-graduate programme (PGP), the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B), for the first time, will include alumni members as part of the interview panel.

Bt cotton yield falls in Gujarat

Bt cotton yield falls in Gujarat

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

The Bt cotton variety Bollgard-I, which is the most widely used variety in India, has been phased out in many countries.

IIM-B, IIM-C upbeat on job offers

IIM-B, IIM-C upbeat on job offers

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2010

At the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B), where post-graduate programme (PGP) placement starts on March 4, a sense of anticipation and optimism is in the air.