Arindam Majumder And Alokananda Chakraborty

Stories by Arindam Majumder And Alokananda Chakraborty

Innovation remains a distant dream for Indian entities

Innovation remains a distant dream for Indian entities

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2015

Indian cos or academic institutions accounted for only 1,394 patent cooperation treaty applications

Nestle hits back: FSSAI's 'recognised labs' lack accreditation

Nestle hits back: FSSAI's 'recognised labs' lack accreditation

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2015

Five of twelve labs lack accreditation from National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laborataries.

Does Indian tea have hazardous pesticides?

Does Indian tea have hazardous pesticides?

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2015

The industry began to upgrade its practices even before the NGO alleged Indian tea contained harmful pesticides.

Paytm chief shares tit-bits of his life & alliance with Alibaba

Paytm chief shares tit-bits of his life & alliance with Alibaba

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2015

Paytm will cross 100 million wallets ahead of its self-determined deadline of 2015-end. It currently has 66 million.

ITC pushes Yippee noodles to replace Maggi

ITC pushes Yippee noodles to replace Maggi

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2015

ITC has provided retailers with leaflets to assure customers of Yippee noodle's quality and safety standards

'No govt has a magic wand to bring radical changes'

'No govt has a magic wand to bring radical changes'

Rediff.com   22 May 2015

'The government has done extremely well.'

Lalgarh: Once a Naxal hotbed, today riding towards development

Lalgarh: Once a Naxal hotbed, today riding towards development

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2015

Lalgarh, once a nerve centre of Naxal insurgency in West Bengal, now represents a different place.

KKR's brand equity works hard

KKR's brand equity works hard

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2015

Ten out of the 16 sponsors will appear on team's apparel.

Online shopping set for a big transformation

Online shopping set for a big transformation

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2015

Myntra, Flipkart are doing more than 60% of their transactions on phones.

Jaitley should have tightened the fiscal belt: Arvind Virmani

Jaitley should have tightened the fiscal belt: Arvind Virmani

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2015

Budget has several small steps which will boost growth

'If Mother was alive Sunday mass would be for Mohan Bhagwat'

'If Mother was alive Sunday mass would be for Mohan Bhagwat'

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2015

The Missionaries of Charity are unaffected by the recent comments of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat questioning Mother Teresa's motives

Meet the Jabong founder: A man who wears many hats

Meet the Jabong founder: A man who wears many hats

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2015

Entrepreneurship hasn't been a cakewalk for him, says Sinha.

Haldia Petrochem set to reopen, lenders to infuse funds

Haldia Petrochem set to reopen, lenders to infuse funds

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2015

According to a source, banks have decided to infuse funds after Purnendu Chatterjee, chairman of The Chatterjee Group, agreed to invest Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) as margin amount into the ailing plant.

Tour operators eye a happy year ahead

Tour operators eye a happy year ahead

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2015

With 2015 having multiple weekend breaks, travel agents and online travel portals expect a holiday rush this year.

Branding missteps dog Uber

Branding missteps dog Uber

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2014

Reports suggest that the police were unable to find any contact of the company's office and had to take a Uber cab to reach the company's training centre in Gurgaon, giving credence to the perception that Uber has grown too much too soon.

'Payment gateways should be made more convenient'

'Payment gateways should be made more convenient'

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2014

Recently, the central bank has asked online cab service provider Uber to rework its billing system to enable two-step authentication system. Following this, many have dubbed the central bank's decision as regressive.

Why the once legendary football clubs of Kolkata are fading

Why the once legendary football clubs of Kolkata are fading

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2014

Bogged down by inefficient administration and unable to attract financing, the once legendary football clubs of Kolkata are fading into irrelevance.

India is not ready to pay for online content: Raghav Bahl

India is not ready to pay for online content: Raghav Bahl

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2014

In the digital handheld domain, content is not just a uni-dimensional exercise like it is in legacy media.

Godrej MD reveals how the company beats the blues

Godrej MD reveals how the company beats the blues

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2014

Vivek Gambhir revels in his two-city life between the Godrej-owned flagship in Mumbai and his own family in New Delhi.

How to save your brand during crisis

How to save your brand during crisis

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2012

If you have a strong argument going for you, it's better to go out and take the charges head-on because silence could easily be construed as an admission of guilt.