Debasis Mohapatra And Alnoor Peermohamed

Stories by Debasis Mohapatra And Alnoor Peermohamed

The speed bumps for India's electric cars

The speed bumps for India's electric cars

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2017

Even as India goes green, lack of uniform standards for setting up charging stations is holding back companies. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.

Will India choose Rupay over Visa, Mastercard?

Will India choose Rupay over Visa, Mastercard?

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2017

RuPay has 42% of total debit cards, but contributes only 16% of PoS, e-commerce transactions. With banks scheduled to renew deals with Visa, Mastercard, here's how RuPay plans to increase its reach to premium customers.

With Halli Labs, Google makes its first Indian acquisition

With Halli Labs, Google makes its first Indian acquisition

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2017

Joins Facebook, Apple and Twitter in buying Indian start-ups

Flipkart claws back, snatches market share from Amazon

Flipkart claws back, snatches market share from Amazon

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2017

Its share among top three e-commerce players grew to 57% in March 2017 from 45% in June 2016

Modi clinches deal with Bezos, Amazon will keep investing in India

Modi clinches deal with Bezos, Amazon will keep investing in India

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2017

Terrific meeting with Narendra Modi. Always impressed, energised by optimism and invention in India. Excited to keep investing and growing," Bezos wrote on social networking platform Twitter.

Tesla eyes India plant, seeks relief

Tesla eyes India plant, seeks relief

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2017

Elon Musk's likely referring to waiver of 30% local sourcing norm for setting up single-brand retail

Why Uber's APAC head was fired

Why Uber's APAC head was fired

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2017

He was illegally probing a 2014 Delhi rape case using the victim's medical records to find out if it was a ploy by Ola to sabotage Uber's operations

Tata Elxsi wins deal for self-driving car software

Tata Elxsi wins deal for self-driving car software

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2017

While Tata Elxsi will steer clear of building hardware sensors used in autonomous driving, the company is also working with large Tier-1 suppliers to co-develop sensors that will be work with its underlying software.

India overtakes US in Android app downloads

India overtakes US in Android app downloads

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2017

India has around 355 million Internet users, second only to China, says a report

How Bharat Electronics plans to boost revenue

How Bharat Electronics plans to boost revenue

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2017

Eyes Rs 10,000 cr revenue mark despite focusing less on manufacturing, more on system integration

IKEA acquires 14-acre plot in Bengaluru for third India store

IKEA acquires 14-acre plot in Bengaluru for third India store

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2017

Store will directly employ 500-700 people, half of them women, and create 1,500 jobs indirectly

Apple, Facebook eye control of digital payments IP in India

Apple, Facebook eye control of digital payments IP in India

Rediff.com   30 May 2017

Both firms have made several applications for patents pertaining to digital payments in the country

Myntra kicks Jabong upstairs!

Myntra kicks Jabong upstairs!

Rediff.com   29 May 2017

Customer insight drives the online fashion retailer to launch 'mood' stores, rethink the way it sells its wares.

Software lobbyist group co-founder turns troll for Aadhaar

Software lobbyist group co-founder turns troll for Aadhaar

Rediff.com   24 May 2017

Sharad Sharma, co-founder and governing council member at iSPIRT, on Tuesday admitted using anonymous accounts to troll on social media those who raised questions on Aadhaar and its applications by the government.

Sourcing norms could hit Tesla's India entry plan

Sourcing norms could hit Tesla's India entry plan

Rediff.com   23 May 2017

It's the same sourcing norms that have been a hurdle for multinationals such as Apple Inc in setting up retail operations in India.

Xiaomi's India strategy: Go offline

Xiaomi's India strategy: Go offline

Rediff.com   18 May 2017

The move to push offline sales will be led by opening Mi Home stores, Xiaomi India managing director Manu Jain tells Alnoor Peermohamed.

The huge opportunity for India in machine learning and AI

The huge opportunity for India in machine learning and AI

Rediff.com   17 May 2017

Microsoft Research India's MD Sriram Rajamani tells Alnoor Peermohamed & Raghu Krishnan how India can reap the benefits of the changing industry.

How your 'Awfis' might change in future

How your 'Awfis' might change in future

Rediff.com   15 May 2017

Awfis stands out for its 'ambience' and 'ease of doing business'.

Beware FoodPanda and Swiggy, UberEats is here!

Beware FoodPanda and Swiggy, UberEats is here!

Rediff.com   8 May 2017

Uber would look to expand the service to six Indian cities

The high price India Inc pays for Google ads

The high price India Inc pays for Google ads

Rediff.com   3 May 2017

In 5 years, prices for keywords on Google's AdWords platform have gone up three to five times. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.