Joydeep Ghosh &Amp; Pradipta Mukherjee In Mumbai

Stories by Joydeep Ghosh &Amp; Pradipta Mukherjee In Mumbai

Want to invest? Ask the right questions

Want to invest? Ask the right questions

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2007

It is important to ask the right questions before deciding where to put your savings.

ITC to scale up FMCG biz

ITC to scale up FMCG biz

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2007

ITC Limited is planning to aggressively scale up its FMCG business and expand the portfolio by staging an entry into the home and personal care market, in an attempt to be the leading FMCG player in the country.

Zee smart schools set for launch

Zee smart schools set for launch

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

Zee Interactive Learning Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zee Telefilms, has firmed up its plans to provide 'smart' schooling in Kolkata.

Personal loans: Flat rate or floating?

Personal loans: Flat rate or floating?

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

Be very careful while opting for the rate of interest for personal loans.

Moser Baer taps Ray film school

Moser Baer taps Ray film school

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2007

The idea is to integrate its businesses and emerge as a complete entertainment giant.

Designing hopes for school dropouts

Designing hopes for school dropouts

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2007

The Kolkata-based organisation imparts them free vocational training and assured placements.

Home loan? Go for a mix of fixed and floating

Home loan? Go for a mix of fixed and floating

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2007

Home loans: Take a mix of fixed and floating rates, if your risk appetite is low.

Educational institutions increase ad spend

Educational institutions increase ad spend

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2007

Educational institutions led advertising with 68 per cent share in Jan-May '07, followed by coaching centres with a 15 per cent share.

FMCG firms betting big on soaps

FMCG firms betting big on soaps

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

After shampoos and oral care, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are betting big on soaps this year.

Why the aged are denied mediclaim . . .

Why the aged are denied mediclaim . . .

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2007

For the elderly, the need for health insurance is much higher. Getting it, however, is not that simple.

Colourful times for paints industry

Colourful times for paints industry

Rediff.com   30 May 2007

The Indian paints industry is likely to piggyback the increased activity in the housing sector and higher sales of automobiles and two-wheelers as well as consumer durables, thanks to rising personal incomes.

Rosedale eyes NRI buyers

Rosedale eyes NRI buyers

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

Kolkata's Shrachi group has joined hands with two non-resident Indians for a housing complex exclusively for NRIs and their parents living in India.

It's not all about money

It's not all about money

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

Critical illness policies by life insurance companies provide a variety of combinations but have a complex fine print.

How to buy stocks, property abroad

How to buy stocks, property abroad

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Open an overseas account with the click of a mouse, invest in the Nikkei/Hang Seng, buy property in Dubai

Rural women retailers earn meagre returns

Rural women retailers earn meagre returns

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Rural retail seems to be keeping a lot of women in villages across the country on their toes.

How to plan your investment

How to plan your investment

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2007

Damani suggests that one should keep 10-15 per cent of your portfolio value in cash as it is a good hedge in volatile markets

PVR to set up 60 screens in east

PVR to set up 60 screens in east

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

PVR Cinemas, the Rs 180 crore (Rs 1.8 billion) multiplex chain, is foraying into eastern India this financial year. It is looking at setting up 50-60 screens in 7-8 locations in eastern India within the next 5 years.

Godrej eyes TV foray

Godrej eyes TV foray

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

Consumer durables major Godrej & Boyce plans to enter the television segment in 2008.

Seagram to position as Indian brand

Seagram to position as Indian brand

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2007

Seagram India, a Pernod Ricard group company and the world's second largest wine and spirits conglomerate, is looking at positioning itself as an Indian brand

You will hear Only Vimal once again

You will hear Only Vimal once again

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2007

The Rs 300-crore (Rs 3 billion) Vimal textile brand, launched 27 years ago by Reliance Industries, is preparing for a major comeback this April.