Kalpana Pathak And Swaraj Baggonkar

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Rajiv Bajaj on the strike at Chakan plant

Rajiv Bajaj on the strike at Chakan plant

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2013

Production has crippled at Bajaj Auto's Chakan plant in Maharashtra following a labour strike which entered its third day today.

I-T dept slaps Rs 30-cr service tax notice on Amity

I-T dept slaps Rs 30-cr service tax notice on Amity

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2013

The notice also said service tax amounting to Rs 28.08 crore (Rs 280.8 million), in addition to education cess of Rs 56 lakh and secondary and higher education cess of Rs 28 lakh (Rs 2.8 million) for the period between October 2007 and September 2012, should be recovered from Amity under the provision to sub-section 1 of section 73 of the Finance Act.

Reliance retail units set for merger

Reliance retail units set for merger

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2013

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is set to carry out a major restructuring exercise. Nine of its retail units would be merged with Reliance Retail and Reliance Fresh.

Maruti saves Rs 354 crore in 2012-13 with employee help

Maruti saves Rs 354 crore in 2012-13 with employee help

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2013

The company adopted the scheme from parent Suzuki, where employees are rewarded for making suggestions to improve productivity and cut wastage.

Rangarajan's formula to BENEFIT Reliance: Ex-Secretary

Rangarajan's formula to BENEFIT Reliance: Ex-Secretary

Rediff.com   29 May 2013

The price would increase from $4.2/mbtu to $10/mbtu if Rangarajan formula is accepted.

IndianOil plans Rs 11,000-cr capex for this year

IndianOil plans Rs 11,000-cr capex for this year

Rediff.com   28 May 2013

A large part of this investment, about Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion), would go to the Paradip refinery

Nissan-Renault may stop product sharing

Nissan-Renault may stop product sharing

Rediff.com   27 May 2013

Nissan, Japan's third largest auto maker and Renault, France's second largest car maker, share vehicle platforms, engines and several components to meet economies of scale and generate volumes in India, where they use a common manufacturing facility in Chennai.

Branded fuels stop flowing

Branded fuels stop flowing

Rediff.com   27 May 2013

Oil marketing companies decrease distribution & production of fuel brands after huge drop in demand.

'We are geared if EcoSport demand goes through the roof'

'We are geared if EcoSport demand goes through the roof'

Rediff.com   20 May 2013

Ford India head, Joginder Singh, is confident that the new SUV will reverse the trend of falling sales.

Tata Motors' truck market share slumps

Tata Motors' truck market share slumps

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2013

The Mumbai-based firm has lost almost 10 percentage points in market share since 2009-10, even as other brands have fought hard to wrest share away.

Auto worker unions put grit in the gears

Auto worker unions put grit in the gears

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2013

The issues unions have been pursuing aggressively include forced suspensions, flexible work conditions, recognition of a union and salary parity for contract workers.

RIL to start production from NEC-25 gas block by 2019

RIL to start production from NEC-25 gas block by 2019

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2013

RIL also reported measures taken to check falling output in the KG-D6 field.

B-schools increase course fee by 10-15%

B-schools increase course fee by 10-15%

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2013

B-schools cite high inflation and rising operational costs behind the move.

Face-off with Sri Lanka could further dent auto exports

Face-off with Sri Lanka could further dent auto exports

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2013

Companies such as Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, TVS Motor Company, Hero Motocorp, Bajaj Auto and Maruti Suzuki, for whom Sri Lanka is a key export destination, are experiencing a significant slowdown in demand following the import duty hikes, which have made their vehicles very expensive in the island nation.

More car makers jump on the discount bandwagon

More car makers jump on the discount bandwagon

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2013

Analysts say models that recorded healthy demand earlier are now luring customers with discounts and consumer benefit schemes.

Mahindra to close tractors plants

Mahindra to close tractors plants

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2013

Move made to allign its production with sales demand

Sales slide fails to pause Ford plans

Sales slide fails to pause Ford plans

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2013

Even as it is struggling to run its existing plants at half their capacity, due to dwindling sales, Ford India is pressing ahead with its Rs 4,000-crore vehicle and engine plant in Gujarat.

Nashik plant strike hits M&M output

Nashik plant strike hits M&M output

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

Amid stalled wage renewal talks, union functionary suspended, triggering work stoppage.

Diesel alternatives become viable

Diesel alternatives become viable

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

On January 17, when the government decided to allow state-owned oil companies to sell diesel at market price to bulk consumers, companies in the alternative energy space saw the opening of an opportunity.

Nasik: Mahindra staff threaten strike over wages

Nasik: Mahindra staff threaten strike over wages

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2013

Workers at utility vehicle major Mahindra & Mahindra's Nashik facility on Tuesday issuing a notice to the management to go on strike on or after March 11, if their demands for higher wages were not settled by the company.