Nivedita Mookerji And Surajeet Das Gupta

Stories by Nivedita Mookerji And Surajeet Das Gupta

Gadkari wants e-cars by 2030, but...

Gadkari wants e-cars by 2030, but...

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2017

Customers won't shift to electric cars until there is countrywide infrastructure for charging stations, which should be as spread out as petrol pumps now. Two, the price of the lithium ion battery, which constitutes 30 to 40 per cent of the cost of an electric car, has to fall substantially, so that the vehicle is as affordable as a gasoline one.

Modi's reshuffle: Who's in, who's out

Modi's reshuffle: Who's in, who's out

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2017

The theme of the reshuffle is to fulfill Modi's earlier promise of 'maximum governance, minimum government.' Some key ministries are likely to be merged.

Bollywood biggies losing the plot

Bollywood biggies losing the plot

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2017

The failure of big-budget Bollywood movies show that mega stars such as Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma are struggling to impress the audience.

South and West are lovin' it but McDonald's faces test in North and East

South and West are lovin' it but McDonald's faces test in North and East

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2017

McDonald's problems couldn't have surfaced at a worse time. Cut-throat competition, rapid expansion and a slowdown in consumer spending in the wake of demonetisation have seriously dented the overall quick-service restaurant business.

Why India Inc sees Modi's PMO as the 'mover'

Why India Inc sees Modi's PMO as the 'mover'

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2017

Corporates understand that the PMO drives all key decisions in this government.

Mass switch to JioPhone may hit Samsung, others

Mass switch to JioPhone may hit Samsung, others

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2017

Samsung makes the largest number of non-4G feature phones in India

Why is South India consuming more cola than North?

Why is South India consuming more cola than North?

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2017

The region constituted more than 31percent of the segment's total sales volume in 2016.

Home prices on the rise despite note ban

Home prices on the rise despite note ban

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2017

As many as 26 of 50 urban hubs across the country have shown a moderate upturn in housing prices between December 2016 and March 2017

Modi to have 'Madison Square' moment in Tel Aviv

Modi to have 'Madison Square' moment in Tel Aviv

Rediff.com   27 May 2017

A mega Diaspora event with an attendance of around 7,000 people is being planned.

At Rs 60.8 crore, Modi's foreign travel cost is down by 56.5%

At Rs 60.8 crore, Modi's foreign travel cost is down by 56.5%

Rediff.com   15 May 2017

As the PM completes three years in power, figures show that the spending on foreign travel has reduced as compared to his predecessors -- Manmohan Singh and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

PM Modi's foreign travel bill down by 37.8%

PM Modi's foreign travel bill down by 37.8%

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2017

Data shows that the PM's overseas travel bill reduced from Rs 140.14 crore to Rs 87.16 crore in the second year; data for third year is not available yet.

Anshuman Magazine: I expect increased investment from America to India

Anshuman Magazine: I expect increased investment from America to India

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2017

Anshuman Magazine of CBRE discusses effective leadership, millenials, Trump's America and his core business -- the real estate market -- with Nivedita Mookerji.

In UP, a wave is missing

In UP, a wave is missing

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2017

Many political watchers give their prediction quite confidently of a coalition government. But nobody's certain on the nature of the coalition.

Jack Ma had struck Alibaba-Paytm deal last January

Jack Ma had struck Alibaba-Paytm deal last January

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2017

Joint venture to take on Amazon will be announced next week.

Demonetisation's overnight celebrity

Demonetisation's overnight celebrity

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2016

Nivedita Mookerji finds out how Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma is handling his soaring popularity after the note ban as well as the criticism that comes as a package deal.

Why SoftBank's Deep Nishar is bullish on Snapdeal

Why SoftBank's Deep Nishar is bullish on Snapdeal

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2016

'Saying that Snapdeal is not doing well is beyond premature. Suggesting that someone has won or lost is myopic.'

How Paytm managed to meet the note ban rush

How Paytm managed to meet the note ban rush

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2016

Paytm has, since November 8, been on an overdrive, rolling out a series of features on its app including multi-language options for a no-holds barred access across the country. The company is now planning to make Paytm available on all types of mobile phones, going much beyond smartphones.

'Even Kishore Biyani and Reliance are interested in food retail with FDI'

'Even Kishore Biyani and Reliance are interested in food retail with FDI'

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2016

Not just Tesco, Auchan, Walmart, even Biyani & Reliance keen on food FDI: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Govt replaces Mistry at Indo-UK CEO forum

Govt replaces Mistry at Indo-UK CEO forum

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2016

British Prime Minister Theresa May will be in India tomorrow, but Cyrus Mistry will no longer head the Indo-UK CEO forum.

What happened just minutes before the Tata board meeting

What happened just minutes before the Tata board meeting

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2016

Ahead of the board meeting that afternoon, in fact only minutes before that, then chairman Cyrus Mistry was given an opportunity to step down, it is learnt. But, Mistry declined