Pradipta Mukherjee And Gautam Chakravorthy In Kolkata, Mumbai

Stories by Pradipta Mukherjee And Gautam Chakravorthy In Kolkata, Mumbai

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.

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.

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.

Desktop dilemma

Desktop dilemma

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2007

Purchasing a desktop or a laptop today is both easy and complex.

Realty firms plan trusts to list in Singapore

Realty firms plan trusts to list in Singapore

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

As real estate investment trusts are yet to take shape in India, about a half a dozen realty firms have started the spadework for listing REIT-like vehicles on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

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.

Tatas face bidding battle in Vietnam

Tatas face bidding battle in Vietnam

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

This is for the second time that Tata Steel is getting into a take-over battle. It acquired the Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus Group after beating rival suitor, CSN of Brazil, through auction.

Sukhoi to supply jets to Alliance Air

Sukhoi to supply jets to Alliance Air

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2007

Alliance Air, the feeder subsidiary of Indian Airlines, may fly Russian defence aerospace major Sukhoi's new civilian jet to connect regional locations in the country.

I-T search on MCX offices

I-T search on MCX offices

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

MCX deputy managing director Joseph Massey said it was a "routine investigation" by the IT department at the exchange.

Tatas' proposed Vietnam buy in legal trouble?

Tatas' proposed Vietnam buy in legal trouble?

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2007

The transaction was to be completed by June.

Ispat Group to invest $3bn in Bangladesh

Ispat Group to invest $3bn in Bangladesh

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2007

The Vinod- and Pramod Mittal-controlled Ispat Group is all set to invest around $3 billion (Rs 12,000 crore) in Bangladesh in a gamut of sectors, including gas exploration and production, power, petrochemicals and coal mining.

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.

Pawan Hans gets nod to become scheduled airline

Pawan Hans gets nod to become scheduled airline

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Even though the two state-owned airlines, Indian Airlines and Air India, have announced a merger, the country is on its way to once again have two scheduled airlines controlled by the government.

Greater Noida airport project may take off

Greater Noida airport project may take off

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

GMR evinces interest in the project.

UPA@3: A trillion-$ triumph hit by inflation

UPA@3: A trillion-$ triumph hit by inflation

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

The causes are symptomatic with the UPA's failure to get going on the infrastructure front -- a key bottleneck as well as its inability to push agriculture growth, which slowed down from 6 per cent in 2005-06 to 2.7 per cent the year after.

'30000 MW of nuclear power is a realistic target'

'30000 MW of nuclear power is a realistic target'

Rediff.com   23 May 2007

SK Jain, who heads NPCIL and Bhavini, tells Vandana Gombar Ayyagary and Sumana Guha Ray about how NPCIL is best placed to take India's nuclear power ambitions forward.

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.

Cabinet okays Bill for airport regulatory body

Cabinet okays Bill for airport regulatory body

Rediff.com   4 May 2007

The government on Thursday cleared the proposed Bill for setting up the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority.