Pradipta Mukherjee In Kolkata

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Oriflame to launch 150 cosmetics

Oriflame to launch 150 cosmetics

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2007

The Sweden-based cosmetics company Oriflame is set to introduce 150 more products in India by next year, as competition among direct-selling companies in India rises with the entry of more multi-national players.

IIM Calcutta in Rs 100 crore facelift

IIM Calcutta in Rs 100 crore facelift

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2007

In one of the biggest such programmes, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is investing Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) over three years in remodelling its campus to make room for 25 per cent more students and give it an international look.

Hairdressing? A good career option

Hairdressing? A good career option

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2007

While starting salaries range between Rs 8,000 and Rs 15,000, one can also start one's own business after gaining a few years of experience.

Microsoft pushes W-Mobile in small towns

Microsoft pushes W-Mobile in small towns

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2007

With growth in mobility and mobile penetration levels in tier II and III towns and cities, Microsoft India is looking at a larger chunk of its mobility business from these regions.

Webel unit to make goods for the challenged

Webel unit to make goods for the challenged

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2007

Kolkata-based Webel Mediatronics Ltd - a subsidiary of West Bengal Electronic Industry Development Corporation Limited, is planning to start manufacturing and designing motorised wheelchair and digital hearing aid

Want paperless office? Go for Xerox Docushare

Want paperless office? Go for Xerox Docushare

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2007

DocuShare makes it easy for corporates to share ad hoc information more efficiently and allows organisations to do away with the time, labour, and cost of maintaining paper files.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wireless phone subscriber expected to double by 20

Wireless phone subscriber expected to double by 20

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2007

The wireless phone subscriber base in India has already crossed 100 million mark and is expected to more than double to 265.2 million by 2010