Samreen Ahmad, Avishek Rakshit &Amp;Amp; Dasarath Reddy

Stories by Samreen Ahmad, Avishek Rakshit &Amp;Amp; Dasarath Reddy

Cheers to jugaad!

Cheers to jugaad!

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2017

Following the Supreme Court ruling against liquor being sold within 500 metres of state and national highways, the infamous Indian jugaad is in play once again. Veenu Sandhu, Nikita Puri, Ranjita Ganesan & Avishek Rakshit find out how India is coping.

How Sanjiv Goenka plans to spread his wings

How Sanjiv Goenka plans to spread his wings

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2017

Group is planning to reduce its dependence on power generation business by expanding in other areas

Parched South India faces biggest water crisis

Parched South India faces biggest water crisis

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2017

Kerala, Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are facing a severe drought this year, affecting livelihoods as well as lives.

The LaLit is on an expansion spree

The LaLit is on an expansion spree

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2017

With 13 properties on board, The LaLit is now keen to take its hospitality school -- The Lalit Suri Hospitality School -- in Faridabad, Haryana, to the next level.

Your favourite cup of tea could be in trouble!

Your favourite cup of tea could be in trouble!

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2017

The world-famous Darjeeling tea is losing its flavour even as it struggles with falling production, says Avishek Rakshit.

Jenson and Nicholson gets a fresh paint job

Jenson and Nicholson gets a fresh paint job

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2017

A new management at one of India's oldest paint companies looks to revive the dormant paints brand, readies for a stiff fight with rivals.

Placements drop by 5 per cent at IIM-C

Placements drop by 5 per cent at IIM-C

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2017

It is not clear whether the drop in offers is a fallout of demonetisation.

There once was a pink Ambassador...

There once was a pink Ambassador...

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2017

Most Indians have an Ambassador story. Avishek Rakshit chronicles what made this car such an indispensable part of India's cultural psyche.

Amazon to offer exclusive FMCG deals

Amazon to offer exclusive FMCG deals

Rediff.com   1 Mar 2017

Amazon's pantry division across 29 cities in India helps sellers sell FMCG products on its platform.

Infy CEO Vishal Sikka gets thumbs-up from investors

Infy CEO Vishal Sikka gets thumbs-up from investors

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2017

Investors also appreciate the role being played by the founders; analysts, too, remain unperturbed.

Sundar Pichai: Important to keep your dreams and follow them

Sundar Pichai: Important to keep your dreams and follow them

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2017

People with merit are valued; not just degrees from prestigious institutions, Google CEO tells students at his old college.

Note ban: In Assam's tea gardens cash is perennially in demand

Note ban: In Assam's tea gardens cash is perennially in demand

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2016

In the fifth of a six-part series on the impact of demonetisation, Avishek Rakshit senses a storm brewing over the 850-odd tea gardens in the north eastern state, which have a weekly and fortnightly payment cycle.

When did printing of Rs 2,000 notes actually begin?

When did printing of Rs 2,000 notes actually begin?

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2016

In the first of a four-part series, Business Standard takes a look at how a mint in Salboni, West Bengal, is working overtime to print currency notes.

When did the printing of Rs 2,000 notes actually begin?

When did the printing of Rs 2,000 notes actually begin?

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2016

In the first of a four-part series, Business Standard takes a look at how a mint in Salboni, West Bengal, is working overtime to print currency notes.

Will they get their salaries on time?

Will they get their salaries on time?

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2016

With the first salary date after demonetisation around the corner, will India's labourers be able to take their hard-earned wages home?

Payment problems plague 1 million plantation workers

Payment problems plague 1 million plantation workers

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2016

The Assam government has taken the initiative to pay workers their wages electronically and has asked banks to open branches adjacent to tea gardens and install ATMs in estates.

In major R&D push, Mercedes plans to step on the gas

In major R&D push, Mercedes plans to step on the gas

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2016

The luxury car maker plans to recruit 1,000 people next year; in five years, research staff had jumped from 700 to 3,500.

GST targets smokers, tobacco in highest tax slab

GST targets smokers, tobacco in highest tax slab

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2016

Tobacco will be subjected to the highest tax slab of 28 per cent and an additional cess. The current rates of taxation on cigarettes and chewing tobacco are about 64 per cent and 81 per cent, respectively.

Dutee Chand: What a runner! What a life!

Dutee Chand: What a runner! What a life!

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2016

Behind sprinter Dutee Chand's rise is a hidden journey filled with pain and hardship.

Wipro Kolkata campus plan hits Bengal land policy roadblock

Wipro Kolkata campus plan hits Bengal land policy roadblock

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2016

The second campus would have the potential to create around 18,000 jobs