Sharmistha Mukherjee &Amp; Surajeet Das Gupta

Stories by Sharmistha Mukherjee &Amp; Surajeet Das Gupta

Fiat exploring LCV foray in India

Fiat exploring LCV foray in India

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2013

While the slowdown in the domestic economy and a ban on mining has sharply impacted the demand for medium and heavy commercial vehicles, sales of LCVs rose 15.61 per cent to 378,509 units between April and December, driven by need for products for last mile transportation.

'Rs 5/l hike in diesel price not to impact sales'

'Rs 5/l hike in diesel price not to impact sales'

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2013

Home-grown automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra, whose sales are predominantly driven by diesel-powered utility vehicles, has said an increase of Rs 5 a litre in the price of the fuel or a differential of up to 20 per cent with petrol price will not impact vehicle sales.

IKEA's wait to set up shop may get longer

IKEA's wait to set up shop may get longer

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2013

Agenda for FIPB meeting on Jan 18 doesn't mention its application.

Finance ministry wants reasons for IKEA climb down

Finance ministry wants reasons for IKEA climb down

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2013

DEA official writes to DIPP suggesting that govt needs to understand what has been left out, and why, in the revised application of the retailer.

Low domestic demand fuels petrol car exports

Low domestic demand fuels petrol car exports

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2012

Auto makers step up efforts export cars and offset adverse impact of foreign exchange fluctuations.

Govt may put 3% holding in public sector ETF

Govt may put 3% holding in public sector ETF

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2012

Divestment in top PSUs could make the ETF as big as Rs 30,000 crore.

Forensic audit of firm's books

Forensic audit of firm's books

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2012

Masood Imad, media secretary to the Maldivian President, says: "We have asked MACL to hire a firm like KPMG to conduct a forensic audit of the firm's accounts.

GMR's Male sojourn: A sweet deal gone sour?

GMR's Male sojourn: A sweet deal gone sour?

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2012

Did GMR Infra get a sweet deal from former Maldivian president that turned sour as a new government came to power?

Tax bumps ahead for diesel cars

Tax bumps ahead for diesel cars

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2012

At a time when diesel-powered vehicles have been driving sales in the country's otherwise sluggish automobile market, the industry has been hit by a double whammy.

Sistema may buy into Aircel

Sistema may buy into Aircel

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2012

Action is hotting up in the telecom space, with Russian giant Sistema in preliminary discussions with Aircel to pick up an equity stake.

GSM operators might bid for 800-MHz spectrum

GSM operators might bid for 800-MHz spectrum

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2012

Though reserve for CDMA, there were no bidders for the spectrum in the recent auction. GSM operators could buy it to launch 4G and 3G services.

Telcos scramble to get a pie of Bihar

Telcos scramble to get a pie of Bihar

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2012

A large migrant population, better law and order situation made the state attractive.

New utility models drive passenger vehicle sales

New utility models drive passenger vehicle sales

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2012

The companies continue to see heavy demand in utility cars.

Spectrum auction set to open fresh can of worms

Spectrum auction set to open fresh can of worms

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2012

Multiple disputes to ensue; auction begins today, but will do little to quell uncertainty.

Sacked Maruti employees to hold rally

Sacked Maruti employees to hold rally

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2012

The sacked workers have constituted a seven-member provisional working committee.

Govt to have 9-11 MHz for auction in 8 circles

Govt to have 9-11 MHz for auction in 8 circles

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2012

After refarming, over 142.5 MHz of spectrum is expected to be available for auctioning next year.

Festive season spruces volume of auto sales

Festive season spruces volume of auto sales

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2012

Firms are enthused at passenger vehicle numbers but high interest rates a problem.

Ministerial group okays MTNL, BSNL rescue

Ministerial group okays MTNL, BSNL rescue

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2012

Govt to bear Rs 12k-cr cost of spectrum retention but without any cash outgo put up for Cabinet nod.

Hero to launch first independent product in 2013-14

Hero to launch first independent product in 2013-14

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2012

After splitting with Honda, the company is working on developing it own intellectual property.

Minimum land need for SEZ to be lowered

Minimum land need for SEZ to be lowered

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2012

Lower minimum area of land required for multi-product SEZs to 250 hectares from 1,000.