Shine Jacob, Nitin Kumar

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Infy founder's son to launch E2W at Bharat Mobility

Infy founder's son to launch E2W at Bharat Mobility

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2025

Numeros Motors is also planning to come up with a passenger vehicle four-wheeler or a three-wheeler by 2027.

Textile hub Tiruppur threads a recovery on sliding rupee as exports surge

Textile hub Tiruppur threads a recovery on sliding rupee as exports surge

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2025

In the shadows of a sliding rupee, India's knitwear hub Tiruppur is weaving a success story. While the domestic currency edges closer to the 86 mark against the US dollar, triggering concerns for many sectors, this textile town in Tamil Nadu is finding opportunity in adversity: Between April and December alone, Tiruppur's exports reached Rs 26,000 crore, almost eclipsing last financial year's total of Rs 30,690 crore.

UPI transactions surge to record 16.73 bn in Dec; value at Rs 23.25 trn

UPI transactions surge to record 16.73 bn in Dec; value at Rs 23.25 trn

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2025

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions saw an 8 per cent month-on-month increase in volume to 16.73 billion in December, the highest volume for the digital system since it became operational in April 2016. The value also increased by 8 per cent to Rs 23.25 trillion, up from Rs 21.55 trillion in November.

EV sales in India up 27% in 2024 miss 2 million mark by a whisker

EV sales in India up 27% in 2024 miss 2 million mark by a whisker

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2024

India's electric vehicle (EV) industry hit a new milestone in 2024, with sales surging 26.5 per cent year-on-year to 1.94 million units as of December 29, according to Vahan data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).

Mercedes Rules Luxury Cars Segment

Mercedes Rules Luxury Cars Segment

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2024

For the first time in history, the luxury car market is poised to cross the sales mark of 50,000 units in 2024, with Mercedes leading the way

Space Kidz Is Planning A Moon Mission

Space Kidz Is Planning A Moon Mission

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2024

If it becomes a reality, the Chennai-based company will become the first private player from India to conduct such a mission to the lunar surface.

Adidas, Nike supplier Hong Fu enters India to foot manufacturing push

Adidas, Nike supplier Hong Fu enters India to foot manufacturing push

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2024

Taiwanese footwear major Hong Fu Industrial Group - a supplier to Nike, Converse, Vans, UGG, Puma, Adidas, Reebok, HOKA, Under Armour, and ON (a Swiss sportswear brand) -marked its India entry on Monday, with the ground breaking ceremony of the Rs 1,500-crore footwear manufacturing facility at the SIPCOT Industrial Park in Panapakkam, nearly 85 kms from Chennai.

This is one of the largest health-care deals in India

This is one of the largest health-care deals in India

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2024

'Along with Blackstone, we would be keen to look at opportunities in the North.'

Why clean air remains a pipe dream across India

Why clean air remains a pipe dream across India

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2024

Data from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change reveals that 30 cities recorded an increase in PM10 levels compared to 2017-18 (FY18), indicating deteriorating air quality.

Electric vehicle sales down 12% in November after festival-driven rush

Electric vehicle sales down 12% in November after festival-driven rush

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2024

In the e2W category, which accounts for more than 60 per cent of total EV sales, volumes fell 15 per cent to 118,944 units in November, compared to 139,787 units in the previous month

Dhoni Beats Bachchan, SRK!

Dhoni Beats Bachchan, SRK!

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2024

Dhoni endorses 42 brands to Bachchan's 41 and SRK's 34.

Global Footwear Majors Betting Big On Tamil Nadu

Global Footwear Majors Betting Big On Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2024

The state is in the process of grooming a supplier ecosystem, for which India is almost entirely dependent on imports.

Medical Tourism Revenue Takes A Hit After Govt Stops Visas For Bangladeshis

Medical Tourism Revenue Takes A Hit After Govt Stops Visas For Bangladeshis

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2024

According to a recent CareEdge Ratings report, Bangladesh accounts for around 50-60 per cent of India's total medical tourism inflow

Textile hub Tiruppur weaves a comeback as exports spring back to life

Textile hub Tiruppur weaves a comeback as exports spring back to life

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2024

After experiencing an 11 per cent contraction in exports in 2023-24 (FY24) due to a dip in exports for 10 consecutive months from April to January, the Tiruppur textile industry is back on track in 2024-25 (FY25). The cluster, which contributes 55 per cent of the country's total knitwear exports, posted a 13 per cent increase in the first five months of this financial year (FY25), with August seeing a 22 per cent rise - the highest in over two years.

Lulu IPO ends with 25X oversubscription, becomes largest IPO in UAE this year

Lulu IPO ends with 25X oversubscription, becomes largest IPO in UAE this year

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2024

Lulu Retail announced on Wednesday that its initial public offering (IPO) was oversubscribed 25 times across all tranches, excluding cornerstone investors, generating demand exceeding $37 billion-a record for a private sector IPO in the United Arab Emirates. The company is controlled by Kerala-based business tycoon MA Yusuff Ali. The final offer price for Lulu shares was set at AED 2.04 per share, raising a total of $1.72 billion (AED 6.32 billion), making it the largest IPO in the UAE in 2024 to date.

Maruti Suzuki eyes two-fold jump in exports after historic high in October

Maruti Suzuki eyes two-fold jump in exports after historic high in October

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2024

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), the largest passenger vehicle manufacturer in India, has set a road map to expand its global presence by targeting exports of 800,000 units by the end of this decade -- almost double the approximately 280,000 units sent abroad in 2023-24, Rahul Bharti, executive director, corporate affairs, told Business Standard. The company's upcoming electric vehicle (EV) strategy is expected to play a crucial role in its global ambitions.

India saw steepest surge in greenhouse emission in 2023, says report

India saw steepest surge in greenhouse emission in 2023, says report

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2024

Among major economies, India in FY23 recorded the steepest increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, climbing 6.1 per cent, with China trailing close behind at 5.2 per cent, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2024. In contrast, GHG emission decreased in both the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) by 7.5 per cent and 1.4 per cent, respectively. Despite India's rise, its 2023 GHG emission remains relatively low at 4,140 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCOe) against China's 16,000 and the US's 5,970.

Tracking air: As Delhi AQI worsens, experts call for long-term solutions

Tracking air: As Delhi AQI worsens, experts call for long-term solutions

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2024

Air quality index (AQI) soared past 350 level in parts of Delhi on Thursday and experts cautioned that as weather turns colder it may breach the 400-mark ceiling and enter the 'severe' zone soon, notwithstanding the incidents of stubble burnings which have nosedived from 17,529 in 2020 to 4,262 this year.

Firecrackers Capital Sivakasi Faces Uncertain Future

Firecrackers Capital Sivakasi Faces Uncertain Future

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2024

Sivakasi is fighting for survival, thanks to the ban on firecrackers in Delhi, regulations in several other cities, pandemic-imposed sales dips, the ban on the use of barium nitrate...

Royal Enfield announces 1st assembly unit in Bangladesh

Royal Enfield announces 1st assembly unit in Bangladesh

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2024

Indian motorcycle maker Royal Enfield on Tuesday announced starting a manufacturing unit and a showroom in Bangladesh, marking a major industrial development in the neighbouring country where the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled in August after weeks-long protests against her. The manufacturing facility in Chauddagram in Cumilla district is Royal Enfield's sixth outside India and besides the one in Tamil Nadu. Royal Enfield, the global leader in the mid-size motorcycle segment, has set up the facility in collaboration with IFAD Motors.