Sohini Das &Amp; Namrata Acharya In Kolkata

Stories by Sohini Das &Amp; Namrata Acharya In Kolkata

Cola brands get a health scare

Cola brands get a health scare

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2016

Giants like Pepsi and Coke are fast losing shelf-space to healthier, functional options.

Milk, mango flavour Coke's summer run

Milk, mango flavour Coke's summer run

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2016

The introduction of the two new products is an indication of the importance of India as a market.

1 constituency, 2 finance ministers

1 constituency, 2 finance ministers

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2016

Khardah is no ordinary constituency. It is the electoral battleground of two economists-turned-finance ministers.

What is the accurate brand value of Kingfisher Airlines?

What is the accurate brand value of Kingfisher Airlines?

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2016

The airline shut shop in October 2012.

From an industrial hub to a model village: Nandigram's success story

From an industrial hub to a model village: Nandigram's success story

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2016

Nandigram today is a conglomeration of model villages fenced by its greenery.

Much hyped 'Gujarat Model' has failed both farmers and labourers

Much hyped 'Gujarat Model' has failed both farmers and labourers

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2016

Almost all recent labour strikes were declared illegal by the labour department of Gujarat.

Wall Street, Silicon Valley excited about India: Michael Schlein

Wall Street, Silicon Valley excited about India: Michael Schlein

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2016

Enthused by India's financial inclusion drive, US-based Accion, one of the biggest micro finance organisations in the world, has renewed its focus in India. Michael Schlein, bottom, left, chief executive officer of Accicon, tells Namrata Acharya in an email interview the Wall Street and Silicon Valley are eager to participate in opportunities presented by the issuance of the small finance and payment bank licences, the expanded banking correspondent opportunities, and the Jan-Dhan Yojna.

Get a Merc or a Jaguar at cheap prices in Chennai!

Get a Merc or a Jaguar at cheap prices in Chennai!

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2016

Insurance companies sell off inventory of flood-damaged vehicles to cut losses.

Gujarat's mango farmers to emulate Amul model

Gujarat's mango farmers to emulate Amul model

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2016

Gujarat took the lead when it came to empowering farmers in dairying.

Why govt's financial inclusion plans are floundering

Why govt's financial inclusion plans are floundering

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2015

Financial inclusion has been on the top of the govt's top agenda.

Global fashion brands might give 'Made in India' label a miss

Global fashion brands might give 'Made in India' label a miss

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2015

China accounts for more than one-third of the apparel export market

Sanand cranks up for festive season auto demand

Sanand cranks up for festive season auto demand

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2015

The 125-km stretch covering Sanand, Hansalpur and Vithalapur, with connected nodes at Kadi and Halol, is set to emerge as the next major automobile hub in India.

Community spirit helps Surat diamonds go global

Community spirit helps Surat diamonds go global

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2015

Recent defaults have made a section of traders contemplate moving towards promissory notes.

Once a bustling hub, Kolkata's central business district has few takers today

Once a bustling hub, Kolkata's central business district has few takers today

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2015

Dalhousie square has close to 55 historic landmarks.

Was it that unusual for Narendra Modi to tear up?

Was it that unusual for Narendra Modi to tear up?

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2015

At the Facebook townhall, Modi again showed a side of him that is at odds with his tough-as-nails public persona.

The suicidal potato economy of West Bengal

The suicidal potato economy of West Bengal

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2015

This time, the price of potato had shot up to Rs 50 per kg.

'Patidars may stop supporting BJP'

'Patidars may stop supporting BJP'

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2015

'Other communities are also equally frustrated, but they have not been able to put up a front so far. Now a wind of change is blowing,' says Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia.

Tata Motors' Sanand plant to roll out first non-Nano model in December

Tata Motors' Sanand plant to roll out first non-Nano model in December

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2015

The car so far known by the code name 'Kite' will be a hatchback.

In Bengal, a rice economy rots away on food habits, subsidy

In Bengal, a rice economy rots away on food habits, subsidy

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2015

In urban India, the fall in rice consumption was 0.2 kg per person per month.

Bandhan is reborn as a bank

Bandhan is reborn as a bank

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2015

For India's leading MFI-turned bank, the challenge is to stay competitive while pricing its loans