Sohini Das, Vimukt Dave

Stories by Sohini Das, Vimukt Dave

Maruti to rework deal with Gujarat

Maruti to rework deal with Gujarat

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2014

Maruti Suzuki signed a State Support Agreement with the Gujarat government in June 2012 for buying land and setting up a factory

Chinese dragon haunts local kite makers in Gujarat

Chinese dragon haunts local kite makers in Gujarat

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2014

While tukkal salers claim that their business has doubled this season, kite makers and retailers say that business has been down by around 25 per cent.

Maruti's Gujarat plant site draws real estate developers

Maruti's Gujarat plant site draws real estate developers

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2013

According to villagers in the region, builders have been doing the rounds of the area, trying to spot suitable locations for residential projects.

Rains damage Rs 700 crore worth of crops in Gujarat

Rains damage Rs 700 crore worth of crops in Gujarat

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2013

According to the initial estimates, the flooding of rivers and heavy rainfall has caused damage to the agriculture crop to the tune of Rs 700 crore (Rs 7 billion) in the state.

Rupee-dollar fluctuations hurting margins: Volvo MD

Rupee-dollar fluctuations hurting margins: Volvo MD

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2013

While company would hold on to prices for now, hike likely by end of 2013

Rasna takes on Tropicana

Rasna takes on Tropicana

Rediff.com   14 May 2013

With Ju-C, the beverage maker launches a price war in the fruit juice space.

Maruti's first Gujarat site faces land hurdle

Maruti's first Gujarat site faces land hurdle

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2013

For a contiguous plot, the company may need to pay almost three times more for 40 acres at Hansalpur.

Mahindra plans to launch 4-5 variants of electric cars

Mahindra plans to launch 4-5 variants of electric cars

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2013

Company has already put in place around 100 charging points across Delhi and Bangalore.

Maruti hiring for Manesar from Guj

Maruti hiring for Manesar from Guj

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2013

Company has taken preliminary tests of 1,181 candidates from state ITI.

Online travel portals see rise in festive bookings

Online travel portals see rise in festive bookings

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2012

While the peak holiday season failed to bring in much business to the hotel industry, the online travel booking space has done reasonably well.

Maruti to regularise contract workers

Maruti to regularise contract workers

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2012

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), which witnessed labour unrest at its Manesar facility, is set to complete the process of regularisation of contract workers at the unit by November-end.

Maruti plans to export Alto 800 from December

Maruti plans to export Alto 800 from December

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2012

Going all out to market the all new Alto 800, pricing the base variant of the new car lower than the outgoing model, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), today said it will start exporting the car from Gujarat's Mundra port from December this year. The first export market is likely to be Chile in South America.

Maruti's entry sees land prices soar in Hansalpur

Maruti's entry sees land prices soar in Hansalpur

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2012

As expected, land prices in the region have shot through the roof in the last three to four months, rising about 12 times compared to prices a couple of years earlier.

Nestle India enters Amul's home with Gujarat factory

Nestle India enters Amul's home with Gujarat factory

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2012

Nestle India, the subsidiary of Swiss dairy major Nestle, is all geared to set up its ninth plant in the country. The company had acquired about 50 acres of land at Sanand, nearly 30 kilometres from Ahmedabad, for a manufacturing plant, said Gujarat government officials.

Cash portion in car buying on the rise

Cash portion in car buying on the rise

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2011

The double whammy of spiralling petrol prices and volatile interest rates on loans is driving car buyers to make payments out of their pockets rather than opting for bank loan.

Hero plans electic bikes in Europe

Hero plans electic bikes in Europe

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2011

Hero Electric is set to test waters in the European markets with electric bikes

Hiring to remain robust in pharma in 2011

Hiring to remain robust in pharma in 2011

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2010

According to a Pricewaterhouse Coopers Report titled 'India Pharma Inc: Capitalising on India's Growth Potential', leading pharmaceutical companies in the country have increased their sales forces by around 50 per cent in 2010.

Jewellery biz loses lustre to soaring gold prices

Jewellery biz loses lustre to soaring gold prices

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

Sales of gold and gold jewellery have come down by 75 per cent in Gujarat due to spiralling prices of yellow metal in past two to three months.

India fuels career growth for expat auto CEOs

India fuels career growth for expat auto CEOs

Rediff.com   4 May 2010

While emerging markets have traditionally been recipients of the older cast-offs from the developed markets, in India it is completely different.

M&M starts work on electric two-wheelers

M&M starts work on electric two-wheelers

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2010

Hopes to launch e-scooters within two years