Surajeet Das Gupta And Dhruvaksh Saha

Stories by Surajeet Das Gupta And Dhruvaksh Saha

Lower Costs Ahead for Electric Truck Buyers

Lower Costs Ahead for Electric Truck Buyers

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2025

Blue Energy Motors, a Mumbai-based outfit, is set to disrupt the market for two million heavy-duty trucks running on diesel and petrol in the case of routes under 500 km by transforming them into electric.

Govt planning transport authority to drive multimodal corridors

Govt planning transport authority to drive multimodal corridors

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2025

The government is planning to set up an integrated transport planning authority for faster and comprehensive planning among multiple transport ministries such as highways, railways, and shipping & ports.

'We Have Become The Largest Eyewear Brand In Asia'

'We Have Become The Largest Eyewear Brand In Asia'

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2025

'India needs at least 70,000 to 80,000 eyewear stores; our 2,000 stores are just a drop in the ocean.'

CLEAN Railway Toilets In 56 Seconds!

CLEAN Railway Toilets In 56 Seconds!

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2025

Cleaning services would translate to regular sanitation at intervals of around 3 to 4 hours every day on a majority of mail and express trains.

Tesla, VinFast Fail To Make A Splash In India

Tesla, VinFast Fail To Make A Splash In India

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2025

In September, Tesla and VinFast accounted for less than 0.5 per cent of all EV registrations.

AI Phones Catch India's Eye

AI Phones Catch India's Eye

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2025

GenAI smartphones are mobile devices that leverage large-scale, pre-trained GenAI models to create original content or perform contextually aware tasks.

India dials up record smartphone exports; shipments touch $13.4 bn in H1

India dials up record smartphone exports; shipments touch $13.4 bn in H1

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2025

Smartphone exports for the first six months (April to September) of 2025-26 (FY26) surged to $13.4 billion, based on industry estimates. Driven by the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, this marks a 59 per cent jump over the $8.5 billion exported during the same period of the previous financial year (2024-25/FY25).

Smart Glasses To Be As Affordable As Regular Eyewear

Smart Glasses To Be As Affordable As Regular Eyewear

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2025

Qualcomm is partnering with Indian firms like Lenskart to make smart glasses nearly as affordable as regular eyewear.

Rare-earth squeeze puts electric two-wheeler firms, suppliers at odds

Rare-earth squeeze puts electric two-wheeler firms, suppliers at odds

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2025

Electric two-wheeler (e2W) companies are upset with some of their suppliers of heavy rare-earth magnet-powered electric motors, who have objected to their proposal - under consideration by the government - that would allow e2W original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) an exemption from localisation norms on electric motors, thereby enabling them to continue receiving the 5,000-per-vehicle subsidy.V

India tightens grip on global smartphone market by value

India tightens grip on global smartphone market by value

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2025

India is slowly expanding its share as the third-largest market for smartphones globally in terms of value, even as countries like China, at the top, and the UK, at fifth, have seen declines, according to global data from Counterpoint Research.

'Lenovo to Double 'Make in India' Devices in 2 Years'

'Lenovo to Double 'Make in India' Devices in 2 Years'

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2025

'We are increasing our footprint, but other markets also compete - like Indonesia or Vietnam.'

Alto, Wagon R Prices May Drop By 40,000 To 67,000

Alto, Wagon R Prices May Drop By 40,000 To 67,000

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2025

'GST reduction will help larger and high-end cars too.'

Apple Boosts Output For iPhone 17 Launch

Apple Boosts Output For iPhone 17 Launch

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2025

India has become Apple's main export hub to the US, which consumes over $40 billion worth of iPhones annually.

100 New Fab Plants, India Aims Higher

100 New Fab Plants, India Aims Higher

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2025

'The world now realises that semiconductors are not just important for national security, but also for economic prosperity.'

55 Million E-Challans Issued Till June, But...

55 Million E-Challans Issued Till June, But...

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2025

Challans worth Rs 10,298 crore were issued, but collections have been a weak 20 per cent.

1,317 Road Accidents, 474 Deaths Every Day

1,317 Road Accidents, 474 Deaths Every Day

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2025

55 road accidents, 20 deaths every hour.

Classify Strategic Data As 'National Asset'

Classify Strategic Data As 'National Asset'

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2025

...on par with oil, power, and defence, and to restrict its storage under foreign control.

What July's Hiring Trends Reveal

What July's Hiring Trends Reveal

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2025

Fresher hiring grew by 8 per cent driven by non-IT services oil and gas, real estate, and education sectors.

Running for top spot, Asics eyes Nike and Adidas turf in India

Running for top spot, Asics eyes Nike and Adidas turf in India

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2025

It has charted an ambitious target. Japanese premium sports goods giant Asics - which sells 75 per cent of its shoes in the country at over ~12,000 a pair - wants to be the No. 1 running shoe player in the $90-a-pair organised market in India, currently dominated by Nike, Adidas and Puma. To do so, it is making an aggressive push into Tier-II and Tier-III cities, where customers are ready to lap them up - as well as setting up company-owned stores in four to five locations across key metros.

Move over incentives, time for 'soft' mandates on EVs: Niti Aayog

Move over incentives, time for 'soft' mandates on EVs: Niti Aayog

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2025

After a slew of programmes to facilitate electric-vehicle (EV) adoption in India, the NITI Aayog has said the government has done enough on incentives and now it's time to take the programme a step further with "strong signals" through regulations and mandates.