Surajeet Das Gupta, Priyanka Singh

Stories by Surajeet Das Gupta, Priyanka Singh

GMR hopes to land Spain airport projects

GMR hopes to land Spain airport projects

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2011

Considers bidding for Barcelona, Madrid airports; may rope in local partner.

Panel nods tough riders for retail FDI

Panel nods tough riders for retail FDI

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2011

Emerging consensus is that all state capitals be covered.

DoT proposes one nation, one market policy

DoT proposes one nation, one market policy

Rediff.com   22 Jul 2011

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has proposed to simplify the country's telecom landscape. It has suggested one tariff for each licence holder across the country, all-India mobile number portability and doing away with roaming charges.

Ashok Burman: The man who gave repackaged Ayurveda

Ashok Burman: The man who gave repackaged Ayurveda

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2011

Ashok Chand Burman, the 82-year-old patriarch of the family and chairman of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) major Dabur Ltd, died on Saturday while on vacation in London, He was instrumental in fundamentally transforming a mid-rung ayurveda company firm into a FMCG major.

ITC-Chitalias battle moves to India

ITC-Chitalias battle moves to India

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2011

The long battle between ITC and its one-time trading partner, the Chitalias, has shifted to India. ITC has filed a suit in the Indian courts to recover assets it says the two brothers have in the country.

Mother Dairy tastes success with mishti doi

Mother Dairy tastes success with mishti doi

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2011

A confident Mother Dairy has set an ambitious target now: sales of mishti doi should hit 15 per cent of sales by the end of this financial year and 30 per cent by the next three to four years.

ITC bets on beverages, dairy to top FMCG pack

ITC bets on beverages, dairy to top FMCG pack

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2011

The company is looking to triple its FMCG turnover from Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion) to Rs 15,000 crore (Rs 150 billion) in the next five years.

AI warns govt of loan default consequences

AI warns govt of loan default consequences

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2011

The loans are backed by a government guarantee.

Lenders want govt to pay for AI's plane purchases

Lenders want govt to pay for AI's plane purchases

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2011

The government has till now injected Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20-billion) fresh equity into the airline.

New telcom cos' revenue streams turn into trickle

New telcom cos' revenue streams turn into trickle

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2011

The average revenue per user (ARPU) of the country's four new GSM operators who got licences in 2008 - Uninor, S-Tel, Videocon and Etisalat DB - was between Rs 8.50 and Rs 39 in the January-March quarter.

Govt mulls FDI in multi-brand retail in six cities

Govt mulls FDI in multi-brand retail in six cities

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2011

Six metros in which FDI in multi-brand retailing will be permitted are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

DoT readies big-ticket changes in telecom policy

DoT readies big-ticket changes in telecom policy

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2011

The department is planning a complete overhaul of the archaic Indian Telegraph Act.

Coke's cool move faces cost heat

Coke's cool move faces cost heat

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2011

That's a real big deal for this store-owner in a small village off Agra which goes without power for several days at a stretch.

Bharti takes tower sharing to Africa

Bharti takes tower sharing to Africa

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2011

The idea is to reduce capital investments and improve profitability.

New car platform viable without Renault deal:Bajaj

New car platform viable without Renault deal:Bajaj

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2011

'It can be used to build three-wheelers, vans, too'

Soon, study a lesson prepared by the Tatas

Soon, study a lesson prepared by the Tatas

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2011

Group to enter education, invest `100 cr to begin with.

Tata DOCOMO ad mantra: Keep it simple, silly!

Tata DOCOMO ad mantra: Keep it simple, silly!

Rediff.com   16 May 2011

The GSM service arm of Tata Teleservices Limited has invested close to Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million) for the campaign featuring Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor.

Air India may form second ground handling arm

Air India may form second ground handling arm

Rediff.com   12 May 2011

Will operate in all airports except those in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi

AI aims for operating profit of Rs 449 cr this yr

AI aims for operating profit of Rs 449 cr this yr

Rediff.com   5 May 2011

AIR India's turnaround plan, which has been reviewed by consulting firm Deloitte and accepted by the airline's board, says the company will start making operating profit from this financial year itself. Air India has been running under losses since 2007.

'Digital revolution has just begun in India'

'Digital revolution has just begun in India'

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2011

Morel, who was in India recently, spoke to Viveat Susan Pinto and Priyanka Singh.