Swaraj Baggonkar &Amp; T E Narasimhan

Stories by Swaraj Baggonkar &Amp; T E Narasimhan

Fortis Healthcare plans to raise $100 mn from IFC

Fortis Healthcare plans to raise $100 mn from IFC

Rediff.com   10 May 2013

The company will use the proceeds to fund its expansion plan and repay debt.

'We have restructured for greater agility'

'We have restructured for greater agility'

Rediff.com   7 May 2013

Polaris Financial Technology Ltd , the Chennai-based information technology major which provides products, solutions and services for the financial services sector, has appointed five CEOs, one for for each distinct line of business.

Tata Motors' truck market share slumps

Tata Motors' truck market share slumps

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2013

The Mumbai-based firm has lost almost 10 percentage points in market share since 2009-10, even as other brands have fought hard to wrest share away.

Auto worker unions put grit in the gears

Auto worker unions put grit in the gears

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2013

The issues unions have been pursuing aggressively include forced suspensions, flexible work conditions, recognition of a union and salary parity for contract workers.

AirAsia plans to take off with two aircraft in Sept

AirAsia plans to take off with two aircraft in Sept

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2013

The airline would hire 100 cabin crew for the aircraft.

TVS Motor, BMW tie up to tap technology, market access

TVS Motor, BMW tie up to tap technology, market access

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2013

To develop a series of motorcycles for the 250-500 cc segment

Face-off with Sri Lanka could further dent auto exports

Face-off with Sri Lanka could further dent auto exports

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2013

Companies such as Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, TVS Motor Company, Hero Motocorp, Bajaj Auto and Maruti Suzuki, for whom Sri Lanka is a key export destination, are experiencing a significant slowdown in demand following the import duty hikes, which have made their vehicles very expensive in the island nation.

More car makers jump on the discount bandwagon

More car makers jump on the discount bandwagon

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2013

Analysts say models that recorded healthy demand earlier are now luring customers with discounts and consumer benefit schemes.

Mahindra to close tractors plants

Mahindra to close tractors plants

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2013

Move made to allign its production with sales demand

Sales slide fails to pause Ford plans

Sales slide fails to pause Ford plans

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2013

Even as it is struggling to run its existing plants at half their capacity, due to dwindling sales, Ford India is pressing ahead with its Rs 4,000-crore vehicle and engine plant in Gujarat.

Nashik plant strike hits M&M output

Nashik plant strike hits M&M output

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

Amid stalled wage renewal talks, union functionary suspended, triggering work stoppage.

Nasik: Mahindra staff threaten strike over wages

Nasik: Mahindra staff threaten strike over wages

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2013

Workers at utility vehicle major Mahindra & Mahindra's Nashik facility on Tuesday issuing a notice to the management to go on strike on or after March 11, if their demands for higher wages were not settled by the company.

Tuticorin harbour project to benefit exporters

Tuticorin harbour project to benefit exporters

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2013

At present, traders send their cargoes in a container through a feeder vessel to Colombo, where its gets unloaded and again loaded in the mother vessel.

Nano factory's role might expand

Nano factory's role might expand

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2013

Tata Motors, India's largest car maker by revenue, is exploring the possibility of adding more models to the production line at its Sanand plant in Gujarat.

Hope in Kerala's poison fields

Hope in Kerala's poison fields

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2013

After suffering from severe exposure to endosulfan for decades, the villagers of Kasargod are finally moving on. But the scars remain, T E Narasimhan finds out.

It's raining offers on Republic Day

It's raining offers on Republic Day

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2013

Industry estimates R-Day sales are eight times the usual for big retailers.

'Diesel price rise won't hit demand'

'Diesel price rise won't hit demand'

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2013

The demand for diesel cars, which account for 58 per cent of passenger vehicle sales in India every month, has seen a steep rise, as manufacturers continue to introduce variants that have diesel engines.

Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam to miss release date

Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam to miss release date

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2013

The movie was scheduled for January 10, 2013 at 9.30 pm on Airtel DTH.

Paramount Airways might be revived with lawsuit money

Paramount Airways might be revived with lawsuit money

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2012

Lawsuit issue was a dispute over payment, with GE Capital Aviation Services and Celestial Aviation Trading.

M&M brings back old hand to lead tractor unit

M&M brings back old hand to lead tractor unit

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2012

Rajesh Jejurikar had quit M&M to join Zee Entertainment Enterprise.