Swaraj Baggonkar And Sounak Mitra

Stories by Swaraj Baggonkar And Sounak Mitra

Coke cracks the rural code, launches 100 ml Maaza packs

Coke cracks the rural code, launches 100 ml Maaza packs

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2013

This is going to be the lowest price for a Coke product in the non-returnable ready-to-drink category.

Montek bats for spectrum trading

Montek bats for spectrum trading

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2013

Says tradability will ensure greater economic efficiency & higher revenues for the government.

Iridium to re-enter India with domestic partners

Iridium to re-enter India with domestic partners

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2013

In talks with BSNL, MTNL to float a firm in which it will hold 49 per cent.

Caller tunes earn Rs 8,185 cr for telcos in 3 years

Caller tunes earn Rs 8,185 cr for telcos in 3 years

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2013

DoT's data is based on inputs from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and service providers.

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.

Ericsson gets NEW India head

Ericsson gets NEW India head

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2013

Chris Houghton joined Ericsson UK in 2010 as head of customer unit for UK and Ireland.

As TV digitisation deadline nears, talk of a let-up

As TV digitisation deadline nears, talk of a let-up

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2013

There has been talk in the I&B ministry on allowing analogue signals in a few cities, like in Kolkata and Chennai in the first phase, even after March 31.

Subsidy for BSNL mobile services in Naxal-hit areas

Subsidy for BSNL mobile services in Naxal-hit areas

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2013

At the end of Dec, the government had Rs 47,273 crore in the USO fund, with annual accruals of about Rs 6,000 crore.

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.

HUL plans to sell property in metros

HUL plans to sell property in metros

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2013

FMCG giant HUL sold or leased its landmark commercial properties, including its former headquarters, last year.

GSM lobby softens stand, not to take legal recourse

GSM lobby softens stand, not to take legal recourse

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2013

The Cellular Operators Association of India said it would not take any legal step on the issue, unlike what it had said earlier.

Saholic.com offers theft insurance for mobiles

Saholic.com offers theft insurance for mobiles

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2013

New India Assurance is the insurance provider.

Caller tune revenues no music to telcos' ears

Caller tune revenues no music to telcos' ears

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2013

Over the past 18 months, the number of caller tune subscribers, each paying Rs 30 a month for the service, has fallen from 100 million to 55 million.

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.

Govt eyes Rs 1,800 cr with mobile tax hike

Govt eyes Rs 1,800 cr with mobile tax hike

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2013

Finance Minister P Chidambaram is banking on the aspirations of people to own a swanky new mobile phone to boost the government's indirect tax revenue in the next financial year.

Durables follow FMCG in the slow lane

Durables follow FMCG in the slow lane

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2013

The production of durable products (refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and conventional television sets) is contracting in India, according to new data released last week.

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.