Viveat Susan Pinto And Sharmistha Mukherjee

Stories by Viveat Susan Pinto And Sharmistha Mukherjee

Battle over water: HUL, Eureka Forbes cross swords

Battle over water: HUL, Eureka Forbes cross swords

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

According to industry experts, chlorine is one of the most commonly used chemicals to purify water though not necessarily the best method to do so on account of its ability to produce disinfection byproducts, which are harmful chemical compounds.

Premium chocolates take off in India

Premium chocolates take off in India

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

At 10 per cent of the overall Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20-billion) chocolate market, the premium segment is small. Yet, it is growing at a steady 30-40 per cent per annum, according to industry estimates.

M&M to produce Ssangyong vehicles at Chakan plant

M&M to produce Ssangyong vehicles at Chakan plant

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2010

M&M is in the final stages of acquiring troubled South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor Company.

Maruti Suzuki looks at making cars for others

Maruti Suzuki looks at making cars for others

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2010

Nissan, Japan's fourth-largest car manufacturer, sells MSIL's A-Star as Pixo, an entry-level car, in Europe.

Pepsi Foods move to a healthier product portfolio

Pepsi Foods move to a healthier product portfolio

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2010

The ball, explains the division's new head of marketing, Vidur Vyas, was set rolling a few years earlier, when Pepsi Foods cut saturated fats in key snack brands such as Lays and Kurkure by close to 40 per cent.

Borges to take on Agrotech with instant popcorns

Borges to take on Agrotech with instant popcorns

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2010

Borges has already launched the microwave variant under the Popitas brand in June this year.

GE, Siemens in race for electric locomotive unit

GE, Siemens in race for electric locomotive unit

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2010

The facility, to come up on the public-private-partnership mode, will roll out 120 IGBT (insulated gate bipolar transistor) electric locos of 12,000 horse power every year.

Private railway tracks get green signal

Private railway tracks get green signal

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2010

Private sector entities will now be able to construct, operate and maintain railway tracks in the country under a new policy framed by the ministry to promote investment in railway infrastructure projects.

Pallonji group to set up real estate fund

Pallonji group to set up real estate fund

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2010

Construction major Shapoorji Pallonji & Co will set up a real estate fund in the next one year. The fund will focus on investments in the domestic market, according to Shapoor Mistry, chairman of Eureka Forbes, a part of the Shapoorji Pallonji group.

World Cup final got less eyeballs than 2006

World Cup final got less eyeballs than 2006

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2010

According to data from aMap, an overnight audience monitoring agency, in the top six metros, around 1.5 million viewers saw Sunday's match, while 1.9 million viewers had watched the final in 2006.

ITC plans to launch deodorants, talcs

ITC plans to launch deodorants, talcs

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2010

ITC, a competitor in fast moving consumer goods, is likely to extend its Vivel personal care range to deodarants and talcs.

Kraft plans India foray with confectionery

Kraft plans India foray with confectionery

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2010

The Kraft-Cadbury combine is likely to herald its presence in India with confectionery products. The reasons are evident.

India cheers SABMiller's bid for Foster's beer biz

India cheers SABMiller's bid for Foster's beer biz

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2010

As the buzz about UK-based SABMiller making an estimated $12-billion bid for Australia's leading premium branded drinks company Foster's beer business continues, India, say analysts, holds the key to the bid.

Jagran proprietors clash over Blackstone infusion

Jagran proprietors clash over Blackstone infusion

Rediff.com   29 May 2010

A battle is brewing in the families which run the Jagran group of newspapers. The group's flagship brand, Dainik Jagran, is the country's largest circulated newspaper.

FMCG firms to decide on prices after monsoon

FMCG firms to decide on prices after monsoon

Rediff.com   25 May 2010

The rain gods, it appears, will play a role in the decision of fast moving consumer goods companies to either raise or maintain prices of their products in the second quarter of the financial year.

Godrej plans to focus on own brands

Godrej plans to focus on own brands

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

Godrej to focus more on own brands as the licensing agreement with Sara Lee ends in two years.

Indian Railways running on deficit track

Indian Railways running on deficit track

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

In the Railway Budget presented on February 24, the Railways had revised downwards the revenue excess estimate by nearly 65 per cent to Rs 951 crore from the earlier projection of Rs 2,642 crore.

India to revolutionise use of green technology

India to revolutionise use of green technology

Rediff.com   13 May 2010

The development of the industrial corridor will bring about a revolution in the use of green technologies.

Mauritius co eyes stake in Amar Chitra Katha

Mauritius co eyes stake in Amar Chitra Katha

Rediff.com   10 May 2010

Tusk Investment, Mauritius, a wholly owned subsidiary of private equity firm Elephant Capital, has sought approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd (ACK).

Now, investor awareness on long-distance trains

Now, investor awareness on long-distance trains

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2010

Seventeen coaches will be splashed with the images of Nifty, NSE's flagship index. Inside, important investor awareness messages will be given on panels, with the message being 'invest carefully'.