The new push is being driven primarily by over 170,000 villages where household income is over Rs 1 lakh a year.
A passenger travelling in a cycle rickshaw can now have the luxury of sipping a Coke or Pepsi apart from listening to music via a headphone while he travels.
That's because India does not have a serious venture capital industry with an appetite for risk, observes T N Ninan.
With RIL supplying about 47 per cent of the domestic petcoke production, current dynamics are bound to change.
Faced with rising input costs and increasing competition, Steel Authority of India Ltd has embarked on a Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) cost-reduction exercise in the current fiscal in areas of raw material usage, energy and refractory consumption.
The region constituted more than 31percent of the segment's total sales volume in 2016.
PepsiCo bets on value-added water by launching vitamin-fortified drinks in a segment that is growing rapidly in India.
The UK steel industry is struggling for survival in the face of extremely challenging market conditions.
The Maggi controversy is likely to be a stepping stone in the evolution of country's packaged and processed food industry.
The increase in production will be from the existing mines.
The Appellate Authority has stayed Rs 1800 crore penalty on Coal India.
It's Sanjeev Chadha, named Pepsi's chief executive for Asia, W Asia & Africa, versus Coca-Cola's Atul Singh.
Gas production from Krishna Godavari basin block has dropped to just over 12 mmscmd and RIL is carrying out workover on main Dhirubhai-1 and 3 gas fields.
Coca-Cola on Friday announced a cut in prices of 300 ml and 200 ml packages to Rs eight and Rs five respectively for Coke, Thums Up, Limca, Sprite and Fanta in some North Indian markets.
Experts question Nestle's silence over Maggi controversy.
The study, 'Trade and trade diversion effects of United States tariffs on China', shows that the ongoing US-China trade war has resulted in a sharp decline in bilateral trade, higher prices for consumers and trade diversion effects -- increased imports from countries not directly involved in the trade war.
What does one make of Ramdev's recent allegations that MNCs are conspiring against Patanjali?
The manufacturing sector, a key indicator of economic activity, grew 10.6 per cent year-on-year in October.
Apply the 'insurgent' tests on what Ambani, Ramdev and Agarwal have done of late, and you will start seeing the similarities rather than obvious differences of industry, upbringing or social station, says Shailesh Dobhal.
Metal sector is not too happy from Budget announcements for the sector
Mumbai-born Veena Sahajwalla has developed a microfactory in Australia to upcycle electronic waste.
'We will have a well-designed product, and not a compromise.' 'We will make a completely contemporary vehicle, in keeping with consumers' aspirations, not like the Nano, which disappointed them,' Sajjan Jindal tells Shreekant Sambrani.
Contraction in exports continued for the 12th month in a row in November as outward shipments shrank 24.43 per cent to $ 20.01 billion amid a global demand slowdown.
This is not the first time Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation that owns brand Amul has chosen an unconventional method to protect its brand.
Actors and sportspersons are increasingly blacklisting products like colas and fairness creams. Urvi Malvania explores what lies behind the concern among endorsers over brands they promote and how will it impact both.
M Veerappa Moily's takeover of the environment & forests ministry last month, it appears, is turning out to be a blessing for Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's largest coal producer.
The two battle it out in the controversial but lucrative fairness cream market, spark a fresh bout of aggression in the war between the brands
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
BBM users on Android and iPhone will now be able to make free voice calls to BBM contacts over a Wi-Fi or cellular data connection with BBM Voice, as well as access BBM Channels, a broadcast service, BlackBerry said in a statement.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The latest results suggest Tata Steel Europe may have lost pricing power, though production and turnover are up.
Health goals should be for life, not event-centric, says Aayushi Lakhapati.
It's been months since Jindal returned the private land to the state government, free of cost, but not a cottah has been distributed
FSSAI will put the draft guidelines in front of a seven-member expert committee.
Majority expect economy to slow down, but are satisfied with Modi govt's performance.
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