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Why electric two-wheelers missed the ambitious 1 million sales target

Why electric two-wheelers missed the ambitious 1 million sales target

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

With just a month left in this financial year, electric two-wheeler sales, so far, are at just 62 per cent of the ambitious target of 1 million units set for 2022-23 by the NITI Aayog. According to VAHAN data, compiled by the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), 620,006 units of electric two-wheelers were sold across the country in FY23 until February 21. Though the industry may miss the 1-million target, sales in FY23 are already up 146 per cent from 249,621 units sold in FY22.

Prospects remain healthy for NBFCs, bank credit shows a strong trend

Prospects remain healthy for NBFCs, bank credit shows a strong trend

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

While rising interest rates and tighter liquidity are giving negative signals for the financial sector, increasing economic activity could mean higher business volumes for lenders. Liquidity in the banking system has moved from Rs 8 trillion surplus into a deficit of Rs 33,000 crore over the 2022 calendar year. By the end of November, bank credit had grown 17.5 per cent YoY (year-on-year).

Axis Bank in competition for best bank

Axis Bank in competition for best bank

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

Axis Bank has strengthened its positioning -- on both the assets and liability side -- and it may be set to deliver sustained improvement in performance. The valuation gap between Axis Bank (which trades at 1.4x core book value (or BV) and peers like ICICI Bank (valued at 2x BV) is expected to narrow.

How this 26 YO vegetarian lost 39 kg to get 6 pack abs

How this 26 YO vegetarian lost 39 kg to get 6 pack abs

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

Rediff reader Arpit Pipersaniya, 26 from Bengaluru reveals how he went from 109 kg to 70 kg and transformed his lifestyle.

Real estate: Godrej, Prestige vie for Rs 10K-cr sales booking club

Real estate: Godrej, Prestige vie for Rs 10K-cr sales booking club

Rediff.com9 Sep 2021

The real estate sector might have been caught off guard by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, but large listed developers like Godrej Properties and Prestige Estates Projects soldier on undeterred. They aim to have sales bookings of Rs 10,000 crore in the next few years.

Only 7 days of lockdown, but Q4 a red quarter for most of India Inc

Only 7 days of lockdown, but Q4 a red quarter for most of India Inc

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

Though India was under lockdown for only seven days of the quarter, global demand and commodity prices began falling from February as COVID-19 was spreading in other countries. 1,002 listed companies - excluding banks, non-bank lenders, insurers, brokerages, and IT firms - reported a combined pre-tax loss of around Rs 2,700 crore during Q4.

Natarajan clears fitness test, back in India dugout

Natarajan clears fitness test, back in India dugout

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

The 29-year-old, who impressed during the series in Australia after making his debut across all formats, had a shoulder injury as well as a knee niggle which ruled him out of the first couple of games in the ongoing five-match series against England.

Amazing! How a 42 YO lost 15 kg in just six months

Amazing! How a 42 YO lost 15 kg in just six months

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

Rediff reader RP Prajapat, 42, from Jaipur tells us how he lost 15 kg in six months.

Tech start-ups struggle to move out of the red

Tech start-ups struggle to move out of the red

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

Technology start-ups that got listed in the last few quarters reported a hit to their December-quarter (Q3FY22) profitability due to higher marketing and employee costs. While fintech firms Paytm and PB Fintech saw their losses widen by 45 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 778 crore and 55 per cent to Rs 295 crore, respectively, food delivery company Zomato remained in the red despite narrowing its net loss by 81 per cent to Rs 66 crore. Meanwhile, online fashion and beauty products seller Nykaa saw its net profit drop 59 per cent to Rs 28 crore in Q3FY22.

Home registrations in Mumbai at 10-year high

Home registrations in Mumbai at 10-year high

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

Registration of housing properties in the Mumbai municipal region increased 35 per cent year-on-year to 7,556 units during this month on rising demand, according to Knight Frank. The registrations for September 2021 were 87 per cent higher compared to the pre-pandemic period of September 2019. "Mumbai BMC region (Churchgate to Dahisar and Colaba to Mulund) recorded its best September month performance. Recording 35 per cent YoY growth in property registrations in September 2021, 7,556 units is a 10-year best performance in the month of September," Knight Frank said in a statement.

RIL is a good stock to buy for long term: CLSA

RIL is a good stock to buy for long term: CLSA

Rediff.com4 May 2021

While Mukesh Ambani-led RIL posted a 108 per cent YoY rise in profit after tax for Q4FY21 at Rs 13,227 crore, it fell short of Bloomberg estimate of Rs 13,704 crore.

How this 20 YO lost 30 kilos in less than 5 months

How this 20 YO lost 30 kilos in less than 5 months

Rediff.com24 Jun 2019

Priyansh Tiwari, 20 shares his incredible weight loss journey.

PSBs up loan growth target as corporate demand revives

PSBs up loan growth target as corporate demand revives

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

This is following revival of demand from the corporate sector and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), even as a nascent economic recovery is taking shape. Credit growth of scheduled commercial banks had accelerated to 9.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) by the end of December 2021 after breaching the 7 per cent-mark in November, for the first time since April 2020.

Hiring slowdown lifts India's top IT companies' profit per employee

Hiring slowdown lifts India's top IT companies' profit per employee

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

A slowdown in hiring by India's top IT companies has resulted in a sharp increase in the industry's profit per employee in Q3FY23. The top four IT companies earned a net profit of 1.7 lakh per employee during October-December 2022, up 8.6 per cent from Rs 1.57 lakh in Q2FY23 and 16.3 per cent from a record low of Rs 1.47 lakh in Q1FY23. Earnings per employee in the third quarter were, however, still down 0.9 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis.

Growth picks up but GDP growth likely to be negative: FM

Growth picks up but GDP growth likely to be negative: FM

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said there were visible signs of revival in the economy but the GDP growth may be in the negative zone or near zero in the current fiscal.

Housing prices rise up to 11% across 8 cities in Jan-Mar

Housing prices rise up to 11% across 8 cities in Jan-Mar

Rediff.com24 May 2022

Housing prices increased by up to 11 per cent annually across eight major cities during January-March period of this year due to a rise in demand for residential properties and a sharp hike in rates of construction raw materials, according to a joint report by CREDAI, Colliers and Liases Foras. Delhi-NCR witnessed highest rise in housing prices by 11 per cent to Rs 7,363 per sq ft during January-March 2022 as compared to the year-ago period, as per the first edition of Housing Price-Tracker report by realtors body CREDAI, real estate consultant Colliers and data analytics firm Liases Foras. Hyderabad witnessed 9 per cent increase in housing prices to Rs 9,232 per square feet, while Ahmedabad saw a 8 per cent appreciation to Rs 5,721 per square feet and Kolkata 6 per cent to Rs 6,245 per square feet.

ITC Q3 net profit rises 23% to Rs 5,070 crore

ITC Q3 net profit rises 23% to Rs 5,070 crore

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

ITC Ltd on Friday reported a 23.09 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 5,070.09 crore for the third quarter ended December 2022, helped by growth momentum across its operating segments. The diversified company had posted a net profit of Rs 4,118.80 crore during the October-December quarter of the previous fiscal, ITC said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations was up 3.56 per cent to Rs 19,020.65 crore during the quarter under review, as against Rs 18,365.80 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

Maruti, Bajaj Auto clock highest-ever exports in FY22

Maruti, Bajaj Auto clock highest-ever exports in FY22

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

Overseas shipments at auto firms expanded at a brisk pace year-on-year (YoY) in March, bumping up the overall annual exports for FY22 and taking it to a record level for some like Maruti Suzuki India and Bajaj Auto. Amid a semiconductor shortage, a depreciating rupee and a strong demand in various export destinations, passenger vehicle makers diverted capacity meant for the local market in favour of the more-lucrative export market. Among the passenger vehicle makers, market leader Maruti Suzuki led the rally with its overseas shipments touching a record level of 238,376 units in FY22 - the highest for the company in any financial year.

US recovery helped India hit $400-bn export target

US recovery helped India hit $400-bn export target

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

Economic recovery from the pandemic in the US has helped India achieve the $400-billion mark for exports for the first time in any fiscal year. According to the preliminary data compiled by the Department of Commerce, India exported goods worth $73 billion to the US from April 1 to March 21 - up 47 per cent, compared to last year. The US' share of exports, compared to total exports, stood at 18.2 per cent. The country is also India's largest trading partner and export destination.

Covid-19 impact: Earnings shrink as more firms post results for Q1

Covid-19 impact: Earnings shrink as more firms post results for Q1

Rediff.com17 Aug 2020

The combined profit before tax of 748 companies, which have declared their results for Q1FY21, is down 46 per cent YoY. Their net sales went down by a quarter as the Covid-19 lockdown led to a sharp fall in economic activity.

Varun to miss India T20Is vs England?

Varun to miss India T20Is vs England?

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

The Kolkata Knight Riders spinner is likely to miss out on a potential India debut for the second time for not performing up to mark in a fitness test, Cricbuzz reported.

I'm a work in progress; IPL not my comeback: Hardik

I'm a work in progress; IPL not my comeback: Hardik

Rediff.com19 Mar 2022

Injury-prone India all-rounder Hardik Pandya says he is still a 'work in progress' as he gears up to lead Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022, starting on March 26.

PE/VC investments hit 12-quarter low at $5.1 billion

PE/VC investments hit 12-quarter low at $5.1 billion

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

The quarter also saw exits worth $1.9 billion across 37 deals, 59 per cent higher YoY. This was driven by one of India's largest PE-backed IPO exit, the $1-billion partial exit by Carlyle in the SBI Cards IPO.

India's internet user base touches 825 million, bulk of it wireless

India's internet user base touches 825 million, bulk of it wireless

Rediff.com28 Aug 2021

The subscriber base is made up of 778.09 million broadband internet users and 47.21 million narrowband internet users.

Auto sector poised for double-digit growth in FY23 after 3 years

Auto sector poised for double-digit growth in FY23 after 3 years

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

While commercial vehicles are expected to benefit from strong replacement demand, the two-wheeler and tractor segments are expected to gain from a recovery in the rural economy.

Secret recipe of ITC's mega success

Secret recipe of ITC's mega success

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

A hotel in 1975, entry into paperboards in 1979, India's dominant cigarette maker, ITC, read the tea - or tobacco - leaves early, leveraged its enterprise strengths and stepped up the diversification agenda to create multiple drivers of growth. Some failed, some faltered, some were transformational, adding steadily to the top line. Now those efforts are making a difference: margins from non-cigarettes - FMCG, hotels, agri, paperboards, paper and packaging - are expanding and profits are kicking in more significantly than ever before.

Capex on new projects declines further in Q2

Capex on new projects declines further in Q2

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

Expenditure on new projects slowed down for the second quarter in a row amid an uncertain global environment and higher borrowing costs. There were new projects worth a cumulative Rs 3.26 trillion in the July-September period, according to data provided by project tracker Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). This figure is much less than Rs 4.39 trillion in the June quarter (Q1FY23) and Rs 8.46 trillion in the March quarter (Q4FY22).

Infrastructure push: Higher expenditure yet to reflect in top line

Infrastructure push: Higher expenditure yet to reflect in top line

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

The combined net sales of 42 listed construction and capital goods companies that have declared their third-quarter results so far were down 2.3 per cent year-on-year in Q3FY21 while core operating profit was up just 4.9 per cent YoY during the quarter.

Maruti Suzuki's Q2 result could impact auto sector stocks positively

Maruti Suzuki's Q2 result could impact auto sector stocks positively

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

Maruti's results and the investor response indicate that quite a few stocks in the auto sector could be on the verge of a big bounce, says Devangshu Datta.

Bharti Airtel to stay away from 5G auctions

Bharti Airtel to stay away from 5G auctions

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

Airtel CEO said, the 5G ecosystem is yet to develop in India and the prices are very high. Telecom companies including Vodafone Idea (VI) and Reliance Jio have also said that the current prices are exorbitant.

Can You Imagine Hindi Cinema Without Lata Mangeshkar?

Can You Imagine Hindi Cinema Without Lata Mangeshkar?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2022

Over the years she directed the country's collective mood so masterfully -- and so often -- that it remains impossible to overestimate her impact on our perception of Hindi cinema as a whole, notes Raja Sen.

Average housing prices up 3-10% in Jul-Sep

Average housing prices up 3-10% in Jul-Sep

Rediff.com4 Oct 2022

Average housing price across eight cities rose 3-10 per cent year-on-year in July-September this year, while office rent grew up to 13 per cent on higher demand for properties, according to Knight Frank India. Bengaluru property market saw highest growth in average housing price as well as average office rent during the third quarter of the 2022 calendar year as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, property consultant Knight Frank India said in its report 'India Real Estate - Office and Residential Market July-September 2022'. As per the data of primary housing market, the average price in Bengaluru rose 10 per cent to Rs 5,428 per square feet in July-September quarter from Rs 4,928 per square feet in the year-ago period.

Truecaller Could Soon Face Competition

Truecaller Could Soon Face Competition

Rediff.com1 Oct 2022

'Every telecom user wishes to know who is calling. This will help in preventing cyber frauds using telecom services.'

Why India Inc's record-high Q3 earnings are misleading

Why India Inc's record-high Q3 earnings are misleading

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

India Inc's quarterly net profit reached a record high of Rs 1.64 trillion in the third quarter ended December 31, 2020, mainly due to gains from higher commodity prices and a big swing in banks' earnings. The combined net profit of 3,323 listed companies that have declared results so far was up 68.6 per cent year-on-year (YoY). In comparison, earnings were up six times (534 per cent) in the second quarter and 6.5 per cent in the corresponding period last year.

#FitIndiaMovement: What PM Modi discussed with Kohli

#FitIndiaMovement: What PM Modi discussed with Kohli

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

PM Modi was keen to know what is Yo-Yo test and asked if Kohli also has to pass it or he gets spared?

'Pent-up demand in real estate to continue in 2023'

'Pent-up demand in real estate to continue in 2023'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2023

'The inflection point that really happened in the sector was during the pandemic when buyers' perception changed towards consumption and that gave a trigger to pent-up demand with the increased affordability.'

How this 16 YO went from 80 kg to 61 kg in a year

How this 16 YO went from 80 kg to 61 kg in a year

Rediff.com24 Sep 2019

Rediff reader Aastha Bhat, 16, from Faridabad, Haryana tells us how she lost weight.

Core sector growth recovers to 3.8% in Dec

Core sector growth recovers to 3.8% in Dec

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Production of eight infrastructure sectors expanded by 3.8 per cent in December 2021 against a 0.4 per cent contraction in the same month last year on better show by coal, cement and refinery products, according to the official data released on Monday. Barring crude oil and steel, all sectors recorded positive growth in December 2021. The core sector industries had grown by 3.4 per cent in November 2021.

Jewellers expect strong demand during Dhanteras

Jewellers expect strong demand during Dhanteras

Rediff.com31 Oct 2021

With Indian jewellery market already on the robust recovery path, the jewellers are expecting strong Diwali sales in the Dhanteras as the festive mood remains high with low Covid third wave possibility and softer gold price this season. The industry expects the trends in 2021 will be able to reach pre-covid level sales of 2019 on the back of gold price hovering at Rs 46,000-47,000 per 22 carat 10 grams gold nearly 5 per cent lower than 2020, and jump in number of weddings, a senior official of an industry body said. "Since Navratri market is showing demand. It will continue on Dhanteras also.

India Inc's Q4 net profit takes a 22% hit

India Inc's Q4 net profit takes a 22% hit

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

While margins contracted by 30 basis points on y-o-y basis, they fell a sharper 120 basis points on a sequential basis to 16.8 per cent. Profitability was impacted adversely due to subdued demand, tepid realisations in commodity sectors, and negative operating leverage.