All stories by SURAJEET DAS GUPTA
Why are our airports in such a mess?
Rediff.com26 Sep 2017Domestic airports across the country are bursting at the seams. And new ones are stuck.
Can India's frugal engineering help international bikes?
Rediff.com18 Sep 2017Can the Bajaj-Triumph tie up overtake the beloved Royal Enfield?
Jio@1: What will Mukesh Ambani do next?
Rediff.com15 Sep 2017The freebies are now over, but Jio will need to notch up subscriber numbers and margins to prove its sceptics wrong.
Gadkari wants e-cars by 2030, but...
Rediff.com9 Sep 2017Customers won't shift to electric cars until there is countrywide infrastructure for charging stations, which should be as spread out as petrol pumps now. Two, the price of the lithium ion battery, which constitutes 30 to 40 per cent of the cost of an electric car, has to fall substantially, so that the vehicle is as affordable as a gasoline one.
Bollywood biggies losing the plot
Rediff.com29 Aug 2017The failure of big-budget Bollywood movies show that mega stars such as Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma are struggling to impress the audience.
South and West are lovin' it but McDonald's faces test in North and East
Rediff.com18 Aug 2017McDonald's problems couldn't have surfaced at a worse time. Cut-throat competition, rapid expansion and a slowdown in consumer spending in the wake of demonetisation have seriously dented the overall quick-service restaurant business.
Why is South India consuming more cola than North?
Rediff.com27 Jul 2017The region constituted more than 31percent of the segment's total sales volume in 2016.
Home prices on the rise despite note ban
Rediff.com12 Jul 2017As many as 26 of 50 urban hubs across the country have shown a moderate upturn in housing prices between December 2016 and March 2017
It is easy to Make in India. What is very difficult is Sell in India or Make for India: Rajiv Bajaj
Rediff.com9 Mar 2015Bajaj talks about the tribulations in following 'Make in India' call
It's the best time for smartphone buyers
Rediff.com9 Mar 2015Companies are playing the price game to woo customers.
We intend to pay everyone, unlike Kingfisher: SpiceJet promoter
Rediff.com26 Feb 2015We have cleared all dues to our employees, says Ajay Singh
Reliance Jio could push up cost of retaining spectrum
Rediff.com19 Feb 2015Reliance Jio bought spectrum in the 1800 MHz band last February.
In the battle for 4G, who has an edge?
Rediff.com23 Jan 2015Of the two big players, while Bharti Airtel can leverage its existing subscriber base, newcomer Reliance Jio will have to wean away subscribers from the incumbents
Gender bias: Globally, women employees lose on pay as they rise
Rediff.com22 Jan 2015The survey, conducted by non-profit organisation Catalyst in 2013, covers 5,977 companies in 44 countries and draws on work done by GMR Ratings.
REVEALED! How Ajay Singh plans to revive SpiceJet
Rediff.com16 Jan 2015If oil prices continue as they are and we can cut costs, we'll be able to break even in the next financial quarter, says Singh.
Meet Vistara's management team
Rediff.com10 Jan 2015Tata's Vistara has a very strong core team to look into daily operations.
After take-off, Vistara ready for world play
Rediff.com10 Jan 2015Vistara is keen to take to global skies.
Tata-SIA's 2-decade wait at departure lounge ends today
Rediff.com9 Jan 2015For the Tata brand name, it will be re-association with a full-service airline six decades after Tata Airlines was nationalised in 1953.
Hyundai joins Maruti in 400,000 sales club
Rediff.com25 Dec 2014It plans to increase India sales by a tenth, helped largely by launches next year
Ajay Singh: The man leading SpiceJet's rescue plan
Rediff.com20 Dec 2014There are rumours that Ajay Singh who previously headed SpiceJet may get an investor to bail out the airline of dire consequences.