Broadening the focus of China's "all weather friendship" with Pakistan with agreements on defence collaboration and economic tie-ups, President Hu Jintao wrapped up his four-day visit on Sunday by......
China and India are currently the engines of world economic growth. But India is still a minor part in the worldwide competition for scarce resources. China has become the world's second-largest......
As temperatures shoot up this month signalling an early onset of summer, sales of air conditioners (AC) are set to increase, with companies expected to hike the prices of ACs by 4-5 per cent due to......
Manufacturers of consumer durable goods have hiked prices for the third time this year as they struggle with rising commodity costs. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The latest hike is likely......
India is set to emerge as the manufacturing hub for Chinese consumer durables maker Haier's exports to the neighbouring markets and African region. Logistically, it makes sense to make India the......
Durable goods companies and retailers say online sales won't compensate for the fall in offline sales. *IMAGE: A customer with his family at an electronics and appliances shop. Photograph:......
The festival season has already begun in the west and south of India with Ganesh Chaturthi and Onam, respectively, and consumer companies are witnessing a pick-up in sales compared to pre-Covid......