Retailers, vendors feel the plastic ban heat in Maharashtra

The effect of the near-total ban on single-use plastic in Maharashtra is being felt mostly in retail and unorganised markets, besides adversely impacting app-based food delivery units in Mumbai.......

'Most Indian promoters don't want to default'

StanChart India CEO Zarin Daruwala is building a culture of 'celebrating liabilities,' the tough negotiator tells Niraj Bhatt and Anup Roy over lunch.Illustration: Dominic XavierRediff.com Zarin......

Ambani unveils growth roadmap for Reliance

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Thursday unveiled the next phase of growth at Reliance Industries Ltd, with retail and telecom worth over $100 billion each, doubling revenues and pre-tax profit in 3-4......

'Marwari' school of business keeps 3 generations of Ruia family under one roof

Indian family-run business houses have in recent years seen ugly public spats between owners over control. Image: Shashi Ruia (left) and Ravi Ruia. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives......

'I am addicted to entrepreneurship'

'We look at the opportunities that are going to come in various fields in the next 5 to 10 years, do some research and come up with business plans.' 'Then, we go and seek out founders who will run......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

India's SG working on wax polish to shine cricket balls post COVID-19

'There could be a law where you can say from the 15th over or the 20th over, you can give the wax polish to the bowlers.' IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah, arguably the finest fast bowler currently in world......