Avishek Rakshit And Alnoor Peermohamed

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Eveready hopes to ride the anti-China wave
Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

50 per cent of the flashlights market in the country is dominated by Chinese imports,...

As lockdown eases, hotels ready with new 5-star drill
Rediff.com15 Jun 2020

As several premium hotels such as ITC, Taj and Oberoi reopen after the lockdown in...

How things improved for steel, cement cos in May
Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

In the domestic segment, demand is currently led by rural markets, oil and gas, LPG and...

Tension at China border leaves tea companies in a stir
Rediff.com31 May 2020

Planters from Assam said despite the Covid-19 pandemic, trade enquiries from China had...

How India Inc is trying to save jobs
Rediff.com21 May 2020

India's biggest firm, Reliance Industries, has decided to cut salaries by 10 per cent...

Harsh Lodha is back as director in 2 MP Birla group firms following court nod
Rediff.com6 May 2020

The order, which set aside the August 9 ruling of a single-judge bench, prevented the...

COVID-19: Ayurvedic products become increasingly popular
Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

The pandemic has resulted in a change in consumer lifestyles, with an increased focus...

Here's some good news for India's tea lovers
Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

Tea estates across Assam and West Bengal, which were hitherto closed owing to the...

Imported raw material scarcity hits FMCG firms
Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

Industry officials say the crunch has not only affected manufacturing of edibles but...

Tea planters' cup of woes is spilling over
Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

The tea industry, hit by rising costs, falling prices and political unrest in the North...

Delhi govt asks trade unions to help find labour
Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

The Centre and state governments are struggling to restart at least some industrial...

Corona effect: Job offers for IIMs, IITians cancelled
Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

What will happen to the job placement and summer internship plans of India's management...

Domino's boys to deliver ITC atta, spices apart from hot pizzas
Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

A combo pack of ITC-owned Aashirvaad atta and spices including chili, coriander and...

Rs 2000 cr of losses brewing for tea cos this year
Rediff.com29 Mar 2020

Rough estimates from plantation companies have pegged production loss in excess of 100...

Manufacturing sector hits a virtual standstill
Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

Factories are shutting down owing to a shortage of labour and raw materials, and a lack...

How ITC, Godfrey Phillips plan to expand market share
Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

ITC has introduced differentiated cigarettes like Gold Flake Indie Mint, Gold Flake Neo...

ITC is first to hike cigarette prices post budget
Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

While the American Club Cool Fresh Taste saw the minimum hike of 10 per cent, from Rs...

How FMCG majors are tackling slowdown in rural demand
Rediff.com9 Feb 2020

Nearly all FMCG companies like Marico, HUL, ITC and the rest have been indicating that...

As financial crisis deepens, tea estates are up for sale
Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

The root of the problem, according to industry officials, is the sudden stoppage of...

Will anti-CAA protests help Mamata?
Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

'When violence spread, it looked as if Mamata was losing control, but soon, she was...