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India's domestic air tariff up 43% in 5 yrs, just behind Vietnam
Rediff.com6 Nov 2024

India has recorded the second-highest increase in domestic airfares in the Asia-Pacific...

Bajaj CNG Bikes Break Sales Records
Rediff.com26 Oct 2024

The Freedom 125 has sold 8,310 units in October to date. This is its highest since it...

Reliance Has Filed 3,000 Plus Patents
Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

Reliance has filed patents not only in India but also in the US, Canada, Europe,...

India still lags US, China in 5G rollout
Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

India's journey with 5G still has a long way to go. The country ranked 33 out of 39 in...

Smartphones Not Diamonds Drive India's Exports To US
Rediff.com14 Oct 2024

In the June quarter of 2024-2025, smartphone exports hit $2 billion, well ahead of...

Will China's Loss Be India's Gain In EV Race?
Rediff.com14 Oct 2024

Lithium-ion cells, primarily imported from China, are likely to become cheaper...

Bajaj Auto leads EV sales in Sep; Ola remains biggest player in e2W space
Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

Bajaj Auto has become the top player in India's electric vehicle market by monthly...

Top 5 pvt equity players invested $9 bn in H1CY24
Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

The funding environment in India for startups is improving this year if one were to go...

Why Is Made In India iPhone Costlier?!
Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

18% cent GST on iPhones continues to weigh heavily on the final cost to Indian...

PLI scheme boosts AC industry; localisation doubles in two years
Rediff.com12 Sep 2024

The government's two-year-old production-linked incentive (PLI) for air conditioner...

Meity plans jobs push in proposed electronic components PLI scheme
Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) is looking at a proposal...

Planning A Trip To Dubai? Read This
Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

The bulk of Indian carriers flying to Dubai are low-cost carriers, which include...

Bajaj looks to pip TVS to second spot in e2W mkt
Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

The country's legacy two-wheeler giants - Bajaj Auto and TVS - are fighting a...

Indians Prefer Lakshadweep To Maldives
Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

Passenger traffic to Lakshadweep more than doubled from April to June this year.

Last Call for Visa-Free Thailand
Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

The new visa-free regime allows travellers to stay for up to 60 days instead of only 15...

Indians Now Boarding For Central Asia
Rediff.com23 Aug 2024

Just over a three-hour flight from Delhi, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and...

Large deals power paradigm shift in India's venture capital terrain
Rediff.com23 Aug 2024

India's venture capital (VC) landscape saw a strategic shift during the first half (H1)...

Rs 1.82 trn GST from cell phones 5x what PLI allocated
Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

Goods and services tax (GST) collections from mobile device companies, amounting to Rs...

Google Pixel Phones Now Made in India
Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

'The plan is to assemble most of the new phones in India within three years.'

Ather's $450 mn IPO the next big spark in electric revolution
Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

Bengaluru-headquartered electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ather Energy is all set to...