Surajeet Das Gupta, Business Standard

Stories by Surajeet Das Gupta, Business Standard

India rules ICE bike exports, but China dominates E2Ws

India rules ICE bike exports, but China dominates E2Ws

Rediff.com   3 days ago

But when it comes to e2W, China is the dominant player and had grabbed over 76 per cent share of total e2W imports in 2025 with brands like Yadea, NIU and Sunra dominating the market.

Bhavish Aggarwal's Second Coming? Ola Bets Big On Electric Motorcycles

Bhavish Aggarwal's Second Coming? Ola Bets Big On Electric Motorcycles

Rediff.com   6 days ago

Ola Electric is making a renewed push into the electric motorcycle market with aggressive pricing and in-house battery manufacturing, aiming to replicate its earlier success in electric scooters while addressing past quality and service issues.

Govt Defends Soft Approach To Fuel Crisis

Govt Defends Soft Approach To Fuel Crisis

Rediff.com   6 days ago

'PM Modi is trying to reduce the volume of fuel consumed instead of raising prices sharply.'

Summer Travel Costs Soar For Indians

Summer Travel Costs Soar For Indians

Rediff.com   6 May 2026

Airfares to Southeast Asia have surged 25 to 30 per cent, driven by high demand and limited airline seat capacity.

How Tim Cook transformed Apple's India strategy into a global manufacturing success

How Tim Cook transformed Apple's India strategy into a global manufacturing success

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2026

Apple CEO Tim Cook's strategic pivot, from initial rejections to local partnerships and leveraging government policies like PLI, transformed India into a major iPhone manufacturing and export hub, now accounting for one in every four iPhones assembled globally.

Smartphone Prices Set for Sharp Surge

Smartphone Prices Set for Sharp Surge

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2026

Manufacturers are planning a hike of over 15 per cent in the second quarter of calendar year 2026, as memory prices shoot through the roof.

Gulf War: Indian Airlines Face Rs 2,500 Cr Losses

Gulf War: Indian Airlines Face Rs 2,500 Cr Losses

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2026

The broader conflict in West Asia, the largest international market for Indian carriers, has forced a sharp reduction in daily flights relative to the summer schedule.

Jio IPO Set To Break All Records

Jio IPO Set To Break All Records

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2026

Only 2.5 per cent of the equity in Jio Platforms will be offloaded through the OFS route -- meant for secondary share sale.

Goldman Cuts India Market Outlook

Goldman Cuts India Market Outlook

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2026

Goldman Sachs has materially lowered its earnings growth forecast for Indian companies by a cumulative 9 percentage points over the next two years.

Hiring Outlook Brightens for FY27

Hiring Outlook Brightens for FY27

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2026

Hiring demand strongest in ecommerce, tech startups, healthcare, and energy sectors, with Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune leading.

'No Governance Issue In HDFC Bank'

'No Governance Issue In HDFC Bank'

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2026

'Being an important institution in the banking system, we are subject to regulatory supervision, both offsite and onsite.' 'When you look at the intensity at which these levels of supervision come, we, on the board and in management, believe there should not be any surprises.'

'You End Up Firefighting': Finance Minister

'You End Up Firefighting': Finance Minister

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2026

'Uncertainty level A in the morning, uncertainty level B in the afternoon. If I answer about tariff rates now, I'll be outdated by the evening.'

'India Is A Reverse AI Trade Globally'

'India Is A Reverse AI Trade Globally'

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2026

'The day that the market realises that they've overspent (on AI) and there's a sudden collapse in the capex, then India can start outperforming again.'

AI Can Make India World's Creative Capital

AI Can Make India World's Creative Capital

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2026

'Not the back office for the world's content. The leader. The standard-setter.'

India's Top 20 Startups Corner 2025 Funding

India's Top 20 Startups Corner 2025 Funding

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2026

The average fundraise for the top 20 startups stood at $195 million in CY25.

Asia on fire: Of finance, climate, cities in motion

Asia on fire: Of finance, climate, cities in motion

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2026

The initial public offering (IPO) market in India last year was hot, with companies raising over $22 billion in 2025. But half of the 350-plus companies that listed on the stock exchange last year traded below their offer price, according to a new research report released by HSBC Global Investment Research - a sobering fact despite what otherwise looked like a rush of companies eager to list on the bourses.

India's Airline Fleet Nears 900 in 2026

India's Airline Fleet Nears 900 in 2026

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2026

In 2025, the total net induction was 35 planes -- 79 added and 44 returned -- making it much lower than even 2024.

India Is Seeing Dip In Foreign Tourists

India Is Seeing Dip In Foreign Tourists

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2026

Foreign tourist arrivals in India dropped to 6.18 million during the April-September 2025 period against 7.06 million during the same period last year, which was a drop of 12.4 per cent.

Northern Borders 'Stable Yet Sensitive': Defence Ministry

Northern Borders 'Stable Yet Sensitive': Defence Ministry

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2026

The deployment of the army in all sectors along the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border between India and China, is 'robust, well poised and prepared to deal with any emerging contingency'.

India's Busiest Route: Air India Beats Indigo!

India's Busiest Route: Air India Beats Indigo!

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2026

With 7.64 million seats, the Mumbai-Delhi route in 2025 was the eighth busiest route in the world.