Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India, along with Chaudhary Birender Singh, Minister of Steel, Government of India, launched e-RaKAM (Rashtriya Kisan Agri Mandi), an exclusive e-platform for agri produce. e-RaKAM is developed by MSTC Limi...
Till 2005-06, the Indian Airlines and Air India (AI) had been running profitably. These two organisations were merged into AI in 2007. It is seen that between 2007-08 and 2012, AI suffered heavy financial loss. In 2012, the government went for a turnaround plan for AI. In 2011-12, AI had loss of Rs&...
Forevermark, launched in India in 2011, has had a strong growth, especially this year. With the jump in sales volume, India is set to overtake the US this year as its second-largest market, behind China. Sachin Jain, President, Forevermark India, spoke to BE’s Samarpita Roy about his company’s b...
Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited has reported a consolidated profit after tax (“PAT”) of `76.32 crore during the quarter ended June 30, 2017 as compared to `51.57 crore during the corresponding quarter of last year.The standalone PAT was at `28.59 crore during the first three months of this f...
Despite the demonetisation drive and the roll out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the Modi government, there has been a considerable rise in demand for consumer appliances. The Government of India has also initiated plans to electrify 100% of the country by the end of 2019, thus increasing th...
Schneider Electric India is a French multinational corporation that focuses on energy management and automation solutions. The company is expanding its electrical retail business in eastern India. BE’s Shiwani Kumar spoke to Ramesh Jha, Regional Sales Head, Schneider Electric India, regardin...
The problem of e-waste in India is growing exponentially. People are disposing electronic items like mobile phones, computer equipment etc. every year and replacing them with more advanced technologies. This process is leading to accumulation of electronic waste in the country. India has ranked the ...
ixigo is the fastest growing travel meta search engine in the Indian travel industry. It was founded in 2007. It connects around 80 million travellers with content and deals from over 25,000 online and offline travel and hospitality businesses.BE’s Anustup Roy Barman talked with Rajnish Kumar, CTO...
‘Smartworks’ is a new-age serviced office provider, which uses technology and community integration to make office experience better. Smartworks reboots the traditional concept of co-working spaces through its firm belief in the mantra of enabling individuals and businesses to be driven by their...
The warehouse industry is in a growth mode with the introduction of new technologies and online retail stores. According to a report by Ernst & Young and the CII Institute of Logistics, the size of the Indian warehousing industry, across verticals, is estimated to be around `560 billion. The sec...