Inevitably, the only customers waxing eloquent in favour of this tradition are those who have something political to gain from it. This is not because we Indians are losing our appetite for ideological incompatibility.

Taking a leaf out of Baba Ramdev's book, spiritual guru and the Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar could soon follow the success of Patanjali brand by opening around 1,000 retail stores to sell ayurvedic toothpastes, soaps and herbal products.

US tech giant Apple and fast moving consumer goods biggies HUL have reduced prices of their products post-GST. Apple has cut the price of its flagship smartphone iPhone 7 Plus by Rs 6,600 to Rs 85,400

Demand for caustic soda mainly stems from industries such as aluminium (major user), paper, soap and detergents.

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While Ramdev is busy propagating Yoga and Ayurveda to create a market for the products, Balkrishna is creating the products.  Their partnership has been phenomenal, but there are also many other reasons behind the success story.

While modern trade (branded retail chains) has been doing better than general trade (the local kirana stores) in urban markets for a while, it was the lacklustre performance of rural markets that hit most FMCGs.

The biggest hit came from ban on the popular Maggi noodles, which was subsequently lifted on court orders but led to greater scrutiny on all instant food products.

Burger chain McDonald's today faces much more competition in India than even three years back. The company, however, is on a firm footing, Vice Chairman of Westlife Development Limited Amit Jatia explains.

The executive director of Hindustan Unilever's home care unit says offering her consumers the best possible products is her top priority.

While the Netherlands-based Dutch Rainmaker is capturing fresh water droplets through wind turbines, Proklean Technologies, which operates out of Chennai, is bringing about a revolution by replacing water-polluting toxins with biodegradable solutions.

The FMCG major's net sales climbed to Rs 7,555 crore in the quarter under review, compared with Rs 6,935.82 crore a year earlier, up 8.92 per cent.

All market battles of the past pale in comparison to the big fights taking place in the different e-commerce segments in India today, writes the Business Today editor.

The oil price fall will translate into huge import savings, besides benefiting industries that use oil. These include oil, auto, paint, aviation, cosmetic and FMCG fims.

Every category that you talk about be it water, tea or juice, there has to be a market and there has to be players. When there are players there has to be competition.

Both the units are located next to each other in Penjerla village in the Kothur mandal of Mahbubnagar district of Telangana, near Hyderabad.

The company is launching enzyme-based applications for household and personal care that help customers develop better cleaning products and detergents.