Ishita Ayan Dutt

Climate, floods, war: Why sweets are getting costlier this festival season

The main culprit behind this cost escalation are rising prices of sugar and milk that go into making the sweets that are devoured during Diwali and Durga Puja

HPL arm's ₹6,000 crore chemical plant inaugurated in West Bengal

Govt prods investors to surrender unused land allotted for projects or utilise it immediately

Back to the future: Can Kolkata's iconic trams make a grand comeback?

Under a new BJP govt in West Bengal, the tram is being offered the hope of a second life in Kolkata

Tata Sons boardgame likely to spur promoter relook at the charters

Experts say clearer boundaries between promoter oversight and professional management can help prevent governance conflicts

West Bengal FM Swapan Dasgupta calls for scrapping Urban Land Ceiling Act

Finance minister urges organised real estate players to invest in West Bengal, saying land laws and tenancy issues remain impediments to the state's development

After every difficulty, we emerged much stronger: ITC's Sanjiv Puri

In an interview at the company's headquarters in Kolkata, Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Puri speaks to Ishita Ayan Dutt about how liberalisation transformed the competitive landscape

West Bengal CM assures land for IOC's proposed expansion project in Haldia

Kolkata to host India Energy Week 2027; public sector oil and gas companies have ₹17,600 crore worth of projects underway in West Bengal, says Puri

Tata Steel, Dutch govt extend joint letter of intent for decarbonisation

The five-month extension gives Tata Steel and Dutch authorities more time to address outstanding issues and work towards an integrated health and decarbonisation project

Adani Group to invest over ₹1 trillion across sectors in West Bengal

The conglomerate will invest across ports, logistics, energy, roads, green cement and data centres, while its Rs 4,000-crore hospital project is under way in New Town

Meat of the matter: BJP's imprint on Durga Puja in West Bengal

With the state govt issuing new guidelines for Bengal's biggest festival, conversations around traditions are intensifying

Ease of doing business is not a consideration even today: Anjan Chatterjee

Speciality Restaurants' Anjan Chatterjee on liberalisation, scaling brands, competition and the challenges confronting India's restaurant industry

Power tariffs and building norms top reforms agenda: West Bengal FM

Power sector reform, he reckoned, was a "low-hanging fruit", with an "Open Access" policy under consideration to help lower electricity prices in the state

BS Roundtable: Swapan Dasgupta to set the tone at Bengal Beckons on Monday

Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta will be the star attraction at the first edition of a Business Standard Roundtable in the state, Bengal Beckons, on Monday

Makaibari blends Darjeeling's small tea growers into new Collective

The Makaibari Collective will source organically grown tea from small farmer cooperatives, with profits shared among growers in proportion to the quantity supplied

Major steelmakers turn to value-added steel as end-users go premium

JSW Steel, Tata Steel, AM/NS India and Jindal Steel are expanding downstream capabilities as demand rises for higher-performance, premium steel products

ITA seeks West Bengal tea policy push for Darjeeling, Dooars-Terai

White papers seek financial support, tea-area rejuvenation, factory modernisation and trade reforms to revive production, protect livelihoods and attract investment in North Bengal

Kolkata's tryst with reforms: IT, retail gained but past glory elusive

Even as new-age offices and crisscrossing flyovers reshaped the skyline, Kolkata's image changed only fleetingly

Tata Sons' capital call: Listed giants find their own growth fuel

In the concluding part, Business Standard examines how listed Tata companies will fund expansion

100 days in office: West Bengal banks on a pro-business turnaround

West Bengal's new government is betting on a pro-business approach to revive investment, but fiscal constraints and the contentious land question remain major hurdles

Tata Steel under Chandrasekaran: Doubling down on India, fixing Europe

Tata Steel more than doubled its Indian capacity through acquisitions and expansion, strengthening cash generation as it pursued a costly restructuring of its European operations