Deepak Patel

Nov 18, 2024 | business-standard.com | Deepak Patel

Jeet Adani, director of Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL), which runs seven major airports in the country and is building the Navi Mumbai airport, has ambitious plans. Industrialist Gautam Adani's younger son joined the Group CFO's office of Adani Enterprises (AEL) back in 2019 as part of the strategic finance, capital markets, risk and governance policy team and was then asked to lead the group's airport business in 2022.

Nov 1, 2024 | business-standard.com | Deepak Patel

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which operates Bengaluru airport, expects 13-15 per cent growth in passenger footfall in 2024-25, its Chief Operating Officer (COO) Satyaki Raghunath told Deepak Patel in an interview in New Delhi. Besides strong cargo performance, he spoke about the rising adoption of Digi Yatra by domestic travelers and the airport awaiting regulatory guidance to deploy full-body scanners.

Sep 15, 2024 | business-standard.com | Deepak Patel

As several major carmakers struggle with a slowdown in India, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) has defied the trend with an impressive 20.4 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) jump in domestic sales, reaching 209,148 units in the April-August period. Nalinikanth Gollagunta, CEO of M&M's Automotive Division, spoke with Deepak Patel in an interview in Delhi. Edited excerpts:Overall passenger demand has gone down in the last few months. However, companies like M&M and Toyota are performing well.

Sep 12, 2024 | business-standard.com | Deepak Patel

BYD India, the Indian subsidiary of the Chinese automaker, aims to double its sales volumes annually starting in 2025, says Rajeev Chauhan, head of electric passenger (EV) vehicles, in an interview with Deepak Patel. To achieve this, the company plans to launch an electric sport utility vehicle (SUV), targeting either of the two extreme price segments - Rs 20-25 lakh and Rs 40-50 lakh - and is also considering a plug-in hybrid. Edited excerpts: