Farah Bookwala Vhora

The Supreme Court's decision to ban sale of liquor within 500 metres of national and state highways have left the hotel industry sulking. CNBC-TV18 reached out to the top bosses of Hilton, ITC Hotels and Mahindra Holidays to find out the impact.

Maharashtra RTOs witnesses surge in registrations of BS-III vehicles

Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) across Maharashtra are witnessing two-four times surge in registrations of BS-III vehicles, reports CNBC-TV18's Farah Bookwala Vhora.

Private equity firms expect investment uptick in 2017

After a record-breaking 2015, 2016 has been a relatively slow year for private equity investments. Both the number of deals, and the underlying value of these deals has fallen substantially. However CNBC-TV18's Farah Bookwala Vhora reports that private equity firms are cautiously upbeat about their prospects in 2017.

Weekender with Anjan Chatterjee

Watch the interview of Anjan Chatterjee Founder & MD of Speciality Restaurants with Farah Bookwala Vhora on CNBC-TV18, in which he shared his views on his personal life and the road ahead for the restaurant.

Watch: Demonetisation of currency & its impact on common man

A week after the government's demonetisation move, bank queues are shorter and relief measures such as water and food are being made available to the public, but the issue of banks not tendering lower denomination notes continues to trouble the common man.

Diesel ban was unfortunate: BMW India

The diesel ban was unfortunate and investors don't like surprises like that, that's the word coming in from BMWs India head, Frank Schloeder. Speaking to CNBC-TV18's Farah Bookwala Vhora, Schloeder said that he is happy that the diesel ban is history now.

Festive Pulse Meter: Ground check of offers by auto cos

Watch accompanying video of CNBC-TV18's Farah Bookwala Vhora, wherein she did a ground check to understand the offers and schemes on offer by automakers and two-wheeler companies and if those are good enough to get buyers racing to the showrooms.

M&M eyes 20-25% penetration for DiGiSense across India

Pawan Goenka, ED, M&M also added that currently applications are more commercial in nature.

Skoda aims to gain share with 4 new launches in 2017

Skoda is looking to plug holes in its model line-up and strengthen its position in the "value luxury" segment, reports CNBC-TV18's Farah Bookwala Vhora.

Oman Air plan to have bigger chunk in Indian air travel mkt: CEO

Speaking to CNBC-TV18‘s Farah Bookwala Vhora , Paul Gregorowitsch, CEO of Oman Air said the potential for India and Oman is far bigger and the company plans to knock on the governments door again to see if its business can grow further in the country.

Compact sedans not consumer favourite anymore?

The compact sedan segment was once the blue-eyed boy of the auto sector. Marked with lower excise duty, sub-4-metre sedans such as Maruti Suzuki Dzire and Honda Amaze met the aspirations of consumers who wanted an affordable sedan.

Weekender: In conversation with Roland Folger of Mercedes-Benz

Watch the interview of Roland Folger, MD & CEO Mercedes-Benz India with CNBC-TV18's Farah Bookwala Vhora where he spoke about business prospects for Mercedes-Benz India and also on his passion for Golf.

Mgmt speak: Tata Motors launches new CV

In an interview with CNBC-TV18‘s Farah Bookwala Vhora, Ravi Pisharody, ED-Commercial Vehicle at Tata Motors spoke about the launch of their new commercial vehicle.

Here's how industrialisation changed lives in rural Gujarat

CNBC-TV18's Farah Bookwala Vhora travels to the automotive and industrial hub of Sanand in Gujarat to understand economic and social manifestations in this region.

Inside Gujarat: Crorepati farmers at work

What would you do if you wake up to find Rs 1 crore in your bank account? Retire and travel the world? Hundreds of farmers in Sanand who woke up to a Crorepati status when the Tata Nano drove into Sanand in 2008 and kicked off a rapid industrialisation boom.

Countdown begins: 'Budget Caravan' in Sanand, Gujarat

In the second part of CNBC-TV18's Budget Caravan series, Farah Bookwala Vhora travels to one such village and is astonished by its transformation and that of its people.

Newsmakers: Turning around SpiceJet

In December 2014, India's second largest airline SpiceJet ran into turbulent weather as it began nose-diving & its promoters realised the control levers were no longer responding, they sent an SOS to former promoter Ajay Singh, who jumped into the cockpit to steer the airline back to safety and success.

VW India to recall 1 lakh diesel cars before Nov 8: Srcs

This recall will affect 1.5 litre Polo GT TDI, 1.5 litre Polo Cross TDI, 1.5 litre Vento TDI, 2.0 Litre Jetta, 2.0 Litre Passat and will include 20,000 units of India-made diesel cars.

New Pune plant to modify supply chain: Mahindra Auto Steel

Speaking with CNBC-TV18‘s Farah Bookwala Vhora, the MD of Mahindra Intertrade, Harsh Kumar talks about the unique selling point (USP) of this facility.

Venture Capital investments jump 68% in Q1 FY16

For dynamic start-ups in need of money, these are the best of times. Data from market research firm Venture Intelligence says that in Q1 of FY16, venture capital investments have jumped 68 percent, reports CNBC-TV18‘s Farah Bookwala Vhora.

Precision Camshaft all set for next phase of growth

With Sebi giving the green light to its proposed initial public offering (IPO), auto component maker Precision Camshafts is racing to enter the next phase of its growth story, reports CNBC-TV18'S Farah Bookwala Vhora, who travelled to the company's plant in Solapur.

EMs the future of world economy: HUL's Manwani

CNBC-TV18‘s Farah Bookwala Vhora spoke to Manwani and began by asking him about the kind of changes business models need to undertake in order to plan for the future.

Here's what's ailing rural India

CNBC-TV18‘s Farah Bookwala Vhora travelled into the deep interiors of Maharashtra to arrive in Yavatmal, Vidarbha‘s largest district.

Checkout: What is ailing rural India – debt burdens?

Failing crops, ineffective alternate income schemes, and abysmally low crop prices, are just a few factors that have led to a spike in the number of debt-related farmer suicides in India‘s heartland over the last few years.

Are crop price thresholds a failure?

Government notified minimum support prices are aimed at ensuring that every farmer gets a fair price for his crop. However is the system working? Why is the farmer suffering despite these pricing thresholds? As part of our series 'what's ailing rural India?', Farah Bookwala Vhora finds out if MSPs were serving their purpose.