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Steep taxes can blunt premium play of alcohol companies

BUSINESS

Steep taxes can blunt premium play of alcohol companies

New taxes make premium products even more expensive for consumers

Chart of the Day: Price hikes remain key driver of Indian pharma market

BUSINESS

Chart of the Day: Price hikes remain key driver of Indian pharma market

The volume contribution to market growth has been low for more than a year now

The impact of mild summer season on NTPC

BUSINESS

The impact of mild summer season on NTPC

Electricity demand slowed considerably in April-May this year

Data Story: Private hospitals are making bold capacity expansion plans

BUSINESS

Data Story: Private hospitals are making bold capacity expansion plans

Large hospital companies have laid out plans to significantly expand their bed capacity over the next 3-4 years

Chart of the Day: The transformation at dairy companies

BUSINESS

Chart of the Day: The transformation at dairy companies

Revenues from value-added products are rising faster than liquid milk sales

MedPlus’s generic drug push is yielding tangible benefits

BUSINESS

MedPlus’s generic drug push is yielding tangible benefits

Traction in private label business has infused positive momentum into MedPlus’s stock

The cautionary message from zero electricity prices

BUSINESS

The cautionary message from zero electricity prices

Supplies are exceeding demand during daytime and vice versa in the night on spot electricity market

Chart of the Day: Rising fuel inventories at power plants should worry Coal India’s investors

BUSINESS

Chart of the Day: Rising fuel inventories at power plants should worry Coal India’s investors

Dispatches by Coal India slowed in FY25 and in April FY26

What next for Waaree after withdrawal of US tax incentives for solar?

BUSINESS

What next for Waaree after withdrawal of US tax incentives for solar?

A large part of Waaree’s Rs 47,000 crore order book is from the US

Whirlpool puts up a decent show amid parent’s stake sale overhang

BUSINESS

Whirlpool puts up a decent show amid parent’s stake sale overhang

Promoter Whirlpool Corp plans to lower its stake in Whirlpool India to 20 percent this year

Chart of the Day: BHEL’s record order book faces a moment of reckoning

BUSINESS

Chart of the Day: BHEL’s record order book faces a moment of reckoning

The company saw record order inflows for second consecutive year in FY25

Data Story: Pharma companies ride profitability wave amid Trump jitters

BUSINESS

Data Story: Pharma companies ride profitability wave amid Trump jitters

Return ratios of Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Cipla and Lupin increased significantly in the last five years

Growth outlook dims for room AC makers

BUSINESS

Growth outlook dims for room AC makers

Pre-monsoon showers and the soft summer season have weighed on sales so far in Q1 FY26

Chart of the Day: India’s weight loss drug market is shaping up well

BUSINESS

Chart of the Day: India’s weight loss drug market is shaping up well

Sales of diabetes drug Rybelsus, which is also believed to help in weight loss, increased by 35 percent in the12 months to April 2025

UK FTA can help Indian IT manage costs better, but no immediate earnings boost

TRENDS

UK FTA can help Indian IT manage costs better, but no immediate earnings boost

The free trade agreement (FTA) does not propose changes to visas or immigration policies

India’s premium valuations can weather limited military action, but not a protracted conflict

BUSINESS

India’s premium valuations can weather limited military action, but not a protracted conflict

Foreign investors resumed purchases of Indian stocks in recent weeks

Chart of the Day: An unusually slow beginning to summer 2025 for power utilities

BUSINESS

Chart of the Day: An unusually slow beginning to summer 2025 for power utilities

Electricity production declined sequentially in April for the first time since the COVID years

Rallis India’s turnaround plan faces tough macro environment

BUSINESS

Rallis India’s turnaround plan faces tough macro environment

The company’s revenues remained flat in FY25

Chart of the Day: Can India become a wind energy hub in Asia Pacific ex-China?

BUSINESS

Chart of the Day: Can India become a wind energy hub in Asia Pacific ex-China?

Global onshore wind power project auctions outside China reached record levels in 2024. A large part of the project awards are in India

Data Story | How Wipro fell behind Infosys, TCS in Europe

BUSINESS

Data Story | How Wipro fell behind Infosys, TCS in Europe

Recovery in Europe will be key to Wipro’s revival 

The sun is shining bright on green power equipment suppliers

BUSINESS

The sun is shining bright on green power equipment suppliers

Renewable energy project tenders remained elevated for second consecutive year in FY25

Data Story: How growth outlook for IT companies deteriorated from February 2025

TRENDS

Data Story: How growth outlook for IT companies deteriorated from February 2025

IT spending came under increased scrutiny as tariff-related economic uncertainty intensified

Chart of the Day: India adds record renewable power generation capacities in FY25

BUSINESS

Chart of the Day: India adds record renewable power generation capacities in FY25

Solar installations accelerated on addition of large-scale projects, traction in private green energy markets

Monsoon prospects cheer fertilisers firms, but pressure builds on agrochemicals companies

BUSINESS

Monsoon prospects cheer fertilisers firms, but pressure builds on agrochemicals companies

Early estimates indicate moderate growth in fertiliser sales volume in FY26 in India

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