INDIA
COMMENT- Why hydroponics could be the future of farming
The word hydroponics comes from hydro meaning water, and ponos meaning labour. It is meant to represent the growing of plants in any medium -- sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients, but without soil.
BUSINESS
COMMENT- PRAAPTI: Transparency or tokenism? You decide
The power sector is bleeding – both in terms of total losses (UDAY commitments alone account for Rs.2.69 lakh crore) and delayed payments.
MARKETS
COMMENT-The disruption in financial markets has already begun
The current crisis in the Indian banking sector – thanks to the soaring NPAs -- has created a vacuum for funding sources.
BUSINESS
Power sector stressed asset resolution will be tougher, but there is good appetite for good assets: Bahram Vakil
In an interview, Vakil said that the learning process and tweaks to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code would continue for at least two years although the recent ordinance has sorted most of the issues identified in the last 18 months.
BUSINESS
COMMENT | Cultivating seaweed could be a massive opportunity for India
Asia stands as the world leader in seaweed cultivation and more than 80% is contributed by China, Korea and Japan. India has suddenly discovered that it too can be a player in this market
BUSINESS
Nalco bullish about its prospects despite Trump import tariffs
Nalco’s customers are of the opinion that the tariffs have been aimed at China and Russia more than at any other country. India was possibly part of collateral damage, they feel.
INDIA
COMMENT- What makes Madhya Pradesh tick?
During the past 12 years, ever since Shivraj Singh Chauhan became the MP chief minister in 2005, the state has witnessed a blistering pace of growth in agriculture
BUSINESS
INTERVIEW | Tata Power CEO Praveer Sinha says best positioned to deal with coming disruptions in energy markets
"I strongly feel that distribution will open up post the 2019 election and there will be immense opportunities that will come up," he says.
POLITICS
COMMENT - Cattle slaughter ban missteps may be a factor in the BJP’s electoral woes
It will be interesting to see how the ruling party overcomes the grave mistakes it has made in the business of curbing cow and buffalo slaughter
BUSINESS
Some red flags in the economy numbers: Agriculture is the most alarming
When agriculture’s GVA growth climbed from -0.2% in 2014-15, to 0.7% in 2015-16, everyone expected agriculture to continue doing well. This was confirmed by this growth rate further rising to 4.9% in 2016-17. But what happened now?
BUSINESS
Will lithium become the new bottleneck?
But solar and wind power – even hydro power – cannot be stored. They must be consumed, or the energy is lost. For centuries, the energy potential of sun and wind was untapped because man did not have the means first to harness it, and then to store it.
BUSINESS
Gujarat elections: How the Hindutva beef ban may have actually hurt the BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party has won an underwhelming victory in Gujarat. And, ironically, one reason the result is a damp squib in this laboratory of Hindutva could be the measures the BJP government at the Centre took to protect the animal that Hindus revere, the holy cow.
BUSINESS
A solution to India’s parking & hawker problem that kills graft, rewards investors, unclutters roads
Instead of letting hawkers occupy existing open spaces, the government should allow for more parking-cum-hawking multiplexes. Developers will be happy. So will motorists and pedestrians.
BUSINESS
Traffic violations: misplaced sentiments, loopholed policies, and sticky fingers
Traffic police in Mumbai recently towed away an illegally parked car with a woman inside feeding her baby. Could the cops have reacted differently? And who is to blame? Big questions and answers are few and far between
BUSINESS
Why ‘protection’ from markets leads to rip-offs: An example from tribal India
When politicians come forward to reserve entitlements for the common folk, they are the ones who are usually benefitting from their own offers.
