BUSINESS
Won’t be surprised if more global indices include Indian bonds: JP Morgan’s Aziz
JPMorgan Chase & Co on September 22 said it would include Indian government bonds in its GBI-EM global index suite from June 2024. India's weight in the index will progressively increase to 10 percent by March 2025.
TRENDS
Devastated by the judgment; court passed the buck to the state, says same-sex marriage petitioner
However, the petitioner and the lawyer who represented the petitioners feel there's been a change in the way society in India now views queer people. That is a positive, they said.
BUSINESS
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor may get delayed over Gaza war
The success of the proposed economic corridor depends on the relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia improving, but with the conflict escalating between Tel Aviv and Gaza, the future of this flagship project is looking grim.
BUSINESS
Expect oil at $100 if Israel-Hamas war spreads beyond Gaza
Being the world’s third-largest consumer of crude oil, India is particularly vulnerable to any price fluctuations in global oil prices. Experts tell Moneycontrol that India faces the risk of a further surge in oil prices if the ongoing conflict spreads beyond Gaza.
BUSINESS
Women want to know how a politician will improve their lives: Former MP Sushmita Dev
The Trinamool Congress leader noted that women have unique expectations from the government, which are very different from those of men.
BUSINESS
'Parties must inspire women to be involved in politics for reservation Bill to succeed'
Women should not be restricted to soft positions in politics said CSDS Director Sanjay Kumar.
BUSINESS
Women’s Bill may have to wait till 2034 elections to come in force
Sanjay Kumar, director at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), noted that to complete the process of delimitation, the government will have to wait for 2031 census data that may be available only in 2033
BUSINESS
India will be Uber’s largest market globally: Andrew Byrne, Global Vice President for Public Policy, Uber
The cab-aggregator hopes to become a net-zero platform by 2040, but finds the cost of electric vehicles a challenge. Also, the sheer multitude of licences required to be able to operate across the country makes compliance difficult.
BUSINESS
Bullish on India | India has world's largest pool of talented young engineers: Nitin Gadkari
The minister added that the Indian automobile industry is among the fastest-growing markets in the world and the country aims to become the world’s largest automobile manufacturing hub.
BUSINESS
MC Exclusive | Safer roads only possible if common man observes traffic rules, says Nitin Gadkari
The ministry is focussing on building wayside amenities for highway travellers, including dormitories, clean toilets and trauma centres.
BUSINESS
Nitin Gadkari Exclusive: This G20 summit was historic...This is the first time India is well recognised, well respected all over the world
Gadkari emphasised that the Indian G20 presidency was the first time that India has gained the respect and recognition for global countries around the world.
BUSINESS
MC Exclusive I Dwarka Expressway construction has not incurred cost overruns: Nitin Gadkari
The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways said that the Dwarka Expressway project has many tunnels, bridges, and bridges over bridges, and the base cost has been set around Rs 18.5 crore per km.
BUSINESS
MC Exclusive: Oil Minister comfortable with crude oil prices in range of $75-$80 per barrel
As crude touches a 10-month high, with prices up 9 per cent in the past month, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said oil demand could drop if oil prices remain elevated.
BUSINESS
MC Exclusive I Delhi-Mumbai express highway will be completed by December: Nitin Gadkari
The ministry is focussed on making the highways environment friendly and is using waste plastics and looking at ways to use municipal wastes in construction.
BUSINESS
MC Exclusive | Road ministry to seek incentives for hydrogen filling stations: Gadkari
Vehicle-scrapping policy to contribute the most to reducing air pollution, minister says.
BUSINESS
MC Exclusive | Prime Minister Modi is the architect of the G20 Delhi Declaration: Hardeep Singh Puri
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said that the Declaration was welcomed by all the countries. He added that the economic corridor is a win-win for everyone.
BUSINESS
MC Exclusive | G20 Biofuel Alliance will facilitate green technology transfer across countries: Nitin Gadkari
India hopes to work closely with Brazil and the US in biofuel development and technology sharing for mutual benefit.
BUSINESS
MC Exclusive | IMEC to be more 'ambitious' than other similar projects: Hardeep Singh Puri
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) would bring together ports and shipping lines and have seamless road transport, said the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
BUSINESS
MC Exclusive: G20 Biofuel Alliance to help Indian farmers, says Hardeep Singh Puri
Sustainable Aviation Fuel with one percent blending of biofuel to benefit 5 lakh farmers in India, said the petroleum and natural gas minister.
BUSINESS
G20 Summit: India must forge FTA with UK and EU for connectivity corridor to work, says Arvind Panagariya
Noting that the economic corridor will help the Indian economy boom, Panagariya emphasised that forging FTAs will make the process of creating the corridor quicker
BUSINESS
G20 Summit: There's absolutely no doubt that India has arrived, says Arvind Panagariya
Panagariya noted that India's G20 presidency was like an elaborate wedding, he remarked that it would be difficult for other countries to replicate what India has achieved at the G20 summit.
BUSINESS
G20 Summit: China miscalculated India's emergence, says Arvind Panagariya
'There was probably a miscalculation on China's part on becoming the co-equal of the US," Panagariya said. He noted that the US would not give China an easy path to become a 'co-equal' with them
BUSINESS
Former NITI Aayog VC Arvind Panagariya rejects claims of discrepancy in India's GDP data
Speaking exclusively with Moneycontrol, Panagariya said: "Whenever the growth rate is high, there is an ecosystem alleging that there is a rigging the numbers. Such allegations are not made when the numbers are lower."
BUSINESS
G20 Summit: US realised India's vital role in fight against China's hegemony, says Mohandas Pai
Pai, who is the former chief finance officer of Infosys, said India is a leader in the digital world, and the country is in the midst of a digital revolution. "India is one of the three great digital powers of the world," he noted.
