Contracts awarded for roads this fiscal year have seen a big decrease, but execution has remained strong, thanks to order backlogs
If Beijing’s belligerence in the South China Sea worsens, which is a distinct possibility, given its hardliner games with the Philippines in recent weeks, then the US would be tempted to switch its supply chains away from the region
Nippon's acquisition of US Steel at more than double the nearest competing bid underscores the strategic importance of US Steel in Nippon's growth plan. Beyond China, the combined production capacity of Nippon and US Steel will make it the largest globally.
The MP government’s pre-poll announcements and schemes are estimated to increase expenditure by at least 10 percent. The cash-strapped Mohan Yadav government urgently requires loans of around Rs 25,000 crore to meet ex-CM Shivraj Singh's promises to voters
Robust credit growth witnessed in the recent past should drive deposits forward but for now the slowdown in loans could narrow the gap between credit and deposit expansion
The share of top four original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in e2Ws has soared to 76 per cent in recent months, mirroring the pattern in ICE segment
Putting up a Dalit face as the choice of the combined Opposition will send a powerful message
The report says that if 5 percent of the agriculture workforce were to shift into either services or manufacturing, it could contribute up to 1.2 percentage points to value added growth
India has to take a tough stand to protect the interests of its fishermen who require support both financially and for modernising their fishing equipment. Fishermen suicide cases are rising and stoppage of subsidies would aggravate the situation
Without a PM face, the INDIA bloc’s attempts to counter the magnetic appeal of ‘Modi ki Guarantee’ is going to be a non-starter. The PM face will be as much a part of the alternative narrative that the opposition wishes to stitch, and such a key lacunae won’t help in denting BJP’s stranglehold over the Hindi heartland
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Congress can use its spell in the opposition to give greater representation to these two communities across its party hierarchy from the CWC down to the block level. Additionally, it needs to work with people belonging to these two communities for their socioeconomic akin to the Sangh Parivar
Countries across the continent have been unable to capitalise on their demographic dividend
India’s usage of coal is projected to rise by 8.4 percent in 2023, much higher than 1.4 percent growth for the world
It’s easy to see why US elites are tempted to stigmatise and banish the words that offend their preferred image of a still-dominant, liberal-democratic West. Those who remain indifferent to the irresistible momentum of decolonisation must each day find the world a disconcertingly more unfamiliar place
By 2030, a $1 billion quantum computer may be able to break RSA Laboratories’ widely used 2048 bit encryption. As the ChatGPT-induced revolution in generative artificial intelligence has shown, meaningful breakthroughs can elude a field for decades. But once they do occur, they can multiply at an overwhelming speed
The next battle, among private companies, promises to make satellites as cheap and accessible as an iPhone with off-the-shelf parts that survive just a few years
Creation of the Fund is a step forward in dealing with climate change problems but there is uncertainty around the nature of usage, amount needed and the frequency of contribution
The four shipping companies that have decided to divert traffic temporarily from the Red Sea are MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag Lloyd, and Maersk. Together these four companies account for 53 percent of global maritime trade.
The merger exercise of 2020 hasn’t arrested the market share contraction of public sector banks either. In FY20, PSBs accounted for 58 percent of the credit and held 62 percent of deposits which dropped to 54 percent share in credit and 59 percent of share in deposits by FY23.
The government of India’s skilling programmes have invariably focused on the low end of the technical skills spectrum
The trajectory of the COP28 negotiations from “phase out” to “transition away” highlighted how word crafting and linguistic acrobatics took priority over science and human impact. What needs to be seen now is whether any concrete action on fossil fuels will follow
Oil marketing companies could soon face a double whammy with rising oil prices and falling finished goods prices
For a country that never dreamt of truly becoming a developed nation, it is understandable why some fail to grasp the scale of transformation happening in India, today. Statistics show the fortunes of Indians are changing for the better and changing fast
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