The electricity sector's coal requirement alone is projected to cross one billion million tonnes (MT) in FY30, up from 723 MT in FY22
If America is committed to reviving its domestic manufacturing capacity, it requires direct construction-related incentives. It needs to expand the most impactful part of Bidenomics -- the CHIPS act -- rather than returning to the weak and economically costly tactic of raising tariffs
It is the second largest diesel exporter after the USA. Before the Ukraine war, Russia exported around 2.8 million barrels per day of oil products
While the advantages of switching to reusable cups are genuine, they can also be surprisingly slight, and dependent upon aspects of usage that few of us think much about. A reusable cup cleaned in the sink every day for a month and then stuck at the back of the cupboard once Halloween passes may end up having a higher climate impact than the 30 paperboard cups you’d use instead
The core of the Chinese strategy is to build cost-efficient scale with policies targeting the complete value chain— from inbound raw materials across operations down to marketing and sales
The money market is the fountainhead of money supply for other markets. And, a vibrant and growing bond market accelerates economic growth at a faster clip
The BJP central leadership is betting big on its feisty state president K Annamalai, a former IPS officer, providing stronger opposition to the ruling DMK than what the weak AIADMK leadership is able to offer presently. But organisationally, it is the AIADMK that still has heft and the potential to bring numbers to the Lok Sabha for BJP
Investors are demanding a higher risk premium from the financial center’s tycoons
The UK prime minister is done being technocratic Mr. Fix-it. He needs to present himself as the change candidate
The day when the world’s consumption of fossil fuels reaches its maximum level is nearer than ever, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves
In today's edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Fed's higher for longer narrative backfires, headwinds eating into cement firms' profit, Aluminium output picks up, IMEEC a breakthrough for trade globalisation, and more
Global daily average aluminium output in August was highest in 2023, with China’s output driving the increase
It is starkly evident that given the constraints of longer distance and transit time via the southern Suez route and the northern TAR route, the IMEEC, a potential multimodal sea-land-sea corridor will become the preferred corridor. The eastern side of the IMEEC has developed infrastructure networks in the hinterlands and at ports in India, Gulf countries and Saudi Arabia
New technology tends to create jobs, not eliminate them
Generative AI's capabilities in hyper-personalising content and predictive audience targeting will help the marketing field that is struggling for decent customer acquisition budgets amid high-interest rates, stricter privacy laws and economic shocks like the pandemic
Biden-era spending has turbocharged growth — but the resulting debts may bring pain
Murdoch is the only contemporary figure who can be spoken of in the same breath as the great press barons of yesteryears. Murdoch’s contemporary press barons were bit players by comparison, either because they failed to match his global scope or because they flamed out. But was he good or bad for journalism?
Japan has come out of stagnation to lead the G7 developed economies in life expectancy, per capita growth and, for the first time in decades, an end to the deflation that oppressed CEOs and global investors alike. It is also providing the biggest dollar-denominated stock market returns anywhere in the world
Not having much choice, the government resorts to the Essential Commodities Act to impose stock limits. Going forward, the presence of farmer producer organisations and cooperatives can help by setting up small cooling chambers in the producing areas. Linking them to urban markets can boost farmers’ price realization to some extent
For the first time, India has been accused in the Western world of using an agent to kill someone on foreign soil. India has rejected the accusation by the Canadian Prime Minister, but it has kicked off a diplomatic row that will not go away easily. A lot will depend on which side the US takes
With supply likely to outstrip demand in the next two years, there could be pricing pressure for cement makers
The move would help reduce interest costs and increase the availability of financial resources across the economy
Murdoch built up a powerful media empire, but his editorial policies left a lot to be desired
After learning about trading strategies that work when traders have a directional view, now it’s time for strategies that work even when there’s no directional view, starting with Straddles and Strangles
With Angel Tax and Section 68 tax notices becoming a headache for startups and investors, here are extracts of a playbook that attempts to give a better understanding of the issue
