Inability to make headway in the competitive and low-margin atta and salt markets has seen HUL exit these categories
Earnings are sensitive to GDP growth, in differing proportions for different sectors. Growth is expected to be in the range of 6-6.5 percent, lower than the 7 percent growth estimated for FY23
Big powers continue to retain the right to dictate the strategic postures of their small neighbours. No big power will give up this right
Carbon capture and storage has never really gotten off the ground. Now it’s found some backers, which is not a bad thing
Ukraine has won the West’s support in the war against Russia. But to ensure victory, it will need the developing world’s, too
Even the Supreme Court has held the justification of UP RERA’s legal interpretations such as the Single Bench efficacy and allowed it to go through. But some provisos still remain to be corrected such as the removal of surrender to NCLT when solutions are within sight
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat’s move to start paid user verifications will affect first-time, low-income content creators the most. Can local platforms seize this opportunity?
Decarbonisation conditions warrant careful examination and scrutiny from India’s negotiators. India faces the challenge of balancing its economic growth ambitions while still being on the correct side of the climate change fence
Entry level salaries in IT services are too low. Matching skills to jobs will prevent the current excess labour situation that is driving down salaries. Current approach of solely placing faith on education to guarantee a job is flawed
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Impact of global slowdown casts shadows on India realty, ethanol’s rude health cause of concern, pharma companies get a breather, and more
Russia and Ukraine are the losers in this war from which the US has gained the most, deepening alliances and generating big deals for its military-industrial and energy sectors. But can Washington end this war?
Poor yield conditions in the largest sugar-producing state Maharashtra may lead to India’s sugar output undershooting estimates. Adjust for ethanol diversion and the situation looks very different
Revival of listings in New York in doubt as Beijing overhauls rules on foreign share sales
Hong Kong mimicked the mainland’s isolationist zero-infection policy and lost business and talent to Singapore, its main competitor in the region
Raw material cost inflation eased and US revenues grew at most large drug firms in the December 2022 quarter
The confused and contradictory messaging around the three aerial objects shot down last week in the wake of the downing of a Chinese spy balloon is helping no one
While the global slowdown has cast its gloom on India’s office property market, regulatory issues such as DESH Bill are exacerbating the woes of listed REITs
New SEBI guidelines for financial intermediaries are almost unreasonably detailed and will raise compliance costs and efforts
Business fundamentals are important but minute details of how pitch meetings are conducted go a long way in building a successful connection with prospective investors
India recognised that there is excess reliance on oil and gas supplies from OPEC countries in West Asia. Given the political volatility in that entire region, the needs of energy security dictate that the Indian crude basket should have a wider spread
The National People’s Party came to power in 2018 with a lot of hope riding on the gen-next Sangmas who now helm the party. They have largely disappointed. But the troubled partnership with BJP may keep NPP afloat unless TMC springs a surprise
The current tech winter has a number of glaring stories – cyclical as they may be, there’s one truth that’s been gleaned over more than the rest; the money spent on internal software tools to support tech infrastructure is bloated. And there’s nothing cyclical about this infrastructure spending
China’s rise and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine have put a stop to a multipolar world order
His just-grin-and-bear-it message in his state-of-the-nation speech means that he has no idea how Russia wins
Bringing natural gas under GST can end the extant differential taxation regime/varying urea cost and subsidy payments across states. It will eliminate the cascading effect of tax on tax