UPL: Upbeat revenue outlook eclipses corporate governance concerns
UPL expects revenue to rise 7-10 percent in the current fiscal after clocking 8 percent growth in FY21
The vaccine procurement roadmap: Many a slip between the cup and the lip
While the government has finally made the right plans, it needs to ensure that nothing goes awry in the vaccine procurement programme
The war against COVID is on. This is how we can finance it
How the British financed World War 1 could provide clues on how to fund the war against the pandemic in India
Cyclone Tauktae News Highlights: Trains cancelled, short-terminated in coastal Gujarat in view of IMD's warning for May 17-18
Cyclone Tauktae News Highlights: Both the Centre and states have been gearing up to deal with the cyclone that has been building up over the Arabian Sea for days now. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting and directed officials to ensure maintenance of essential services.
Amid economic turmoil, Biden stays focussed on longer term
The White House's economic push comes at a time when Conservatives have stepped up criticism of the President over slowing job growth and accelerating inflation
The Reading List: May 14, 2021
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
A restless US keenly watches Iran-Saudi Arabia talks
What is upsetting Washington about any reset of Iran-Saudi Arabian relations, midwifed by Qatar, is that the US is not in the driving seat of this initiative
Growth downgrades are just the beginning, further pruning likely
The deterioration is likely to be more than foreseen
COVID-19 Vaccine | States jostling with global bids may push up prices without assured timely supplies
A national bid appears a better option than states pushing around among themselves to secure vials for a country that otherwise takes pride in being the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Untangling the knots in the vaccine supply chain
In today's Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Acquiring herd immunity, vaccine outlook, demographic dividend, billionaire boom, RITES, Cadila, Happiest Minds, Lupin, AC industry, FMCG's rural weak spot, Pidilite and more
India’s IT services are on digital steroids (Part I)
The average growth of large Indian IT companies was higher than the average growth of global peers, which de-grew at the start of the fiscal and bounced back in later quarters
The FMCG sector's main growth engine was rural India, but the second wave may cause turbulence
Over half of the increase in the FMCG industry’s sales in the March quarter has been contributed by rural markets
The billionaire boom: How the super-rich soaked up COVID cash
The pandemic has only reinforced the rising inequality becoming ever more of a political issue, threatening to provoke popular backlashes against capitalism
Ready and willing, 5G market awaits Indian telcos
In a sign of how soon the market expects users to embrace the new technology, research firm Counterpoint expects 5G smartphone shipment in India to hit 38 million in 2021 itself
India’s solar power target needs an urgent review
Apex court order adds to the problems of the renewable energy sector which is already plagued by the pandemic-led slowdown
Cadila’s animal health sale to fund its business transformation
Cadila’s animal healthcare business has reported steady growth and in FY21, its profit margins are estimated to be higher than overall company-level margins
Summer of discontent: AC industry battles loss, back to back
The series of state lockdowns have resulted in sales of both room airconditioners and projects falling for the second summer in a row
China’s population growth curve bends down, India holds the edge
China's working age population will shrink, while the proportion of those who do not work will rise. In contrast, India's demographic dividend is intact
Committee raj continues in Congress
The Congress headquarters at 24, Akbar Road, New Delhi, is the resting place of several reports submitted by various panels constituted by the party high command over the decades
How to prepare for a COVID-19 third wave, and future health emergencies
Building a fair and equitable healthcare system, which works for all the people, may be the only solution to prevent -- or rather limit the impact of -- future pandemics
How the TRIPS agreement tripped in the vaccine lane
Within TRIPS, public health and access to critical medicine are always going to be more contentious issues
US inflation gives markets a scare
US retail inflation for April has been very high, but in India the second COVID wave ensures that growth continues to be the primary concern
Fed officials aren’t ready to remove supports yet
The risks remain in the form of “vaccine hesitancy, deadlier variants, and a resurgence of cases in some foreign countries”
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Surging prices present fresh challenge to central banks’ money policy
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Fed sticks to its guns, the commodity sparkle, lockdowns and GDP, Gillette India’s dream run and more
What the PNB QIP prospectus tells us about the NPA situation
Overdue loans at very high levels point to near term asset quality pain
