Four steps that will help restart India’s tourism sector
The most important role in kick-starting tourism lies with the state governments who need to start working together with the industry more than ever to create strong public-private partnerships to maximise the impact
The Tatas can't afford to miss the e-commerce bus
The Tata Group has one of the strongest consumer franchises, yet entering the hyper-competitive e-grocery segment isn't a choice, but rather the only way the salt-to-software conglomerate can keep pace in a rapidly changing environment
How a few PSUs have changed adversity into opportunity
NTPC, BHEL and IRCTC have used the sectoral and economic challenges to their advantage by leveraging their strength and out-of-the-box thinking.
Local Body Polls | BJP on the back foot in Maharashtra
The loss of Nagpur after 58 years and the loss of Pune after 20 years in local elections will be a shot in the arm for the Maha Vikas Aghadi government
UltraTech expansion underpins cement industry optimism and improves return ratios
Operating leverage and cash flows coupled with a lower rate of capital expenditure are likely to boost UltraTech's return on capital employed from the current 10 percent to about 14 percent
The banality of Sensex’s 55,000 December 2021 target
The hope fuelled rally rests on effective vaccination of a population of 1.3 billion in early 2021 and that magically the vaccine will also provide employment, infrastructure development, efficient capital allocation and capacity utilization to take the economy back to a path of strong growth
What explains Tata Sons’ vote of confidence in Tata Chemicals?
Tata Sons has been raising stake in Tata Chemicals for a year now, which is witness to early results of a capacity addition-led business expansion plan
Martin Wolf writes: Milton Friedman was wrong on the corporation
The doctrine that has guided economists and businesses for 50 years needs re-evaluation
Defence in 2020 | It’s been a low key, but profoundly interesting year
The defence sector has seen considerable movement, from Boeing Australia’s ‘loyal wingman’ to Turkey’s order for its second batch of Russian S-400s, and from the Armenia-Azerbaijan war to Japan’s aircraft carrier
The danger from proposed hydel dam on Yarlung Zangbo in Tibet
Contrary to the concerns raised by some quarters, the water flow in the Brahmaputra River is unlikely to be affected to a noticeable degree, given that glacial melt in the river flow contributes only about 12 percent of the total volume of water
Investors bet ECB will do what it takes to keep borrowing costs low
Lagarde’s interventions have helped put a lid on bond yields even for weaker borrowers
Uber, after years of trying, is handing off its self-driving car project
The US company is paying Aurora, a startup, to take over the autonomous car operation, which had become a financial and legal headache
What should Franklin Templeton debt scheme unitholders do in crucial vote?
The worst case scenario for Franklin Templeton unitholders is far better than what it was in April, when the fund was arbitrarily shut. Unitholders can use the vote as a bargaining tool and demand more clarity.
Krishnapatnam port turnaround a shot in the arm for Adani Ports & SEZ
Adani Ports has scaled up Krishnapatnam port’s profitability significantly reducing costs and improving realisations
Warner Bros' movie streaming decision is a potential threat to Indian multiplexes
The pandemic’s impact on the cinema business may be felt for a long time to come
Allowing old coal-fired power plants to continue operations is a shocking proposal
Allowing polluting thermal units to operate beyond a stipulated time period contradicts the central government’s clean-energy drive
Politics | Have the KSFE raids exposed the fissures within the CPI(M)?
Of late, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government in Kerala is in the news for the wrong reasons: from the gold smuggling case to the KSFE raids, which seems to have opened rifts within the ruling CPI(M)
Why JSW Steel is keen on closing its Bhushan Power & Steel acquisition
A changed industry scenario makes it easier for JSW Steel to absorb the weight of the acquisition
Listen to Supreme Court comments on economic value of trees
Till now, the forest department has evaluated trees mainly on the basis of their timber value. But as knowledge about the positive impact of trees on the environment has grown in recent decades, the cost benefit analysis has changed
Airbnb IPO: a barometer for travel after the pandemic
Airbnb’s decision to list its shares is a significant moment for America’s capital markets, especially given the preference of many Silicon Valley companies for private funding
Factors that could halt the bull market charge
Investor hubris can be pierced when expectations of further gains are as strong as they are now
Legal Matters | A law to set communities against one another
While Uttar Pradesh’s new anti-conversion law is aimed at checking religious conversions, it will also ensure that religious communities are perennially suspicious of each other, and act even more exclusionary
Rallis India reaffirms positive farm sentiment, but expectations are tempered
Rallis India, PI Industries and Dhanuka Agritech are all optimistic of growth picking up, going forward. Progress in the rabi crop season and good water availability are giving hope to the farm sector
Bhopal’s long night of horror shows no signs of ending
Over three decades later, no one is guilty of perpetrating this terrible crime. It is important to recognise that Bhopal’s gas tragedy isn’t just about the sheer injustice meted out to the survivors
