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Carmarkers invested in cost-cutting during the pandemic, but it needs faster economic growth
Pandemic time was an opportunity for car markers to recalibrate their cost structure. Work from home saved money as did lower interest costs.
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How has the pandemic changed travel and tourism?
One of the trends that got accentuated during the pandemic was stays at small properties of five to 10 rooms in picturesque locations
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The mystery of dwindling coal stocks at power plants
The economy is recovering but GDP is expected to be only slightly larger than it was in pre-pandemic 2019-20.
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Fintech burst and the democratisation of credit
In the last financial year there were 2,233 cr UPI transactions worth Rs 41 lakh cr. The democratisation of credit will be the next big thing.
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Can technology take the sting out of microfinance interest rates?
MFIs understand the importance of tech. About 75% of firms surveyed by a global consultancy for MFIN said they had an alliance with fintech companies.
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Production incentives are fine, but why high tariffs?
Incentives for capacity creation are fine if the intention is to build scale, but why shelter the industry behind high tariffs
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Small farmers will have to be supported with MSP or a better alternative
Govt must procure just as much as it needs to meet requirements of consumers entitled to rationed grains plus a buffer for contingencies like Covid-19
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Can exports come to the rescue?
India’s growth rate of exports was higher than that of China and Vietnam, though their revenues were higher at $15.5 billion and $8.8 billion respecti
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Will asset monetisation drive give desired results?
The success of the asset monetisation plan depends on how well the contracts are structured.
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Oil bonds should not be viewed as sole reason for high petrol and diesel prices
Practice of future consumers subsidising current ones may be iniquitous (if they are not the same) but is useful to make difficult reforms acceptable
