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India’s Discoms Turn A Profit, But State-Level Leakage Need A Fix
In the world of power distribution companies or discoms, Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses have long been one of the "four horsemen of doom and despair". AT&C losses are caused by technical factors, such as inefficiency of distribution lines and system overload, or by commercial factors, such as low metering efficiency,...
Jet Deal Shows India Won’t Trade Security For Trade Promises
Sometime in the dim past, good news for the real economy used to cheer the stock market. Those times have disappeared like traditional incandescent lamps. Robust US jobs data for January has sent markets into a chill. Unemployment is a low 4.3%, and the US economy created 130,000 jobs off the farm, higher than for any number in 2025. If the economy...
The US-Bangladesh Trade Deal: A Lopsided Bargain?
The joint statement issued on February 9, between the United States and Bangladesh has been framed as a milestone. On paper, it looks significant: the US will cut its reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods to 19% and—more importantly—offer zero reciprocal tariffs on garments made using US-origin cotton and man-made fibres. However, a closer look...
Indian Textile Body Sees Gains In US Cotton Shift
India’s textile industry sees a potential opportunity in shifting global cotton trade flows, even as details of a reported US-Bangladesh arrangement remain fluid, according to the president of the Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF). Prabhu Dhamodharan, who heads the Coimbatore-based industry body representing about 450 spinning and apparel...
With India's Fertiliser Manufacturing Stuck In Policy Limbo, Imports Will Keep Rising
The applications exist. Industry sources confirm them. The Fertiliser Association of India references them. Parliamentary committees acknowledge them. But ask for specifics, and the trail goes cold.Multiple applications from PSUs and private entities seeking approval to build fertiliser plants sit somewhere in the bureaucratic apparatus. What's...
Maruti’s EV Gamble: Can It Dent The Market Despite Late Entry?
Until a couple of years ago, Maruti Suzuki wasn’t too keen to enter the electric vehicle (EV) market.RC Bhargava, the company’s chairman, had brushed aside the urgency to join the EV race, calling the segment niche and citing the prohibitive costs of lithium-ion technology. His preference was hybrid cars, which he argued offered a more practical...
After India’s Big EU Turn, Blockchain Matters Even More For Exporters
In the past two to three weeks, India has secured two important trade deals. First with the European Union in the last week of January, and with the United States earlier this month. While the details of the deal with the US are still emerging, the one with the EU, which created a combined market of $24 trillion, was termed the “mother of all...
Beyond ISRO: India’s Space Sector Hits A $44 Billion Turning Point
When Dr Subba Rao Pavuluri resigned from his senior post as a division head at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the move was considered bold and unconventional. At the time, India’s space sector was a closed shop and an exclusive domain of the state. There were no private rockets, no venture-backed satellite constellations, and...
