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Batteries are the next big thing in energy as the world moves away from coal and gas

The switch from an electricity system supplied by large fossil fuel plants that run virtually uninterrupted to a more haphazard mix of smaller, intermittent renewable sources will need batteries to store energy.

Ridiculous, foolish, atrocious – How Modi govt fans are slamming it on economic policies

A slowing economy & controversial proposals are forcing Modi govt's strident supporters to voice their discontent with the establishment publicly.

‘Fudge Corp of India’ – How Modi govt uses FCI to keep fiscal deficit artificially low

Modi government has been transferring a part of its liabilities to FCI by giving it loans from NSSF and lowering the actual food subsidy in the budget.

Bond bonanza to help India battle world’s worst bad loan ratio

The benchmark 10-year sovereign bond yield dropped about 50 bps in July. Each basis point fall in the yield adds Rs 350 crore to banks’ treasury gains.

After praising Trump’s tariffs, JSW Steel is now suing the US for relief

JSW Steel says US Commerce Dept wrongfully denied waivers for steel-slab raw materials, forcing it to pay tens of millions of dollars in tariffs.

India, world’s no. 2 coal buyer, plans to cut imports by a third

India plans to meet its coal demand by increasing domestic production and from a jump in renewables output over the next 5 years.

Modi govt’s flip-flop on foreign bond sale leaves traders on tenterhooks

Bonds dropped Thursday after an official told reporters that the Modi govt hasn’t decided on the offshore bond sale yet.

Lok Sabha passes amendments to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill

The amendments to the bill include strengthening the position of financial creditors and completing the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process in 330 days.

Kotak Realty Fund warns of a $65 billion bad-loan crisis, recommends lenders cut credit

A delay in lending to residential projects is adding to the mounting default risk, with as many as 5.60 lakh homes worth Rs 4.5 lakh crore stuck in top cities.

Maruti Suzuki’s car sales in India drop to lowest in seven years

Maruti Suzuki suffers from a stale portfolio, but the drop also indicates that the slowdown in Asia’s third-largest economy may be worsening.

On Camera

What’s Xi Jinping doing in Europe? His goal is more strategic than economic

India should aim to get European investments that are clearly no longer going to China. That is where the dots of its efforts to save Asia from China’s dominance converge at its most basic.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla takes charge as Chief of Personnel of the Indian Navy

His tenure as Chief of Personnel will be marked by a number of important appointments, both afloat and ashore.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.