Steel companies are taking a battering this year as a crisis in the country’s shadow banking sector fueled a cash crunch, and economic growth slowed to a five-year low.
Insolvency judges’ ruling that Essar creditors whose claims are backed by collateral won’t get preferential treatment can badly damage India’s debt market.
Banks are opposed to certain terms of the Essar Steel sale, which, they say, could lead to higher lending rates, further affecting India's credit woes.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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