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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicConsumer goods

Topic: consumer goods

As Indians buy cheaper products, smaller packs, FMCG sector takes a hit

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

What can India learn from Olympic cyclists? That we need a lead sector to drive growth

No sector has emerged to lead India's growth in decades. But even if it were to grow & become 3rd-largest economy, its real challenge would remain — eliminating multidimensional poverty.

Indian consumer goods makers look to lift profits as revival in rural demand gives hope

Cinthol soap-maker Godrej Consumer Products Ltd and Parachute oil manufacturer Marico Ltd are set to improve their earnings the most in two years, according to Refinitiv data.

Govt might look for quick fixes to revive the economy, but that needs structural change

Govt needs to facilitate wage-intensive manufacturing by ensuring labour law reform, a competitive rupee, efficient infrastructure and supply-chain development.

Cars and shampoo tell the story of India’s consumption slowdown

The pullback in spending on everything from shampoo to cars & travel has hurt growth, predicted to have slowed to the weakest pace since mid-2017.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.