In light of the very public row between the Modi govt and RBI over the latter's NPA rules, there's been talk that the govt could invoke Section 7 of RBI Act.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
We miss Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Dr Vijay Kelkar, many others who brought lustre and luminosity to their jobs.