There is a need for action beyond the new reforms to bring about a material change to the Indian farm…
In his address at the launch of Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, PM Modi lauded the countrymen saying, “You have effectively…
An increase in repo rate by 50bps won’t really lead us to consume less fruits and vegetables and bring down…
In a broad sense, with tax cuts, increase in revenue expenditure is assumed to precede and lead to increase in…
In a situation of weak sentiments, even a policy intervention like helicopter money can fail, where people might actually be…
A silver lining is the recent forecast for 2019 south-west monsoon. The MET has forecast a near-normal monsoon, and the…
India will need much more energy as its people prosper. Therefore, given the dependence on coal-fired power and its indispensability…
Despite the emphasis on renewables, coal remains critical for electricity generation. CEA officials have mentioned that new coal-based generation capacity…
Barring food and fuel, some categories of the core CPI basket may not be responsive to RBI policy. Certain categories…
The shipping industry faces several constraints on complying with IMO’s regulation on sulphur bunker fuel oil usage.
People decide based on their perceptions of gains and losses, rather than actual final outcomes. During next year’s elections, it’s…
A few months ago, many on the street were in favour of a weak rupee. Even former Chief Economic Adviser…
Reduction in levies such as GST, licence fees and SUC will provide some respite to telecom sector
India imported 1.7 billion barrels of crude in the last fiscal, worth $88 billion, when the average price of Indian…
Oil contributes around 35% to the UAE government revenues. Had it not been for the revenues from oil, fiscal deficit…
Sustainable reduction in fuel prices will come when currency & global oil prices move in our favour. This doesn’t seem…
Outlook for fossil fuels is tough to comprehend, but as long as they can be made cleaner, it seems they…
While the push towards cleaner renewable sources is appreciable, it should not be at the cost of making energy expensive…
