Focus

Updated : Jul 15, 2019

Oil Games

Globally, oil producers have been caught in the crossfire of the Saudi Arabia-led OPEC countries, Russia and the revival of the US shale play. Since last November, the OPEC nations decided to cut oil production by around 1.8 million barrels in a bid to firm up prices.

Updated : Nov 15, 2018

Price War

The stents that Abbott and Medtronic wanted to discontinue had a price tag of Rs 1,00,000-plus.

Updated : Oct 18, 2017

Transforming Energy

India wants to set up a gas exchange to promote alternative energy and fast-track oil import reduction

Updated : Oct 18, 2017

The Rain Impact

A late-season surge in monsoon rain may help rabi crops, but the real impact on farmers will depend on remunerative pricing.

Updated : Oct 5, 2017

Cash Upfront

Ministries are front-ending allocations to counter the slowdown.

Updated : Oct 5, 2017

Invest, But Cautiously

Many of the recent initial public offerings were aimed at providing earlier investors an exit route rather than capital formation.

Updated : Oct 5, 2017

Power Struggle

Ensuring electricity access to all households is a great political move but might derail the fiscal reforms undertaken by Discoms.

Updated : Oct 5, 2017

Present Everywhere

Is an omnichannel presence crucial for Indian retailers?

Updated : Oct 5, 2017

The Tax Tangle

The government asking corporates and professionals to report estimates of income and tax liability will add to the compliance burden.

Updated : Sep 22, 2017

Too Much, Too Fast

Frequent changes in GST laws and tax rates are unsettling the new ecosystem, delaying the process.

Updated : Sep 22, 2017

Micro Shift

Why new generation private banks are expanding into microfinance by acquiring existing well-run microfinance companies.

Updated : Sep 22, 2017

Incessant Fall

India is seeing a slump in drug exports since the beginning of the fiscal driven by a decline in the sale of Indian drugs in the US.

Updated : Sep 22, 2017

Subsidy Blues

Questions over phasing out of export subsidies at the WTO may force India to shift to a new trade policy.

Updated : Sep 22, 2017

Cleaning Up Crossholdings

The Tata Group's move to separate Tata Chemicals and Tata Global Beverages is a big step towards a simpler group structure.

Updated : Sep 7, 2017

Why McDonald's four-year-long battle with Vikram Bakshi is a glorious mess

In a game of who blinks first, the battle between McDonald's and its estranged partner Vikram Bakshi looks set to play out in various courts before it is settled in the boardroom.

Updated : Sep 6, 2017

The Lag Effect

GST, demonetisation pull down GDP growth sharply in the first quarter of 2017/18.

Updated : Sep 6, 2017

The Long Road

The delay in the CCEA nod to the Fosun-Gland Pharma deal raises several questions.

Updated : Sep 6, 2017

Taking A Dive

With airlines focusing on profits, the ballistic growth in air travel has started tapering off.

Updated : Sep 6, 2017

Not So Rewarding

This year's stock market surge has not delivered the kind of long-term returns that earlier bull runs did.

Updated : Sep 6, 2017

The Great Fall

Lower solar and wind power tariffs should have boosted their use but have led to a crisis in the segment.

Updated : Aug 25, 2017

Arvind Panagariya's contrarian line of thought may be behind his exit from NITI Aayog

The tenure of the vice chairman runs concurrently with the term of the PM. Within days of Panagariya resigning in early August, the government appointed conservative economist Rajiv Kumar in his place.