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Updated : Jul 9, 2024

Bullion Bulls

Investors so far in 2024, as geopolitical tensions, indications of rate cuts by global central banks, and General elections in India sparked rallies in these metals. Here’s a look at the numbers:

Barbers employed at a small shop in Faridabad, Haryana (Photo: Arun Kumar)

Updated : Jun 17, 2024

MORE THAN 17.6 MILLION PEOPLE JOINED THE WORKFORCE IN FY24—THE HIGHEST SINCE FY17. OF THEM, 16.1 MILLION JOINED THE SERVICES SECTOR, THE BIGGEST EMPLOYMENT PROVIDER, MAKING UP 39% OF THE TOTAL JOBS. HERE’S WHAT THE NUMBERS SHOW

Electric buses being flagged off in New Delhi in September 2023 (Photo by Manish Rajput)

Updated : May 24, 2024

RACING AHEAD

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SALES (EX-SHOWROOM) WENT UP BY 26.7% IN FY24 AFTER GROWING 55.7% IN FY23, WITH REGISTRATIONS SETTING A NEW ALL-TIME HIGH OF 2.5 MILLION. WITH PREDICTION OF AN ABOVE NORMAL MONSOON, SALES ARE EXPECTED TO ZOOM AHEAD

Crude oil tankers off Jurong Island, Singapore

Updated : Apr 30, 2024

A CRUDE AWAKENING

BRENT CRUDE, WHICH SURPASSED $90/BBL IN APRIL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SIX MONTHS, MAY RALLY FURTHER DUE TO IRAN-ISRAEL TENSIONS. THIS COULD LEAD TO HIGHER INFLATION IN INDIA AND WIDEN THE TRADE DEFICIT. A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS

A view of Mundra Port, India’s largest container dock

Updated : Apr 30, 2024

PORT OF GAIN

A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN AVERAGE TURNAROUND TIME AND A GROWING ECONOMY HAVE PROPELLED CARGO TRAFFIC AT INDIAN PORTS TO AN ALL-TIME HIGH OF 744.7 MILLION TONNES IN FY24 (TILL FEBRUARY). HERE’S THE STORY THROUGH NUMBERS

Air conditioner units outside a building in New Delhi. Photo by ARUN KUMAR

Updated : Apr 17, 2024

POWER DYNAMICS

POWER DEMAND IS EXPECTED TO RISE THIS SUMMER. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE HEAT WAVE COULD BECOME ACUTE THIS YEAR. HERE’S THE STORY IN NUMBERS

Updated : Apr 17, 2024

FAST TRACK

THE LAUNCH OF DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDORS IN MARCH IS EXPECTED TO SPEED UP FREIGHT MOVEMENT AND REDUCE TURNAROUND TIME IN THE COUNTRY. A LOOK AT THE DATA

Updated : Dec 26, 2023

BRIDGING THE DIVIDE

TOUTED AS INDIA’S LONGEST SEA BRIDGE, THE 21.8 KM SIX-LANE MUMBAI TRANS HARBOUR LINK, ONCE OPENED, WILL CONNECT MUMBAI WITH SATELLITE CITY NAVI MUMBAI, AND FOSTER BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INDIA’S FINANCIAL HUB

Wind turbines at Bharat Light & Power’s wind farm in Rewalkawadi, Maharashtra (Photo by GETTY IMAGES)

Updated : Dec 19, 2023

RENEWABLE INTEREST

THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE RECEIVED BY THE IREDA IPO HAS AGAIN PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR IN INDIA, THE WORLD’S THIRD-LARGEST PRODUCER OF ENERGY. HERE IS WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY:

The BSE building in Mumbai (Photo by MANDAR DEODHAR)

Updated : Nov 29, 2023

A CRACKER OF A YEAR

DESPITE GEOPOLITICAL CONCERNS, VOLATILITY IN COMMODITY PRICES AND A WEAK CURRENCY, INDIAN STOCK MARKETS HAVE WITNESSED SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS IN SAMVAT 2079. SINCE DIWALI 2022, THE BSE SENSEX HAS SURGED 9 PER CENT

A wedding at Suryagarh Jaisalmer, a luxury hotel (Photo by SHREYA SEN)

Updated : Nov 16, 2023

WEDDING WALTZ

THE UPCOMING WEDDING SEASON FROM NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 15 WILL SEE AROUND 3.5 MILLION NUPTIALS, AGAINST 3.2 MILLION LAST YEAR. HERE’S HOW MUCH BUSINESS WEDDINGS WILL GENERATE THIS SEASON:

Workers make cricket bats at a factory in Awantipora, Srinagar (Photo by ABID BHAT)

Updated : Oct 31, 2023

HOWZAT!

INDIA’S 100-MEDAL HAUL AT THE ASIAN GAMES AND THE ONGOING CRICKET WORLD CUP ARE EXPECTED TO BOOST THE COUNTRY’S SPORTS EQUIPMENT MARKET. HERE’S WHAT THE DATA SHOWS:

VISITORS AT THE INDIA ART FAIR 2022 (Photo by BANDEEP SINGH)

Updated : Oct 17, 2023

SOLD!

THE ART MARKET IS BOOMING AGAIN AS ART HAS TOPPED THE TABLE OF LUXURY INVESTMENTS IN Q2CY23, PER KNIGHT FRANK. A LOOK AT THE SPACE

Updated : Oct 4, 2023

FESTIVE FERVOUR

THE UPCOMING FESTIVE SEASON, WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2023, IS EXPECTED TO KEEP INDIA INC. BUSY IN THE THIRD QUARTER, OFFERING GOOD BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Jawan may set a record after it netted over Rs 300 crore in the first five days in India (Photo by GETTY IMAGES)

Updated : Sep 19, 2023

PICTURE PERFECT

THE FESTIVE SEASON HAS COME EARLY FOR THE FILM INDUSTRY WITH MASSIVE GROSS BOX-OFFICE COLLECTIONS OF OVER RS 1,500 CRORE SINCE AUGUST. A LOOK AT THE DATA REVEALS THE FOLLOWING

Trucks parked near Navi Mumbai’s APMC market. Transport is a key component of the services sector. (Photo: Mandar Deodhar)

Updated : Sep 11, 2023

CREDIT CAPERS

AFTER INCREASING BY RS 18.2 LAKH CRORE TO AN ALL-TIME HIGH IN FY23, NON-FOOD CREDIT CONTINUED TO EXPAND IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY24, THANKS TO DEMAND FROM THE SERVICES SECTOR. HERE’S WHAT THE DATA INDICATES

Updated : Sep 5, 2023

THE GIFT THAT GIVES

GUJARAT’S GIFT CITY IS WORKING TOWARDS BECOMING A GLOBAL FINANCIAL HUB LIKE DUBAI AND SINGAPORE. RECENTLY, IT HOSTED A G20 MEETING. IT HAS ALSO ALLOWED DIRECT LISTING OF DOMESTIC FIRMS AND RELAUNCHED SGX NIFTY AS GIFT NIFTY

Updated : Aug 11, 2023

CURRIED

THE RECENT SPIKE IN THE PRICES OF CERTAIN VEGETABLES AND SPICES HAS SHAKEN KITCHEN BUDGETS ACROSS HOUSEHOLDS. HERE’S A LOOK AT WHAT COSTS HOW MUCH

A Bharat Petroleum Corporation oil refinery in Mumbai’s Mahul

Updated : Jul 25, 2023

CRUDE CALCULUS

THE RECENT SOFTENING OF GLOBAL CRUDE OIL PRICES IS EXPECTED TO NARROW INDIA’S TRADE DEFICIT, OF WHICH OIL ACCOUNTED FOR 42.5 PER CENT (OR RS 9 LAKH CRORE) IN FY23. A LOOK AT THE KEY NUMBERS

In the aftermath of Cyclone Biparjoy, a bulldozer removes fallen trees to clear a road in Kutch, Gujarat (Photo by GETTY IMAGES)

Updated : Jul 17, 2023

PUMMELLED

AS CLIMATE CHANGE COMES TO A HEAD, ITS EFFECTS ARE GETTING MORE PRONOUNCED. CYCLONE BIPARJOY, THE LATEST EXTREME WEATHER EVENT WITNESSED BY INDIA IN JUNE, WREAKED HAVOC ON THE WESTERN COAST