Interviews

TMS Ep 419: Telco wars, brand Sachin, power stocks, SpaceX's Starship

Why are telcos pointing fingers at each other? Did Brand Sachin enable Brand Dhoni and Kohli? Will heat waves spark a rally in power stocks? What is SpaceX's Starship space vehicle? Answers here

In a Q&A, Svein Tore Holsether says his company is looking at more expansions in India as well

"The ministry is considering every direction (on penalty) but we will take a decision based on the recommendation in the investigation report"

'There are other sectors, such as engineering goods, agriculture, food processing, where the potential is very high'

"Unless the G7 nations stop bringing attention to issues which have nothing to do with G20, it will be difficult to reach an agreement on the final Leaders Declaration at the end of the year"

'The year 2023 was already shaping up to be a difficult year, even before the banking crisis'

"An area of land has already been earmarked for their protected habitation. There are also steps being taken to take care of the coral zone and mangroves"

Amish Mehta discusses the factors behind this downgrade and road ahead for the Indian economy

"The Congress will stress what it sees as the BJP's poor record in power"

In an interview with Business Standard, MPC member Jayanth Varma says the committee should not tie its hands by adopting the withdrawal of accommodation stance

In a Q&A, Ajay Seth says while the global macro-economic situation has improved over the past few months, headwinds on inflation and other indicators persist

'We are working to modernise the grievance redress mechanism and bring it up to international standards'

"Corporate bankruptcies are likely to significantly increase in G7 (nations) in the short-to-medium-term as the global economy slows down"

'PMKVY is an agile, market driven scheme as it provides short term training and recognises prior learning as well'

In a Q&A, the President of GE South Asia asserts that natural gas will bridge India's journey from coal to renewables, even as he points is massive potential in onshore wind energy

In a Q&A, the executive director of global agency outlines his plans to discuss with the govt measures to divert critical mineral production and refining

'Privatisation processes are BMMP (bandwidth, market available, minority shareholders, and the process)', said Tuhin Kanta Pandey

"Goods and Services Tax (GST) growth is estimated at 12 per cent as we expect the economy to do better domestically. However, keeping excise and customs in mind, we lowered the overall target"

"The government's welfare schemes are quite large, comprehensive, well spread and the emphasis is on implementation rather than on budget provisions"

We are at 57 per cent of GDP for the central government, we have to see that every year we nibble away may be a percentage point, said Ajay Seth, Economic Affairs Secretary