[Editorial] BSNL Bailout
How does BSNL compare to its peers? BSNL suffers a poorer ARPU (average revenue per user) than its peers like Bharti Airtel (ARPU increased 23%)…
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[In-Depth] Blood Batteries- Role of EV in Child Labour
The world is quickly turning to electric vehicles are one of the sure-fire ways of addressing climate change. India too is on this bandwagon. While EV…
[Editorial] Problem of Delayed Payments to MSMEs
What is the extent of payment delays? Quantitative analysis estimates that about 10.7 lakh crore INR is stuck as such delayed payments to Indian MSMEs.…
[Editorial] Restaurant Service Charges
What are the components of food bill? In a standalone restaurant, a food bill comprises of: Food charge (from the menu) Service charge (5-15%) 5%…
[Editorials] A Renewables Revolution
What are fossil fuels? Fossil fuels refer to coal, crude oil and natural gas. These are derived from fossilized remains of organisms that lived millions…
[Editorial] Power Crisis in India – Current scenario and the root causes
With a coal supply-demand imbalance and rising international coal prices, cash-strapped thermal power generators are left holding critical stocks.
[Editorial] Total Factor Productivity (TFP) – Recent trends in TFP of India and the world
India’s total factor productivity (TFP) growth has seen a moderate decline compared to the global experience, though it remains above that of emergi…
[In-depth] Seaweeds – From health benefits to climate change mitigation
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised developing the blue economy in coastal states and asked stakeholders to re-focus on seaweed farming and …
[Editorial] India’s power sector –The volatility, reasons and the way forward
In October 2021, India witnessed significant power shortages stemming from the low inventory of coal at the power plants. After seven months, we are b…