Thangam Thennarasu | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Electricity, Finance and Human Resources Management Minister Thangam Thennarasu said the State’s energy consumption had reached a new peak of 430.13 million units on Tuesday. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he said the power supply had been smooth and arrangements had been made to meet any … Read more
Sanjiv Puri, CMD, ITC, says the Indian economy and even rural India has been very resilient. The infrastructure that has been created, the connectivity, focus on housing and digitisation, the direct benefit transfer and stuff like free food grain distribution are some of the very important steps taken in terms of the investment in the … Read more
India is undergoing an industrial renaissance and the country is the most promising structural growth story in Asia over the next decade, an HSBC Global Private Banking release said on Wednesday, quoting HSBC’s Chief Investment Officer (CIO) James Cheo. Cheo has picked Indian banks, consumer discretionary and IT companies as his top bets in the … Read more
There has been a significant increase in content consumption, per a new survey by Axis My India. Besides, a majority of respondents to the survey indicated that household spending had increased. Overall, Axis My India’s latest India Consumer Sentiment Index (CSI) paints an optimistic picture of consumer spending trends at the dawn of the New … Read more
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File. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The country’s power consumption grew by over 16% to 151.66 billion units in August this year compared to that of the same month last year mainly due to increase usage of cooling appliances during sultry weather. In the year-ago period, power consumption stood at 130.39 billion units (BU), … Read more
The long dry spell stretching over three weeks in different parts of the State has forced farmers to draw groundwater, wherever possible. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL With nearly 66% average rainfall deficit recorded in August in Telangana, both demand for power on the transmission system and energy consumption have shot up to unprecedented levels … Read more
“Consumer-oriented industries have bright prospects, thanks to a strong GDP growth rate and a high rate of domestic consumption. As India’s per capita income rises, the share of the wallet is shifting from goods to services,” says Sujan Hajra, Chief Economist & Executive Director, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers. In an interview with ETMarkets, … Read more
The house of Malathi Devadiga in Sowkur, Kundapura taluk, for which Mescom has denied power connection under Belaku Scheme for BPL families citing a civil suit. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Bengaluru The Excise Department (Bengaluru Urban district) has issued a notification withholding sale of Kingfisher beer bottled on July 15 after it was found unsafe for consumption. … Read more
Residents of Kavadigara Hatti blocked the bypass connecting NH-13 and NH-4 in protest against the district administration, following the death of 3 persons, on August 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: Sathish GT The drinking water supplied to Kavadigara Hatti in Chitradurga district in Karnataka was unfit for consumption, as per biological analysis of samples collected … Read more