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India cancels cargo trans-shipment facility for Bangladesh

The rescission takes immediate effect. However, cargo that has already entered the Indian territory under the provisions of the rescinded circular may continue its exit...

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points

The decision was made during the first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the financial year 2025-26, held from April 7-9.  In a parallel move...

ebm-papst to set up a new plant near Chennai at Rs.340 cr.

The new plant is coming up near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The new greenfield project is expected to involve an initial investment of outlay of  Rs....

Tribute: V Krishnamurthy – He took public sector to commanding heights…

June 1968. It was a couple of months after the launch of the economic fortnightly, Industrial Economist. We carried a short note on Madras...

Sad state of Sterlite

In the mid-1990s Sterlite Industries (now Vedanta) set up the largest copper melting facility at Thoothukudi. This unit heralded the flow of mega investments...

GST! A five-year (h)itch!!

An oft used expression from the past ‘The seven-year itch’, may look an awful anachronism. In that background, five years is almost an eon....

TN’s debut at Davos…

A high-power delegation led by TN Minister of Industry, Thangam Thennarasu, recently attended the World Economic Forum meet at Davos. This is the first...

The Engineer who excelled in Economics…

Pankaj Kumar Bansal, after 25 years of active service in Tamil Nadu, has shifted to Delhi to take charge as Joint Secretary in the...

Adani empire expands to cement, pharma…

Mundra was a natural choice. The north-western port is directly linked to the rich hinterland in the north. The 1800 km distance to Bhatinda...

Need for a unified transport system…

For quite some time a Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) has been discussed for the Chennai metro. Chennai, more than other large cities, is...

Dealers’ dilemma

On 31 May, the Petrol Pump Dealers’ Association grandiosely announced that its members in 22 states will not purchase petroleum products from the Indian...

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