The hybrid road to EVs
Why the country needs to transit to hybrid vehicles before moving to a fully electric-vehicle ecosystem.
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RIL, BP announce new JV for fuel retailing
The new JV in which 51% will be owned by Mukesh Ambani-led RIL will build a pan-India fuel retail service station network and also sell aviation fuel to airliners.
RIL is top Indian firm on Fortune Global 500
Ranked 106, Reliance Industries has replaced IOC (117) as the top-ranked Indian company on the 2019 list. RIL’s revenue soared 32.1% from $62.3 billion in 2018 to $82.3 billion in 2019.
The Next 500: A lean year
This year, the cumulative profit of the Next 500 companies fell 65%. You might think it’s due to GST and the aftermath of demonetisation. The real culprit: over-leverage.
LNG: It’s light, natural and green
With the government pushing for clean energy when domestic gas production is falling, and renewables yet to take off, importing it could be the only option.
Indian Oil: Oil is not enough
IOC, led by chairman Sanjiv Singh, is transforming itself into a ‘complete energy’ firm by investing heavily in alternative fuels as challenges from e-vehicles and tighter emission norms grow.
Fortune India 500: A year of churn at India Inc
The profitability of the Fortune India 500 companies declined 10.2% in FY18; despite that, the firms on the list were generous enough to raise total salaries by 10.2%.
The megacorp roll call
Editor’s letter from the Dec. 2018 - Mar. 2019 special issue
PSU losses: Rs 1 lakh crore and counting...
Public sector enterprises are bleeding crores, and there seems no end in sight. Is there a case for these companies anymore?
India and China: The great divide
Even with the tag of the fastest growing major economy, India will take decades to catch-up with China, even if the latter were to stop growing completely.
