Issue of 17th Mar-23rd Mar 2025
LEAD ARTICLE
Indians’ Poor Civic Sense: A National Embarrassment That Needs Urgent Action
India is on the rise as a global tourism powerhouse. A McKinsey report says that outbound Indian tourism is already a ‘vital source market for global tourism’ and is expected to double by 2030. Recognising this, many countries have eased visa restrictions and introduced direct flights and tailored services to accommodate Indian travellers.... Read More
BUSINESS
India’s direct tax collections rose 16.15% to Rs25.86 lakh crore as of 16th March, with net collections up 13.13% at Rs21.26 lakh crore. Advance tax receipts grew 14.62% to Rs10.44 lakh crore, led by corporate tax at Rs7.57 lakh crore (+12.54%) and non-corporate tax at Rs2.87 lakh crore...
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MARKET
Indian equity indices ended strong on Friday, with the NIFTY closing at 23,350.40, up 159.75 points (0.69%), while the Sensex rose 557.45 points (0.73%) to finish at 76,905.51. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs), who had been consistently selling, are now turning into net buyers. This shift...
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STOCKS
Power Mech Projects Limited (Power Mech) has been a big beneficiary of the government’s massive infrastructure push. While its earnings were very strong  and the stock was rising, we had predicted in our earlier quarterly update that any delay in projects or deterioration in macro environment...
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JNK India (JNK) is in the business of manufacturing process fired heaters, reformers and cracking furnaces, collectively referred to as the ‘heating equipment,’ necessary for process industries like oil & gas refineries, petrochemicals and fertilisers. It has capabilities in thermal designing,...
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The poly-films industry caters to a variety of sectors, such as packaging, automotive films, architectural applications, yarn, specialised industrial uses, thick insulation films and shrink label applications, among others. This company’s films have garnered acceptance in the international...
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It is highly unusual for a small fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company to run a domestic brand of food products and also run a global operation—getting products manufactured in Southeast Asia and selling in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. It has less than Rs600 crore...
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KRN Heat Exchanger and Refrigeration Ltd (KRN) is a premier manufacturer and exporter of high-performance heat exchangers, specialising in aluminium and copper fin-and-tube designs for the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry. Established in 2017, the...
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Welspun Corp Ltd (WCL) is one of the top-3 global manufacturers of large-diameter line pipes, serving sectors such as oil & gas, water, structural applications and new energy. The company is also an integrated producer of ductile iron (DI) pipes and stainless steel (SS) pipes, tubes & bars,...
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CONSUMER ISSUES
I love watching some interesting web series and films. While Bollywood produces a large number of films, the majority stick to stereotyped love stories and a few like to dig into the past. I skip most of these and prefer to watch English and, yes, Malayalam movies. The reason is simple. Many...
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