SUPPLY SIDE

JBM Auto bags order from DTC for supply of 700 BS-VI compliant AC low-floor CNG buses

The buses also have features like electronic braking system, public address system and kneeling mechanism, wherein the bus kneels 60 mm tow...

Bharat Biotech to pay compensation if Covaxin causes side effects

"The compensation for serious adverse event will be paid by sponsor (BBIL) in case if the SAE is proven to be causally related to the vacci...

Time and momentum on China's side as world faces unprecedented turbulence, says Xi

Xi, 67, who has become China's most powerful leader after Mao Zedong since he came to power in 2012 was addressing the leading cadre of the...

Amid China conflict, US to supply own medium caliber guns for Indian Navy

As per the new plan, the LoR issued to the American administration and the first three guns to be provided to the Indian Navy would be from...

One vaccine side effect: Global economic inequality

Wealthy nations in Europe and North America have secured the bulk of limited stocks of vaccines, positioning themselves for starkly improve...

Ginger and the value of global supply chains

The sudden shortage of ginger that has hit Europe seems like a final hard blow from a year where Covid-19 has disrupted global supply chain...

Pandemic crushes global supply chains, workers at both ends

COVID-19 lockdowns have obliterated a retail sector already struggling to survive before the coronavirus hit, which has, in turn, contribut...

Side by side with the Himalayan standoff, another front opens in India-China feud

The increased activity along Myanmar border has sparked concern in New Delhi that India’s military is becoming stretched as tensions remain...

Centre keeps ‘air supply’ mode ready ahead of Tuesday’s 'bandh'

​​The union home ministry is monitoring the supply of essential services in the NCR under the Disaster Management Act that was pressed into...

Supply-side issues hurting inflation, says Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Patra

Earlier in the day, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the inflation trajectory has not panned as per the central bank's expectations and up...

Supply-side issues: Though Indians have huge appetite for gold, organised refiners are finding the going tough

Raw material supply is the biggest curse in the gold refining business. The 30-odd accredited gold refineries in India battle it out every ...

Oil drops on rising virus cases, increasing Libyan output

The rising number of cases "not only highlight the risks posed by immediate transport restrictions, but also dampen long-term demand expect...

Uptick expected in guar futures; may not be sustained, says industry

“As the area sown under guar has reduced, we expect that production may fall from 9 million bags of 100 kilograms each in the previous year...

August CPI inflation at 6.69%: Experts say numbers above RBI target to dampen October rate cut hopes

Retail inflation in August at 6.69% was lower than the 6.85% forecast that analysts had made in a Reuters poll and the 6.73% registered in ...

In finance, technology and business, we are moving to a never normal world: Uday Kotak

‘We will get greater visibility by the end of this year but the real and sustainable solution I would like to hope and believe will be in 2...

I would have welcomed a slight reduction in reverse repo rate: Ashima Goyal

Some counter cyclical measures will reduce the cost of borrowing further.

To manage supply side risks, CEOs must bring procurement to the frontline

Given that the full impact of the COVID-19 crisis is still unknown, in the times ahead procurement leaders will have to intelligently juggl...