Anil Sasi

Korean cos relying on ‘engine downsizing’ in petrol segment; Japanese counter focussed on petrol-only

India is staring at a crisis again, this time induced by a debilitating fuel shortage at coal-fired thermal plants, which make nearly 70 per cent of India’s base load power generation capacity.

The runaway prices have not adversely impacted political outcomes, given the results of recent state elections. What’s worrying the government's economic managers is the rise in wages due to rising food prices, which will have a spill-over effect on wholesale inflation.

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The Maruti Suzuki-Toyota Tsusho Group’s new MSTI plant in Noida is a step in the direction of a government-led initiative to institute a circular economy in auto sector. While the economics of the process is still evolving, tax incentives are a draw

Splintering is the idea of splitting the internet into disparate realms controlled by different dispensations or powers. The events of the past four weeks pose the first serious challenge to the way the internet has evolved.

Zaporizhzhia in Enerhodar — a city in the north-western part of Ukraine, close to Kharkiv and about 550 km south-east of Kyiv — is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world.

The Russian ruble tanked 30 per cent versus the dollar in offshore trading on Monday morning, trading as low as 117.8170 to a US dollar based on data compiled by Bloomberg, as against around 76 to a dollar on February 22.

Germany’s coming on board has been a central factor in the evolving united western front against Moscow — both on economic sanctions and the other punitive measures.

The United States and European Union are cutting off a number of Russian banks from the main international payment gateway, SWIFT. What is SWIFT, and what does the move aim to achieve?

Economic sanctions are the West's most powerful weapon in their foreign policy arsenal, but there are question marks over how far they can go in 2022.

Devoid of political feelers, Nirmala Sitharaman's 90-minute speech showcased a Budget strategy-driven more by economic assumptions than any overt political imperatives, except when it came to reforms.

The Budget also provided clarity on key new economy sectors – for cryptocurrencies, it said income from transfer of digital assets would be taxed at 30 per cent and further proposed a 1 per cent TDS on transfer of payment.

Union Budget 2022-23 Explained: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday presented the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament. Here are the highlights from Sitharaman’s Budget speech, and an explanation and analysis of it.

The breakdown of rallies, in terms of points won during Friday's semi-final, showed that the advantage gravitated overwhelmingly in Nadal's favour as the rallies got longer

With the US Federal Reserve signalling a hike in interest rates this March, Anil Sasi explains what this means for the US economy as well as global markets, including India.

The proposal for additional airbags is to be mandated in the ‘M1’ vehicle category, with the aim of minimising the impact of “frontal and lateral collisions” to the occupants seated in both the front and rear compartments.

While the commencement of negotiations does mark a step forward in the otherwise rigid stance adopted by the NDA government when it comes to trade liberalisation, experts point to impediments and the potential for legal challenges going ahead.

TV Narendran, President of the Confederation of Indian Industry and CEO & MD of Tata Steel, is of the view that the economy should be able to navigate the Covid third wave "without much damage".

Traders across markets have taken that as a sign that the Fed might be more aggressive about rolling back the stimulus that has been feeding stock market gains across geographies.

Apple, Huawei and Sony are all chasing the holy grail in the auto industry — electric vehicles with potentially autonomous capabilities. Why self-driving EVs?

The announcement triggered comparisons with the package that Tesla awarded Elon Musk in 2018, and spotlighted the potential of this nascent sector, some of whose flagbearers are yet to bring a product to market.

🔴 The issue of policy certainty gains salience again with the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus being highly transmissible and the demand for medical items including syringes likely to remain high.

Amid surging inflation and sliding unemployment, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the US economy is growing at a “robust pace” even as it “faces risks” from the Covid-19 pandemic.