India needs to balance energy security with nutritional security

The more times you drive your car to Rameshwaram Cafe for idli–sambar or Bisi Bale Bhaath, the more expensive it may get! Here’s why Every extra km you drive means more petrol consumption. India is blending 20% ethanol with petrol today to reduce crude imports. Sounds great, right? Ethanol blending…

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Racing to E27 Without a Pit Stop Could Stall India’s Ethanol Gains

As the Government aims for the E27 milestone in ethanol-based petrol blending – similar to Brazil – it must avoid “slips, trips, and falls” on the way About five months ago, on March 25, 2025, we published a blog titled “Why the Government Needs to Reassess Its Ethanol Blending Push”….

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Why the DEX acquisition could be a winner for CL Educate

The recently announced acquisition of the digital examination – called DEX for short – from NSEIT, a subsidiary of India’s leading exchange National Stock Exchange (NSE), could be a good deal for CL Educate shareholders. DEX conducts digital, multiple-choice type of exams. The tests are mainly of 2 types –…

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Growth returned to the cement industry in Jul-Sep’20 quarter

Growth in the cement industry came back in Jul-Sep’20 quarter, as can be seen from the results of India’s top 2 cement companies. From the investor deck of India’s largest cement company Ultratech Cements: Cement demand rebound in Q2 FY21, with most regions reporting YoY growth. Volume growth was 8%…

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Should India withdraw from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a new multi-lateral lending institution that came about in Jan 2016. AIIB is a Chinese baby. It was proposed by China; it is headquartered in Beijing. A Chinese, Jin Liqun, is the current President of AIIB. Below him, there are 5 vice presidents,…

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Trade as a bargaining chip with China won’t work

After the Galvan incident, where China appears to have encroached into Indian territory, and subsequent confirmed deaths of 20 India soldiers, there are lot of calls in India of reducing imports from China. While as a strategy it may have its merits – you don’t want to depend on imports…

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