TOUTED AS INDIA’S LONGEST SEA BRIDGE, THE 21.8 KM SIX-LANE MUMBAI TRANS HARBOUR LINK, ONCE OPENED, WILL CONNECT MUMBAI WITH SATELLITE CITY NAVI MUMBAI, AND FOSTER BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INDIA’S FINANCIAL HUB
THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE RECEIVED BY THE IREDA IPO HAS AGAIN PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR IN INDIA, THE WORLD’S THIRD-LARGEST PRODUCER OF ENERGY. HERE IS WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY:
DESPITE GEOPOLITICAL CONCERNS, VOLATILITY IN COMMODITY PRICES AND A WEAK CURRENCY, INDIAN STOCK MARKETS HAVE WITNESSED SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS IN SAMVAT 2079. SINCE DIWALI 2022, THE BSE SENSEX HAS SURGED 9 PER CENT
THE UPCOMING WEDDING SEASON FROM NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 15 WILL SEE AROUND 3.5 MILLION NUPTIALS, AGAINST 3.2 MILLION LAST YEAR. HERE’S HOW MUCH BUSINESS WEDDINGS WILL GENERATE THIS SEASON:
INDIA’S 100-MEDAL HAUL AT THE ASIAN GAMES AND THE ONGOING CRICKET WORLD CUP ARE EXPECTED TO BOOST THE COUNTRY’S SPORTS EQUIPMENT MARKET. HERE’S WHAT THE DATA SHOWS:
THE UPCOMING FESTIVE SEASON, WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2023, IS EXPECTED TO KEEP INDIA INC. BUSY IN THE THIRD QUARTER, OFFERING GOOD BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
THE FESTIVE SEASON HAS COME EARLY FOR THE FILM INDUSTRY WITH MASSIVE GROSS BOX-OFFICE COLLECTIONS OF OVER RS 1,500 CRORE SINCE AUGUST. A LOOK AT THE DATA REVEALS THE FOLLOWING
AFTER INCREASING BY RS 18.2 LAKH CRORE TO AN ALL-TIME HIGH IN FY23, NON-FOOD CREDIT CONTINUED TO EXPAND IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY24, THANKS TO DEMAND FROM THE SERVICES SECTOR. HERE’S WHAT THE DATA INDICATES
GUJARAT’S GIFT CITY IS WORKING TOWARDS BECOMING A GLOBAL FINANCIAL HUB LIKE DUBAI AND SINGAPORE. RECENTLY, IT HOSTED A G20 MEETING. IT HAS ALSO ALLOWED DIRECT LISTING OF DOMESTIC FIRMS AND RELAUNCHED SGX NIFTY AS GIFT NIFTY
THE RECENT SOFTENING OF GLOBAL CRUDE OIL PRICES IS EXPECTED TO NARROW INDIA’S TRADE DEFICIT, OF WHICH OIL ACCOUNTED FOR 42.5 PER CENT (OR RS 9 LAKH CRORE) IN FY23. A LOOK AT THE KEY NUMBERS
AS CLIMATE CHANGE COMES TO A HEAD, ITS EFFECTS ARE GETTING MORE PRONOUNCED. CYCLONE BIPARJOY, THE LATEST EXTREME WEATHER EVENT WITNESSED BY INDIA IN JUNE, WREAKED HAVOC ON THE WESTERN COAST
WITH THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON EXPECTED TO HIT THE KERALA COAST ON JUNE 4, THE AGRICULTURE-DEPENDENT INDIAN ECONOMY—THE FIFTH-LARGEST IN THE WORLD—HOPES THAT STUBBORN INFLATION WILL COOL DOWN. A LOOK AT THE KEY NUMBERS
WITH AN OCCUPANCY RATE OF 99.97 PER CENT, THE VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE TOP CHOICES FOR RAILWAY PASSENGERS, AS IT SPEEDS UP TRAVEL. HERE ARE THE KEY NUMBERS
INDIA’S FLEDGELING DRONE INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO TAKE FLIGHT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AS THE COUNTRY AIMS TO BECOME A GLOBAL DRONE MANUFACTURING HUB BY 2030
AFTER NEARLY THREE YEARS OF PAIN INFLICTED BY NEW EMISSION NORMS, COVID-19-INDUCED
DISRUPTIONS AND A GLOBAL CHIP SHORTAGE, INDIA’S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IS SLOWLY PICKING UP
PACE. A LOOK AT THE KEY NUMBERS
WITH 32 TEAMS PLAYING AND MORE THAN 5 BILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO WATCH THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP IN QATAR, IT IS EXPECTED TO BREAK MANY RECORDS— INCLUDING BEING THE MOST EXPENSIVE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT EVER
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