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Statsguru: Six charts explain road ahead for electric vehicles in India
The two-wheeler segment, which helped propel sales in 2022, was also the reason for the slowdown in April
 "Statsguru: Six charts explain road ahead for electric vehicles in India")
A year into vehicle scrappage policy, car junkyards see low scrap value
The policy is, however, clear. From April 1, 2022, all vehicles of government and public sector units older than 15 years cannot ply on the roads any longer
 "A year into vehicle scrappage policy, car junkyards see low scrap value")
NTPC, IOC try 'ITC diversification strategy' to craft plans for clean fuels
Like tobacco major, the state-owned power generator and fuel retailer are seeking to transition from toxic fossil fuel businesses to green energy but rely on those margins to grow these new ventures
 "NTPC, IOC try 'ITC diversification strategy' to craft plans for clean fuels")
How flexibility of labour laws could become a double-edged sword for states
Tamil Nadu walks back a key labour law amendment introducing flexibility in work hours that would have benefited foreign manufacturers with export targets, such as Apple's vendors
 "How flexibility of labour laws could become a double-edged sword for states")
Dharavi wants to be redeveloped but with its residents' future secured
Questions over Adani Group's ability to pull it off but the developer says the concern is unwarranted
 "Dharavi wants to be redeveloped but with its residents' future secured")
Tracking the economic indicators: Oil imports from Russia make a new record
US supplies were one the biggest casualties of Russian inroads into India's crude oil market
 "Tracking the economic indicators: Oil imports from Russia make a new record")
Digital India Act: Unravelling regulatory tangles in e-commerce space
Ambitious proposal for an overarching Digital India Act that aims to improve ease of doing business for rapidly expanding sector likely to face challenges of overlapping ministerial responsibilities
 "Digital India Act: Unravelling regulatory tangles in e-commerce space")
Statsguru: Is migration good for the economy? Here's what data shows
Demographic changes in recent decades have meant that there are fewer working age people to support the social security needs of elderly populations in rich countries
 "Statsguru: Is migration good for the economy? Here's what data shows")
Maximum waiting period accelerates for India's best-selling cars
Only five of India's top 20 car models have seen a reduction in wait times over the past year
 "Maximum waiting period accelerates for India's best-selling cars")
Target, policy mismatch: Renewable energy developers set higher hurdles
India's latest tendering target is a case of ambition overtaking the policy environment for doing business
 "Target, policy mismatch: Renewable energy developers set higher hurdles")
Succession planning at pvt banks is a major issue: RBI on board governance
At a first-of-its kind open house with bank boards next month, Mint Road can be expected to do some plain speaking on long-festering issues of management and ethics
 "Succession planning at pvt banks is a major issue: RBI on board governance")
Toxic differences persist over ban decision on monocrotophos pesticide
The industry is lobbying for total relaxation of a three-year-old veto but wants lethal chemical proscribed; civil society demands an extension of the ban
 "Toxic differences persist over ban decision on monocrotophos pesticide")
India's unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end
Russian oil now trades above the G-7 price cap, leaving India searching for creative solutions to fill the breach
 "India's unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end")
Unexpected rise of DD Freedish reflects linear TV is alive and growing
To get around the problem the agency checks the channel list every quarter to figure out the free channels' clients, such as ITC or J&J, that need small-town reach, could be advertising on
 "Unexpected rise of DD Freedish reflects linear TV is alive and growing")
Apple's emerging India play, strategy notably different from Vietnam
In India, Apple has decided to focus on a few products but on a large scale, as they did in China, instead of assembling the entire range of its products in smaller volumes
 "Apple's emerging India play, strategy notably different from Vietnam")
Biz of moving currency booming, with new revenue streams set to open up
Millions of rural Indians now have debit cards, yet lack access to ATMs. Such drivers are expected to contribute to the growth of ATMs in the rural regions
 "Biz of moving currency booming, with new revenue streams set to open up")
Coal exports: Low quality, rising power consumption may be major hurdles
Back to the issue of exports, India would need to mine surplus coal beyond its domestic needs
 "Coal exports: Low quality, rising power consumption may be major hurdles")
Bumpy ride ahead for green deposits with questions raised about workability
The RBI's framework for green deposits is well meant but raises many questions on its workability
 "Bumpy ride ahead for green deposits with questions raised about workability")
As India and Russia discuss FTA, the elephant in the room is rupee trade
Finding alternative paths to buy oil from states under Western sanctions is stretching the government and RBI's creativity
 "As India and Russia discuss FTA, the elephant in the room is rupee trade")
After a Covid hiatus, West Bengal feels the infotech buzz again
After a Covid hiatus, the state's IT hubs are seeing the big names in the business setting up or expanding operations
 "After a Covid hiatus, West Bengal feels the infotech buzz again")