Another duopoly in the making?
"India’s cement industry is steadily becoming a duopoly of UltraTech Cement, part of the Aditya Birla group, and Ambuja Cements, controlled by the Adani group."
business-standard.com/indust…
"Increasing consolidation has led to a strong duopoly — with the two airlines controlling roughly 90% of the aviation sector" financialexpress.com/busines…
"Former Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor states India's telecom market is effectively a duopoly dominated by Jio and Airtel, each holding about 40% share."
cnbctv18.com/market/india-te…
"We work 12 hours a day and are not even paid our wages on time. If we fall ill or become exhausted after working continuously for 30 days and take a day off, our wages are deducted" (1/n) bhaskarenglish.in/local/guja…
"Massive migration of workers from Surat to UP-Bihar" (2/n) youtu.be/bxyUj-PLNpU
12-hr shifts
Withheld wages
No toilets
Surveillance
Confiscated IDs
Hazardous work conditions
A study of >350 working in #Gujarat shrimp farms—exporting to US/Europe—reveals conditions resembling captivity, writes @Anamika221093
article-14.com/post/india-s-…
The agri supply chain, where traders are earning huge amounts. (1/n) "Grain trader deposited Rs 5.2 crore cash in bank" economictimes.indiatimes.com…
"If rate of increase in farmers price realisation is less than the inflation rate, then how on earth will the farmers income double ? @ramanmann1974 (4/n) teapawt.org/ramanmann1974/status/2…
"Boasting about record foodgrain production while farm incomes stagnate & climate shocks multiply is agricultural self-delusion." @bornlooser (end) teapawt.org/bornlooser/status/2100…
Boasting about record foodgrain production while farm incomes stagnate & climate shocks multiply is agricultural self-delusion.
@MoRD_GoI Over 60% of a farmer's income must come from non-cropping activities just to survive?
@Devinder_Sharma @bismil_prasad @HansrajMeena
"Glacier mass loss has continued to accelerate, while the region’s snow, ice and permafrost systems are undergoing changes that affect water supplies and hazards." (1/n) @krish_tnie newindianexpress.com/lifesty…
"the event exposed a growing mismatch between older engineering assumptions, outdated flood records and the new reality of glacier loss, permafrost thaw and more frequent extreme events." downtoearth.org.in/climate-c… @rohitprashar007 (6/n)
#BSEditorial | High seismic activity across the #Himalayas compounds the region's inherent geographical instability and unpredictability. This turns human missteps and developmental blunders in the fragile mountain range into severe hazards.
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This excellent podcast from a few months back is most relevant today as we discuss the GDP growth numbers. @rosaabraham6 @pujamehra (1/n)
youtube.com/watch?v=sGAxcWpT…
In manufacturing, there are not enough small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are growing and hiring. It's a crucial part of the economy that invests in workers and hires a lot of workers. So it's most critical for this sector to grow. (5/n)