The BS Morning Show

Will the government be able to breeze through its privatisation plan after its successful sale of Air India? Privatisation of Bharat Petroleum, its next big-ticket sale, faces a crucial hurdle. It may have to let go of the unofficial price regulation as high crude oil prices threaten to keep potential buyers at bay...

India has reached a crucial milestone in its fight against Covid-19. This will not only help us come out of the pandemic faster, but will also give our economy a boost. Let's find out how. *** Social commerce platform Meesho has already established itself as an alternative to e-commerce platforms in India’s smaller towns. It recently raised $570 million in funding at a valuation of $4.9 billion...

The optimism surrounding the Indian economy has gone up considerably in recent times. In fact, India is projected to regain the status of the fastest-growing major economy in the world. But, is all this optimism warranted, especially when we consider India's economic prospects in the medium term? Let's find out. *** Surrogate ads of liquor and tobacco products have been banned in India since 1995...

In a worrying development that could potentially hurt the Indian IT sector, high attrition rates are haunting the country’s big IT service providers. The war for talent has become an industry-wide phenomenon amid an acute shortage of digital skills. Let us look at the reasons for high attrition and the actions the companies are taking to tackle this...

Air India has returned to the Tatas’ stable after 68 years. The government recently announced the sale of the national carrier to the Tata Group at an enterprise value of 18,000 crore rupees. But, that's just the first step for the Tatas. Let's delve into the long flight to stability that the airline and the group will have to chart from here...

The fight between Zee Entertainment and its shareholder Invesco is showing no signs of abating. The two parties have dragged each other to court. And, in a new twist, Reliance Industries has also been drawn to the scene. Even as a legal battle is unfolding for the control of India’s biggest listed media company, we take a look at the latest turn of events. *** IT major Wipro recently reported crossing the $10-billion mark in annual revenue run rate...

Two of India’s richest men have outlined their very ambitious plans to build a green energy ecosystem. Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries and Gautam Adani’s Adani Group plan to spend a combined $30 billion over the next few years on a renewables push. What does this mean for India’s green energy space? *** India’s red-hot IPO market has been on a roll this year. And, it was expected to gather more pace with the much-awaited offerings of Paytm and OYO...

You’ve probably made teams on Dream11 and earned some money too. Or maybe you’ve played poker online and won some cash. But if you’re in Karnataka, these online games are now out of bounds for you now. This despite the Supreme Court and the Madras HC recently calling games of skill perfectly legal and ‘constitutional’...

With the successful sale of Air India to the Tata group, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has restarted the country’s long-stalled privatisation programme, which had been kicked off by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in the late 1990s. With several high-profile privatisation deals lined up, including the sale of Bharat Petroleum, can Modi replicate Vajpayee’s success?  *** The monetary policy report of the Reserve Bank of India has pegged economic growth at 7...

As India’s economy bounces back from the pandemic, a severe power crisis threatens to derail the recovery, even as the festive season approaches. Power plants that burn coal are running out of stocks at a time when India’s industrial power demand has surged...