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Good Morning. The past few days have been nothing short of exciting on India’s business and economy front.
In this edition, we bring you stories that capture the shifts shaping our future — from Suzlon’s Girish Tanti on powering India’s renewable energy journey, to the rise of E20 petrol and what it means for our fuel mix, to how rural India is driving FMCG growth.
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Suzlon’s Second Wind: Can India’s Turbine Maker Power the 2030 Clean Energy Goal?
For a long time, Suzlon was the cautionary tale of India’s renewable energy dream — an ambitious wind turbine maker that flew too close to the sun, got buried under debt, and nearly collapsed. Yet today, as India sets its sights on 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030, Suzlon is back in the headlines, its stock buzzing on Dalal Street, and its role in the clean energy transition being reimagined.
This weekend on Weekend Edition, Girish Tanti, Co-founder and Vice Chairman of Suzlon, sat down to talk about the untold story behind the comeback:
How Suzlon fought early skepticism and literally built wind power in India.
Why the future of renewables isn’t just about turbines, but about innovation, financing, and scale.
And why India’s climate targets could be both the biggest opportunity and the biggest test for domestic clean energy champions.
As Girish Tanti put it:
This is not just Suzlon’s journey, this is India’s energy journey
The bottom line: Whether you hold Suzlon stock or not, its story is a mirror to India’s transition — full of risk, resilience, and reinvention.
THE CORE REPORT: SPECIAL EDITION
India’s Consumer Story in 2025
India’s consumer landscape is shifting fast — and the Consumer Connections 2025 report reveals trends that businesses can’t afford to miss.
In this Core Report Special Edition, Govindraj Ethiraj speaks with K Ramakrishnan, MD–(South Asia), Worldpanel by Numerator about how rural India, the urban middle, and the affluent class are reshaping FMCG growth.
Key takeaways:
Rural demand is rising in unexpected categories.
Urban and affluent consumers are driving premiumization.
Innovation, out-of-home consumption, and GST reforms will redefine FMCG.
Food staples are slowing, while personal and home care are surging.
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India’s Ethanol Dilemma
India imports nearly 88% of the crude oil it consumes — a vulnerability the government has long wanted to fix. One solution has been ethanol-blended petrol, first introduced in 2018 with a 10% mix. By 2025, the plan is to double that to 20% ethanol, and draft rules are already out for vehicles that can run entirely on ethanol.
But not everyone is celebrating. Vehicle owners complain of lower mileage since the rollout of blended fuel, and many worry about ethanol corroding engines over time. Consumers feel shortchanged, even as policymakers argue that ethanol is key to reducing imports and cutting emissions.
In the latest episode of The Signal Daily, we hear from motorists, automotive experts, and biofuel specialists to unpack the big question: Can ethanol power India’s future without leaving its drivers behind?
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