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Megha Mandavia

ARTICLES BY MEGHA MANDAVIA

Workers at a garment factory in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. (Hemant Mishra)

India’s factory boom faces a worker deficit

9 min read . 14 Jul 2026

According to Niti Aayog’s projections last year, the chemical sector was poised to grow exponentially, reaching around $400-450 billion by 2030 from about $220 billion in 2023. (Bloomberg)

Iran war: How India’s chemicals industry is down on its knees

4 min read . 27 May 2026

Altmin’s pilot plant at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials.

Inside India’s slow, costly push to build a battery supply chain

11 min read . 13 Jan 2026

An automated module assembly plant in operation at Premier Energies. The company, and other Indian solar equipment makers, have raced to expand their solar module capacity.

Can India’s solar sector withstand a China-style glut?

11 min read . 03 Dec 2025

A robot at work in a Godrej Interio factory in Khalapur, Maharashtra. The company, which exports office furniture, is exploring producing more from countries with lower tariffs than India.

From China+1 to India+1: Spooked manufacturers scout for foreign factories

10 min read . 18 Aug 2025

File photo from a factory operated by Syrma SGS, an electronics manufacturer. Jasbir Singh Gujral, the company’s managing director, says that workers find it difficult to adhere to factory protocols in their first 10-15 days.

How worker attrition is threatening India’s manufacturing

11 min read . 24 Jul 2025

Workers test solar panels before packaging at the Adani factory in Mundra, India.

Tycoon drives India’s push against China’s solar-energy dominance

4 min read . 08 Nov 2024

Artificial Intelligence is threatening to disrupt most businesses around the world, not just India’s $250 billion outsourcing industry. (File Photo: Mint)

AI is coming for India’s famous tech hub

3 min read . 07 Aug 2024

India’s growth has been boosted by public spending on infrastructure. (Bloomberg)

To understand India’s economy, look beyond the spectacular growth numbers

4 min read . 31 May 2024

Citi expects copper demand will exceed supply this year and is penciling in a deficit of one million metric tonne over the next three years. Morgan Stanley forecasts a 700,000 metric tonne deficit in 2024. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Copper still isn’t a one-way bet

3 min read . 25 Apr 2024

India’s young people need jobs, but relatively few get training to work on a production line; the Renault Nissan automotive plant in Chennai. (Bloomberg)

India’s broken education system threatens its superpower dreams

2 min read . 22 Apr 2024

Elon Musk would need to show that his company can successfully produce a cheap, mass-market vehicle. (Reuters / Tingshu Wang)

For Tesla, India represents big promise—and some peril

3 min read . 18 Apr 2024

Traffic moving along in Varanasi, India, early this month. PHOTO: NIHARIKA KULKARNI/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

American Investors embrace a less-democratic India

4 min read . 09 Apr 2024

A growing body of research is highlighting the link not just between demography and economic growth but also between migration and growth specifically. (Image: Pixabay)

Immigration is helping the US edge out Asia

4 min read . 22 Mar 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India is poised to become a global leader in chip manufacturing. PHOTO: ANUWAR HAZARIKA/NURPHOTO/ZUMA PRESS

How China Could Swamp India’s Chip Ambitions

2 min read . 17 Mar 2024

A bronze replica of the Charging Bull of Wall Street inside the premises of the BSE in Mumbai.

Eighty Percent of the World’s Stock Options Aren’t Traded Where You Think

2 min read . 11 Mar 2024

Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri iron-ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. (Photo: Bloomberg News)

China’s metal demand takes a different shape

2 min read . 21 Feb 2024

India is gearing up to meet the country’s ever-expanding energy needs. (Bloomberg)

How India became the world’s most nimble energy buyer

3 min read . 20 Feb 2024

Last week, a group of investors that own about 35% of Byju's, including Dutch investment firm Prosus and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, called for a special shareholders meeting to replace the chief executive and reconstitute the board.

How India’s Education Tech Giant Got Schooled and Lost $20 Billion in Value

2 min read . 06 Feb 2024

Solar panels are installed at an Adani project in Khavda, India.

Adani, a Year Later: Investors Are Embracing India’s Humbled Champion

3 min read . 01 Feb 2024