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India moon rocket blasts off in mission to reach South Pole

Bloomberg India successfully launched its second mission to the moon on Monday, a week after a technical snag forced the South Asian nation to postpone the attempt. The unmanned Chandrayaan-2, which means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit, was launched at 2:43 pm local time from a tiny barrier island in southeastern India. The country is attempting to become the first nation ...

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India’s top court puts Essar sale to Arcelor on hold

Bloomberg India’s top court temporarily put ArcelorMittal’s $6.1 billion purchase of Essar Steel India Ltd on hold, after the mill’s lenders sought to annul a lower court ruling that split sale proceeds proportionately among all creditors. The Supreme Court on Monday admitted financial lenders’ appeal against a bankruptcy court ruling that put secured creditors like banks at par with operational ...

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India faces ‘silent fiscal crisis’ on tax gap, says PM Modi’s adviser

Bloomberg India is facing a silent fiscal crisis owing to a shortfall in tax revenues, and the government’s budget suggests it may have grossly underestimated the problem. That’s the assessment of Rathin Roy, a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, who said the budget presented this month won’t help fully reverse the problem in the current financial year ...

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