Amit A Holani

Indian Railways — where the money goes: • Energy cost: ₹32,000 crore • Finance cost: ₹23,000 crore • Maintenance: ₹8,000 crore • Pensions: ₹65,000 crore (≈18L pensioners) • Staff cost: ₹1.18 lakh crore (≈12L employees)

Sensex 1979 to 2025 - Bolder to Older to Calmer 1) 1979-1992 = 40x in 13 yrs. 2) 1988-1992 =11x in 4 yrs. 3) 1992-2003 = Zero Return for 13 yrs. 4) 2003-2007 = 7x in 4.5 yrs. 5) 2008-2010 = 2.7x in 2 yrs. 6) 2013-2020 = 2.8x in 7 yrs. 7) 2020-2025 = 3.3x in 5-6 yrs.

SBI Balance sheet at Rs 70 lakh cr, HDFC bank at Rs 40 lakh cr Combined - Rs 110 lakh cr or 1.23 Trillion $ - Balance sheet of India's largest private and PSU bank Together, they power the Credit growth in India - 36-38% of India's deposits are held with these two banks.

Mobile call rates have fallen to around 0.03 paise a minute, from 50 paise a minute 10 years ago. And data cost has seen a steep fall to ₹9 per GB, from ₹287 per GB 10 years ago. Against the average global data cost of $2.49 per GB, India’s is 11 cents ($0.11). Advantage India

About half of the nuclear power stations under construction worldwide are in China. Last year the country installed 79 gigawatts (gw) of wind power on top of an existing 440gw (for comparison, the entire power capacity of Britain, from all forms of generation, is about 100gw)

Top four airports record the best ever traffic in 2024. Delhi: 77.82 million Mumbai: 54.8 million Bengaluru: 40.73 million Hyderabad: 27.87 million

For Uber riders, 2024 was a whirlwind year, with Indians covering a whopping 9.2 billion kilometers. To put into perspective, this would take someone driving at a constant speed of 120 km/h, 8,752 years to complete, the mobility solutions platform shared in its annual report

India witnessed a huge rise in the sale of luxury cars with over 6 vehicles priced above Rs 50 lakh sold every hour in 24. This marks a sharp increase from just 2 cars sold per hour 5 years ago. Despite these gains, luxury cars account for just over 1 % of the Indian auto mkt.

Washington DC to Tokyo in under a minute at 692000 KMPH Parker solar probe will travel 6.1 million kms

Some of their first products Nokia: Toilet paper Sony: Electric rice cookers Samsung: Dried fish Lego: Toy ducks Colgate: Candles LG: Face cream Nintendo: Playing cards Tiffany & Co: Stationery Toyota: Looms Hasbro: Textiles IKEA: Pens Wrigley: Soap Avon: Books DuPont: Gunpowder

*A new record...* On Sunday, Indian aviation reached a historic milestone, surpassing 500,000 domestic passengers in a single day for the first time, with 505,412 passengers on 3,173 flights. This achievement follows several record-breaking days earlier in November.

Apple iPhone exports from India. FY22 - $1.2 billion FY23 - $5 billion FY24 - $10 billion FY25 - $7 billion (7 months)

India expects 48 lakh weddings in the next two months; may generate ₹6 lakh crore in business: CAIT

Dropping population growth is rather sharp with Gen Alpha. Broken down by region the demographics can be interesting. By the way, which category do you belong to...😉

A very interesting chart. Check the bottom to understand how US dollar has lost value over decades. Simultaneously, INR vs Dollar has lost value too. Equities and Gold can only help us keeping our purchasing power intact.

Indian companies are generating more cash than ever. The net cash flow from India's listed firms’ operations hit a new high of Rs 11.1 trillion in financial year 2023-24, crossing the Rs 10-trillion mark for the first time ever.

States which received highest FDI in Q1, FY Maharashtra - $8.48 billion Karnataka - $2.28 billion Telangana - $1.08 billion Gujarat - $1.02 billion

Amul shares its AAA+ brand strength rating with Hershey’s, though it's brand value dip to $3.9 billion, placing it second after leading last year. Amul dominates India’s dairy market with nearly 75 % of the milk market, 85 % of the butter market, and 66 % of the cheese market...

Income tax slab rates of 1945

Djokovic-Alcaraz Wimby Final will be the most expensive finals in SPORTS HISTORY aam. CHEAPEST SEAT priced at $10,600. Total Centre Court Seats = 14979 Min. Revenue if CC gets full: $10000 x 14979 = $158777400 Rev in $: $159 Million Rev in ₹: 1328 Crores In 4 hours. Insane !