Ravi Ananthanarayanan

The end of an era Birla-owned UltraTech takes centre stage as it phases out 3 iconic South Indian brands India’s largest cement manufacturer, UltraTech Cement, which acquired The India Cements Ltd (ICL) in December 2024, has now phased out Sankar, along with two other iconic brands of the Chennai-based major, Coromandel and Raasi, starting in April. Sankar Cement — one of independent India's first cement brands that began production in 1949 and played a quiet but crucial role in shaping South India’s landmark projects like the Pamban Bridge and IIT Madras — has quietly reached its sunset moment this month. This is part of a larger strategy by UltraTech, the Aditya Birla Group's flagship company, to unify the marketing process and improve cement quality, bringing all under the UltraTech brand. business-standard.com/companies/news…

@mknid Congratulations!

Didn't want to make a big announcement out of this. Figured it was better to do some work first and post once there was something to show for it. A month has passed. Several friends gave me an earful in the meantime for not announcing it on social media, especially after last month's controversy. Then I looked at the numbers and felt good about it. The subscribers on the platforms I took over have doubled in a month of joining. Views crossed a million. Without it all costing a bomb either. My career started at The New Indian Express at the age of 21. My turning point was when I joined Mint. Went in as a reporter, came out as an assistant editor. Signed two books. Worked on a web series. Along the way, freelanced long-form stories for papers like Economic Times, magazines like Frontline, and news websites like Newsminute. Subhash Chandran called at some point and got me writing for Mathrubhumi Weekly. Saji James did the same with Samakaalika Malayalam Weekly too. I'm at a stage in my life where I'm excited to build something. And this is my first time in a project head role. And there's a feeling of a circle completing in all of this, someone who started at The New Indian Express ending up at The Indian Express. Long-form writing will take a back seat for now. Setting up the video operations is the main agenda. Haven't crossed 34 yet, so expect content that I'd enjoy watching too. Let's see how it goes.

Delighted that @moneycontrolcom continues to consolidate its No.1 Spot In Business News Readership — Widens Lead Over ET 📊 - In Feb 2026, Moneycontrol recorded 63.8 million unique viewers vs 31.4 million UVs of ET, as per Comscore data. - On timespent- @moneycontrolcom readers logged in 546.3 million minutes vs 129.7 million minutes on ET— underscoring Moneycontrol’s dominance in digital business news. A big thank you to our readers 🙏

1. The ongoing war in West Asia as well as the widening cracks in the global trading system should bring back to public notice a book written in 1945 by one of my favourite economists, Albert Hirschman. The title of his book is "National Power and the Structure of Foreign Trade".

My quick take on Atanu letter: @ravi_ananth @moneycontrolcom moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/q…

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So @moneycontrolcom remains No 1 in business news in Jan 2026.. with over twice the audience (Unique Viewers) of The Economic Times... as per Comscore data for the month... 🙏🙏 a big thank you to our readers...

#MCPro | Marico seems to be on an M&A warpath, buying three brands in a matter of weeks, spending Rs 715 crore to add Rs 302 crore in revenue. What’s the logic and is it biting off more than it can chew? Details here⤵️| #Business moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/w…

Ping! The WhatsApps that should have been an email via FT moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/p…

📊 For the first time ever, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) now hold a larger share of the Nifty50 than Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs). We are seeing a structural shift in Indian markets. What are the implications? #EditorsPicks 1/n

🚨 Network18 Mega Exclusive FM Nirmala SItharaman (@nsitharaman) unpacks Budget 2026 in an exclusive conversation with Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi (@18RahulJoshi). 🔴 Tune in tonight at 8 PM. #Budget2026 #BudgetWithMC #BudgetWithMoneycontrol | @nsitharamanoffc @FinMinIndia @nalinmehta

🎬 Final checks. 📊 Numbers lining up. Just a few more hours to go before Moneycontrol’s 360° LIVE Budget 2026 coverage kicks off at 7:00 AM | Feb 1, 2026. Behind the scenes with the team powering Budget 2026. @NalinMehta | @SurabhiUpadhyay | @ShivaniSinghRna | @rishurani_ | @PayalTS13 #Budget2026 #Moneycontrol #BehindTheScenes #BudgetDay #Newsroom

Silver fell sharply today, @ShishirAsthana_ wrote about the build-up of risks to the rally in #MCPro just yesterday, icymi @moneycontrolcom moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/i…

How Moneycontrol got the byte from President Trump at Davos A little behind the scenes piece on what was a high point at Davos And I know this feels like undue excitement for a 20 second sound bite. But the odds of a reporter from India getting a question across to Trump in Davos was zero. There was a crush of global press who were in line. Hence the adrenaline 🙏🏽 moneycontrol.com/news/business/…

#MCPro | 🚨A defence spending supercycle is in the works, even as other megatrends from EV to AI are reshaping the global economy. 📊India's defence sector is brimming with promise! Follow the thread to know more about Moneycontrol's "Defence Basket: A strategic bet for long-term investors" @nehadave01 @Jitendra1929 @TejalParab1386

Moneycontrol is India's leading business & financial news platform — yet again. 🏆📊 As per Comscore data, Moneycontrol retained its No.1 position as the top business & markets destination, drawing 41.14 million unique visitors in November 2025, far ahead of The Economic Times (30.85 million). Moneycontrol also clocked 215.78 million page views — more than double of ET (94.55 million). 🚀 "The latest numbers are a strong endorsement of our reporting... Readers are choosing to stay longer and return more often, which reinforces the value of serious, data-driven business journalism.” says @nalinmehta, Managing Editor of Moneycontrol. #Moneycontrol #IndiaReadsMC #BusinessNews #DigitalLeadership

🚨 The A–Z of Tech and Startups: A 2025 Guide from Moneycontrol Dear readers, As the year draws to a close and before you ring in the New Year, Moneycontrol's tech and startup team brings you its annual ready reckoner on the year that was. Our end-of-year A–Z list returns with a snapshot of the big themes that defined India’s fast-evolving technology and startup ecosystem in 2025. Head to the link in the reply to read more. #Moneycontrol #Technology #Startups

Low entry-level salaries have long been a pain point for engineering graduates, with pay at India's top IT firms largely stagnant for over a decade. While median annual compensation for IT CEOs soared 835% from Rs 3.37 crore in FY12 to Rs 31.5 crore in FY22, the median fresher salary grew just 45%, from Rs 2.45 lakh to Rs 3.55 lakh, a Moneycontrol analysis shows. However, that trend has been changing for graduates who come with specialised skills. Infosys' larger rival TCS has a Digital and Prime elite hiring tracks for freshers, with compensation of Rs 7 LPA and Rs 11 LPA, respectively. India's third-largest IT services major HCLTech has tweaked its fresher hiring strategy, promising a 4X higher pay package for an "elite cadre" of freshers. Wipro has specialised programs like Turbo/WILP, where fresher salaries can touch Rs 6.5 LPA for top performers in coding.

#MCPro | Market indicators point to a breakout, but the pattern does not hold. A time correction appears in play. Is it one factor or more weighing down on sentiment? When will it turn? @ananyaroycfa analyses 👇 moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/b…