Recent Articles Published by Shahkar Abidi
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Mahesh Babu’s Drive to Make Olectra’s EV Math Add Up

autherShahkar Abidi calendar04 Mar 2026

Mumbai’s electric bus operations reveal gaps between tender assumptions and real-world conditions, impacting energy us...

Crude Under the Crust: How India’s Deep-Earth Bunkers Hedge Against Middle East Conflict

autherShahkar Abidi calendar04 Mar 2026

Today, India maintains enough emergency oil to cover roughly 74 days of imports, a figure that provides a critical cus...

Escorts Kubota Targets Doubling South India Market Share to Tap Paddy Growth

By Shahkar Abidi calendar04 Mar 2026

The company's Shaurya series, built for wetland farming, is part of a broader push to double its market share in south...

Iran–Israel–US Conflict: Implications for India’s Auto Sector

autherShahkar Abidi calendar02 Mar 2026

Every $1 increase in the price of a barrel of oil adds roughly Rs 12,000 crore to India’s annual import bill.

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BKT, the ‘Off-Road King,’ Chases the Consumer Market

autherShahkar Abidi calendar27 Feb 2026

The company has unveiled a broad range of tyres for the Indian two-wheeler and CV markets.

Greaves Cotton Earmarks Rs 500-700 Crore for Next Phase of Growth

By Shahkar Abidi, Ketan Thakkar and Prerna Lidhoo calendar27 Feb 2026

By earmarking Rs 700 crore for its core business and spinning off its EV arm via a Rs 1,000-crore IPO, the company aim...

Sedemac Mechatronics to Enter CV Segment

By Shahkar Abidi and Anurag Chaturvedi calendar26 Feb 2026

Pune-based Sedemac Mechatronics is expanding into the commercial vehicle segment with aftertreatment control technolog...

The Maharashtra Blueprint: Scaling Toyota’s ‘Greenfield Ecosystem’ Beyond Karnataka

autherShahkar Abidi calendar25 Feb 2026

Toyota’s Maharashtra expansion blends greenfield manufacturing with workforce development, scaling its human-centric p...

Why Your Next High-Paying Job Might Come with a Welding Torch

autherShahkar Abidi calendar25 Feb 2026

Technology is erasing the old stigma of the assembly line, replacing sparks and soot with augmented reality and six-fi...

Why Japan’s Kyokuto is Doubling Down on India’s Commercial Vehicle Surge

autherShahkar Abidi calendar18 Feb 2026

Satrac is leveraging the expertise of its Japanese parent, Kyokuto, to enter the urban waste management and recycling ...