COVER STORY: Captive Power Plants: Captive generation: The cost-effective alternative The power supply condition in the country has shown significant improvement in the last decade. However, it is still a distant dream of the industries for reliable and cost-effective supply from the grid, to ensure the smooth running of factories.     Captive power plants to remain in business”  Interview, MS Unnikrishnan, Managing Director and CEO, Thermax Ltd.   “Cement segment to see more captive capacity”  Interview, Khushboo Lakhotia,Associate Director, Corporate Ratings, India Ratings and Research.   FEATURE REFRACTORIES:  “Failures can be avoided by selection of right quality of refractory bricks”  Interview, Sumanta Mukhopadhyay, Head – Sales & Marketing, Cement Business Unit, Dalmia-OCL   “Usage of gunning products in refractory is increasing”  Interview, Mayank D Kamdar, Marketing Director, Lilanand Magnesites   UNION BUDGET 2020-21: Remedy fails to match malady  As the Union Budget 2020-21 failed to enthuse different segments of investors and consumers, the question that remains is: How long to wait for economic revival By BS Srinivasalu Reddy