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Saurav Agarwal

Founder & Chartered Accountant at Desi Machines
224 articles (158 blogs, 66 guides) Writing for Desi Machines since 2025
Saurav Agarwal is a Chartered Accountant and the founder of DesiMachines. He writes on the money side of owning machines: equipment finance, loans and leasing, GST, depreciation and total cost of ownership, alongside the market forces that move Indian infrastructure. He turns dealer quotes, bank terms and spec sheets into buying decisions contractors and fleet owners can act on.

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Blog Contractor Payment Delay on Government and EPC Machine Work

Contractor Payment Delay on Government and EPC Machine Work

Government and EPC work pays late. Here is how running bills and retention actually move, and the law…

Guide How Deep Can a Mini Excavator Dig? Depths by Size in India

How Deep Can a Mini Excavator Dig? Depths by Size in India

A mini excavator digs between about 2.3 and 4.7 metres deep, and the exact figure follows the machine's…

Guide Can an Excavator Be Used as a Crane? Lifting and Object Handling in India

Can an Excavator Be Used as a Crane? Lifting and Object Handling in India

An excavator can be used to lift and place loads, and on Indian sites it does this every…

Guide Excavator Joystick Controls: ISO vs SAE Patterns in India

Excavator Joystick Controls: ISO vs SAE Patterns in India

The joystick controls of an excavator are the two hand levers in the cab that work four movements:…

Blog Construction Season in India: When Work and Machine Rates Actually Peak

Construction Season in India: When Work and Machine Rates Actually Peak

Machine demand in India runs on two calendars — the monsoon and the government financial year. Knowing both…

Blog Equipment Rental Platforms in India: Do Aggregators Earn Their Commission?

Equipment Rental Platforms in India: Do Aggregators Earn Their Commission?

Listing apps and plant-hire aggregators promise to fill your idle days. Here is the arithmetic that tells you…

Blog How to Hire a JCB Operator — and Keep the Good Ones

How to Hire a JCB Operator — and Keep the Good Ones

What to pay, where to look, how to test a man before you hand him the keys, and…

Blog Equipment Rental Agreement: The Terms That Protect the Owner

Equipment Rental Agreement: The Terms That Protect the Owner

The clauses that decide whether a machine on hire earns or costs you — rate basis, idle time,…

Blog How to Start an Equipment Rental Business in India

How to Start an Equipment Rental Business in India

A practical setup guide for owners putting a machine on hire in India — first machine, capital, registration,…

Blog Wet Lease vs Dry Lease: Which Way of Renting Out Your Machine Earns More?

Wet Lease vs Dry Lease: Which Way of Renting Out Your Machine Earns More?

Hiring your machine out with an operator pays a higher rate, but the premium is thinner than most…

Blog Electric vs Diesel Excavator Cost: The Real Running-Cost Math for Indian Sites

Electric vs Diesel Excavator Cost: The Real Running-Cost Math for Indian Sites

The energy line on an electric excavator is genuinely cheaper than diesel. Here is the arithmetic that shows…

Guide Excavator and Backhoe Weight in India: Kg and Tonnes by Class

Excavator and Backhoe Weight in India: Kg and Tonnes by Class

The operating weight of an excavator is what the whole machine weighs when it is ready to work:…

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