Barkha Mathur

Barkha Mathur

Barkha Mathur leads corporate sector and health coverage for the Business Standard website. She reports on business strategy, policy, corporate developments, public health, and health science. Outside work, she enjoys reading research papers, listening to Michael Jackson and hip-hop, and gazing at the night sky.

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Qualcomm has begun workforce reductions in India, starting with its Bengaluru facility, as part of a global restructuring that could put around 1,000 jobs at risk

Updated On: 11 Nov 2026 | 3:16 PM IST

The pollution regulator says readings exceeding the monitoring instruments' calibrated limit of 1,000 µg/m³ are excluded from calculations, while a review of data processing methodology is under way

Updated On: 11 Nov 2026 | 9:31 AM IST

Doctors question whether Temple can reliably measure brain blood flow, while Goyal defends its research, saying the ₹85,000 wearable is a fitness and AI product, not a medical device

Updated On: 10 Nov 2026 | 1:48 PM IST

The Claude maker had circulated details showing plans to sell 867 million shares at $70-80 apiece, before telling bankers that the pricing information was inaccurate

Updated On: 10 Nov 2026 | 10:02 AM IST

IIFL Finance promoters Nirmal Jain and R Venkataraman will invest ₹1,200 crore alongside Blackstone's proposed ₹5,000 crore investment

Updated On: 10 Nov 2026 | 8:56 AM IST

Boeing plans to reduce its Commercial Airplanes workforce by 5%, or around 2,500 roles, as it resets production schedules to give factories and suppliers more time to stabilise output

Updated On: 10 Nov 2026 | 8:52 AM IST

The state will collect petrol samples from four districts and test them at accredited laboratories after Karnataka alleged that several samples contained ethanol above the prescribed 20% limit

Updated On: 09 Nov 2026 | 2:38 PM IST

Nearly one in four Indian employees still eats lunch at their desk, while 44% take two or fewer breaks a week, according to a new study

Updated On: 09 Nov 2026 | 1:20 PM IST

Glass and detergent makers use soda ash as a key input and have raised concerns over supply and costs

Updated On: 09 Nov 2026 | 11:40 AM IST

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang will remain in his role as the company's board investigates reports that he was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation

Updated On: 09 Nov 2026 | 9:04 AM IST

The firecracker ban was flouted, which resulted in a significant post-Diwali pollution burden in Delhi

Updated On: 09 Nov 2026 | 8:31 AM IST

Green crackers promise to cut particulate and gaseous emissions, but they are not pollution-free. How much cleaner are they, and can they make a difference to Diwali air quality?

Updated On: 05 Nov 2026 | 8:00 AM IST

From Vivek Ramaswamy to Pia Dandiya, here's how Indian-American candidates fared in the 2026 US midterm elections

Updated On: 04 Nov 2026 | 3:48 PM IST

The five-year scheme aims to strengthen India's critical mineral ecosystem, with implementation scheduled from 2026-27 to 2030-31

Updated On: 04 Nov 2026 | 3:41 PM IST

The court returned 17 commercial suits, largely involving intellectual property disputes, saying the parties had little or no substantial connection with Delhi

Updated On: 04 Nov 2026 | 3:30 PM IST

With AI infrastructure driving electricity demand, US data centre operators are turning to retired aircraft engines converted into generators to secure power faster

Updated On: 04 Nov 2026 | 1:12 PM IST

An adviser to the EU's top court has backed publishers in a copyright dispute over Google's Gemini chatbot, saying its reuse of press articles may infringe their rights in certain circumstances

Updated On: 04 Nov 2026 | 10:34 AM IST

Punjabi Bagh records the highest reading at 452, followed by Jahangirpuri at 450; Gurugram and Noida also report 'very poor' air

Updated On: 04 Nov 2026 | 8:02 AM IST

Adani Airport Holdings CEO Arun Bansal has ruled out plans to enter the airline business, saying competing with airport customers would not be a sound strategy

Updated On: 03 Nov 2026 | 2:29 PM IST

The Nov 3 elections will show how voters feel about Trump's presidency, with the cost of living, the economy, and his foreign policy among key issues as Democrats try to win back control of Congress

Updated On: 03 Nov 2026 | 10:14 AM IST