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Explained: How the Chinese landed a rover on Mars in first attempt

Nasa is the only agency that had managed this prior to Zhurong. The lander is completely autonomous and cannot even be monitored in anything approaching real time.

Investors can expect upside in long term from Rs 3,600-cr GoAir IPO

Fresh funds will reduce pressure on balance sheet but a lot will depend on the company's ability to return to growth

Insurance companies can provide cover to investors in tough times

Firms will gain if they do a balancing act between claims and income

Why Chinese rocket's crash should alert us to the problem of space junk

Navigating the celestial traffic jam caused by defunct rockets, satellites and their debris is both challenging and dangerous

Second Covid-19 wave: Overseas investors' behaviour has a story to tell

It remains to be seen how much of their selling is profit-booking or cutting India's weight

IPL: More than just a game

IPL helped draw attention away from this huge failure of governance

Manned missions on the agenda: Space odyssey in reusable rockets

SpaceX has successfully demonstrated its ability to design and build reusable rockets

Markets may be ignoring banks' NPA risk from second coronavirus wave

New measures allow banks to defer full recognition of NPAs, encourage lending to areas having high probability of defaults

Second Covid-19 wave: Export-oriented sectors may be bright spots in FY22

Gems and jewellery, textiles, electronics goods and iron ore are among sectors already doing well

Amid Covid-19 second wave, headwinds visible for India's FMCG sector

Second wave and weak sentiment are likely to impact consumption

Zomato's Rs 8,250-crore IPO can deliver boost to consumption sector

Projections suggest online food delivery market should grow to $22 billion by 2025

Globe-hopping Grandmaster: Anish Kumar Giri, Dutch-Russian-Nepali

Given his background, Giri could call himself a world citizen, which is appropriate for someone playing a universally popular sport

The hidden world war

The narrative has fascinating character sketches of some such individuals, as well as marvellous nuggets of information about the infosec industry

Downward re-rating triggers for infra sector as Covid-19 strikes again

Developers grappling with labour shortage and getting construction material to sites could be among a list of problems.

Three risks that the equity markets may not be fully pricing in

A weaker Rs, slower growth, and higher inflation could lead to investors focusing on export-oriented stocks

Robot dogs: On police forces, defence duty and their potential risks

What are these entities? These are canine-shaped robots with AI and four-legged mobility. Charact­eri­sed as "partly-autonomous" ground vehicles, they can be used to do a variety of tasks

Despite some slowdown, the outlook for IT firms appears reasonable

Weak rupee, recovery in US, lower valuations and domestic market volatility are tailwinds

Decoded: SIR Model to herd immunity, making sense of pandemic jargon

The new mutant variants of Covid-19 are said to be more infectious, with higher R0

Explained: What is the 'Milk Tea Alliance' and how did it start?

Apart from being generally pro-democracy and pro-liberty, the Milk Tea Alliance is specifically anti-People's Republic of China (PRC)

Cyclical sectors are expected to drive March 2020 quarter earnings growth

Bank results are especially eagerly awaited in this quarter. The Supreme Court has lifted its stay order, which means that banks can report NPAs realistically