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Expecting a rebound in health services soon, says Ayushman Bharat CEO

Ayushman Bharat or Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Scheme, the government's national healthcare programme, recently crossed 15 million hospitalisation mark

Glitches in Co-WIN are minor, new system to work like RAC: R S Sharma

R S Sharma, who chairs the empowered committee on technology for Covid vaccine, spoke to Nivedita Mookerji on what went wrong with Co-Win during the first few days, the scale-up exercise, and more

Confident of staying in the 5G race, says Huawei India CEO David Li

The Shenzhen-headquartered firm, which has been facing the fallout of the ongoing geopolitical situation, believes it would continue to participate in India's telecom journey

Exclusive interview: Huawei India CEO on 5G auctions, pandemic challenges

Nivedita Mookerji of Business Standard met the Huawei India CEO, David Li, in New Delhi to talk about the company's plans for 2021

A tale of committees in the run-up to vaccine

India must do what it takes to stay on that path, even if that means putting in place some critical groups and committees rather belatedly to set things right

RS Sharma, former Trai chief, to head empowered panel for Covid-19 vaccine

Sharma was the first person to officially initiate a discussion on vaccination delivery in the government in the summer of 2020 when Covid-19 cases peaked

India needs affordable 5G and the steep spectrum reserve price is a barrier

5G technology can effectively empower millions of Indians once the price becomes affordable

The next online tonic: E-majors, corporate giants eye e-pharmacy business

Amazon, Reliance recently announced their foray into e-pharma sector

Tariff hike to depend on largest telco: Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal

Says 5G pricing must encourage investment in networks

Covid pandemic makes wholesale business do the unthinkable. Go online

The pandemic has accelerated the shift that blurs the difference between B2B and B2C

Relief & uncertainties for hospitality sector: A reality check amid Covid

Business Standard's Nivedita Mookerji does a reality check from Ground Zero. Listen to this podcast

TRP scam an open secret, but industry seems disinclined to address problem

At stake is the Rs 78,800-crore TV industry revenue (subscription and advertising put together), as estimated by EY as of 2019

With launch of its mini app store, Paytm rides the Atmanirbhar bandwagon

Paytm recently launched an indigenous mini app store to rival global majors such as Google and Apple

A turning point: Apple's online debut in India a big step towards retail

The online launch is meant to be a precursor to India's first physical store coming up next year

Tata Group's all-in-one 'super app' ambitions face multiple challenges

The group plans to launch an umbrella portal in December, but there are major challenges in its ability to compete with RIL, Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart

Pen, paper & plainspeak: Akhil Gupta on his debut book, WFH, Covid-hit biz

In a free-wheeling conversation with Nivedita Mookerji, Gupta talks about his debut book, WFH, pandemic-hit businesses - and Jio

The curious case of Jack Ma's India plans

Mr Ma, who has now stepped down as the executive chairman of Alibaba, told Mr Modi, 'We are excited about India. We are excited about Make in India and Digital India'

Walmart's reverse merger with Flipkart may bulk up valuations ahead of IPO

The reverse merger may bulk up valuations ahead of an IPO in two years, but questions about the performance of the wholesale business remain

Much ado about nothing

Instead of mandating e-commerce firms to declare the country of origin of products they hawk, the effort should be to help them bounce back

Coronil is no kadha: Patanjali's Covid-19 drug must go through scrutiny

Baba Ramdev's creations to fight Covid must go through the rigours of scientific verification and clinical trials before being sold in the market