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All the world's a stage for unicorns

In 2021, when the buzz is around start-ups going for IPOs and celebration of Indian entrepreneurship, it's also time to acknowledge the role of global players in the journey to stardom

Do not politicise GST Council: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The government is conscious of the intensity of the second wave of Covid-19 and is assessing its full impact before coming out with further packages and interventions, says FM Sitharaman

While spearheading CoWIN, my challenge has been the scale: R S Sharma

We registered 13.7 million in a matter of eight hours-that was the scale, said Sharma

A slow but steady start for 5G

It's now time for DoT to rationalise the steep reserve price fixed for 5G spectrum to bring India closer to Bharat in due course

Crisis will end depending on how the virus and we behave: K Srinath Reddy

We should try and contain the transmission by ensuring that we go out wearing a mask and keep away from ill-ventilated places, says K Srinath Reddy

End of Covid depends on how we behave, not the virus: Prof K Srinath Reddy

Reddy has vast experience in the healthcare sector and earlier headed the department of cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Listen to the podcast for more

How India has failed to budget for health in the past 75 years

Healthcare has found little mention in Budget speeches over 75 years. Its near collapse in the face of the pandemic today is a result of this

Jeff Bezos' big bang theories

Book review of Working Backwards: Insights, Stories and Secrets from Inside Amazon

The myth and magic of unicorns

According to US-based analytics platform CB Insights' database, out of a total of 642 unicorns around the world, India has 29 as of April 2021

Business before Atmanirbhar

Many multinationals were already sourcing items across categories from India for overseas buyers

Covid-19 vaccination: Ready for round-3, but no decision on who'll pay

Public vaccination back-end technology in place, private sector role likely in procuring doses for staff

Indu Bhushan to leave as Ayushman Bharat chief, R S Sharma to take over

Bhushan, who's stepping down as his three-year term comes to an end, was not available to talk about his future plans

Expecting a rebound in health services: Ayushman Bharat CEO Indu Bhushan

The scheme was launched in September 2018 and every quarter we were going up in a big way, says CEO Bhushan

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