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Tractor demand will continue to remain buoyant, says M&M's Hemant Sikka

With about 75 per cent of tractors sold on finance, we have aligned finances very well starting in May itself building out further in June and July

Shift in sales towards cars priced below Rs 5 lakh: Maruti's R C Bhargava

It is nowhere near the company's average sales in a month. We are producing vehicles that constitute only 60% of our capacity in Gurgaon and Manesar, Bhargava said

With 20% stake dilution, compliance taken care of: MD & CEO, Bandhan Bank

The first dilution had to be done in three years. We now have five years in hand to reduce to 20 per cent, the MD and CEO tells Business Standard

Rents for premium properties will remain robust: Amit Diwan of Hines India

In a Q&A, the country head and MD of Hines India says housing projects by good developers are doing well despite the pandemic and lockdown

OTT won't match TV's reach for next 5 years: Zee MD & CEO Punit Goenka

The long-term vision hasn't changed. It is clear that OTT will be a subscription-driven business and not ad-driven unlike broadcasting

You will see a completely different JSW Steel in 2022: Seshagiri Rao

In April, there was a shutdown for 20 days. So, the results are actually for two months of operations.In May and June, we were profitable at the total-cost level

We are on the right side of the cost curve, says HZL's Arun Misra

We were able to ramp up and May-June turned out to be very good months compared to last year, or the year before that, says Misra

Itolizumab to be a blockbuster opportunity for Biocon: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

We felt that this was the drug that would actually have a role to play in dealing with the cytokine storm that is being seen in Covid-19 patients, says Shaw

Jack of all trades: edX CEO Agrawal on his journey from Mangalore to MIT

In terms of users on both edX.org and all its open source offerings, edX is by far the largest player in the field

We want to price Covid-19 vaccine below Rs 1,000: Serum Institute CEO

Pune's Serum Institute of India is placing its bets on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate AZD1222

Our collections have doubled each month during April-June: M&M Finance MD

In a Q&A, Ramesh Iyers asserts that the company isn't raising capital due to roadblocks

Location-independent delivery model is silver lining: HCL Tech CEO

Chief Executive C VIJAYKUMAR talks to Sai Ishwar on the company's cost optimisation plans, impact of H-1B visa row, and mergers and acquisition plans

Sunil Sethi on how fashion industry is grappling with Covid-19 lockdown

There are challenges. And there are opportunities. And Sethi is good at seizing one when it comes along

25/25 staff model will become a reality quicker than expected, says TCS CEO

Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO & MD of the Mumbai-headquartered firm says that the model has been well-accepted by all stakeholders including clients and employees

Ashish Khanna on how Tata Power Renewables is reorienting functions

The force majeure conditions have been accepted by the government, so we will be able to complete the projects. But it has affected our ramp-up plans and working capital, Khanna said

Ajit Mohan on Facebook's transformation into a more India-centric platform

Facebook is transforming into a more local, more Indian company focussed on connecting friends and family, and small businesses, Mohan tells Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Global liquidity has lent support to deal-making, says Raj Balakrishnan

There is a 'gush of liquidity' around the world, including India after the US Federal Reserve opened the tap, says Raj Balakrishnan.

We will get into electronic media, says RPSG chairman Sanjiv Goenka

Digital will be a crucial arm of the media. I am not sure whether it will be at the cost of print, but it will acquire importance. It is definitely being consumed, says RPSG Chairman

We were some weeks ahead in tackling Covid in India: Tata Steel's Narendran

In telephonic Q&A, the MD & CEO of India's oldest steel producer, dwells on how his firm kept domestic operations ready for the pandemic, taking cues from Europe much before lockdown got announced

It's not the lockdown but enabling of a false theory, says Rajiv Bajaj

Bajaj, who has been vocal about the perils of lockdown, says the states shouldn't repeat the mistakes with more of it