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Protracted litigation sets bad precedent, says Bid Services' Rory Mackey

In a Q&A, Rory Mackey, says India's long-drawn litigious process could impact one of its key infra assets and doesn't set a good precedent for the country as the preferred FDI

Belinda Wright on state of India's wild spaces and the impact of lockdown

Wright says conservationists have failed to convince more and more individuals about the critical state of our animals and wild spaces today

'Rules are different for public labs as compared to private labs'

Ameera Shah, promoter and managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare, says private labs have been at the forefront of medical testing.

Not all consumers curtail spending on discretionary items, says HUL CMD

Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Mehta says the April-June period has been largely about restoring operations.

We have higher acquisition targets in India: Sanjeev Gupta of Liberty House

In a Q&A, the executive chairman of the group dwells on the initial frustrations while entering India, and the road ahead

We'd like to be seen as a full service new-age private bank: CSB Bank chief

In a Q&A, C V R Rajendran, MD & CEO, CSB Bank Ltd, dwells on how the lender turned around in FY20, after several years of losses

Dhindsa explains how Covid-19 lockdown proved to be opportunity for Grofers

Grofers co-founder Dhindsa has made a name for himself in the food delivery sector

There has to be an alignment of interest, says Arcil's Vinayak Bahuguna

'Banks form the majority of the lenders, and it would appear that they will push through whatever they think is fit for themselves and not necessarily for everybody else, he says

Steelmakers ready to fill void left by Chinese firms: JSL's Abhyuday Jindal

The overall growth of stainless steel industry, like many other industries, and in fact, all of Indian economy, is bound to witness contraction in FY21, says Abhyuday Jindal

Will touch full capacity utilisation level by September: Abhyuday Jindal

He said that the stainless steel sector has a direct correlation with the GDP growth of the country

India has huge talent pool, must market itself better: Volvo Cars India MD

Frump tells Pavan Lall that India has a huge talent pool but it must learn to market itself better to the world

We have cut back on our capital expenditure for this year: Hindalco MD

In a Q&A, Satish Pai says his firm switched to higher exports in April and May as domestic demand was weak. And while metal prices remain low, around 80% of its Ebitda remains unaffected by price

Not going to import locomotives now, will Make In India: GE Transportation

According to the contract signed in November 2015, we were expected to deliver 100 locomotives year-on-year for 10 years, said Sandeep Selot

MNREGA jobs are short-term, only lasting solution is projects: L&T chief

In a Q&A, S N Subrahmanyan, MD and CEO of the engineering group says he expects govt and public sector capex to be lower by Rs 3-4 trillion this year

The power of the cause: Meet the trio behind a start-up to feed migrants

KVN Foundation, the start-up which was conceived when the lockdown began on March 25, has produced 4.5 million free meals for migrants and day labourers since then

Urgent need to standardise rates in hospitals: ICICI Lombard MD & CEO

The reason we need standardisation is because it will smoothen the process for customers as there won't be any dispute with hospitals, says Bhargav Dasgupta, ICICI Lombard MD & CEO

Showing declared value on 'Bill of Lading' not mandatory, says expert

Rule 3 of the Rules Relating to the Bill of Lading (BL) set out in the Schedule to the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925, does not mandate that the value of the goods should be mentioned in the bill

Viswanathan Anand explains how technology has upended the game of chess

Anand talks to Sai Manish about the dilemma for sports in the face of a global pandemic and how technology has upended the game of chess

No uniform policy a big hurdle for production: AMNS India CEO Dilip Oommen

Infrastructure steel consumption has not picked up yet. Some steel consuming segments like auto have started their production. Full revival will take some time, says Dilip Oommen

Globalisation can't be done away with Swadeshi slogans: Skanray Tech chief

In a Q&A, Vishwaprasad Alva, founder and managing director, Skanray Technologies, explains why trying to lure companies moving out of China to India could prove counterproductive