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The Strategist Quiz #645

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Hemant Soren: Not only fighting BJP, but also the burden of legacy

Supriyo Bhattacharya, the JMM's general secretary, claimed Hemant's 'credibility, hard work, transparent functioning and a commitment to carry forward his father's legacy'

How low tariffs have turned India into a dumping ground for aluminium scrap

Aluminium recyclers are happy that scrap is spared any extra customs duty burden

PE/VC investment up by almost three times in November; driven by infra flow

PE/VC investments accounts 1.7-1.8% of GDP, almost at par with China and the global average

Tamil Nadu's SEZ in comeback mode with big-ticket investment commitments

Investments by two mobile component manufacturers in the SEZ that disintegrated after the freeze on Nokia plant have brought fresh hope to the state

The Strategist Quiz #644

Here are the questions for Quiz #644

Answer to Strategist Quiz #643

Here are the answers to the strategist quiz #643

CAB protests: Will NESO chief join mainstream politics as Northeast boils?

One of the major concerns for the student body has been the influx of people from Bangladesh

Venture Capital firm 3one4 raises Rs 400 crore for its third fund

Fund managed by Pranav and Siddartha Pai, sons of former Infosys director and CFO T V Mohandas Pai, has invested in 50 startups so far

India rethinks its coal future, plans to reduce import dependence by 2031

Overdependence on Australia for coking coal for its steel plants makes it vulnerable to supply chain disruptions and diminishes its capacity to negotiate on prices

Newsmaker: Why the next 40 days are critical for Ayushman boss Indu Bhushan

The head of the mega health mission says his experience as a bureaucrat in India is standing him in better stead than his East Asian experiences with public health programmes

Bringing the farm right to the table

Designed and built by Smallhold, a Brooklyn-based, certified-organic, "distributed farming" startup, the "Minifarm" has been in the works for months

Govt's ethanol-blending policy needs stimulus to adhere to 2022 timeline

The policy, which could be a viable and long-term answer to the cyclicality in the sugar sector

Power play: NTPC to buy hydel plants, expand its renewables capacity

In fact, as part of the broader plan, NTPC is backing down thermal power in places where it is easier to make room for renewable power

After Subhash Chandra's exit from Zee, acid test awaits son Punit Goenka

The litmus test for Goenka would be to take the financial investors, who've backed Zee, along with him even as he strives to weather the latest storm

The Strategist quiz 642

Quiz 642

Answers to the Strategist quiz 641

Answers to the Strategist quiz 641

BPCL stake sale a test case for Modi govt's second shot at privatisation

Here are some of the issues on the table

With 72 deals worth $3.7 bn, PE investments register growth in Oct: Report

The rise in PE deal values was largely driven by the corporate tax rate cut, which has improved both investor sentiment and confidence

Why railway station redevelopment projects do not attract private players

After 15 years of unsuccessfully trying to attract the private sector, the public sector seems to have taken the lead in developing the mega-programme