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Why linking loans to external benchmark is a tough challenge for banks

Rating agency Moody's Investor Services has already warned that the move would be credit negative for banks, causing volatility in net interest margins

Explained: Why Jio is battling incumbents over interconnect user charges

Why are missed calls such a big deal for leading telcos?

Underestimates & overreactions: The math behind FM's corporation tax cuts

Why the impact of the corporation tax cut may not be as substantial on the fisc or on India Inc

Answers to the Strategist quiz #631

Answers to the Strategist quiz #631

The Strategist Quiz #632

The Strategist Quiz #632

'Encyclopaedia' Ramkumar Ramamoorthy takes charge of Cognizant India

Narayanan, who had hired a young Ramamoorthy, says he has reinvented himself several times over the past 20 years

Will cheaper iPhones, affordable OTT platform help Apple boost India sales?

Last week, Apple did two things differently. First, it entered video streaming sector with cheaper options and second it has opened up its OTT service for non-Apple users too

Key deals last week: Blackstone's $379 mn infusion in GV Tech Park, & more

There were 19 PE deals worth $476.87 million with 2 exits in the last seven days ended September 18, 2019

PE majors TPG, Temasek planning investments in Indian API manufacturers

The investment interest comes as Indian drugmakers are focusing on specialty products, while relying extensively on Chinese imports for basic ingredients and other raw materials used in medicines

FDI in coal mining requires better pricing, logistics and regulation

The ministry of coal's five-year vision plan for FY19-24 did not accounted for any production from commercial miners

Controversies, vigilance probe bring Vande Bharat Express to a standstill

Train 18 - named for the year of its launch -was India's first semi-high speed train

Meet Congress' Umang Singhar, the tribal leader who took on Digvijaya Singh

Singhar is one of those youth leaders whom Rahul Gandhi came to depend on

Answers to the Strategist quiz #630

Answers to the Strategist quiz #630

The Strategist Quiz #631

The Strategist Quiz #631

A mind of her own: Meet SC judge who rejected Chidambaram's bail plea

As a judge in of the Madras High Court, Justice Banumathi had in 2003 ordered a blanket ban on jallikattu, the bull taming sport of Tamilnadu

India's scrappage policy will pave the way to sustainable recycling of cars

The country that hosts the world's fourth largest automobile industry is a late starter in recycling of ELVs in an environmentally sustainable way

Key deals last week: Advent International, Nexus India and more

There were 12 PE deals worth $475.05 million with 3 exits in the last seven days ended September 11, 2019

PE investors make a beeline for start-ups to generate higher returns

Traditionally, they invested only in firms with cash flow but these have not generated great returns; with tech disruption, trend set to continue

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan bets on PE, infrastructure in India

After playing LP (investors in PE funds), the Canadian pension fund is keen to invest directly in India

Milk pouches to PET bottles: Giving up plastic will be hard habit to break

Lacking serious government legislation and punitive action, the impact of the ban on single-use plastics is questionable