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Finova Capital raises $15 mn from Faering Capital and Sequoia India

Finova Capital aims to serve the '"missing middle"' of the MSME segment, small businesses and service providers in small towns and rural areas

Nakul Nath set to make election debut from father Kamal Nath's citadel

Nakul Nath, the elder son of Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath, is set to contest from his father's impregnable citadel, Chhindwara

The Strategist Quiz #606

The Strategist Quiz #606

IL&FS' systemic structural flaw

Its status as a Systemically Important Core Investment Company created an opaque, hydra-headed organisation

Key deals last week: Morgan Stanley Real Estate, Kumar Vembu, and more

There were 9 PE deals worth $148.95 million with 2 private equity exits in the last seven days ended February 20, 2019

Will infra see turbo-charged push from PE money after 2019 elections?

Highways, Sanitation, waterways, renewable and 5G internet will need billions

Brookfield looks to spread its wings in South for commercial deals

Canadian Investor taps Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune for commercial deals

Explained: Why are global majors queuing up for Indian oil retail market?

Global majors are bullish on fuel retailing, but recent mega-expansions by state-owned oil majors will crowd the field

Competition Commission ill-equipped to handle intricacies of digital mkts

The competition regulator is ill-equipped to handle the intricacies of digital markets

Will Chandrashekhar Azad be Opposition candidate against Modi in Varanasi?

Chandrashekhar follows the same principles of organising the Dalits as Kanshi Ram: Via education, through the bureaucracy and in self-defence

Key deals last week: Falcon Edge's $33-mn infusion in Aye Finance, and more

There were 15 deals worth $69.97 million in the last seven days ended March 12, 2019

APG, Piramal look to raise second fund to invest in infra projects in India

Piramal and APG had each initially committed $375 million for investment under the JV

Digital insurer Acko raises $65 mn from Binny Bansal, RPS Ventures, others

With this Series C funding, Acko has totally raised $107 mn. It had earlier raised $30 mn in one of the largest seed rounds among Indian start-ups, and $30 mn in Series B funding

Now helping founders: Post-Flipkart, Binny Bansal heavy on Indian start-ups

In past 6 years, Bansal has invested in close to 40 entities, both as angel investor and through his VC fund

Big brothers are watching you: Govt reveals rules for electronic snooping

The government follows a 2011 protocol for electronic snooping, it revealed in a recent court hearing

Mining waste is an environmental time bomb and the industry its creator

The industry has consistently displayed a cavalier approach to safety when it comes to disposing of waste

Nostalgia drive: Jawa motorcycles' new Indian ride is based on old stories

If the initial euphoria around Jawa's comeback is any indication, the company has hit bullseye

Why BJD MP Tathagata Satpathy quit politics to focus on journalism

Satpathy joined the Janata Dal in 1989 under Biju Patnaik and contested successfully for a Lok Sabha seat in 1998 before losing it a year later

Here's why the Forest Rights Act was never implemented efficiently

A detailed analysis by Land Conflict Watch lists the impediments states put in forms of additional conditions and regulations to deny claimants their legitimate rights

ESG funds gaining traction in India, but doubts about them abound

With corporate governance suddenly leaping to forefront of newspaper headlines in India - from ICICI Bank to IL&FS - ESG funds in India may find more takers than the cynics suggest