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As Indra Nooyi exits PepsiCo, she leaves behind a chequered India record

Nooyi leaves a healthy business in the US but the Indian subsidiary's performance during her stewardship has been less impressive

Newsmaker: The mission for Justice Gita Mittal is going to be a tricky one

The first woman Chief Justice of the J&K High Court, Justice Gita Mittal is known for her compassion towards the victims of injustice

KKR to buy 60% in Ramky Enviro Engineers for $560 mn, values co at $925 mn

KKR's investment in REEL marks one of the largest buyouts in India, in addition to being the first private equity buyout in the country's environmental services sector

S Gurumurthy's appointment to RBI board may lead to interesting times

Gurumurthy is proud of his integrity and was known to cycle to the local RSS shakha even after he had become a successful chartered accountant

India about to become surplus agri-producer? It's too early to comment

But the situation offers opportunities for deeper structural reform

What T-Series' dominance on YouTube means for its reach and revenue

India's largest music company has been the most watched channel globally on YouTube for two years running, creating a dominant and profitable ecosystem

A Snapshot of PE activity & deals

The software & services sector attracted the most investments, accounting for 24% of the total investments, with an aggregate of $3,671 mn

Metro Bikes raises $12.2 million from Sequoia, Accel, TaxiForSure investor

The start-up offers a dockless scooter sharing service allowing users to pick up the scooter from anywhere, ride to their destination and drop it off at any location

PE firm Investcorp looks to make direct investments in China, India

Investcorp has invested in India and Asia through its portfolio companies, but is now scouting both markets for potential direct investments

With chatbots in the game, film marketing takes a turn for the good

Chatbots are catching on, but there is more movie studios can do, a new Facebook and Ormax Media study says

Telcos unsure about 5G launch by 2020 after Trai's auction recommendation

The telecom regulator's proposals for these services appear to be at odds with the industry and the government's policy approach

'Son of the soil' CM Sarbananda Sonowal has kept Assam steady amid NRC woes

If he had wanted to, Sonowal could have made great political capital out of the situation created by the NRC

Naukri.com owner Info Edge churns its portfolio, sells Canvera to Printo

Canvera was Info Edge's third largest start-up investment after Zomato and e-learning firm Meritnation

How environment ministry compromised on norms for thermal power plants

The ministry wants many thermal power plants to be exempted from the norms entirely

Here's how one company is spending $300 mn to farm salmon in the deep seas

The semi-submersible Ocean Farm 1 off the coast of Norway can hold 1.5 million fish

Live in Gurgaon, Kanpur, Lucknow? Smart power grids, meters coming your way

While consumers will be paying a higher upfront cost for smart metering, the share in the efficiency gains could more than offset this higher spend

Taking a breather

With Tirupur in throes of decline, manufacturers eye Ethiopia for revival

A key attraction Ethiopia offers is duty-free exports to the US and Europe, unlike India

At rich kid summer camp, big banks try to hook heirs for a lifetime

On one level, these programs-also held in cities such as Zurich, London and Singapore-represent high-end networking opportunities where the young and rich can be young and rich together

Newsmaker: Meet Bharat Vatwani, a helping hand for mentally-ill vagrant

Vatwani and his wife Smita, both trained psychiatrists, have been working since 1988