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Apple in India has a big gap to bridge to match Samsung in Vietnam

The contrast in the depth of as­sociation between each global mo­bile device giant and the respective country of investment is even more palpable

Thermal power firms may transition to green energy faster than anticipated

State-owned NTPC is by far the largest to make the transition, but Tata Power and even Adani Power, despite the noises surrounding its coal business, are on the same trajectory

Investor queue outside IEPF grows longer by the year, shows data

The value of dividends lying unclaimed is Rs 5,539.25 crore as of October 2022, according to Lok Sabha data

Five years on, Sterlite Copper plant closure haunts Thoothukudi

This is not the story of just Amrita Chemicals, but of around 400-odd downstream units, 40-odd contractors and even transport companies

Statsguru: Six charts explain road ahead for electric vehicles in India

The two-wheeler segment, which helped propel sales in 2022, was also the reason for the slowdown in April

A year into vehicle scrappage policy, car junkyards see low scrap value

The policy is, however, clear. From April 1, 2022, all vehicles of government and public sector units older than 15 years cannot ply on the roads any longer

NTPC, IOC try 'ITC diversification strategy' to craft plans for clean fuels

Like tobacco major, the state-owned power generator and fuel retailer are seeking to transition from toxic fossil fuel businesses to green energy but rely on those margins to grow these new ventures

How flexibility of labour laws could become a double-edged sword for states

Tamil Nadu walks back a key labour law amendment introducing flexibility in work hours that would have benefited foreign manufacturers with export targets, such as Apple's vendors

Dharavi wants to be redeveloped but with its residents' future secured

Questions over Adani Group's ability to pull it off but the developer says the concern is unwarranted

Tracking the economic indicators: Oil imports from Russia make a new record

US supplies were one the biggest casualties of Russian inroads into India's crude oil market

Digital India Act: Unravelling regulatory tangles in e-commerce space

Ambitious proposal for an overarching Digital India Act that aims to improve ease of doing business for rapidly expanding sector likely to face challenges of overlapping ministerial responsibilities

Statsguru: Is migration good for the economy? Here's what data shows

Demographic changes in recent decades have meant that there are fewer working age people to support the social security needs of elderly populations in rich countries

Maximum waiting period accelerates for India's best-selling cars

Only five of India's top 20 car models have seen a reduction in wait times over the past year

Target, policy mismatch: Renewable energy developers set higher hurdles

India's latest tendering target is a case of ambition overtaking the policy environment for doing business

Succession planning at pvt banks is a major issue: RBI on board governance

At a first-of-its kind open house with bank boards next month, Mint Road can be expected to do some plain speaking on long-festering issues of management and ethics

Toxic differences persist over ban decision on monocrotophos pesticide

The industry is lobbying for total relaxation of a three-year-old veto but wants lethal chemical proscribed; civil society demands an extension of the ban

India's unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end

Russian oil now trades above the G-7 price cap, leaving India searching for creative solutions to fill the breach

Unexpected rise of DD Freedish reflects linear TV is alive and growing

To get around the problem the agency checks the channel list every quarter to figure out the free channels' clients, such as ITC or J&J, that need small-town reach, could be advertising on

Apple's emerging India play, strategy notably different from Vietnam

In India, Apple has decided to focus on a few products but on a large scale, as they did in China, instead of assembling the entire range of its products in smaller volumes

Biz of moving currency booming, with new revenue streams set to open up

Millions of rural Indians now have debit cards, yet lack access to ATMs. Such drivers are expected to contribute to the growth of ATMs in the rural regions