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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
 "Succession planning at pvt banks is a major issue: RBI on board governance")
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
 "Toxic differences persist over ban decision on monocrotophos pesticide")
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
 "India's unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end")
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
 "Unexpected rise of DD Freedish reflects linear TV is alive and growing")
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
 "Apple's emerging India play, strategy notably different from Vietnam")
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
 "Biz of moving currency booming, with new revenue streams set to open up")
Coal exports: Low quality, rising power consumption may be major hurdles
Back to the issue of exports, India would need to mine surplus coal beyond its domestic needs
 "Coal exports: Low quality, rising power consumption may be major hurdles")
Bumpy ride ahead for green deposits with questions raised about workability
The RBI's framework for green deposits is well meant but raises many questions on its workability
 "Bumpy ride ahead for green deposits with questions raised about workability")
As India and Russia discuss FTA, the elephant in the room is rupee trade
Finding alternative paths to buy oil from states under Western sanctions is stretching the government and RBI's creativity
 "As India and Russia discuss FTA, the elephant in the room is rupee trade")
After a Covid hiatus, West Bengal feels the infotech buzz again
After a Covid hiatus, the state's IT hubs are seeing the big names in the business setting up or expanding operations
 "After a Covid hiatus, West Bengal feels the infotech buzz again")
Statsguru: Six charts explain India's contradictory monsoon forecasts
Research suggests rainfall distribution can be affected by global warming. Indeed, monsoon temperatures themselves have been rising in recent years
 "Statsguru: Six charts explain India's contradictory monsoon forecasts")
The slippery slope of oil exploration keeps India heavily import-dependent
Motorists have taken comfort in frozen pump prices and gas price caps but producers face high taxes, and restrictions on pricing freedom
 "The slippery slope of oil exploration keeps India heavily import-dependent")
Entry of foreign law firms in India: A move that may change the landscape
In India, the legal profession is regulated by the Advocates Act of 1961, which prohibits foreign law firms from practicing law or establishing offices here
 "Entry of foreign law firms in India: A move that may change the landscape")
Despite hoping for better prices this season, rain dampens farmers' returns
Growers are staring at lower margins due to unexpected downpour during the March harvest. However, the FCI has come to their rescue
In the old tale of Kabuliwala, there is a South Asia trade mystery
India's business with its neighbourhood is stagnant though it offers better terms than China
 "In the old tale of Kabuliwala, there is a South Asia trade mystery")
After Supreme Court's verdict, banking frauds in the eye of the beholder
The chain from detection to redressal is a long and tangled one
 "After Supreme Court's verdict, banking frauds in the eye of the beholder")
Roller-coaster ride: How Apple's India strategy finally bore fruit
Behind the inauguration of two signature stores next week is a roller-coaster ride for the IT major in its effort to make India its alternative manufacturing and export hub
 "Roller-coaster ride: How Apple's India strategy finally bore fruit")
From adding beds to more high-end surgeries, Manipal's next health plan
Bengaluru-based hospital chain is focusing on adding beds - both organically and inorganically - and offering more high-end and complex surgeries for growth and profit
 "From adding beds to more high-end surgeries, Manipal's next health plan")
Coal India needs to raise prices, but caught between political constraints
The state-owned miner needs to raise prices but it is caught between the political constraints on its major buyer, electricity producers and close decision-making control by the coal and power
 "Coal India needs to raise prices, but caught between political constraints")
Statsguru: Six charts show higher crude prices tend to push up inflation
The quantity of crude that India imported was 6 per cent lower in 2021-22 at 212 million tonnes compared to 2018-19
 "Statsguru: Six charts show higher crude prices tend to push up inflation")