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Start-up shutdowns spook investors
While the media gaze has been on start-ups in trouble, investors who funded them have mostly escaped attention
 "Start-up shutdowns spook investors")
SBI, Brookfield in JV to invest in stressed assets
SBI has said it has signed a pact with Brookfield to collaborate on investments as part of an ongoing stress asset resolution process
 "SBI, Brookfield in JV to invest in stressed assets")
Tata Steel takes a U-turn, but problems remain
Strategy to call off sales of its UK assets and go for strategic joint ventures instead will create new problems of integrating people from different plants
 "Tata Steel takes a U-turn, but problems remain")
How reservations help disadvantaged-caste students get higher education
A review of education data confirmed a growing tide of SC/ST students in higher education, but their numbers still lag their proportion in the general population
 "How reservations help disadvantaged-caste students get higher education")
Global healthcare IT sector raised $1.6 bn in Q2 2016: Mercom
China topped the list bringing in $733 mn in three deals, accounting for 46% of total funding
 "Global healthcare IT sector raised $1.6 bn in Q2 2016: Mercom")
After a slow start, Nexa finds its footing
Although it is reliant on just one car to drive growth, sales have picked up over the past year
 "After a slow start, Nexa finds its footing")
Where will India's airlines land all their shiny new jets?
India plans to invest $5 billion to improve airport infrastructure, which is inadequate compared with China's proposal for $130 billion in 15 years
Number of VC deals falls for fourth consecutive quarter: report
Caution continues to dominate VC market as investors focus on proven companies amid global macroeconomic upheaval, says a joint report by KPMG and CB Insights
 "Number of VC deals falls for fourth consecutive quarter: report")
Nirma tries to reclaim glory days of 1980s
As it loses market share in washing powder, it hopes to catch up with the big cement manufacturers in India with the Lafarge deal
 "Nirma tries to reclaim glory days of 1980s")
In Bihar, lunches still fail to make the grade
Three years after the tragedy that killed 23 students, mid-day meals routinely fail to meet basic hygiene and nutrition standards
Our primary focus is profitability: Cyril Shroff
Interview wit Managing partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
 "Our primary focus is profitability: Cyril Shroff")
 "Expect changes in how large firms organise, work: Sudipta Bhattacharjee")
 "Artificial intelligence will reshape the business model: Vikram Shroff")
 "Statspeak: Young Turks")
Pokemon GO has brought to fore the need to update India's legal framework: Pavan Duggal
Interview with advocate specialized in the field of Cyberlaw
 "Pokemon GO has brought to fore the need to update India's legal framework: Pavan Duggal")
Avantha pays the price for gamble on growth
Ballarpur and Asthi, its two oldest paper mills, are the latest in a series of assets the group has put on the block to pull itself out of its debt spiral
 "Avantha pays the price for gamble on growth")
Newsmaker: Ajit Isaac
Seeking his fortune in services
 "Newsmaker: Ajit Isaac")
 "Waterfield Advisors eyes $5-bn assets under advisory by 2019")