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Explained: How have India's crude import sources changed over time?

The top three countries have changed significantly before and after the military action in Ukraine

Reliance Retail buys into 'desi' power by acquiring local consumer brands

By acquiring a string of local consumer brands, the conglomerate is looking to build volumes and scale in its private label retail business

Charge of the sodium-ion brigade: How India can power e-mobility industry

India could well emerge as a global hub for manufacturing sodium-ion batteries, which is seen as an alternative or complementary technology to the more expensive lithium ion-powered batteries.

Meta, Qualcomm to develop premium experiences for Quest platform

Both companies' engineering and product teams will deepen technical collaboration to deliver next-generation platforms and core technologies to accelerate a fully realized metaverse

3D-printed homes, implants, jewellery: An industry takes shape in India

High equipment costs and shortage of skilled manpower a challenge, despite MeitY push

National Immunisation Mission: How indigenous vaccines can go a long way

The locally developed Ceravac can play a critical role in the efficacy of the National Immunisation Mission

Power exchanges clock growth despite pending discom dues worth Rs 1.32 trn

A third player starts operations, pointing to the potential of this nascent business

Decoding Azure Power: India's first NYSE-listed renewables company

Stock tanks after new CEO's sudden resignation, whistle-blower complaint

Credit cards gain more currency pipping debit cards for e-commerce

They overtake debit cards for e-commerce and bill payments but remain a minuscule portion of personal loans

Why states are unwilling to take lessons from Delhi liquor excise saga

The controversy in Delhi reflects the enduring importance of this revenue source for state exchequers

India's shaky energy security and growing dependency on foreign fuels

New Delhi is yet to announce a comprehensive and detailed policy across the energy spectrum to tackle this very real threat to economic growth

Public versus private banks: The case made for both in an RBI paper

Far from arguing against privatisation, the RBI paper attracting Opposition ire presents the pros and cons of both ownership structures

After finance ministry stint, K V Subramanian starts new innings as IMF ED

The India ED also represents Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, along with another appointee from one of these countries

Indian states on average have 25 days of public holidays in a year

A Business Standard analysis found that the number of public holidays varies from 14 in Delhi to 34 in Odisha

Cyber frauds: Banks step up efforts to promote safe banking habits

Apart from HDFC Bank's 'Vigil Aunty', a host of private sector general insurers also offer individual cyber insurance policies

Green hydrogen: India Inc's next big thing even as policies take shape

Even as policies and supply chain take shape, conglomerates and RE companies are investing heavily in this new fuel

Will 'one nation one fertiliser' lead to uniformity or anonymity?

Under 'One Nation One Fertiliser' all fertiliser bags, irrespective of their contents or the company that manufactures them, will carry a uniform brand name called "Bharat"

Newsmaker: Clock clearly ticking for Prannoy Roy in NDTV ownership battle

On Tuesday the Adani group announced it had exercised rights to acquire an indirect stake of 29.18 per cent in the company

How BSNL can turn around its fortune post Rs 1.64-trn govt package

The company must overcome poor technology decisions imposed on it and bridge the gap with private sector competitors

The case for pricing UPI transactions and what's at stake for banks

Banks pay a switching fee running into hundreds of crores every year for UPI, but have to offer the service for free