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Education, health and personal care ads worst offenders: ASCI report
Regulator processed over 5,500 ads for its 2021-22 complaints report, 62% more than previous year
 "Education, health and personal care ads worst offenders: ASCI report")
Polluting, expensive: No end in sight to price India pays for imported coal
With domestic production targets slipping, India needs to buy record quantities of the world's most polluting fuel at a time when prices are rising
 "Polluting, expensive: No end in sight to price India pays for imported coal")
Manufacturers protest ban on rigid single-use plastics, fear loan default
Industry grouse - 22 products have been banned although they are fully recyclable, while non-recyclable packaging used by FMCG firms have been let off
 "Manufacturers protest ban on rigid single-use plastics, fear loan default")
Procedural issues continue to hinder commercialisation of GM crops in India
Two decades after Bt cotton made its debut in India, commercialisation of genetically modified crops remains mired in complex procedural rules
 "Procedural issues continue to hinder commercialisation of GM crops in India")
Uddhav's attempt to get reins back in the pale shadow of Balasaheb's legacy
Uddhav's quest was to make the Sena all things to all people in Maharashtra. But traditional Shiv Sainiks began to bitterly resent this
 "Uddhav's attempt to get reins back in the pale shadow of Balasaheb's legacy")
The race for price parity between EVs and conventional vehicles in India
Can the cost of EVs match that of conventional fuel-powered vehicles in a year? The road is long yet
 "The race for price parity between EVs and conventional vehicles in India")
Home truths about door-to-door vaccinations for persons with disabilities
Denial of doses to persons without IDs, absence of segregated data and low awareness pose question mark on campaign
 "Home truths about door-to-door vaccinations for persons with disabilities")
Gulf airlines edge past Air India again as post-Covid flying picks up
Air India's dwindling market share is significant as the Tata-owned airline is reported to induct about 200 more planes in what is being billed as one of the largest aircraft orders in Indian aviation
 "Gulf airlines edge past Air India again as post-Covid flying picks up")
Booster shot in need of a boost as citizens shy away despite Covid surge
Fewer than 20% have taken precautionary vaccine dose, with Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru accounting for a quarter of the jabs taken by the 18-59 age group
 "Booster shot in need of a boost as citizens shy away despite Covid surge")
Agnipath hiring: Armed forces must avoid the track Indian Railways took
The Railways' experience with its half-century-old apprenticeship programme offers a view of the problems that could occur with the armed forces' new recruitment scheme
 "Agnipath hiring: Armed forces must avoid the track Indian Railways took")
Private banks are better money managers, state-owned lenders grow faster
They witnessed higher gains from parking funds with RBI and income from investments; as rates rise, space for both would shrink
 "Private banks are better money managers, state-owned lenders grow faster")
On her own: Droupadi Murmu, president candidate with no political lineage
Possibly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw a reflection of himself - she does not come from a political background, has no lineage, and had a lifetime of personal struggle and sacrifice.
 "On her own: Droupadi Murmu, president candidate with no political lineage")
As politics shapes policy, India's private fuel retailers run on fumes
A quasi-administered price regime and the imposition of Universal Service Obligations are complicating their business plans
 "As politics shapes policy, India's private fuel retailers run on fumes")
Will Amazon be able to overcome challenges to its expansion plans in India?
A tougher global e-commerce environment and repeated policy and regulation problems are raising questions about the company's India expansion plans
 "Will Amazon be able to overcome challenges to its expansion plans in India?")
Plastic straws cause FMCG firms indigestion as deadline for ban nears
Juice and beverage giants struggle to meet the impending ban on single-use plastics
 "Plastic straws cause FMCG firms indigestion as deadline for ban nears")
Statsguru: Six charts show India's employment conundrum amid Covid-19
Business Standard guides you through the numbers you need to know to make sense of the headlines
 "Statsguru: Six charts show India's employment conundrum amid Covid-19")
In the works at IRDAI: Making Indian insurance firms less risk-averse
The regulator hints at relaxing the FDI cap still further but it is unclear yet whether doing so would spread insurance to the bottom of the pyramid
 "In the works at IRDAI: Making Indian insurance firms less risk-averse")
The Cinderella of insolvency
Undermining operational creditors is against the basic spirit of IBC
 "The Cinderella of insolvency")
Why govt's skill development initiative still struggles with placements?
In its first iteration, the government was able to enrol two million candidates, but it could certify 1.5 million and place only 0.3 million
 "Why govt's skill development initiative still struggles with placements?")
Alang ship recycling industry fears worker's death may hurt global image
Police case against unit and closure notice are unfair to business facing stiff competition, says association
 "Alang ship recycling industry fears worker's death may hurt global image")