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Why India's policy to produce ethanol-blended petrol is short-sighted

The ambitious policy to promote ethanol-blended petrol is politically popular but will be bad for India's food and water security

I don't think we are a media company: Meta, India's vice president & MD

In the last 18 months, a lot of what we have been talking about has been put in place, said Mohan

Foxconn crisis shows one of the many challenges Apple faces in India

The recent crisis at vendor Foxconn's factory highlights one of the many challenges the US major faces as it seeks an unprecedented scale-up in hiring over the next five years

CAG report on Noida shows why accountability is a myth in India's cities

The first-ever CAG report on Noida highlights the fact that most of India's megacities rarely have their accounts audited

Is climate finance the next bubble?

Asset managers think that tens of trillions of dollars, mostly in the form of green finance, could be available for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) lending

India's 2022 steel consumption seen strong amid muted prices, infra push

Offtake is expected to jump to 111 million tonnes in CY2022 after a severely impacted year CY2020 which saw consumption falling to 89.3 million tonnes, said Care Ratings in a recent report

Used car start-ups with tech and investor money are upping the pace

Start-ups armed with tech and investor money are upping the pace and legacy players are upping the ante

Sustainability will be the key driver for growth: AIIB's Erik Berglöf

Countries offering decarbonisation opportunities will be more competitive, says AIIB chief economist Erik Berglöf

Risk-taker gets a booster dose: Meet Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute

SII invests 90-95 per cent of its profits every year to build capacities

RBL's Vishwavir Ahuja: A case of RBI discomfort with influential bankers

The Kohlapur-based lender turned swanky and state-of-the-art under him but the quick growth attracted central bank's scrutiny.

Starlink's satellite blitz and the issue of close encounters in space

The last decade has seen increasing problems with space junk and live satellites

Trading on a buffer: Can India afford to commercialise its fuel reserves?

India's decision to commercialise half its strategic petroleum reserves could jeopardise its energy security

From L&T to Reliance Industries, giants hitch a ride on the green road

Conventional conglomerates are tying up with new-age companies in the sustainability space

Reform in three Acts with long-overdue Bill to improve audit discipline

The government introduces a long-overdue Bill to improve the audit discipline

Insufficient balance, wrong PIN top reasons for failed digital transactions

Only 1.7 per cent of transactions are declined due to technical reasons such as connectivity issues.

Statsguru: Six charts show the rapid rise of ETF investing in India

The Securities and Exchange Board of India recently cleared the way for silver ETFs

When the Metro traffic projections go wrong; it is not just a Delhi problem

Metros not meeting their ridership projections is not a Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) problem alone

Goodbye shadow banking

Bad loans in some NBFCs will definitely rise but no one should complain. They are no longer shadow banks

Shriram regroups for the future with succession plan, business integration

Experts indicate that the succession plan allowing professionals to run the show will also help in this technology drive

Corporate-promoted NBFCs can have 15% stake in banks, with increase in cap

Banking experts said the move to increase non-promoter shareholding would help lenders with greater access to capital