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From crypto to Christie's: How an Indian metaverse king made his fortune

The purchase shook the art and crypto worlds

Driving the change: Ashok Leyland charts a global electric vehicle path

Plans to expand business to Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, West Asia and Japan; draws roadmap to come up with end-to-end zero carbon mobility

Why COP26 inadvertently shores up coffers of Indian state exchequers

Taxes on alcohol, petrol and diesel make up over half of the state's commercial tax revenues

India plans to achieve half of its renewable potential by 2030

The government needs to decide projects based on equity. For now, most of the renewable projects are concentrated in only a few states

Newsmaker: Meet Bhupender Yadav, a climate lawyer in the hot seat

As an MP, Yadav has done important legal work on compensatory afforestation to wetland development and genetically modified crops

More middle-class Indians making big gains from bourses than before: Study

A study of retail investment in the stock market suggests that the bourses may be generating steady profits for more middle-class Indians than before

Rajnish Kumar is not afraid to ask questions

Kumar explained why the State Bank had to jump in to save the "lender of the last resort" (Yes Bank) while narrating the behind-the-scenes story graphically

WB's finance plenipotentiary: Why Amit Mitra is important to Mamata

The former state finance minister has acquired a new powerful advisory role that must build on his earlier achievements

IIT Kanpur develops web-based 'green' monitoring system for Ganga

The project has been implemented by a team of earth scientists, and mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineers from IIT Kanpur

Infant mortality rate falling slowest in states with worst track record

SRS data shows that infant mortality in rural areas had declined faster than urban centres between 2011-15; the situation has reversed again in favour of urban areas

Why the next few months raise Bollywood's hopes for a faster revival

With a huge first day opening, the movie hit box office collections of Rs 125 crore in a week

The NFT conundrum: Smoke and mirrors, or sound investment?

People are obviously willing to pay very large sums at this instant for the bragging rights of owning blockchain entries

India's heavy reliance on fossil fuels will remain for some decades to come

Despite attempts to cast India as climate conscious, the country's heavy reliance on fossil fuels will remain for some decades to come

Looking beyond AQI: How Indian cities compare with others worldwide

Indian cities' air pollution was even higher than the WHO set standards and worse than most cities even on the days pollution was at its lowest

Electric three-wheelers rev up for rapid growth in India's EV market

Manufacturers hitch a ride on this fast-growing segment of the EV market, which is leading the electric mobility charge

One Sun, many hurdles: Why cross-border flow of green energy won't be easy

Establishing the cross-border flow of green energy under the One Sun declaration will involve many complexities

'Toyconomy': Has new regulation translated into growth for toy industry?

Fresh rules on product standards and a steep rise in basic customs duty have altered the dynamics of the industry but not necessarily to the benefit of small players

Five years after demonetisation: How much has Indian economy changed?

Five years after demonetisation, the share of high-denomination currency notes in the economy remains the same as it was in the pre-demonetisation period

Charaiveti: An academic's journey-7

College Street was athrob with energetic leftist movements, the most important of which were the protracted agitations in the demand for adequate food at affordable prices for the poor

Digital-only news: Regulation, availability of capital to determine future

The first lot of these online entities is finally making money. But regulation and the availability of capital will determine their future