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Decoded: Who are anchor investors and what role do they play in IPOs?

In most cases, the demand in the anchor category gives an indication to how successful the IPO is likely to be

Is India's export growth 'sticky' enough to hit $400-bn mark this year?

It is less than necessary, an analysis of the composition of the export basket suggests

Plain speaking integrity: Meet Pratip Chaudhuri, former chairman, SBI

Chaudhuri became the chairman on April 7, 2011, a month after O P Bhatt retired, and his term ended on September 30, 2013

From conventional fuel to EVs, RIL-bp pumps up the mobility stakes

According to RIL-bp, these new Jio-bp mobility stations will bring together a range of services for consumers

It's game on for online players, but regulatory woes in India remain

$794 mn investments pumped into Indian gaming industry in 2021, but regulatory woes remain

Chip shortage has given big boost to our used-car biz: BMW Group India CEO

BMW Group India had planned to launch 28 products this year: 15 BMW; five MINI; and eight Motorrad, said CEO Pawah

Cheap funding, govt sops power Indian firms' big bets on renewable energy

India is heavily dependent on imports, and local manufacturing capacities are inadequate. Several Indian companies are planning to plug this loophole

Goenka, CVC Capital's bids for IPL teams point to profitable opportunities

So, clearly, the two new players have a lot of options to be the winners

Statsguru: Six charts show India's infrastructure projects in a slow lane

Among sectors, water, telecom and Railways faced the highest cost overruns

Newsmaker: Kolkata's Big Brother Sanjiv Goenka back at the IPL crease

The genesis of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka group lies in a family settlement that formalised a division of assets between brothers Harsh and Sanjiv Goenka in 2010

In the dark: Stress test for the coal economy in India to meet demand

The mechanics of production and supply logistics suggest that power producers will struggle in the coming year too

India falling behind on near-term renewables goal, says ReNew Energy Global

India recently reached 100 Gw of renewable power capacity

TVS takes slow and steady route for its newly created subsidiary for EVs

Last week, TVS' board also clear­ed a proposal to establish a separate subsidiary for the electric vehicle business (the name is yet to be announced)

COP26 summit: India's climate destiny depends upon negotiations in Glasgow

The country's climate negotiators at Glasgow will have to strike a balance between development needs and global pressures to do more

We entered an otherwise hard market with Suburban deal: Dr Lal Pathlabs MD

In a Q&A, Om Manchanda says the firm is now growing organically in the Southern market, but is open to inorganic opportunities there

A mammoth project to help endangered species and planet

US bio-startup Colossal says it could "help reverse climate change", "help endangered species", and "upset existing ecosystems"

TCS reconfigures for the future with new growth, transformation strategy

The company started to talk about its G&T-led strategy more openly about three quarters back

Indian restaurant industry shrank 53% in pandemic year: NRAI report

The contraction in the food services industry led to the permanent closure of over 25 per cent of food business operators, which resulted in job losses of nearly 2.4 million in India

Statsguru: Four charts explain how gender-equal are India's elections

As against their nearly equal share in population (48.6 per cent), women have not yet crossed the 10 per cent barrier among candidates to the parliamentary election

Alternate reality? Facebook plans to launch massive rebranding exercise

Under fire for its business practices and handling of hate speech, Facebook is planning to rebrand itself. The question is whether this can salvage its image