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Aiwa looks to resurrect its legacy charm for audiophiles in India

Aiwa's India headquarters are in Delhi and the firm is in the process of rolling out six major branch offices in key cities to look after core regions

BluSmart drives a green agenda, hopes to expand presence from core NCR base

BluSmart has also gone in for backward integration, creating EV charging stations or what it calls "super-hubs" that can charge almost 70-80 EVs at a time

Instructive progress: Meet Amit Khare, advisor to Prime Minister

Amit Khare's role in the case that sent Lalu Prasad to jail was almost incidental

14 of 22 states show imbalance in vaccination of SC majority districts

In case of STs, 17 of 19 states show imbalance. Districts with more than average scheduled tribes in their states have lower proportion of fully vaccinated people

How Gennova is developing India's first indigenous mRNA Covid-19 shot

Where Gennova scores is that it has achieved to crack the stringent sub-zero temperature requirements

Telecom companies vie for more space in Indian Space Association

One of the key issues that ISpA will look at is the space policy, which is being finalised

RIL's giga-sized green game plan bets heavily on inorganic growth

By swiftly tying up deals on the basics - manufacture, storage, construction - the petroleum giant has taken the first significant step toward meeting its clean energy goals

Explained: How 2021 science Nobel Prizes impact our world

The 2021 Nobel for Physiology (or Medicine) went to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their "discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch"

Why Moody's improved outlook on India might require a discerning look

The ability of the second largest global ratings agency to assess an upside and downside before events make everyone wise about India has been dismal for a long time

Seasoned banker with a plan: Meet Rajneesh Sharma, administrator, Srei

The important aspect of any lender is collections and repayment of dues. Sharma joined the bank as an advisor for the recovery. His experience in recovery will come in handy for the Srei group

Private equity inflow in real estate up 27% in Apr-Sep at $1.79 bn: Anarock

Private equity investment in Indian real estate rose 27 percent to $1.79 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal mainly driven by domestic funds, according to property consultant Anarock

How the world's first malaria vaccine will protect against the parasite

This vaccine has been in development for 30 long years

Srei's great leap back underlines high-risk nature of NBFC business

In the past three decades, the Kanorias have weathered many a crisis, including the NBFC crisis of the 1990s and the global financial crisis in 2008-09

Covid-19 vaccine needs an injection of pace to keep up with syringe demand

The inoculation programme may suffer from a syringe shortage

Minority-dominated areas score in Covid-19 vaccination in 17 of 27 states

When it came to the first dose, 19 states administered more doses in districts where the Muslim population is higher than average

Coal crisis for thermal power plants now could be good news for India later

The endemic supply shortage for thermal power plants offers the chance to transition to gas

Kozhikode crash report: Grounded in anomalies, say serving pilots

Serving pilots have raised serious doubts about the veracity of the investigation report

Prime Video gets into marketplace mode to grab a larger share of OTT pie

The OTT channel is replicating its e-commerce business model to straddle the revenue spectrum in video services

Status quo on stance but liquidity sugar rush may end

Withdrawal of excess liquidity is akin to taking away the training wheels from a kid's bike. They help a kid maintain balance but don't teach how to ride

Dip in Covid-specific policy sales as consumers go for comprehensive covers

However, despite losing money on short-term Covid products, insurers say they will offer them till the regulator specifies