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Wockhardt's growth tonic: Covid vaccines add a third prong to biz strategy

In India, Wockhardt aims to make 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines within the next one or two years but has not disclosed the identity of the tie-ups

Global tax, local complexities: What G7 corporate tax deal means for India

The recent G7 proposal of a global minimum tax has mixed implications for Indian corporations, foreign majors operating here and the tax authorities

Businesswise, we are hopping across boundaries of the box: PVR CEO and MD

The film fraternity continues to believe in the theatrical business - not just for emotional reasons but also for economic ones, says PVR Chairman

Oil in dangerous waters

Data for the financial year 2020-21 revealed that domestic oil production fell again by 5% to 30.5 mn tonnes. This is the lowest in this century

Decoded: Making sense of the Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund saga

All schemes were holding highly illiquid and large portions of low-rated securities. As a result, the fund house had challenges meeting the redemption requests

ITC bets big on non-cigarette FMCG biz, but Street differs on smoke signals

Its non-cigarette FMCG business has been restructured and positioned as the next growth engine but the market still considers the conglomerate a tobacco player

Auto industry chases the monsoon, but analysts are less optimistic

Manufacturers think the impact of Covid-19's ravages on rural India will abate if seasonal rains are good.

Influencing the influencers

Why is ASCI asking social media influencers to flag that they are paid when a celebrity is featuring in an ad but is not disclosing that s/he is a paid endorser?

Pvt cos may issue e-invoice: Fintech see scope in data, access to biz users

While e-invoicing alone may not generate high revenues, the key lies in the way fintechs leverage the data of enterprises to offer other products such as credit or supply chain finance

Second Covid-19 wave leads to sharp dip in PE volumes and value in May

Overall deal values halve to $3,194 million in May from a month earlier

Plummeting RE tariffs edge out small players even as bigger ones expand biz

The sharp drop in renewable energy tariffs is encouraging smaller players to exit even as larger ones look to innovative financing methods to expand their portfolios

Employment rate continues to fall

Employment has been falling since January 2021 when it had touched a recent peak of 400.7 million. It has fallen in each of the four months since then

Rocket Learning aims to change academic fate of kids at bottom of pyramid

How Rocket Learning is laying the foundation of education for children from low-income families

Statsguru: A decline in growth poses risks to govt's fiscal forecast

While tax collections provided some reprieve, the government seems to be consistently underperforming on the disinvestment side.

5G, made in India: What key domestic telecom equipment makers are doing

A clutch of domestic companies is developing equipment and software solutions for this upcoming next-gen telecom technology

Meet Alapan Bandyopadhyay, a 'good boy' in the Centre's bad books

Bandyopadhyay was recently in the midst of a political storm. At the heart of the controversy is a review meeting by PM Modi for which Bandyopadhyay and CM Mamata Banerjee arrived late

A monetary policy of continuity with change

This time, RBI's rate-setting body is not only talking about sustaining growth but also reviving it

Covid-19 pandemic: PEs pour $584 million into healthcare in 2021

Highest investment in the sector in last 5 years; pandemic expands opportunities

As Covid-19 vaccination slows down, insurers insist customers take jabs

Only 3.2% of India's population has been fully vaccinated with two shots

With direct-to-customer model, Mercedes-Benz in the retail driving seat

The luxury car maker offers a new marketing template that reorients its relationship with dealers, customers