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Covid-19 calls for a new agriculture

The pandemic underscores the need to redefine our relationship with nature

Decoded: Delta, Delta Plus variants and their response to vaccines

While virologists say theoretically the vaccine that works on Delta should work on the Delta Plus variant as well, more research is needed

PSA oxygen generators at hospitals not a panacea, says Moloy Banerjee

In an interview with Jyoti Mukul, Moloy Banerjee, head of gases-South Asia, Linde South Asia, talks about capacity building and the merits of setting up PSA plants to meet medical oxygen demand

How celebrity brand value can get checkmated in online chess game

Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath faced flak during a charity chess event on Sunday for resorting to unfair means in order to beat the Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand

Rising commodity prices risk raising costs for India's infra plans

Commodity super-cycle may upset plans for national infrastructure pipeline, raise expenses for Railways

Early signs of recovery in rural India

Betw­een March and May, consumer sentiments in rural India fell more than twice as much as in urban India

Piramal, DHFL merger: The road ahead remains bumpy due to legal hurdles

Former promoter moves Supreme Court, debt investor 63 moons vows to move court to recover dues

How a smart thermometer is helping fight Covid-19 pandemic in the US

The tech firm, which developed the smart thermometer, is run by an Indian-origin founder

Statsguru: 6 charts show how Indian universities fare in global rankings

A key issue has been the number of foreign students, which has a bearing on the ranking of universities globally

Good show by banks but can they sustain it?

Till March, banks could hold on but not all of them will be in a position to stomach the impact of the second wave of the pandemic

Why the poor are leaning right

How support for left and right-leaning parties is changing in social composition

Franklin case: Meet Vivek & Roopa Kudva, the couple in Sebi's firing line

The Kudva family finds itself in an unfortunate position. But professionals have been forewarned after this incident

How Indian aviation sector braved Covid turbulence better than global peers

Compared with other major countries during Covid-19, domestic airlines have precariously stayed the course

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.