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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

Cognizant learns an HR lesson as people shortage impacts business momentum

A challenging strategy to accelerate growth has ironically dragged the former IT racehorse into bigger troubles over people management

Decoded: Who can get antibody cocktail for Covid-19 and how it works

Used to treat only mild to moderate disease in high-risk Covid-19 patients, doctors feel the treatment can bolster the fight against severe disease

Build more Scorpene subs while waiting for Project 75-I: Rahul Shrawat

Rear Admiral (Retd) Rahul Shrawat, who heads Naval Group India, talks to Ajai Shukla about Naval Group's ambitions

Need better containment strategy, ramping up of infra: Dharminder Nagar

One day you were planning surgeries and doing oncology and the next day, you had converted half the hospital into a Covid facility

Status check: Are there enough charging points to make EVs viable?

With one-fourth the range of gasoline powered vehicles on a full tank, EVs have seldom been the primary vehicles of choice and evoke, what is called, "range anxiety"

Explained: Why tax is a dilemma for start-up founders in India

After the abolition of the dividend distribution tax, the taxability of salaries and dividends in the hands of a founder of a bootstrapped start-up will be broadly similar, says Ritesh Kumar, IndusLaw

Has RBI legitimised cryptocurrencies? Traders, banks think it has

Central bank goes beyond saying that its April circular banning virtual currencies is no longer valid.

Maruti Suzuki digitises to click with buyers: How exactly does it work?

India's largest car maker is finding traction in the national roll-out of its digital financial services platform

Statsguru: Six charts explain India's $3-trn market cap cheer amid Covid-19

The ratio of the value of all companies in the stock market to the size of the Indian economy is now in excess of 100 per cent

A no-action policy with focus on growth

'Unwinding' is unlikely to happen before the third quarter of this year even if we don't mess up in tackling a possible third wave of Covid; rate hike may have to wait for next year

Champagne of teas loses fizz amid scanty rainfall, last year's lockdown

Scanty rainfall, last year's lockdown, growing competition from Nepal and the disaster of the 2017 Gorkhaland agitation are steadily weakening exports and sales of Darjeeling tea

Explained: What if the Covid-19 virus was leaked from a laboratory

A paper published by the WHO on March 30, 2021 claimed manmade origin of the virus was "extremely unlikely". This view is now being challenged

Parents, school staff must be vaccinated for children's safety: Jacob John

John says that the world needs to start talking about eradicating Covid

Despite suspension of IPL, game on for fantasy sports platforms

The suspension of the IPL put them on a sticky wicket; its resumption has them feverishly working to keep users engaged and improve their offerings