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Covid-19 boosts digital manufacturing; a business imperative, say firms

The ecosystem for digital manufacturing in In­dia is visible, said the Gateway House re­search study. It isn't as deep as it is in the West or China but is developing breadth and depth

Payments banks' search for right business model

Sandwiched between commercial banks and pure-play payments service providers, payments banks do not enjoy a level playing field

IT industry needs a 'skiller' app to double digital growth in 5 years

Access to digital talent has been identified as a key hurdle to doubling growth in the industry in the next five years. Here's how it's trying to bridge the gap

Economic response to the second wave of coronavirus pandemic

State-specific income support and vaccine vouchers would be the best use of fiscal resources in the near term

Centre's disinvestment plan: A stress test for zombie steel plants

The disinvestment of loss-making plants may likely attract interest from secondary steel makers rather than the big players

Why can't models get Covid-19 predictions right? Should we rely on them?

The models did work to a certain extent. The purpose of the models was not to do long-term forecasting but to inform public opinion and guide policy decisions

The start, not the end, of Unicorn seeding

Conditions are ripe in a broad range of sectors for strong growth and innovation

In India's conflict-ridden zones, 60% trust state police over army

Thirty-nine per cent also believe that the police are corrupt in conflict-affected regions, while 20 per cent shared such a perception of the paramilitary/army, study says

IL&FS case complexities reveal what India's resolution mechanism is lacking

A stretched rescue process reveals critical deficiencies in India Inc's corporate layering and resolution mechanism worsened by the pandemic

Sanjeev Gupta & Greensill questions go way beyond London

The Scottish National Party's dealings with GFG Alliance bear scrutiny

Education reforms based on data can cut govt spending by Rs 1.5 trn: Study

The government can sharply reduce education spends by paying heed to the research findings by two Indian economists

How GIC's ownership problem is keeping insurance biz from growing up

Government shareholding and preferential regulation have skewed the reinsurer's efficiency and, by extension, that of the non-life insurance industry's too

Households wary of discretionary spending

The RBI Current Situation Index has been negative in all surveys conducted in the past four years except the one in March 2019

Domestic auto sales in India go below 2015 levels amid Covid-19 crisis

The situation was not very different globally

A hale and hearty banking sector but...

More than banks, most of which have the balance sheet strength to stomach bad loans, it is the borrowers who will suffer once they are branded as defaulters since no lender will give them fresh money

Endgame for relationship between farmers and commission agents in Punjab?

Commission agents say directly transferring money into farmers' accounts could put their loans in jeopardy

Setting up a semi-conductor fab plant: Will India be third time lucky?

The government hopes to learn from two failed attempts in 2007 and 2013 to attract fab manufacturers to India but it's up against some stiff challenges

Robot dogs: On police forces, defence duty and their potential risks

What are these entities? These are canine-shaped robots with AI and four-legged mobility. Charact­eri­sed as "partly-autonomous" ground vehicles, they can be used to do a variety of tasks

Pre-packaged insolvency for small & medium firms

A notable feature of the ordinance is the pre-packaged process' two-step voting structure

Air India sale: A previously rejected plan resurfaces as a fall-back option

The fall-back option under discussion is to allow Air India Express to raise money through the market by listing on the bourses