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Taxing taskmaster: As CEC, Chandra will oversee toughest Assembly polls

He will retire in May 2022, having overseen the Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur Assembly elections, leaving it to others to conduct the next general election due 2024

Governance: Putting the 'G' in ESG

A study found that over the 12 months, governance consistently ranked second, behind only a company's products, as a driver of corporate reputation

Great Learning focuses on job readiness of students, looks to raise $60 mn

Great Learning, an online education site, is focused on an optimal combination of process, technology and people

Decoded: SIR Model to herd immunity, making sense of pandemic jargon

The new mutant variants of Covid-19 are said to be more infectious, with higher R0

Discovered small fields: Govt may extend bank guarantee relaxation

Officials in the know say this re­laxation was given during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic

Financiers buy into India's used car business amid uptick in demand

An expansion of demand driven by economic uncertainty has accelerated the plans of organised players to tie up with banks and NBFCs

Bindi hits the spot

It is now left to be seen if the bindi gets a global sheen, thanks to Nasa's Swati Mohan

Lockdowns again: Migrant crisis to job cuts, fear has come back too soon

The lockdown will hurt urban employment in April or beyond

On the verge of bankruptcy: How Cafe Coffee Day ground to a halt

After group company Sical Logistics was sent to NCLT, the listed company is next in queue

A wealth tax is a bad way to pay off pandemic debts: Nobel economist

Angus Deaton said that levies on high-earners would be 'very difficult to implement' and give the wealthy 'huge incentives to avoid it'

Can EV manufacturer Tesla win India? Most US carmakers have failed

Most American car-makers have failed in making their gambit one to watch

Statsguru: 6 charts explain how corporate taxes help govts globally

A look at select countries - four advanced economies, three emerging markets and India - shows the extent to which corporate taxes help governments

April monetary policy a fine balancing act

Structurally, it's a well-crafted policy. But like in cricket and politics, things can change dramatically for a central bank in a very short time

Tata-Mistry case: SC verdict puts spotlight on duties of nominee directors

The Supreme Court's observations in the Tata-Mistry case has raised questions about the fiduciary duties of nominee directors

Establishment man: Meet N V Ramana, Chief Justice of India-designate

Ramana is a first-generation lawyer in his family. He became a lawyer in 1983 and a judge in the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2000

Scrapping of FCAT: Film industry gets another blow amid Covid-19 pandemic

The five-member statutory body set up in 1983 has for 37 years been the voice of reason that read badly worded CBFC orders and tried to create a middle ground where filmmakers and babus could meet

EV start-ups feel the spark of recovery, kick-start post-pandemic biz plans

Overall, the past year has forced the EV industry to think differently in terms of so­u­rcing components

Bringing SPACs to India

SPAC, a novel shell company structure, may be useful but effective investor protection measures and education are key

Negative real interest rate for savers behind RBI's govt bond buying plan

Central bank acknowledges further interest cuts unlikely as a recent rollback of small savings rate cut showed.

Up in smoke: Uttarakhand looks to the clouds, forest fires rage on

In the last 2 or 3 days, forest fires have broken out with seething frenzy in many areas of the hill state, and are threatening to destroy the rich plant and animal wealth of the Himalayan region