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Digitising India with high investments in automation

In adoption of emerging technologies, banking and financial services have already set the pace of transformation

PE/VC firms' investments increase by 85% to $11.9 bn during Q1FY21

The value of investments in Q1FY21 was also over 58% higher compared to the immediate previous quarter (which saw $7.5 billion being invested across 231 deals)

BS READS: Rs 10,000-cr hit behind govt plan to sell Delhi, Mumbai airports

With the golden geese laying golden eggs no more, the Modi government's decision to sell Delhi and Mumbai airports could well save it from flogging a dead horse in the coming years

Explained: How State Bank of India regained its footing on the bourses

India's largest bank is now the most valuable state-owned entity, even as other public sector firms struggle to retain their place on the bourses

Three mantras for informal sector

By some accounts, the informal sector accounts for more than 80 per cent of the workforce and 50 per cent of the GVA in India

Capacity building at appropriate time is important, says ISA's Ajay Mathur

International Solar Alliance (ISA): We don't want to land in the same situation as that of fossil fuels when it comes to waste, said Mathur

Explained: Why 'atmanirbharta' flows against oil security for India

Instead of relying on negligible domestic deposits, India should be securing steady supplies from abroad

RCB deal an ideal extension of our partnership with Kohli: Abhishek Ganguly

Abhishek Ganguly, MD, Puma India and Southeast Asia, talks to Dhruv Munjal about the partnership, how the company has dealt with the pandemic, and why it continues to be the dominant force in India

A case for India, Bangladesh weaving new ties in textile and apparel

India could become a big market for Bangladeshi suppliers if the central government pursues this as a priority but India also has a robust apparel sector of its own, which it cannot neglect

TVS Automobile Solutions revs up for the automobile aftermarket

With the acquisition of Mahindra First Choice, the subsidiary is driving its pan-India presence with tech solutions and tie-ups

Avoid a fresh lockdown

The livelihoods cost of a lockdown is too high. Average household incomes fell by 9.2% in March 2020 and by 27.9% in April 2020 as a result of the lockdown. The impact of that brutal lingers

Statsguru: IBC mechanism ready to take up cases after a year-long hiatus

As many as 1,942 cases are currently going on under the Code (as of Septem­ber 2020)

Banks brace for fresh round of war against NPAs

As it prepares to bring to a close the most difficult year in history, the banking industry is gearing up to tackle a fresh bout of bad loans

The absent voices of development economics

Development economics focuses on improving the well-being of billions of people in low-income countries, but the Global South is severely underrepresented in the field

Explained: How do the poor cope, struggle with road crashes in India?

More than 75% of poor households that were affected by a road traffic crash reported a decline in their income due to the incident

GoAir's IPO plan in midst of Covid-19 pandemic flies in the face of logic

GoAir's IPO plan has been in the making for several years - this is reportedly the sixth such plan - but the pandemic has made it an imperative after the airline's bankers refused it further loan

Apple considers launching 'rugged' smartwatch for extreme sports

The Cupertino, California-based technology giant has internally discussed introducing such a Watch variation later in 2021 or 2022 at the earliest

DFI goes back to the future: Will changes boost infra funding in India?

The Bill suggests that the government has learned from past mistake

How Covid-19 has taught valuable lessons about pursuit of peak efficiency

As the former Morgan Stanley strategist Gerard Minack noted last year, our pre-pandemic world was primed to maximize financial returns on the assumption that nothing would go wrong

Banking on crisis management: Meet Gopinath, head of SEAC on bank licences

Ever-smiling, consciously low profile, and unfailingly polite, it is easy to mistake her for a family matriarch rather than a doyenne of high finance in India