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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

Localising of internet: A peek into state-wise consumption of online media

The report is an illustration of the axiom that media is the most local of all products

Success of PLI scheme depends on how well Apple's India plans shape up

India is to be Apple's second significant global hub

West Bengal polls: Meet Ashok Lahiri, a catholic thinker in Hindutva's camp

If the BJP actually gets to form a government, Lahiri's name is at the top of several BJP lists for the post of finance minister

Religion and the workplace

In theory, religion plays no role at a workplace. However, in practice, it does

Nestle India digs deeper in the rural market, aims to grow business

The company's new-found enthusiasm for the hinterlands is founded on its appetite for growth

Decoded: Why the industry is unhappy with amendments to mining law

The latest amendments come with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government opening up key sec­tors for greater private investment

Consumer durables companies' price gamble

The festive season is over and demand for most consumer durables has weakened. Companies are therefore testing a difficult market as they seek to protect their margins

Plaksha University aims to challenge IITs, reimagines engineering education

The upcoming Plaksha University reimagines engineering education and prepares students for a digitally powered future

Steel rising in the east: JSW, AM/NS India waiting to set foot in Odisha

Two steel majors will be expanding their presence in the iron ore-rich region just as global raw material prices touch new highs

Family offices continue to gain momentum in India after Covid-19 disruption

Conditions have become even more favourable for such institutions to grow in India after the Covid-19 disruption

Decoded: What is a cryptocurrency and how does a blockchain work?

It's a virtual currency. Every crypto-coin is a unique code, like the serial number on a banknote