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Move to create an 'integrated doctor' by 2030 will backfire: IMA President

In an interview with Ritwik Sharma, IMA National President Rajan Sharma says that allowing postgraduate ayurveda practitioners to perform surgical procedures will harm ayurveda and health care

Decoded: Why Facebook is being sued by the US government and 48 states

Facebook may have to sell Instagram and WhatsApp

More NREGA job cards, but dip in houses getting 100 days of work

The MGNREGA gained greater significance this year as the pandemic crushed livelihoods across the country

Space wars: Mittal, Musk bet on satellite broadband as telecom's new star

Mittal is planning to invest $2 billion on a once bankrupt low earth orbit constellation satellite company OneWeb to put up more satellites

How logistics tech became an unexpected gainer in the Covid economy

Start-ups in this space have made strides in modernising logistics with real-time tracking of cargo, algorithm-based route optimisation and big data in addresses

Curbs may have to be maintained after vaccination: Ramanan Laxminarayan

Laxminarayan, in an interview with Geetika Srivastava, says that masks and small gatherings may stick around for a while

JSW Steel sees mettle in bankrupt asset amid upturn in steel market

An upturn in the steel market has prompted the country's third-largest steel producer to up the ante on acquiring Bhushan Power

Google firing respected AI researcher Timnit Gebru is cause for concern

Over 1,400 Google employees and thousands of techies employed in other Silicon Valley businesses have signed a letter of protest about the manner of her dismissal

With conglomerates reluctant, PEs may be better source of capital for banks

PEs have deep pockets with the ability to recapitalise the bank as and when needed

The next online tonic: E-majors, corporate giants eye e-pharmacy business

Amazon, Reliance recently announced their foray into e-pharma sector

Can Toyota Kirloskar-workers' standoff be test case for labour reforms?

Labour unrest is not new to this 23-year-old plant - there have been at least four since it was set up, with one lockout in 2014 stretching for over a month

How a Bengaluru NGO raised Rs 220 crore for fight against coronavirus

How GiveIndia's campaign to raise Rs 220 crore for Covid relief gathered a momentum of its own pulling in many much-maligned segments of society

Why domestic RE equipment manufacturers are struggling to make their mark

In the absence of a settled policy towards the sector, the domestic renewal energy sector remains where it has been for the past 15 years

Hero MotoCorp and the art of motorcycle makeover

Hero is gearing up to provide service and parts support to customers even where there are no Harley dealerships through its own network

Will govt incentives for mobile manufacturing speed up job creation?

The Indian govt hopes to generate 300,000 direct jobs and thrice as many indirect employment opportunities in the sector over the next five years

Mineral mining in need of FDI, modern technology: FIMI Director R K Sharma

He says, failure to attract investment in the same order as our geological siblings has kept India as a big net importer of minerals

Increased ownership in AirAsia to help Tata group extends its wingspan

The plan to take ownership of AirAsia would give it a presence in both the full-service and low-cost carrier markets

Decoded: Unravelling the legal tangle around revised bids for DHFL

The DHFL saga has put the spotlight on the legal ambiguity in accepting bids beyond stipulated deadlines

Sandeep Kataria, Bata's Global CEO: An Indian footprint in a global brand

Experts say that Kataria's exposure with MNCs such as Unilever, Yum Brands and Vodafone have stood him in good stead, shaping his outlook and professional life

Garment exporters rejoice as US-China trade war proves to be silver lining

The Sino-US trade war has offset the pandemic-induced slowdown