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Jet Airways revival: An uphill task amid strong headwinds on take-off
If the Murari Lal Jalan-Kalrock Capital combine can script a turnaround, it will have pulled off a bigger coup than Ajay Singh did with SpiceJet in 2014
 "Jet Airways revival: An uphill task amid strong headwinds on take-off")
Aluminium export can touch $10 bn with govt help: Vedanta's Ajay Kapur
Government support for exports will provide Indian aluminium producers a level playing field vis-a-vis global suppliers, says Ajay Kapur, CEO-Aluminium and Power, Vedanta
 "Aluminium export can touch $10 bn with govt help: Vedanta's Ajay Kapur")
Recovery eludes bus sales as schools, public transport remain shut
Sales of heavy duty and light buses reported a steep decline of 95.31 per cent and 82.48 per cent respectively in the first half of the current year over the corresponding period
 "Recovery eludes bus sales as schools, public transport remain shut")
Digital health mission faces privacy and infrastructure concerns
The National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), as it is called, aims to provide people with a unique, digital health identifier, gathering all records in a unified system
 "Digital health mission faces privacy and infrastructure concerns")
India gained more than a decade of life expectancy since 1990: Lancet
The study, published in the Lancet journal, noted that life expectancy in India has risen from 59.6 years in 1990 to 70.8 years in 2019, ranging from 77.3 years in Kerala to 66.9 years in UP
 "India gained more than a decade of life expectancy since 1990: Lancet")
CARO 2020: Wary of increased scrutiny, auditors and firms attempt push-back
Auditors and business are wary of the new audit guidelines
 "CARO 2020: Wary of increased scrutiny, auditors and firms attempt push-back")
Decoded: How Graded Response Action Plan will tackle air pollution
Business Standard decodes the action plan now in place to tackle air pollution, the restrictions from it and what citizens could do
 "Decoded: How Graded Response Action Plan will tackle air pollution")
Explained: How Uttam Galva Steels lost its sheen amid mounting debts
The promoter group's deal-making capabilities have come back to haunt it
 "Explained: How Uttam Galva Steels lost its sheen amid mounting debts")
How to ensure quick Covid vaccination of billions? Online gamers may help
Problem of building an mRNA which can stay effective for a long time in a regular refrigerator is currently being worked on by thousands of people around the world - by playing a game called Eterna
 "How to ensure quick Covid vaccination of billions? Online gamers may help")
In spite of anti-China rhetoric, Chinese smartphones dominate Indian market
Top Chinese smartphone brands gained market share during the most critical phase - the April-June quarter of this year
 "In spite of anti-China rhetoric, Chinese smartphones dominate Indian market")
BS READS: SAAS success for firms as business jumps on the digital bandwagon
Indian firms selling SAAS products have got a bonanza as companies meet, manage and sell remotely. Yuvraj Malik explains how these companies are planning their next phase of growth
 "BS READS: SAAS success for firms as business jumps on the digital bandwagon")
Countries start hoarding food as prices rise and Covid-19 crisis worsens
Covid-19 has forced consumers to shift from just-in-time inventory management to a more conservative approach which was labelled just-in-case
 "Countries start hoarding food as prices rise and Covid-19 crisis worsens")
Vodafone case shows why India's not renewing 70-odd BITs with foreign govts
India does not recognise the jurisdiction of any foreign court in a commercial dispute that questions the state's sovereign power to intervene
 "Vodafone case shows why India's not renewing 70-odd BITs with foreign govts")
BS READS: What happens if the axe falls on Chinese smartphone brands
Chinese mobile brands are deeply entrenched in the Indian market. A move to bar them may send a bold diplomatic message. But its cost for the local industry is anybody's guess
 "BS READS: What happens if the axe falls on Chinese smartphone brands")
Vedanta's structural problems behind its failed delisting attempt
The failed delisting of the mining-to-electricity conglomerate is not the first time attempts to restructure Anil Aggarwal's opaque empire have been controversial
 "Vedanta's structural problems behind its failed delisting attempt")
TRP scam an open secret, but industry seems disinclined to address problem
At stake is the Rs 78,800-crore TV industry revenue (subscription and advertising put together), as estimated by EY as of 2019
 "TRP scam an open secret, but industry seems disinclined to address problem")
Thomas Isaac: A federal socialist who puts his money where his mouth is
Isaac has been in and out of the national news in his role as Kerala's finance minister since 2018 for various path-breaking tax initiatives
 "Thomas Isaac: A federal socialist who puts his money where his mouth is")
Smart or rash? SpiceJet flies in the face of logic amid Covid-19 pandemic
Some admire the way the airline has reacted to Covid crisis but with the airline announcing plans last week to start direct flights to London in the winter of 2020, the list of naysayers is growing
 "Smart or rash? SpiceJet flies in the face of logic amid Covid-19 pandemic")
Proposed health data policy puts question mark on privacy concerns
The propesed policy is built on the foundations of legislation that doesn't exist. It also seems to be more concerned about monetisation of such data, than with the protection of privacy
 "Proposed health data policy puts question mark on privacy concerns")
Decoded: How the new epidemic Act aims to protect healthcare workers
The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020, has received presidential assent, thereby becoming law. The provisions of the Bill had already been in force, in the form of an Ordinance
 "Decoded: How the new epidemic Act aims to protect healthcare workers")