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How is DMart planning to take on Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail

Ramping up e-commerce operations and going beyond its current strongholds are key challenges for the grocery chain in its battle with Mukesh Ambani's upcoming retail behemoth

Decoded: What changes with the new medical education regulator in place

National Medical Commission (NMC) replaced the Medical Council of India (MCI) as the new regulator for medical education and medical professionals

Reliance deals arrest overall decline in PE-VC investment in 2020

Led by Jio, telecom accounted for $10.2 billion of the investments during the first 9 months of 2020

Low profile, yet outspoken, Trai's Vaghela knows how to take tough calls

his biggest break came when he returned to the state and was made commissioner (commercial taxes) in 2016

We need a separate regulator for broadcast: IBF president K Madhavan

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar spoke to Madhavan on the IBF's priorities in a post-pandemic world

Indian unicorns diversifying to newer biz segments ahead of mega-IPO plans

A slew of Indian firms, including Flipkart, Byju's and Zomato, is building a path to profitability and diversifying into newer business segments ahead of mega-IPO plans

Cash strapped and under-capitalised, SP group faces biggest test ever

A shift from a low-risk project execution model to big bets on infrastructure and real estate projects has plunged the group into crisis

Vodafone case has cost India a lot. It is time to accept defeat and move on

It cost us more in prestige than we could hope to win and this award ends a decade-old saga that tarnished India's reputation among foreign investors

Quess Corp' Rs 664-cr impairment loss - Cost of Covid or shopping spree?

In over 25 acquisitions the past 13 years, India's largest staffing firm mopped up Rs 1,335 cr in goodwill assets and Rs 278 cr in intangibles. A one-time write-off wiped out 40% of its investments

Journey from lab to jab: Complex process of getting approval for a vaccine

While the govt is in a hurry to get one for Covid, all vaccines, domestic or imported, must follow strict rules. Business Standard takes you through a carefully drawn journey of vaccine development

Decoded: Why farmers are up in arms against Modi govt's farm Bills

Why did the govt push these Ordinances and why is it facing opposition to them, both from within the government and outside it

Ashok Leyland banks on the Phoenix to expand biz in India, global market

Launches on a platform developed entirely in-house is the commercial vehicle maker's weapon of choice to expand domestic market share and develop new global markets

Zhong Shanshan, a bottled-water tycoon, ousts Jack Ma as China's richest

Zhong Shanshan's net worth reached $58.7 billion on Wednesday, $2 billion more than Jack Ma's, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

India's Covid diplomacy: US to Russia, Delhi part of every vaccine alliance

India is party to Sputnik-V, the vaccine under development jointly by Russia's Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology and Indian pharma company Dr Reddy's Laboratories

No woman from family on the board for 119 years and counting: Arunachalam

In an email Interaction with T E Narasimhan, the US-based Arunachalam shares her views on outcome of the annual general meeting of Ambadi Investments and her next course of action

Newbies bid for small oil fields only to get bogged down in red-tape

Entrepreneurs bid for discovered small fields, only to find gaps between promise and experience

Kerala to Philippines, remittance boom is turning into a bust for Asia

Overall, remittances to the Asia-Pacific region will drop 12% in the second half of 2020 compared with the same period last year, Fitch Ratings said this month

Iron ore prices surge, but export curbs play spoilsport for Indian firms

An unexpected surge in Chinese demand has sent global iron ore prices to a six-and-a-half-year high but export restrictions prevent Indian companies from taking advantage

AirAsia India's short history suggests experience helps to run aviation biz

Airline chief Tony Fernandes' "out-of-the-box" choices of CEOs have proved to be disastrous for AirAsia

GMR readying itself to take on Adani for leadership in India's airports biz

Fresh from a demerger and with a French partner, GMR Airports is readying itself to take on the Adani group for leadership in India's airports business