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Terminal decline: How GVK group's infra bets cost it Mumbai airport biz

While the group hadn't built on its airport assets, its entry into coal, power and roads was the proverbial last straw that saw its lose its crown jewel in Mumbai

Adani becomes infra juggernaut, but debt exposure remains a risk

With the buyout of GVK's stake in Mumbai airports, the Gujarat-based group's presence in infrastructure is unmatched by any player, even globally, but debt exposure remains a risk

Old SBI hand Dinesh Khara faces new challenges amid Covid-19 pandemic

Being an insider, Khara knows SBI culture well and has the backing of an experienced team

As BPCL braces for privatisation, workers worry about their future

Older workers are headed for the VRS exit in larger-than-expected numbers even as unrest stirs over unrevised wage settlements

We may revise iron ore prices further, says NMDC CMD Sumit Deb

The lockdown hit our iron ore production and despatches in the first two months of 2020-21, he says

Corporate coup: How a Nissan insider tore apart Carlos Ghosn's legacy

The senior vice president orchestrated a campaign to arrest and dethrone then-chairman Carlos Ghosn in late 2018 on criminal financial-misconduct allegations

Mining: Major investors anticipate potential in liberalised rules

Mining companies say the plans to introduce an exploration-cum-production regime that the finance minister announced in May for 500 mineral blocks has not come a moment too soon

The FAANGs are back and sharper: Global tech giants' 10-year bet on India

Google and Facebook have all-weather partner in Jio. Apple will manufacture in India. Amazon is cementing its dominance. Latest moves by tech giants will have a lasting impact on India's digital space

The chance to tame Covid-19 pandemic squandered after a good start

Adaptive Control model suggests India had shown improvement in the second week of August, but lost the opportunity later

India needs to be careful not to tip its hand, says Paul Staniland

There will be very strong interest in cooperating with India under any future American administration, he says

Rajiv Kumar's record is of getting things done

He worked under Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal as well as Nirmala Sitharaman in the finance ministry, where he took charge as finance secretary in July 2019

How Tata Steel's Europe ordeal has encouraged it to re-focus on India ops

In the first quarter of FY21, Tata Steel Europe's EBITDA loss was at Rs 626 crore, owing to a weak European market

Jack Ma's Ant Group files for Hong Kong, Shanghai dual listing

nt will have an elephant-sized coming out party: With one swoop, the dual listing will invigorate Shanghai's technology-focused Star board and provide some welcome market buzz for Hong Kong

Airtel is stretching frontiers of competition with a three-pronged attack

The country's second largest mobile services operator is launching a three-pronged attack in the battle to provide cost-effective, high-speed internet connectivity

Subordinate debt: A way for govt to hand out cash to needy MSMEs

The scheme provides liquidity to stressed MSMEs without really burdening them with heavy debt obligations and the banks are guaranteed the loan amount so they don't have to worry about repayment

Statsguru: India's gold demand declines as prices shoot up amid Covid-19

While gold prices started firming up in 2019 itself, the yellow metal became the costliest ever in history and touched $2,067/oz on August 6, 2020

GoAir and SpiceJet: Two flight paths to survival as aviation crisis deepens

The strategies of the second and third-largest private airlines - GoAir and SpiceJet - offer a study in contrast

Slight genetic changes of virus don't change strain, say geneticists

Geneticists from Delhi's CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Vinod Scaria and Bani Jolly, tell how they are tracking the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in India

Holiday Inn may offer refuge from the current crisis due to pandemic

France's Le Figaro newspaper reported that Accor's CEO, Sebastien Bazin, considered an approach for the rival company before deciding the timing wasn't quite right

Alibaba Group's growth is not a recovery for investors to celebrate

Investors who want to cheer a recovery for China's largest e-commerce company should keep in mind what it is they're celebrating