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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
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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
 "Slight genetic changes of virus don't change strain, say geneticists")
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
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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
 "Alibaba Group's growth is not a recovery for investors to celebrate")
Red signals on green norms: Controversy over draft EIA notification
The controversy over the draft rules for environment clearances has created more heat than light
 "Red signals on green norms: Controversy over draft EIA notification")
Tata's Air India gamble could reveal the path of group's aviation business
A possible bid for this troubled state-owned airline could be the first move towards bulking up its underwhelming aviation business
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Remote working: What the 'tech exodus' means for the Silicon Valley
Apple and Alphabet have long been deeply office-oriented; Yahoo, Best Buy and Reddit ended up reversing course on their flexible work arrangements in the past decade.
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Covid-19 pandemic puts the bloom on edtech sector as learning goes online
Start-ups jostle to tap India's $180-billion education sector as Covid-19 forces learning to go online
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Turnaround expert Kaushik Khona back in GoAir's cockpit for second innings
Khona's abilities will be put to test again as he begins a second innings at the Wadia group airline
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Covid-19 curbs make e-commerce viral: Amazon, Flipkart see record sales
Amazon and Flipkart saw record sales during their pre-Independence Day promotions. But this surge does not indicate a decisive revival in consumer sentiment. Here's why
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Crime-tracking app Citizen now alerts users to Covid-19 infection risk
Citizen, known for location-based crime alerts, on Thursday launched a feature called SafePass that it's already calling the largest private contact-tracing network
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Apple decides to take the plunge by making India alternative exports hub
Making the country an alternative export hub to China makes sense for the US giant but competition in the domestic market could be intense
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Cautiously optimistic of reaching pre-Covid sales by Dec-end: JK Tyre CMD
About Covid-19, Raghupati Singhania says it has caused the company to defer its expansion plans
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PE/VC investments drop 51% to $4.1 billion as big deals shrink in July
According to the IVCA-EY report, July recorded 10 large deals (value greater than $100 million) worth $3.1 billion compared to 13 large deals worth $7.1 billion in July 2019
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Consumer goods firms see value in fast-growing, high-margin spices biz
Multiple parties from private equity to strategic players see value in the fast-growing, high-margin branded spices business
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Goodbye bartenders, hello robots: How pandemic has changed concept of bars
To be sure, robotic mixologists won't solve the risk of close quarters - which is part of what makes bars ideal hotspots for transmitting the virus
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Cipla tweaks management structure to mobilise second level of executives
Do these changes augur well for the future business growth plans? Analysts think so
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Colour code: Does Kamala Harris see herself as Indian? Or as a black?
Chennai's Besant Nagar might be ecstatic that a local girl has made good. But South Block will be much more measured
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Equal inheritance rights for women: What it means for HUF structure
Succession in business families: Judgment clears the air but its real-world application limited
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India will have strategic autonomy, says Mahindra Defence's S P Shukla
The move will give a boost to local manufacturing, be a huge employment generator and check currency imbalances, he said
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