Undeterred by the pandemic, Deep Narayan Nayak, a school teacher in a village in Bengal, changes countless lives for the better. Payal Singh Mohanka reports on this Extraordinary Indian.
Foxconn is the world's largest contract manufacturer for electronic goods and makes iPhones for Apple and smartphones for its Chinese rival Xiaomi.
Liberalising regulations on satcom technology could attract billions of dollars in foreign investment.
'Even if you are aping the West, if you customise the idea for the Indian market, localise it based on the Indian ethos, it will succeed.'
Here is the full text of the joint statement issued by India and the US.
A G Padmanabhan's dream is to make India a 'no food waste economy' and promote sustainable ideas.
More than a year of Covid-19 has pushed most businesses into gloom but Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) managed to reduce its gross debt 25 per cent, enabling it to turn towards its next phase of capital expenditure that has come in the form of a Rs 75,000-crore plan for green energy and power storage. The company managed to stay afloat during the pandemic because of its large presence in the consumer-centric businesses of retail and telecommunication (see chart: "A new Reliance"). These two businesses constituted 45 per cent of its EBITDA during FY21 from 36 per cent in FY20.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
Fintech players are customising solutions for rural markets and helping SMEs learn how to use the services
If India wants to become a globally competitive manufacturing hub, it will have to rethink the notion that the traditional SMEs will form the manufacturing backbone, argues Prosenjit Datta.
John Chambers, executive chairman of Cisco, can talk about new age technology, artificial intelligence and crickets - insects being used as super food - all in the same breath.
'India is the number one IT destination in the world as we have the largest number of IT professionals in the world.'
Even though the Health Ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have been insisting that there is 'no solid evidence' of community transmission so far, the government has started scaling up health infrastructure to deal with any situation.
In the looking glass world of India's governance, banning something is a good way to promote it
'One of R&AW's greatest achievements is in projecting itself as benign.' 'This work -- done in tandem with the Diaspora and the MEA -- sells a story of India as mostly the victim.'
It is Tata's fourth such investment in an e-commerce co.
Ahmedabad-based crypto firm Kali Digital Ecosystems' plea against the ban will be heard on July 20.
Boost to dairy sector will generate jobs
Over 50 Indians in Forbes' under 30 list of super achievers.
'Banking is a business of trust.'
Fintechs need to behave with responsibility and transparency. A lot of mis-selling has been happening. Other issues have been plaguing the fledgling industry -- high interest rates, even higher processing fees, harsh collection process and, most critically, data leakage leading to rampant frauds, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'Every educational institution should have incubating centres so that students will get exposed to entrepreneurship early.'
The Union health minister said of the total active COVID-19 cases in the country, 1.5 per cent are on oxygen support and 2.34 per cent are in ICUs.
This marks the second billion-dollar investment by Silver Lake in a Reliance subsidiary after the $1.35 billion investment in Jio Platforms.
The company has become very big in the past 10 years -- it has grown almost 10 times; that is an unbelievable pace of growth, said the Infosys CEO.
The western world had largely considered India to be a production hub, and also, a good potential geography for clinical trials, and a big market. But in Covid-19 research, Indian companies and government researchers are also researching new drug candidates and potential vaccines, says Prosenjit Datta.
Before committing your precious money in PE funds, investors need to get very choosy, advises Ramesh Bukka, co-founder and director, Entrust Family Office Investment Advisors.
Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.
India needs to tread cautiously on the growth path.
'Expectations were being built up about radical moves and the action plan did not disappoint.'
The firm is fighting a court battle over new rules that mandate licensing & cap fares that remove surge pricing.
It is significant that the PM's appeal to invest in India comes at a time when the global economy is facing a difficult phase
Lenders taking up incubator-style roles with small investments in start-ups
According to a survey by community platform LocalCircles, early-stage start-ups, funding dependent start-ups and many small businesses will soon be fighting for survival as the spurt in coronavirus cases hits them hard.
IT sector has lots of hope from the Union Budget 2014-15.
These consistent performers are expected to maintain momentum.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for a government wh,ich came to power, with brute majority and the nation's pragmatic chief money man.
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.
Amazon.in has announced the launch of first-of its-kind women-only outlets for delivering products.
Did you know that India is among the top five countries in food processing?
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