None of the Big Tech companies or tycoons appears to be playing a meaningful role in the testing, spread, cure, or eradication of the virus or even in contact tracing so far, says Prosenjit Datta.
With future prospects being difficult to predict, hiring for a short period is proving to be cost-effective
Embrace a daily sport. Cook and eat your meals with love. Ditch the pills. Hydrate well.
Import bill for September rises to $3.5-4 billion as traders and retailers stock up the precious metal.
LocalOye is a Bengaluru-based marketplace for local household and personal service providers.
India has become world's 2nd largest mobile phone: Modi
The government had projected the GDP growth to be at 8.5%.
These days, one frequently hears of consolidation, rollback and even closure from the start-up world.
In some ways, Elon Musk's vision is even bolder and more transformative than that of Steve Jobs, says B S Prakash.
Car makers are cautiously optimistic, even as two-wheeler firms are clearly upbeat.
Alnoor Peermohamed & Raghu Krishnan find out why the new CEO is said to be the perfect man for turning around Flipkart's fortunes.
Compared to a 64 per cent penetration in Brazil (130 million users total) and 53 per cent in China (total 733 million users), India has barely 28 per cent penetration. Of the digital reach, almost 80 per cent are from affluent segments in urban areas. How can this change?
I-T dept has asked for Rs 5,357 crore ($865 million) alleging the company had suppressed its revenue for FY09 to evade taxes
The macroeconomic environment has changed dramatically for the better.
UrbanClap's business model is still a work in progress.
Despite lay-offs and the threat of automation, the industry will continue to be an important driver of growth in employment and GDP, says Ashok Soota.
Uber started its business three years ago in India and is now operating in over 20 cities with thousands of cab drivers.
Ajit Issac started as a management trainee at Godrej.
Flipkart's current valuation is an estimated $12 billion.
"Protectionism is not new. The attention that is given is because there is a political and emotional element to it." TCS COO N G Subramaniam on why his company is optimistic despite global headwinds.
Tax demands and regulatory hassles, coupled with low internet density and sundry other problems, would have kept Mr Ma awfully busy - and small.
It is advisable to stick to mid-caps with sustainable financial metrics rather than those offering the promise of faster growth.
RailYatri offers a host of travel-related services to a 4.5 million user base. Shine Jacob finds out what's next for the app.
The Powerwall 'will be great for India where there is a scarcity of electricity. The sun is there pretty much all day and there is no real good way to store its energy,' Tesla CIO Jay Vijayan tells Ritu Jha/Rediff.com.
Though e-commerce opens a new world for the handicraft industry, empowering craftspersons still remains a real challenge.
Warrior, 54, had joined Cisco in 2008.
Amazon has built the largest store in India with 22 million products.
'We have to accept that the infection is now in the community and we can't isolate everyone who gets it.' 'Instead, what we need to do is to find out those who are most at risk of death, isolate them and save them from the rest.'
E-commerce buyouts: Mahindra, Godrej to leverage on physical stores.
In 2013, the fall in international gold prices was 28 per cent.
Declining crude price translates into lower under-recoveries for OMCs
Indian IT giants are outstanding companies with great management teams, but they have been held hostage by their past success.
According to a 2013 CLSA report , online retail in India was worth $3.1 billion, or about 10% of the country's organised retail market
The car we're driving today is the most affordable Toyota in India, the Etios Liva and we tell you if you should consider it if you're in the market looking for a hatchback or look at the other obvious options.
RCom had net debt of about Rs 40,222.6 crore at the end of June 30.
The largest e-commerce entity of China is setting up its first India office -- an indication that it intends to capture a pie of the growing e-commerce market here. Raghavendra Kamath & Alnoor Peermohamed report.
Elliott Capital's letter to Cognizant, detailing how the latter can reinvent itself, has many lessons for its India-listed peers like TCS and Infosys, says Akash Prakash.
National carrier Air India became part of the 27-member global airlines grouping Star Alliance, as budget airline AirAsia India launched operations and Tata-SIA joint venture carrier Vistara received the flying permit and announced its intentions to start operations from January 9.
'To bring about a paradigm shift in farmers's income, we need to change our approach to agriculture, and transit from the narrow prism of cultivation to a full-fledged enterprise, by building all associated supply chain linkages.' 'This alone will make the farmer an entrepreneur in his own right.'
Piramals are the largest investors in the Indian real estate sector after HDFC, with investments worth $3 billion already.
