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TIME FOR MODI-BIDEN TANGO

Having deliberately opted out of the world’s largest trade bloc, RCEP, India can now push for the limited trade deal with the US

“ALWAYS HAVE A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP IN YOUR JOB”

ANUJ JAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KANSAI NEROLAC PAINTS

PUSH FOR A REBOUND

Companies garner record profits in July-September after four quarters of decline as cost reductions and revival in economic activity boost balance sheets; manufacturing firms steal the show

Tapping Gig Talent

HOW COMPANIES ARE REORIENTING THEIR SYSTEMS TO INTEGRATE SHORT-TERM WORKERS

PhonePe: Life Beyond UPI

In less than four years, PhonePe has emerged as the leader in UPI transactions, neck-and-neck with Google Pay, leaving behind Paytm and others. But where is the revenue model?

Network

Agrawal’s Elephant Safari

Making Medicines in India

CENTRE HAS ANNOUNCED TWO SCHEMES TO REDUCE IMPORT DEPENDENCE IN MEDICINE MANUFACTURING. WILL THEY WORK THIS TIME?

Hungry For Stressed Assets

Private equity and stressed asset funds continue to show interest in acquiring value assets undergoing insolvency proceedings despite delays and litigation

Data Centre BOOM

With the rise in Cloud adoption, data generation and emergence of data-as-a-service model, data centre business in India is not just growing big, but also emerging as the new real estate asset class

The Net-Working Effect

How women-only platforms can bridge the gender gap at the workplace

Riding The Vaccine Wave

The world of vaccine and drug development is being reset. Here's how indian pharma must reinvent to lead the new era of drug discovery and research

Inside India's Vaccine Ecosystem

A blow-by-blow account of how indian vaccines are being readied

Valuing LIC

HOW THE 64-YEAR-OLD LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION SHOULD BE VALUED FOR STOCK MARKET LISTING

Saving Taxes

YOU CAN SAVE TAXES EITHER BY INVESTING IN GOVERNMENT-NOTIFIED PRODUCTS OR BY CLAIMING EXEMPTIONS ON CERTAIN TYPE OF EXPENSES. THE LOWDOWN

REFORM PANGS

State laws may delay progress of Centre’s agri-marketing reforms, but won’t be able to halt them

Network

AGARWAL’S NATURE THERAPY

LOOKING FOR THE THUMP

ROYAL ENFIELD IS INCHING TOWARDS THE END OF ITS PURPLE PATCH AT A TIME RIVALS HAVE LINED UP NEW LAUNCHES TO TAKE IT HEAD ON. CAN ITS NEW BIKE, METEOR350, HERALD THE START OF ANOTHER BULL RUN?

Best Advice I Ever Got

“HAVE THE HUMILITY TO PAUSE AND LISTEN, REFLECT, TALK AND SEEK ADVICE” GEETU VERMA, GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENT, NUTRITION & NATURAL PLATFORMS, UNILEVER

'WE ARE BUILDING A STRATEGIC DISINVESTMENT PIPELINE'

The pandemic had put the brakes on the government’s ambitious disinvestment plans for the fiscal. However, things have started picking up as businesses go back to normal and markets regain their appetite for buying assets. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), entrusted with disinvestment of central public sector enterprises (CPSEs), has an uphill task ahead given that it is racing against time to meet the annual disinvestment target. DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey, in a conversation with Dipak Mondal, lays down the road ahead for the department.

Market's New Favourites

Newly listed insurance, mutual fund, pure play credit card and small finance banking players are charming Dalal Street

Less Taxing, More Rewarding

It is raining dividends before the new tax rules kick in

Crisis Zone

The 15 most-indebted non-BFSI companies had a combined debt of ₹10 lakh crore in FY20, a 15 per cent increase over the previous year, and their troubles seem to be far from over

Belying Hopes

With private sector missing from action, PSUs were expected to play saviour, an expectation they failed to live up to

Battle Of The Titans

The investments of Facebook and Google in Jio Platforms have cemented RIL’s position, catapulting its market value and putting it way ahead of TCS in the No.1 spot

Back With a Bang

Bharti Airtel is in a sweet spot again, thanks to tariff hikes last year, digital gameplan and relentless focus on winning quality customers

Electric Vehicles Are The Next Bastion For The Luxury Car Industry

Electric vehicles are the next bastion for the luxury car industry as it throws up possibilities in comfort, performance and technology for the pampered lot

THE ROYAL RESTORER Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil of Bhavnagar

She is using technology to make Bhavnagar’s — and the ancient city of Sihor’s — fascinating heritage accessible to the public

THE BUCKET LIST

As travel destinations open up, there are enough getaways for HNIs. The offerings include driving on ice in Lapland to aerobatics in the Nevada desert, and a lot more in between

THE ROYAL TOUCH

Young royal family scions who are out to make the world a better place — and how

THE SHOOTING STAR Vrishankaditya Parmar Of Santrampur

The trap-shooting champion with a slew of medals is gunning for a career as an actor, starting with an acting course in New York City