CATEGORIES

TCS to give 12-15% salary hikes to top performers

The company is also considering a hike in the base salaries of campus recruits, a decision that could prompt rivals such as Infosys, HCL Technologies, and Wipro to follow suit.

Govt aims 45 km of roads a day in FY24

India’s highway construction is projected to accelerate this fiscal year, setting a record for the highest-ever road length built in a year, despite a potential economic slowdown due to global factors.

Amazon throws hat in generative Al ring

Amazon.com Inc. is joining Microsoft Corp. and Google in the generative artificial intelligence race, announcing technology aimed at its cloud customers as well as a marketplace for Al tools from other companies.

Adani Green operational capacity up 49%

Adani Group's renewable energy divisionAdani Green-on Friday announced a 49% increase in its operational capacity, reaching 8,086 MW by the end of fiscal year 2023. This marks the most substantial capacity expansion by any domestic renewable energy company to date.

'No business can skip sustainability today'

Ľ Oréal, the world's largest beauty company, has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality across all its sites by 2025, and by 2030, the company will innovate to let consumers cut by a quarter greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the use of its products compared to 2016.

'No import of dairy products; we will boost output'

India won't import ghee, butter or any other dairy product. Rather, it will boost supplies from untapped domestic sources, animal husbandry and dairying minister Parshottam Rupala said.

Govt works on assistance for crash victims on all highways

India-home to the world's deadliest roads-plans to extend its marquee Incident Management Services (IMS) to all national highways to reduce road fatalities and improve safety for road users.

Dull output, higher price put sugar stocks in a sweet spot

Global sugar prices hit 11-year high, domestic retail prices on the upward spiral too

ReNew to raise $400 mn via bonds to refinance debt

ReNew Energy Global Plc. plans to raise as much as $400 million via bonds to refinance existing debt, invest in approved green projects, and address any additional requirements in line with the green bond framework.

Climate policy, debt recast top G20 Washington talks

Sitharaman says funding of developmental activities needed for low, middle-income nations

21-year-old leaves US red-faced in biggest intel leak in a decade

The Biden administration is going to have a hard time explaining how the biggest US intelligence leak in a decade may have been committed by a 21-year-old airman whose role \"cyber transport systems journeyman\" required a high-school degree, a driver's license and up to 18 months of on-the-job-training.

28% risk of new covid-like pandemic within 10 years

There's a 27.5% chance a pandemic as deadly as Covid-19 could take place in the next decade as viruses emerge more frequently, with rapid vaccine rollout the key to reducing fatalities, according to a predictive health analytics firm.

Impossible not to be optimistic about India's future: Marriott

Marriott International, the world's largest hospitality company, sees India as one of its top markets, president and CEO Anthony Capuano said in an interview.

Hindi film studios hit pause as silver screen clouds up

Movie studios have put fresh projects on hold as fickle viewers, box office bombs, steep star fees and falling revenues from sale of digital and satellite rights make them wary at a time of changing audience tastes.

SCI sale: Govt may invite bids from four companies

Vedanta Resources, Safe Sea Services, JM Baxi and Megha Engineering are among firms that are likely to be asked to place bids for the strategic disinvestment of state-run Shipping Corp. of India (SCI) by next month, officials aware of the development said.

Disney, Viacom18 spar over IPL views

Disney said there was no impact of live streaming on TV ratings

What Hobbles The Growth Of Litigation Financing In India?

When BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset manager, signed a $254-million deal with Hindustan Construction Co. in March 2019, it fuelled hope of propelling growth in India's nascent market for litigation financing.

A story of the most valuable trainers ever sold

And more from the world of luxury, fashion and changing buying patterns

Taiwan matters more than we'd like to tell ourselves

For most businesses, risk diversification is a good thing.

Exasperated US recruiters do have themselves to blame too

They should check if their own practices suit a tight labour market

For our world in flux: Some hard lessons in history from the 1930s

We need enlightened leadership and a new architecture for international cooperation to curb the risk of repeating past errors

Five ways founders can build enduring organizations

Brilliant ideas, energetic founders and supportive investors can help startups get off the ground.

The innovator's dilemma facing Google may well have a solution

OpenAI and Microsoft are sharpening their threat but it may be a cloud war rather than for search

COOKED IN WOOD, TEMPERED WITH TAXES

Indians have taken a liking to made-in-India single malts. But brands are struggling with supply and taxation troubles

Sitharaman Voices Concern Over Global Economic Outlook

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressed concern about the global economic outlook in light of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recent warning about the heightened risk of a hard landing for the world economy.

Policy had a heroic role in the Apple Store story

Celebrations are in the air as Apple plans its retail debut in India. Its China-plus game is a grand win for us as we vie for global value chains. Yet, its story is too special to help much

Should you buy a new car or just use ride-hailing apps?

Both have their distinct advantages but owning a car is costlier if you are to employ a driver

New Covid Cases Cross 10k; May Keep Rising For 12 Days

Three out of four infections in the latest surge are due to XBB.1.16, a sub-variant of Omicron.

US-Saudi oil pact falls apart as Russia calls the shots

Just three years ago, when Opec+ oil giants fell out, the US found itself playing the role of peacemaker. Now it looks more like their target.

Murdoch may land in court in Fox case

A verdict could be costly for Fox as the jury could award Dominion damages of about $375 million if it is found liable