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Ideas To Master Mindfulness

For artists and writers, the creative process is a means to counter anxiety, but how do they channel stress into their art?

India Energy Week: Focus On Energy Security, Alternative Fuels

The second edition of India Energy Week kicks off in Goa on 6 February with participation from global oil majors including Russia's Rosneft and Saudi Arabia's Saudi Aramco.

Breathing bad: A lung surgeon's prescription for our air pollution

Every city needs data-driven pre-emptive interventions to safeguard the air we share as a matter of collective responsibility

THE RETURN OF THE NRI HOMEBUYER

NRIs have been buying premium flats, plots, villas and homes in retirement communities. What gives?

The copycats are coming for China's hit brands

Pinduoduo Starbucks's Chinese rival, Luckin Coffee, has fought a long legal battle with a look-alike in Thailand

Powell says Fed has new focus: When to cut rates

The Fed chair says in a rare TV appearance that officials \"just want to gain a little more confidence\" on inflation

Laptop sales stall on enterprise weakness

Data shows laptop sales in 2023 were nearly flat for a second straight year

JSW builds ₹6K cr war chest for port M&As

The company is assessing the trans-shipment project in Great Nicobar

HC junks plea against MIAL's expansion

The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected a petition filed by the Air India Staff Colony Association, opposing the demolition of unoccupied buildings in the Air India colony by Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) for its expansion.

Boeing picks more holes in drills on 737

The latest manufacturing slip started with a supplier and will require rework on 50 undelivered 737 jets

Airtel's Dec quarter profit jumps 55%

Bharti Airtel's consolidated net profit in the quarter ended December rose nearly 55% year-on-year to ₹2,442 crore, helped mostly by subscriber additions and arise in average revenue per user.

Policy in works to spur part-ownership of jets

While demand for private jets surged during covid, it retreated thereafter

LICHF eyes affordable segment for credit growth, margins

LIC Housing Finance has decided to focus on the affordable housing segment as it looks to accelerate loan growth and achieve better margins, a senior executive said on Monday.

Paytm sheds $2.5 bn since RBI action

Shares of Indian digital payments firm Paytm slumped their daily limit for a third day in a row on Monday and have shed $2.5 billion in market value since a regulatory crackdown last week cast doubt over its business.

Banks pitching risky forex hedges to cos

Banks are increasingly pitching hedging strategies to Indian companies that look appealing in the rupee's current low-turbulence spell but could leave them unprotected when they need it the most and lead to sizeable losses.

'We focus on investing in greenfield projects'

Swedish private equity firm EQT Partners and Singapore state investment firm Temasek set up the Indian renewable energy platform 02 Power in late 2019, joining a large number of foreign investors in the sector. At the time, they committed $500 million to 02 Power and said the platform would target 4GW of installed capacity. Since then, O2 Power has raised its capacity to 780 MW and is further set to increase it to 1,500 MIW by the end of March, its founder and CEO Parag Sharma said.

Industrial output soared 35% in FY22 post-pandemic recovery

Industrial output surged over 35% during 2021-22 (FY22) from the previous fiscal year, signaling a robust recovery from the impacts of the pandemic, the government's Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) results for 2020-21 and 2021-22 said.

Govt seeks nod for extra spending of over ₹78,600 cr

Most of the additional funds being sought are for schemes under the agriculture ministry

Box office sizzles even as footfall fizzles

The pandemic caused a break in the habit of people visiting cinemas, which hit footfall and revenues

FMCG ad dollars seen rising in Q4

Liquor major Diageo India's A&P reinvestment rate was 11% of its sales in the December quarter

Show outcome, get loan: Govt to states

In FY24, ₹1.3 tn was earmarked for the scheme, and about ₹30,000 cr of that was marked as outcome-based

Dr Agarwals Health Care plans IPO for $300 million

Dr Agarwals Health Care Ltd (AHCL), parent of publicly listed Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital Ltd (AEHL), is planning a $300–400 million public share sale later this year, three people aware of the plans said.

How BoB branches gave out gold loans without collateral

Gold loans without gold. Processing fees paid by branch. And repayments backdated to hoodwink the system.

Runaway rise in PSU scrips spurs worries

Sensex's returns pale in comparison to the rally over 3 months

Capacity remains a concern for IndiGo

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, which runs IndiGo, ticked the right boxes in the December quarter (Q3FY24).

For Sahil Naik, the studio is a space of collaboration

In his workspace in Goa, Naik works on multiple series at the same time, moving between materials and mediums

How to make your office wear fun and chic

Dressing for work doesn't mean you have to cut back on style. Here's how

How introverts can gain visibility in the workplace

Introverts may often be ignored at offices, but many of their skills are workplace, vital to the like creativity, innovation, and better listening

The budget does well on both the big Cs: Capex and Consolidation

It aims to sustain the infrastructure momentum while a reduced fiscal deficit could also work in favour of economic growth

RBI should respond to Paytm's 'speed bump'

The regulator must ensure prudent banking. Its response to l'affaire Paytm Payments Bank should be an overhaul of the ownership structure of banks to improve regulatory oversight