Take One: Big story of the day
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Corporate governance at India Inc: Understanding the decadal shift
Shareholder activism is here to stay, as many recent instances of pushback at companies like Zee and JSPL have shown. The writing on the wall is clear: If you want to build a public company, investors need to have an equal footing
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Firmly in the Saddle: How Shadowfax emerged as the lord of the on-demand delivery marketplace for enterprises
The year it was founded, delivery horses of all kinds were bolting. Six years later, Shadowfax is the only one galloping on the track
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The charge of the great Indian SaaS brigade
Freshworks's Nasdaq IPO brings global credibility to the India-to-Silicon-Valley playbook and, sooner or later, a $100-billion-market-cap company will emerge from the Indian SaaS ecosystem
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How two IITians shunned the herd mentality to sell cattle online
Neetu Yadav and Kirti Jangra hustled hard to make it to the IIT, and then the duo stunned all by selling cows and buffaloes online. Can they hit the bull's eye with Animall?
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Jet Airways, Akasa plan to fly next year. Then there's everything at Air India. Is it getting better for Indian airlines?
Amidst all the action, India's aviation sector is expected to see debt levels rise to Rs 1.2 lakh crore in FY22, requiring additional funding of Rs 45,000 crore in the next two years even as passenger traffic will take longer to return to pre-pandemic levels
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New mutual funds are hungry for a slice of the pie
A new breed of mutual fund houses, from fintech firms to discount brokers, is rushing to get a foothold into the expanding mutual fund industry. But will investors show the maturity to stay invested, amid stretched valuations and uncertain near-term returns?
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Small finance banks: Hurt but not out
The banks have seen their asset quality deteriorate due to the pandemic, but high capital buffers and lower cost of funds should help cushion the sector
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How apna became one of India's fastest unicorns with almost zero annual revenue
The two-year-old professional networking platform for blue- and grey-collar workers raised $100 million in a Series C round in September. The company plans to use the funds for global expansion and to scale up its skill tech platform
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How Vishal Bali is giving a fresh life to India's crippled healthcare sector and making his investors richer
At a time multi-specialty players dominate the landscape, the executive chairman of Asia Healthcare Holdings has turned around loss-making entities like Motherhood Hospitals and Nova IVF and pushed them on a growth trajectory
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Nuts and bolts of GoMechanic's 'why' and 'why not'
How car service and workshop brand GoMechanic cracked the unorganised garage market with its asset-light model and direct sourcing of spares
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Drone Rules, 2021: What it means for India's drone technology sector
The government has recently notified a liberalised set of regulations for unmanned aircraft systems, attracting interest from startups and investors. How significant is this likely to be and what more needs to be done?