Take One: Big story of the day
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Why the $5 billion Hero group wants a pie of India's booming edtech space
Akshay Munjal has taken it upon himself to solve the problem of underemployment and unemployment with Hero Vired. The online learning platform offers an end-to-end learning ecosystem for professional development and makes students industry-ready for employment
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Can IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna make the elephant dance again
On Krishna's watch, the company reported its best quarterly revenue gain since 2018, suggesting his hybrid cloud and AI-based turnaround plan might be working. But it's still early days
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Are there enough vaccines for everyone above 18?
The central government has devolved responsibility to the states and private sector to fast-track vaccinations. But experts point to inequities and lack of availability that might derail the process
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How CEO Aiman Ezzat is positioning Capgemini for its next phase of transformative growth
Ezzat has played a central role in establishing the company's strong base in India and its continued global acquisition strategy. He must now, more than ever, defend his turf from India's IT giants
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Citibank: Why one of the world's largest and most iconic banks is wrapping up its retail business in India
While the bank's exit from its consumer banking business in the country is part of the group's plan to utilise capital resources better, it is also reflective of the intense competition foreign banks face in India while taking on domestic heavyweights
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Buy. Build. Repeat: How PayU created a fintech ecosystem
How a string of buyouts, bold investment bets and aggressive ramp up helped online payments major PayU build a fintech ecosystem
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Can India's vaccine fast-track programme help fight the deadly second Covid wave?
As the government allows emergency use clearance for foreign vaccines to give the pace of inoculation a big push, Forbes India explores what difference it will make to the existing supply capacities
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Inside India Quotient, the VC firm that won big with ShareChat
Founding partners Madhukar Sinha and Anand Lunia are now raising their fourth fund to invest in Indian startups, having backed a handful of winners whose potential was not so apparent to many early on
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India's unicorn party is just getting started
It's pouring unicorns in India...out of 10 born so far this year, six sprung to life in April. The funding bus is set to get more crowded
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Covid-19 second wave: Why are hospitals falling short of ventilators, again?
Inventories lying idle with manufacturers, shortage of trained staff are some of the reasons for the shortfall, despite the unprecedented surge in ventilators being made in India last year
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Piramal Glass begins a new journey with Blackstone
Glass packaging manufacturer renamed as PGP Glass, to chase global leadership in premium perfumery and cosmetics, and specialty spirits markets