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RBI Leadership: What does Das bring to the table?

The government ensured that there was a very quick transition after Urjit Patel quit, with Shaktikanta Das, a former bureaucrat, being appointed the new RBI governor within 24 hours

Election effects: Expecting the unexpected

The Sensex was up 4.6 percent in the three sessions since the results were declared, and the market had shrugged off the poll results

Legal hurdles: The wait for Mallya to go on

It's going to be a while before Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail sees the arrival of the industrialist from London

Soon, hire a copter from Mumbai to Pune

New York-based on-demand flight aggregator Fly Blade forays into India

Deep impact: Aavishkaar-Intellecap raises ₹232 cr from TIAA's Nuveen

The firm is on course to raise India's largest impact fund of ₹1,300 crore

New billionaire: Mr Robot

David C Paul is riding high on a million-dollar machine designed to make spinal surgeons more accurate. But how effective is it?

Entertainment: Puffed up

Marshmello pulled in $23 million over the past year, collecting six-figure nightly fees and producing crossover hits like Happier (with Bastille) and Wolves (with Selena Gomez)

Trump's trade war with China isn't working out

The Asian country has far more control over its economy to offset the effects of US tariffs, while the Trump administration is facing falling exports

ChrysCapital's eighth fund aims to raise $800 mln

The fund, launched last month, is seeking long-term, capital-oriented investors

Southeast Asia outpaces web growth target

Internet economy to reach $240 billion by 2025, says Google-Temasek report

Kerala billionaire donates wealth and kidney to push for transplants

V-Guard Industries Founder K Chittilappilly has set a new standard in transplant-needy India

How the Jhunjhnuwala brothers redefined their legacy

Can two brothers, one in Hong Kong and the other in Singapore, run rival hotel chains under the same corporate umbrella? These third-generation scions of a storied Indian family show how they do it

Bombardier: Regaining altitude

After blowing billions developing a new jet to compete with Airbus and Boeing, Bombardier almost crashed and burnt. Now an outsider has taken charge and pulled the Canadian company out of its tailspin—but can he get back up to cruising speed?

Gen.g: The world's most valuable esports companies

The nascent esports industry resembles America's Wild West

TTK Prestige is looking for life beyond the kitchen

India's largest branded cookware firm is banking on a surge in rural demand and exports to keep the pot boiling

UC-RNT: Tightening the purse strings

Why Ratan Tata's $300-million fund with University of California, a prolific series B and C investor in some of India's most high-profile startups till recently, has stopped for a breather

Ab ki baar Pandey sarkar

Piyush Pandey's elevation as global chief creative officer of Ogilvy—a first for an Indian—underlines how the celebrated adman transformed the iconic ad agency from multinational to multicultural

Investing in top talent in India is not cheap: Pete Lau

OnePlus founder and CEO on recruiting bright prospects for its R&D centre in the country that is expected to be the smartphone maker's largest

Goodwill hunting

Doing good isn't all about writing cheques; it's also about empathy

The very very special playbook

The life mantras that helped VVS Laxman, one of India's most elegant batsmen, navigate international cricket are applicable well beyond the field

Life on the animal planet

Along the southern coast of Australia lies Kangaroo Island, where conservation efforts have led to flourishing wildlife

The Accidental Caviar King

The most coveted fish eggs in the world aren't produced in Russia. They're made in China—by Bill Holst, a Wisconsin scrapyard operator

Being humane: How business scions are furthering the legacy of giving

An emerging generation of donors, driven by strategy and impact, is altering the nature of philanthropy

For philanthropy, age is just a number

Teenagers crowdfunding for social causes or innovations are taking people closer to everyday philanthropy, one digital campaign at a time

Tata Trusts is helping innovators complete the lab-to-market cycle

Social Alpha is redefining philanthropy by helping entrepreneurs find funding and guidance to scale up

Bengaluru couple go on a philanthropy drive

Photographer-writer duo gave up their homes and jobs to spend their lives living in villages with tribes, to find solutions to their everyday problems

Kitablet: Storybooks turn a new leaf

Through the use of technology, this e-library application is taking homegrown children's literature to a wider audience

Kamal Kisan: Revolutionising agritech

Devi Murthy's Kamal Kisan helps farmers with its robust and low-maintenance equipment

Bubblenut Wash: Clean living

Manas Nanda's startup is replacing chemical-based detergents with soapnut-based ones, while providing tribal communities with better livelihoods

Innaumation: Right to speech

Vishal Rao and Shashank Mahesh are bringing back lost voices through a $1 voice prosthesis

Farmveda: Seed Capital

Farmveda, the for-profit venture of a Bengaluru-based cooperative, helps farmers earn more through value-added products

Aarna Biomedical: Making women feel complete again

Aarna Biomedical Products has a simple low-cost solution for women who have undergone mastectomy

Kolkata gets a new culture hub

The city gets a 70,000 sq ft centre of creativity with the KCC

The Lamborghini Urus ST-X and more

A pick of the best, the latest, the greenest, the quirkiest, the most luxurious that money can buy

Thoghts on philanthropy