Take One: Big story of the day
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How four ex-Flipsters built Groww into a unicorn
The online investment platform flipped traditional investment logic and scaled at a staggering pace in four years. Can it keep growing?
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IPO listings disappoint on debut
Market flotations are at an all-time high but the party seems to be fizzling out
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Content, creators and commerce: How Glance wants to lead India's next big online opportunity
Buying Shop101 and striking a partnership with the Collective Artists Network, Glance, an InMobi group company, has given itself an early-mover advantage to execute a long-term live commerce strategy
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Reemploying India: How can we create the jobs millions of Indians need?
Structural weaknesses in the jobs market, amplified by Covid-19, continue to quietly impact many, particularly women and younger workers. Creating sustainable, quality employment opportunities need urgent policy attention and reforms
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Hero Electric is set for a high voltage fight
India's biggest maker of electric two-wheelers gears up as its rivals, including Hero MotoCorp, firm up an aggressive plan to turbo charge the EV market
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Can Ola kickstart India's electric vehicle revolution?
At a time its ride-hailing business is limping back to normality after months of Covid-induced lockdown, the company is building the world's largest two-wheeler factory and has already launched two vehicles from its stable
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How Mindtickle wooed customers and investors to turn unicorn
After five years of 'selling petrol to cyclists' in India, Mindtickle pivoted in 2015 to target 'bike riders' in the US. Six years later, the sales-readiness Saas platform has turned unicorn
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Content is king, engagement is queen: Going behind the scenes of India's influencer economy
With both young and legacy companies turning to social media influencers to promote their products, content creators are increasingly becoming decision-makers for how a brand should be marketed
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Schools have been shut for over 500 days. Bringing rural kids back will take more than just reopening them
Closure of schools has had a devastating impact on the education and mental health of students, particularly underserved children. The way forward involves decentralising decision-making, helping kids catch up with core concepts, and implementing mitigation strategies at the most local level
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Go First wants to keep going. But can it fly any higher?
The airline is positioning itself as the country's first ultra-low-cost carrier and has put in place a turnaround plan that has begun showing results. An IPO is also in the works. But will it succeed at a time when the aviation industry is dealing with devastating losses?
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International Youth Day: The next 100 years of the planet are uncertain. The fight for the future is on
Through online activism and legal means, youngsters are fighting climate change, raising awareness and leading scientific research. Their leadership, individually and collectively has forced the establishment to acknowledge the threat to our planet and environment