Take One: Big story of the day
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From incredulous to incredible: How OfBusiness turned into a profitable unicorn
In 2016, Asish Mohapatra's funding pitch got rejected 73 times. Five years later, his B2B commerce platform OfBusiness is valued over $1 billion
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AI and human ethics: On a collision course
AI systems can give rise to issues related to discrimination, personal freedoms, and accountability, but there can be ways to correct them
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Over 600 million Indians have a smartphone. Star India wants Disney+ Hotstar to be on every one of them
Streaming service Disney+ Hotstar has been growing fast, and now the media house traditionally known for producing soap operas is adding to its repertoire to provide original content besides addressing sports and regional audiences
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Loaded, and reloaded: How BlackBuck turned into a trucking unicorn
The B2B trucking platform built muscle, shed fat and focussed on SMEs to scale rapidly. It leveraged technology and offered solutions that addressed the typical pain points for both truckers and shippers
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Betting on beauty: What's driving sudden investor interest in the business
The beauty and personal care space saw $264 million in funding in the seven months to July 2021 compared to $106 million in all of 2020. While the returns are higher, awareness among investors about the attractive category is increasing too
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Meet Anita Kishore: The firm hand behind Byju's global acquisitions
The maths teacher has been driving acquisitions, managing investor relations and framing strategies for Byju's
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ASHA workers: The underpaid, overworked, and often forgotten foot soldiers of India
While doctors and nurses have been lauded during the pandemic, ASHA workers, who have been battling Covid-19 in rural India, are neglected. Will the overworked and underpaid health activists get the acknowledgment and respect they deserve?
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India has been promising a lot of Covid-19 vaccines. Where on Earth are they?
Achieving an ambitious vaccination target requires ramping up manufacturing, enabling universal access to vaccines across geographies, tenacious micro-planning, and transparency in vaccine use and supply data, all of which is still a work in progress in India
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Why India's consumption spending may remain weak even post-pandemic
The pandemic came in the middle of the formalisation of the economy, which has impacted the unorganised sector disproportionately. The reopening of economy may not automatically lead to spending recovering, say experts
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How companies are leveraging AI to personalise experiences
Once considered a differentiator, customisation has become an existential requirement for businesses
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How the Adani Group became India's largest airport operator
After becoming India's largest private port operator, the Gautam Adani-led Adani group has turned all its attention to its airport business, which it forayed into barely a year ago