Take One: Big story of the day
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Cars24 takes the global route
The used-car selling platform is steering into foreign markets to fulfil its international ambitions. Will the Indian unicorn's gambit pay off?
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Masks can ensure there is no Covid-19 third wave: Iqbal Singh Chahal
The BMC Commissioner gives a peek into the city municipal body's exemplary management of the second wave and how they are prepping should there be another surge of cases
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Work from home: This future of work may not be sustainable
A year on, the model evokes survivor's guilt, productivity shame, lack of motivation and attention for some, while for employers, it's a situation far from ideal
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The heat is on for Lloyd
Four years ago, Anil Rai Gupta's Havells gate-crashed the consumer durables club by pocketing Lloyd. As it now trails behind the big boys, can the challenger brand step up its game?
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Inside Mark Kahn's vision to accelerate agri entrepreneurship at Omnivore
Kahn, leading India's best-known agri-focussed venture capital firm, is readying for his third fund, at $150 million, to expand investments into game-changing startups in the sector
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Intermediary Rules much worse than believed
Legal experts, technologists and civil society activists believe while some elements of the rules work, many are ambiguous, cumbersome and strenuous on fundamental rights
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The 200 crore vaccines conundrum: India's inoculation drive needs to relook at pace, price and access
The Centre's ambitious plan of 200 crore doses by the year-end will require ramp-up of production, approval and manufacturing of new vaccines, and removing hesitancy and inequities in access. How realistic are the targets?
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The purse, and curse, of Tiger
Tiger Global's aggressive big bets this year might do a world of good for the American hedge fund major, although riding the beast can prove tricky at times for founders
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Cryptocurrencies: To invest or not to invest...the muddle continues
India's cryptocurrency industry is once again in a regulatory flux following fresh concerns voiced by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. As banks keep crypto-related transactions at an arm's length, government intervention is urgently needed to frame guidelines for the sector
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How a clutch of startups is taking healthcare to rural India
Through innovation and pivots, these startups are helping rural India, which has little or no access to healthcare including, hospitals, doctors, diagnostics, or medicines, cope with the pandemic
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Cyclones and the pressing concern for India's western coast
The regular occurrence of cyclones off the warm waters highlight the pressing concern for India's Western Coast as surface sea temperatures rise. The possibility of severe cyclonic damage to natural resources is just as grave as it is for man-made infrastructure