Take One: Big story of the day
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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
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How Tata Motors became India's third-largest carmaker
From a paltry 4.8 percent market share in FY20, Tata Motors today has a market share of over 9 percent. The company, with a 69 percent growth in sales in FY21, is now busy scripting a remarkable turnaround
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From ride-hailing to micro-blogging, how Aprameya Radhakrishna flew the Koo
In 2015, the founder of TaxiForSure had no choice but to sell the capital-starved startup to rival Ola. The serial entrepreneur learnt his lesson: Start a business that doesn't guzzle capital—and it helps if it's an early (desi) bird
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Paytm, kicking off $3 billion Indian IPO in July, does not rule out potential US listing later
Billionaire Vijay Shekhar Sharma, who always wanted to get to breakeven before taking his company public, is now looking at a timeline where the IPO happens first. The listing could see Chinese investor Alibaba Group dilute its stake or even exit India's most valuable startup
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HCQ to Ivermectin: Why India has got it wrong in Covid-19 treatment
There are drugs that continue to be on the health ministry's treatment protocol despite evidence not inspiring confidence, while the regulator is approving medicines without following due scientific process, experts say
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Get, Set, Go: Why Ather Energy is ready to ride the hockey-stick growth
With a new factory, launch of its premium scooter 450X and expansion into several cities, the electric vehicle company is set to move into serious production mode. Positive unit economics have kicked in too, says its co-founders
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Facebook, WhatsApp sue Indian government over traceability requirement
In two separate petitions filed in the Delhi High Court, Facebook and WhatsApp have challenged the traceability requirement in the Intermediary Rules, and asked the court not to impose criminal liability if traceability is not implemented. Forbes India, after reviewing the petitions, summarises the arguments made
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IDBI Bank: Time to revisit its vision
IDBI Bank has exited the PCA framework with its brand value intact. But it needs to restart its growth engine to succeed as a turnaround bank, and make money for primary investor LIC
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After pursuing terrorists, Delhi Police Special Cell investigates Twitter's 'manipulated media' policy
In the middle of a lockdown, Delhi Police's Special Cell turns up at the offices of social media platform Twitter in Delhi NCR to get "satisfactory" answers on its tweet labelling policy
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Can wildfires be prevented in a world dealing with climate change?
India recorded 82,170 forest fire alerts from April 1 to 14, nearly doubling from 43,031 in the same period in 2020. Forest fires, wildfires and their alerts in the country have gone up sharply in recent times, posing a serious threat to our environment, wildlife and biodiversity
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The World and the vaxed (and the vexed): Part II
In the final part of our vaccine story that delves into the experiences of global citizens who have taken the jab and those waiting for their turn, we speak to respondents in China, Germany, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles), Switzerland, Australia, UAE, South Africa, United Kingdom and Belgium