Take One: Big story of the day
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Milk, Pan Masala & Catch-22: DS Group & its sugar-coated FMCG gambit
From bringing Swiss luxury chocolate brand to India to buying desi candy brand LuvIt to aggressively expanding confectionary and dairy products to ramping up its hotel business, DS Group has been steadily diversifying over the last few decades. But can the maker of Rajnigandha pan masala beef up its non-tobacco FMCG play in terms of revenue?
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Why are the largest Indian companies contributing lesser to economic growth
Despite profits rising in value terms, profit to GDP ratio of Nifty 500 companies dipped to 4.1 percent in FY23, while that of listed companies fell to 4.3 percent after hitting a record high in the previous fiscal. This was mostly dragged by global commodity prices
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RBI on a hawkish pause; aims to achieve 4 percent inflation
The Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent, but RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das cautioned that inflation concerns in the second half of the year need to be watched and addressed at an appropriate time
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Why debt is juicier than equity investments today
Investing in debt is more lucrative now. Alternative Investment Funds and Do-It-Yourself platforms are the key beneficiaries
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Which stocks did Radhakishan Damani, India's richest investor, bet on in Q1
In the January to March period, Radhakishan Damani's top holding by percentage was in Avenue Supermarts, where, as a promoter, he holds 67.51 percent. However, he has reduced his stake in Avenue Supermarts to 67.51 percent from 67.53 percent—the share price of which fell 16 percent during the three-month period
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Digital currency pilots: On course, with potential to achieve something huge
The CBDC retail pilots are expanding in scope, participation and reach. Experts say that with the RBI's sustained push, it could emerge bigger than UPI in coming years
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Empty Nest: Why the funding birds abandoned NestAway
A startup raises around $110 million from marquee backers, gets valued at close to $220 million, and then eventually gets sold at $11 million! Well, that's the story of NestAway. Did the pandemic kill the home rental startup or was it a victim of the funding winter? Or is there something else?
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India's Goldilocks economy: Will the RBI change its policy stance?
The RBI's MPC is widely expected to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent on the back of better-than-expected GDP numbers and 18-month low inflation
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How Air India's million little steps are taking it on a journey to find lost glory
Since it launched a turnaround program in September last year, Air India has gone on to place a record order for 470 aircraft while also pumping in money into technology, hiring, training, and infrastructure
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Monsoon pivotal for government to manage inflation & growth in pre-election year
Approximately 50 percent of the country's net sown area relies on the monsoon rains, which also replenish water reservoirs
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Weakened Indian crypto exchanges find alternatives to buttress their business
Hurt by risk averse market sentiment and crippling fall in trading volumes, crypto exchanges in India have become leaner and expanded beyond cryptocurrencies to sustain their business. The jury is still out on whether these measures will help avoid or accelerate their demise