Take One: Big story of the day
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Despite slew of downgrades for India, real economic damage of second wave yet unknown
The pandemic's second wave has brought with it disruptions to the economy which has led to ratings agencies lowering their growth estimates for India. Though there has been no large-scale dislocation of business, experts believe the damage is still unknown and recovery will resume only after this wave subsides
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Why exams face a litmus test in Covid-19 times
The pandemic-triggered disruption in the traditional—and limited—system of examinations can open up more relevant ways to assess students
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JSW Energy switches to the renewable route
Sajjan Jindal-owned company plans to increase portfolio of renewable resources, raises $707 million via debut green bond issuance
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How CashKaro got its payback from cashbacks (and some cash burn)
A business model built around online product and price discovery with the user promise of hard cash in the bank has helped CashKaro step on the gas in the pandemic year—and, in the bargain, build some serious street cred
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Inside Paytm 3.0: Vijay Shekhar Sharma's vision for a one-stop finance shop for India
As of 2020, the billionaire's super app for financial services had run up losses in thousands of crores. Now, as digital payments gets yet another boost courtesy of Covid-19, he's hopeful of reaching near breakeven in two years
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Jet, Set, Flip: Meet the high-flying pilot behind Wat-a-Burger
Five years ago Rajat Jaiswal co-founded the desi burger chain that now has 60 outlets across 21 cities. And he's steering clear of putting the business in auto-pilot mode
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Inside the reshaping of CSR in India during Covid-19
With the recent amendments to CSR rules, a gruesome second coronavirus wave and reduced corporate performance due to the pandemic, social responsibility spend for companies is not going to be the same this fiscal
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How Rapido's rapid strides made it the largest bike taxi player in India
Playing to its strength, conserving cash, sticking to a few cities and not taking on the big players—Ola and Uber—helped the startup gain users, build trust, improve revenue and attract funding
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Tech & small towns: StanChart's India game plan?
Unlike rival Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank has the option to explore retail banking more aggressively. Backed by a digital thrust, CEO Zarin Daruwala has more opportunities than challenges ahead of her
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How Chargebee became a unicorn in the subscription billing business
For a startup that spent its first four years figuring out a growth path, it took clarity, customer focus, and a leap of faith to make it big in the global market
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Why the youth's May 1 date with a vaccine may prove to be a damp squib
States have struck deals with companies to procure doses but with no clarity on supply chain and delivery, inoculations likely to be delayed by at least a week to 10 days