UpFront
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IT services: Expect strong growth and a brutal talent war ahead
India's biggest IT services companies face an intensifying talent war, even as demand momentum for tech services sustains
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In the ocean, it's now snowing microplastics
Although the term may suggest wintry whites, marine snow is mostly brownish or grayish, comprising mostly dead things. Increasingly, though, marine snowfall contains microplastics: fibers and fragments of polyamide, polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate
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The science behind HDFC-HDFC Bank's mega merger
The bank will now get a stickier loan book and can become an aggressive lender in the mortgage loans space. The deal will ring alarm bells for other banks, who need to build scale and strength in the form of data, distribution muscle and cost of capital
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Simply speaking: Problems, solutions and creativity
You have a chance to look at things from different angles if you manoeuvre the mind like that Australian bird that can fly upside-down and backwards. Turning problems on their head can frequently convert them into solutions
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How 100X.VC takes startups from zero to one and beyond
The Mumbai-based investment firm has created a new model for funding and nurturing early-stage startups. The $3 million it has put into 70 companies so far has snowballed into $43 million of follow-on funding from marque angels, family offices and big name VCs
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How Gold Spot became the most popular 'uncola' of its time in India
Gold Spot had become a quintessential Indian drink in the 90s. Despite being discontinued a long time ago, strong brand recognition and emotional connection to it continues
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'Super Earths' and 'Hot Jupiters': Imagine another world. Now imagine 5,000 more
In January 1992, a pair of astronomers found planets outside our solar system. Now, 30 years later, the list of known exoplanets has just topped 5,000, according to NASA
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They just got their driver's licenses. Now they are going off-road
Rally Jameel (means beautiful in Arabic) ushered in the era of women's motorsports in the Saudi kingdom
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Carrie Lam, racked by Covid-19 failures, will not seek new term in Hong Kong
Lam has been criticized by Hong Kong residents and pro-Beijing lawmakers for mixed messaging and mishandling the city's fifth outbreak, its biggest and most devastating since the beginning of the pandemic
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Our top reads of the week
From the intriguing story of the rise of EaseMyTrip to the sagacious impartments by Gary Kirsten, here are our top stories of the week
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Even with high gas prices, the open road still beckons
Gas prices hit historic highs this month. The average cost of a gallon of gas in the United States on March 11 was $4.33, the highest price ever recorded by AAA, the automobile owners group