Take One: Big story of the day
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BharatPe redefined India's payment ecosystem. The unicorn now wants to challenge India's banks
In just three years, Ashneer Grover-led BharatPe has become one of India's biggest fintech startups. And it's only getting started
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Delivery and revenge dining: How Riyaaz Amlani survived the Covid-19 battering
The restaurateur wouldn't have imagined that he would mark 20 years in F&B by devising a playbook from scratch. But he's weathered the Covid storm and is looking set to return to his growth trajectory
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Air pollution is now a matter of life and death
Until adequate measures for transformative change to prevent air pollution at source are firmly in place, Indian cities will remain highly polluted, causing illness and death, and adversely affecting our GDP and climate
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Jet, Set, Debt: How InnoVen built its equity among unicorns
India's biggest venture debt fund has enabled unicorn founders to strike a delicate balance between less dilution and more growth
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Once upon a time in Korea...
How Kross Komics is wooing Indians with gripping Korean stories narrated in the webtoon format—and filling a gap for content for young women
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How Recykal is cleaning up the mess
The Hyderabad-based company is solving India's growing trash problem by using digital technology to connect waste generators, processors and recyclers
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India's Olympic medallists see a 10-12x spike in the endorsement fees
Brands make a beeline for stars to cash in on their popularity, sign them up for long-term deals
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Euphoria after an Olympic medal: Can it get overwhelming for athletes?
Former Olympic winners on whether incessant number of felicitation functions are distractions, the challenges of getting back on track once the attention fades away, and what India needs to do to ensure more podium finishes at the Games
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Will the Centre's national monetisation pipeline plan succeed?
Its new approach to monetising national assets might hold promise, but questions remain about its implementation
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How Zetwerk battled fear of the unknown to turn unicorn in three years
Four IITians built a profitable B2B marketplace for custom manufacturing and made it India's 26th startup this year to enter the coveted, and increasingly crowded, billion-dollar valuation club
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When investing becomes a (risky) hedge to small business slowdown
Newcomers have been flocking to the markets, learning the tricks of the trade and investing not just for the future but also as a way to keep income coming in to tide over the pandemic slump. But experts advise caution and warn against getting carried away by short-term gains