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G-20 Summit closes with little progress and big gaps between Trump and allies
World leaders committed to some efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, but the meeting illustrated the difficulty of carrying out an agenda when the United States is indifferent or hostile to many goals
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Capital with a conscience
India has a rich tradition of corporate philanthropy, with family foundations of the Tatas, Godrejs, Birlas and Bajajs, among others, doing their bit for nation-building and social welfare. Yet, almost a century later, those efforts aren't proving enough, inadequacies exposed by Covid-19
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Sashakt India: A growth roadmap for Indian MSMEs
MSMEs are the catalysts to reviving the Indian economy and protection of their interests is central to India's future growth agenda
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Cinema pods to become a reality soon, India a key market
With a design that looks like Galactic Senate from Star Wars, the Ōma concept hopes to revolutionise the movie-going experience in India, with a design that could become especially relevant in the post-Covid world
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Decision-making (Common causes of very bad decisions), Science (Do we live in a simulation?), Technology (Hyderabad model of CCTV surveillance), Investing (Value investing is struggling to remain relevant), and Business (New status game for companies: Fewer Employees; Covid villain in the story of India's co-living industry)
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'Remote learning is not working', New York parents say
Across the city, parents and elected officials — including many who did not initially support the mayor's push to get children back into schools — registered their dismay and frustration over the closure of all the city's classrooms
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How Steve Bannon and a Chinese billionaire created a right-wing Coronavirus media sensation
Increasingly allied, the American far-right and members of the Chinese diaspora tapped into social media to give a Hong Kong researcher a vast audience for peddling unsubstantiated pandemic claims
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How scaling Mt Everest has changed
Once, only the bravest mountaineers dared to scale Mount Everest. Now, even inexperienced climbers attempt the feat
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RBI working group proposes dramatic changes to Indian banking
New suggestions says corporates may become promoters of banks. They could also make NBFCs more competitive, and generate more interest for banking licences
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The steam behind JetSynthesys's rapid growth
Set up in 2014, digital gaming and entertainment firm JetSynthesys has expanded at a furious pace, drawing investors like Adar Poonawalla and Kris Gopalakrishnan. Can founder Rajan Navani keep up the tempo?
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India sees a decline in Covid-19 cases
India, Brazil and France, three of the most hard-hit countries, are witnessing a fall in newly reported coronavirus cases. The US, however, is battling the pandemic hard