Take One: Big story of the day
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Holding the rate unchanged should not be interpreted as the interest rate cycle having peaked: RBI
One half of the six-member rate-setting panel believes the repo rate is high enough and rates need not be kept higher for longer, but the other half argues that uncertainties on the inflation front have not abated and policy needs to remain in the 'brace' mode. Will rates change this year?
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AI will change the game for weather forecasts—but don't fire the weatherman just yet
Experts suggest that an extensive number of high-quality databases will be required to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) in weather forecasting, and it has the potential to transform the lives of farmers
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Stock markets' dream rally: Is there more room to run?
Abundant liquidity and a bullish sentiment have pushed markets to new highs in June, rising nearly 10 percent from March-end. Will this rally sustain, even if monsoon remains erratic, hurting earnings and consumer demand overall?
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Hoopla and Hubris: Why Indian startups are coming undone
The low tide of funding has exposed the ugly underbelly of the startup ecosystem in India—financial irregularities, forensic auditing, glaring absence of corporate governance, acts of omission and commission. Is there a way to fix the system?
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From Twitter to Tesla, how Modi's fan Musk is getting ready for big India plans
A year after its standoff with the government over selling mandates, the Tesla founder is gung-ho about entering India and complying with guidelines
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The economics and politics of falling oil prices
Despite forecasts of a looming oil market deficit of 2.4 million barrels per day, prices have remained surprisingly low. Here's why
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BharatNXT: The bridge to effective payments solutions for SMEs
The promoters have made a successful pivot from being a supply chain financier to a profitable business payments platform for SMEs. It now has bigger plans
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Learning, wisdom and experience: How an ayurveda startup from India is winning on the global front
The Ayurveda Experience, an ayurvedic skincare and nutrition D2C brand from India, has scaled briskly across the US, Europe and Australia. Can it achieve similar results on home turf?
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IndiGo has beaten Air India to the mother of all aviation deals. Now, the rivalry is getting real
IndiGo's new order of 500 A320 family aircraft indicates the growth potential of the Indian aviation market
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As Paris Air Show returns, sustainability is aviation's biggest challenge
Nearly two-thirds of respondents in the US, UK and India, in a GE Aerospace survey, say the pace of implementation of decarbonisation strategies is "too slow"
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Heat, steam & perception: Inside Triveni Turbine's audacious global gambit
Triveni Turbine has posted its best fiscal performance in over a decade. With contribution from foreign markets growing at a faster clip, can India's biggest steam turbine maker engineer a playbook for a dominant global play?