UpFront
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Can hydrogen really save aviation's fuel challenges?
Hydrogen-powered planes are already aloft, although mostly as small, experimental aircraft and could pave the way for net-zero carbon aviation by 2050, the goal set by many government and environmental groups
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Small to Mall: How CarDekho is giving a new-car experience to used-vehicle buyers
The recently-minted autotech unicorn has opened India's biggest used-car mall in Jaipur and plans to replicate more such outlets across India. Can its offline gambit pay off?
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Delhi is the most polluted city in the world today
Mumbai and Kolkata also feature on the list of the world's most polluted cities. While Lahore, Pakistan, is number 2, China's Chengdu is at no 3
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Is it time for markets to settle down?
A sharp run up over the last 18 months may have priced in too much; Indian indices have been trading at far above historical valuations, with the Sensex and Nifty commanding a 24x multiple based on expected March 2022 earnings
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From MacKenzie Scott to Bill Gates: The consulting firm billionaires turn to when they give money away
Spun out of the consulting firm Bain & Company as a non-profit, The Bridgespan Group is hardly known outside philanthropic circles but highly influential within them, counting the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, YMCA, and many more, as clients
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Our climate future is in the hands of a few world leaders
Two weeks of discussions in Glasgow at COP26 came to a close with an agreement, which even if countries fulfill, will still put the world on a dangerous path toward a planet that will be warmer by some 2.4 degrees Celsius by year 2100, compared with preindustrial times
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Decoding the continuing frenzy around cryptocurrency trading
Even as India considers reining in crypto advertisements, the government is unlikely to go the China way and ban trading in cryptocurrencies. As it gains popularity in India, intermediaries say imminent regulations and minor curbs could boost crypto trading volumes and further mainstream adoption
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EV revolution in India still work in progress
To be sure, EV action is in motion all over the country and has gripped conglomerates and startups alike
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Birth of a daughter completes you: Ankur Jain
Ankur Jain, founder and CEO of B9 Beverages that makes Bira 91 beers, calls himself a craft beer snob. On this episode of Forbes India Beyond the Boardroom, he shares the journey that led to this title
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The Bolsonaro-Trump connection threatening Brazil's elections
Fresh from their assault on the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, former President Donald Trump and his allies are exporting their strategy to Latin America's largest democracy, helping sow doubt in the electoral process in the event that he loses
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Outside climate summit, trash in Glasgow piles high
As diplomats at the UN climate summit in Glasgow this week preach about the need to curb both greenhouse gas emissions and mass consumption to protect the planet, the reality of today's throwaway society can be seen just a short way from the conference's doorstep