UpFront
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Access to Covid-19 vaccines and hesitancy around it are biggest challenges: Neera Nundy, co-founder of Dasra
Neera Nundy, co-founder of Dasra, talks about the difficulties in India achieving its Covid-19 vaccination targets, and the role philanthropy plays in it
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Apple issues emergency security updates to close a spyware flaw
The software updates fix a critical vulnerability in its products after security researchers uncovered a flaw that allows the highly invasive Pegasus spyware from Israel's NSO Group to infect anyone's iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch or Mac computer without so much as a click
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Drone Rules, 2021: What it means for India's drone technology sector
The government has recently notified a liberalised set of regulations for unmanned aircraft systems, attracting interest from startups and investors. How significant is this likely to be and what more needs to be done?
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IIT Madras is India's best institute again: See top 10 here
The NIRF 2021 rankings see 7 IITs in the top 10; list includes top research institutes for the first time
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George Soros is making changes at his foundation while he still can
The sprawling foundation Soros has funded for decades wants to refocus while he can still weigh in on the question that many large philanthropies face, which is how to keep the vision of the founder alive after he or she is gone?
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The legacy of America's post-9/11 turn to torture
For the US, the legacy of torture remains complex and multifaceted two decades after 9/11 led the George W. Bush administration to set aside legal and moral constraints in the name of national security
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Inside CEO Rajesh Gopinathan's plan for the future of Tata Consultancy Services
One of the youngest chief executives of the Tata Group, Gopinathan is effecting change from within to project a bolder TCS in line with the real capabilities it already delivers
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TCS and the tactical art of capturing greater value for its work
Rajesh Gopinathan is busy building an agile, optimised-for-business-value enterprise that can associate value with the complexity of a problem, not the elegance of the solution
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20 years of 9/11: Tracing a tragedy in numbers
The shattering attacks of 2001 changed the course of history, causing severe damages. Here's a look at some of these statistics
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Our top reads of the week
From Ashneer Grover's growth philosophy and future plans for BharatPe, to K-comics becoming popular in India, and Covid's impact on child education—here are our top reads of the week
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Next food frontier: Fish made from plants, or in a lab
As sophisticated fish alternatives begin to attract investment and land at restaurants in the US and beyond, the fishless fish sector could be on the cusp of significant growth