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ESG is here to stay and it will disrupt business models: Richard Rekhy
The former CEO of KPMG India talks about biases hindering the wider adoption of ESG, why it's time for companies to walk the talk, and how the future valuation of firms will depend on their ESG report card
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Forbes plans to go public in $630 million SPAC deal
Forbes is the latest media company to use the once obscure, but increasingly popular SPAC manoeuvre to go public, rather than an initial public offering, which comes with regulatory hassles
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'We will hunt you down': Biden vows to avenge Afghan attack
Biden delivered his remarks hours after the Pentagon confirmed suicide bombers had inflicted the deadliest attack on US forces in Afghanistan in a decade
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There is a huge untapped opportunity in curative wellness: Mindhouse co-founders Pankaj Chaddah, Pooja Khanna
Former Zomato co-founder and one of its earliest employees and now Mindhouse co-founders Pankaj Chaddah and Pooja Khanna on making a transition from the food business to health and mental wellness, and how the pandemic made Mindhouse pivot its business model and approach
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India's wealth per adult drops for the first time in nearly a decade
According to the Global Wealth Report 2021 by Credit Suisse Research Institute, global wealth increased 7.4% to $418.3 trillion; India's wealth per adult fell for the first time since 2011
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The third wave of Covid-19 looms large in India. Can it be brought under control?
While there is no statistical evidence yet that it will have a bigger impact on children, experts say it is important to be prepared by aggressively improving vaccine access and coverage, and strengthening public health systems
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Rejecting Covid-19 inquiry, China peddles conspiracy theories blaming the US
This week, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman repeatedly used an official podium to elevate unproven ideas that the coronavirus may have first leaked from a research facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland
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Few women ascend Japan's corporate ladder. Is change finally coming?
The efforts in Japan are intended to overcome decades of unkept promises from political and business leaders to increase opportunities for Japanese women, who face some of the starkest inequality in the developed world
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How four ex-Flipsters built Groww into a unicorn
The online investment platform flipped traditional investment logic and scaled at a staggering pace in four years. Can it keep growing?
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Delhi, Chennai among most surveilled in the world, ahead of Chinese cities
Data for the world's most surveilled cities shows that India's capital city New Delhi ranks first with 1,826.6 cameras per square mile, while Chennai which has 609.9 cameras per square miles ranks third; London is second (1,138.5 cameras) and Mumbai at 18 (157.4 cameras)
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Under Taliban rule, life in Kabul transforms once again
Banks are closed, cash is growing scarce and food prices are rising, as residents struggle to lead their daily lives in an economy that is now suddenly in free fall