UpFront
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From defence dreams of TASL to the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, here are our most-read stories of the week
Hindustan Aeronautics' plans, Ajay Mariwala's second innings, need for stringent data security rules are some of the stories that piqued the interest of our readers this week
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What can kick corporate investments out of a slowdown?
Corporate investments grew 11 percent year-on-year in FY23, while their share fell to 42.2 percent of total investments, the lowest in 19 years. Corporate investments fell to 12.6 percent of GDP in FY23
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Westland and Pratilipi found each other a year ago. Can they make it work?
Ever since it forged a partnership with digital startup Pratilipi to stay alive after being shut down by Amazon, Westland's strategy has been to embrace new, tech-forward ways of working, while holding on to the gumption that made them stand apart in the competitive publishing industry
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Why India will replace China as the world's growth engine this decade
Sonal Varma, managing director, chief economist-India and Asia ex-Japan, Nomura says that with China facing economic headwinds, India and Southeast Asia are likely to attract investors with an improving business landscape, supply chain relocations, and new growth opportunities in AI and green energy
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Can ATAGS give India's military a much-needed boost? The answer is yes
The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System, developed indigenously, is a 155/52mm Towed Gun suitable for all climate and terrain systems and is built to replace an aging inventory of multi-caliber guns currently with the Indian Army
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Coming up: Two more rate hikes by the US Fed this year
The Federal Open Market Committee voted to hold rates at 5-5.25 percent in June to assess the impact of the past 10 cumulative rate hikes of 500 bps, but ruled out rate cuts for the next couple of years until inflation comes down meaningfully. July's policy decision remains uncertain
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Tesla needs India and India needs Tesla. Now it's all about making it work
After months of gridlock, hopes of Tesla's entry into India have been rekindled with its senior officials flying to Delhi to discuss with the government the company's plans to set up operations in the country. The American automaker's presence here is likely to drive the transformation of the automotive industry toward sustainable and electric mobility
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Will monsoon sway milk prices in India?
Pan-India, wholesale milk prices have increased 10.7 percent year-on-year and 0.8 percent month-on-month in May. Milk prices in south India are up 8.4 percent year-on-year despite a steady deceleration in milk inflation in the region
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Pride Month: Are Indian workplaces queer-friendly enough?
While companies are trying to adopt newer ways to implement diversity and inclusion at workplaces, employees are not fully satisfied
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What's cooking with Manu Chandra?
In 2021, in the middle of Covid, the chef had left the Olive group, his workplace of 17 years, to start his own company. How is he looking to navigate the treacherous F&B ecosystem and build up a sustainable, multi-brand portfolio?
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Decoding L&T's defence blueprint
With its Industry 4.0, digitalisation and shipbuilding capabilities, the defence arm of the engineering major has been growing its order book across land, sea and air, making everything from tanks and radars to cadet ships and multi-purpose vessels