A strong balance sheet and RIL’s growth plans
The oil-to-telecom behemoth has created a strong balance sheet that supports growth plans for three hyper-growth engines—Jio, Retail, and O2C. And as part of CSR, it’s also in the healthcare space.
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After Covid-19, India’s food advantage
In the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic, India has had a record harvest of rice, wheat, and pulses. What does this mean for its future?
The DRDO’s defence against Covid-19
The Defence Research and Development Organisation in India has shown, during the Covid-19 pandemic, how strong scientific organisations can help in a health crisis.
L&T hopeful of a recovery in the second half
The management believes that the current fiscal will play out pretty much like the last, which saw a sudden pick-up in investment in the second half.
Art prices boom at auctions worldwide
Despite the Covid-19 crisis and economic uncertainty, works of art are commanding record prices at auctions globally and in India, with the super rich snapping up masterpieces.
Decongesting India
Covid-19 has underlined the lesson that for large Indian cities to survive and thrive, they must be decongested.
Why everybody loves a good monsoon
It is the time of the year to start chasing dark clouds over the Arabian Sea. Normal rains will offset the demand recession induced by the pandemic and wash away a lot of the country’s woes.
RBI announces steps to fight second wave of Covid-19
The central bank unveils liquidity facility of ₹50,000 crore for access to emergency health services, and ₹10,000 crore for small finance banks’ on-lending, among a slew of measures to fight Covid-19.
Life and death beyond networks
Indians have always trusted personal networks and connections more than public goods and governance. Covid-19 should shake that belief.
Why startups are tapping into India’s small towns
The country’s tier 2 and 3 markets have become the Holy Grail for tech startups. But it requires immense patience and long-term capital investment to fully realise their true potential.
