Take Two

Cracks in co-ops? Irregularities persist in UCBs despite RBI interventions

RBI's initiatives to promote sound governance practices in UCBs include introducing a four-tiered regulatory framework, direct engagement with directors on UCB boards

Farm facelift: Budget offers hope for agri, but is it enough to modernise?

Besides the tech issue, the Budget may not have addressed some other concerns relevant for the agriculture sector

Cess, surcharges, and shortfalls: The great Centre-state revenue tug of war

Tax devolution remains a tale of bypassing Finance Commission recommendations

Govt fine-tunes internship scheme to enhance youth training with India Inc

The MCA will seek Cabinet approval for the full-fledged rollout of the scheme after incorporating lessons from the pilot phase

Carmakers race to build EV charging infra, but challenges persist

The big push for charging stations is understandable. Range anxiety remains a worry for customers, more so in the case of electric cars

Misguided rhetoric on rupee: Clearing doubts on depreciation, RBI action

Let us look at the data. We find out technically that there was a regime shift in terms of movements in the value of the rupee when it crossed 80 to the dollar in August 2022

DPDP Act's long gestation period raises questions about its efficacy

The DPDP Act comes with a long gestation period. What does that mean for its efficacy?

After P V Sindhu, who will be the next star in Indian women's badminton?

Women's badminton faces uncertainty due to a shrinking talent pool, lack of quality coaches, and overreliance on Gopichand

India under pressure as Trump vows action on tariffs and trade deficit

Experts fear that Indian exporters might have to pay higher duties while exporting pharmaceuticals, textiles, chemicals, and engineering goods

Arpu vs users: Telecom tariff hikes in July trigger surprising trends

The hike's biggest impact has been the customer churn: India's mobile service market has lost 16.81 million connections since July

German or Spanish submarine? Indian Navy's choice depends on the best AIP

While conventional diesel-electric submarines can operate underwater for no more than 48 hours, those with AIP can remain underwater for up to two weeks before they must surface for battery charging

How cash-on-delivery makes delivery agents an easy target of violence

A murder has brought into focus the risks agents face during cash-on-delivery orders

Vijay's Meteoric Rise: Comparing Thalapathy's stardom with Rajnikanth, SRK

Mass following led to Vijay's rise as India's highest paid actor, so why is he not seen much in ads?

Why cricketers, sportspersons rarely succeed in politics unlike film stars

It isn't just the Congress fielding sportspersons for the forthcoming Haryana Assembly polls. The BJP has fielded Deepak Hooda, former captain of India's national kabaddi team, from Maham Assembly sea

A new technological gamechanger: Can RIL do a Jio in AI services?

To ensure that AI is available to everyone, Reliance is building a delivery model where AI services and processing will be hosted on the Cloud over low latency broadband networks

Running behind dragon: India trails China in solar capacity addition

The contrast is striking - in the first half of 2024, China added over 100 Gw of capacity while India could manage only 14.9 Gw

C&I segment emerges as lucrative for energy companies and investors

Leading names in the energy sector Tata Power, JSW Energy, ReNew, Hero Future Energies, and Sterlite Power have announced plans for a dedicated C&I business vertical

AI PCs are here to disrupt market: How fast can they become truly useful?

AI devices enable accelerated execution of AI functions of all types on the local PC itself, rather than relying on the cloud

With open arms: How far can ONDC democratise ecommerce in India?

ONDC promotes open networks for exchange of goods and services digitally, its platform-agnostic architecture allows buyers and sellers to transact irrespective of the platform they use

Steeling a march: Big Boys of steel pushing pedal to drive future mobility

From setting up cutting-edge facilities to cater to the domestic market and building capabilities of global standards, the action is building up