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Surviving The Pandemic
Evolving regulations and poor infrastructure are turning out to be pain points for the private healthcare sector, already struggling to manage the virus outbreak.
9 min |
August 09, 2020
Business Today
Hoping Against Hope
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE BOUNCES A BIT IN THE FIRST QUARTER AS CORPORATE LEADERS REMAIN HOPEFUL OF BIGGER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION TO REVIVE THE ECONOMY, FINDS THE LATEST BUSINESS TODAY-C FORE BUSINESS CONFIDENCE SURVEY+
4 min |
August 09, 2020
Business Today
Desi Vs.Videshi
A campaign for boycott of Chinese products is opening up opportunities for local brands in smartphones and TVs. But do they have the scale to upstage the Chinese?
10+ min |
August 09, 2020
Business Today
Spy In The Room
One of the most fundamental of our rights is the presumption that we are law-abiding citizens living in compliance with the law. State surveillance turns that on its head.
5 min |
August 09, 2020
Business Today
FUTURE UNCERTAIN
KISHORE IS STARING AT A MAJOR DEBT CRISIS. HERE IS WHY THE OPTIONS GROUP CHAIRMAN ARE LIMITED
10+ min |
August 09, 2020
Business Today
Finance: DEALS IN DISTRESS
A slowing economy and widespread stress in India Inc. are reating opportunities for promoters and strategic investors to ink M&As, buy back shares and delist
10 min |
August 09, 2020
Business Today
Stay Put in MFs
DO NOT GET OVERWHELMED BY THE SMART RECOVERY AND BOOK PROFITS. THE UPTREND IS LIKELY TO COUNTINUE
5 min |
August 09, 2020
Business Today
BUCKING THE TREND
INA SEASON OF LAYOFFS AND PAY CUTS, SELECT COMPANIES ARE NOT JUST HIRING, BUT ALSO COMPENSATING BETTER, HERE'S WHY
7 min |
August 09, 2020
Business Today
''A MECHANISM THAT EXPECTS NPAs TO FIND THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS IS USELESS
India Inc. and its lenders are in a legal crisis. Pre-empting a financial meltdown due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the Centre has suspended the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code for a year. In parallel, the Reserve Bank of India has offered moratorium on loan repayments. In the absence of debt resolution mechanisms, the burden has shifted back on banks. Business Today’s Nevin John speaks to Shardul Shroff, Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co, on the legal tangle and what this means for businesses and banks. Edited excerpts:
4 min |
August 09, 2020
Business Today
Recessions Are The Mothers of IT Invention
As it is transitioning from a support function to becoming the business itself, great fortunes will be made and lost in the next half decade
5 min |
July 26, 2020
Business Today
Firms Must Test Cyber Resilience Plans, Policies
Fear, uncertainity and rapid busniess shifts have created the perfect storm for cybercriminals to capitalise on
4 min |
July 26, 2020
Business Today
ONLINE LESSONS
AS CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS, COLLEGES BRIMGS NEW STUDENTS INTO THEIR FOLD, ED-TECH STUDENTS INTO THEIR FOLD, ED-TECH FIRMS LOOK FOR INNOVATIVE WAYS TO MONETISE THEIR NEW USER BASE
6 min |
July 26, 2020
Business Today
New Biz Models
BUSINESS ARE INCREASINGLY ADOPTING SAFER AND SMARTER WAYS OF MANUFACTURING AND DELIVERING SERVICES
9 min |
July 26, 2020
Business Today
A Quantum Leap
THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR IS WITNESSING THE ADOPTION OF NEW BUSINESS MODE; CHANGES, ALBEIT IN DIFFERENT AND INNOVATE WAYS
6 min |
July 26, 2020
Business Today
Intelligent Farming
AGRI FIRMS NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN USING AI TO HELP FARMERS FIGHT PESTS, KEEP SOIL HEALTHY AND EVEN PREDICTING PRICES OF THEIR PRODUCE
8 min |
July 26, 2020
Business Today
Telecom 2.0
TELECOM COMPANIES ARE BUILDING DIGITAL REVENUE STREAMS TO JUMP INTO THE GLOBAL FRAY
8 min |
July 26, 2020
Business Today
Tough Fight
Economic measures against China — where they work, where they don't
6 min |
July 26, 2020
Business Today
Cracks in The Hinduja Undivided Family
Hinduja family seems headed for a split. Why a family constitution may have helped
9 min |
July 26, 2020
Business Today
''REMAIN HUNGRY FOR GROWTH AND CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO''
Best Advice I Ever Got
1 min |
July 26, 2020
Business Today
Technology: Tech-Tonic Shift In Hotels
From smartphones doubling up as room keys to real-time data access for staff to new solutions for cleaner air, technology is transforming the hospitality sector
10 min |
July 12, 2020
Business Today
Managing The Debt Challenge
Rising debt of Centre and states is set to weaken the country's credit profile. What is the way out?
10 min |
July 12, 2020
Business Today
The Curious Case of WHO Funding
US President Donald Trump’s announcement to end support for WHO is a reminder for the much-needed reforms in the agency’s financial structure
5 min |
July 12, 2020
Business Today
Industry: Brewing Trouble
India’s nascent microbrewery industry is facing the double whammy of lockdown blues and high taxation
6 min |
July 12, 2020
Business Today
WILL ROPE IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS IF CASES SURGE”
The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the flagship health insurance scheme of the Central government, has just reached the one-crore treatment landmark. The total cost has been around ₹14,000 crore so far. Launched 20 months ago, the scheme – a partnership between Centre and states – provides ₹5 lakh a year health cover to 10.74 crore poor families. Dr Indu Bhushan, CEO, National Health Authority, which implements the AB-PMJAY, talks to Joe C. Mathew about how the AB-PMJAY cover can help the poor fight the Covid-19 emergency. Edited excerpts.
4 min |
July 12, 2020
Business Today
Sky is Limited
Airlines have taken to the skies after two months. But their pain is far from over
10+ min |
July 12, 2020
Business Today
Management: Spacing it Out
WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING NORMS IN PLACE, OPEN OFFICE DESIGNS ARE BEING TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
8 min |
July 12, 2020
Business Today
Corporate: Pangs of High Leverage
With the post-lockdown economy still to pick up, highly leveraged companies are looking at ways to reduce debt
8 min |
July 12, 2020
Business Today
A Lot of Bull
Why the sharp recovery and sustained run in stock markets is built on weak fundamentals. Despite the fall, they are trading at double the valuation of the 2008 Lehman crash
10+ min |
July 12, 2020
Business Today
Bond Fund With a Difference
BHARAT BOND ETFS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN AAA-RATED PSUS AT LOW COST WITH PREDICTABLE RETURNS AND EQUITIES-LIKE LIQUIDITY
6 min |
July 12, 2020
Business Today
Ticking Time Bomb
Up to ₹40 lakh crore worth of loans of banks are under six-month moratorium. The risk of default looms large
6 min |