October 12: Two dozen stocks, including Lenskart, Everyday Ind, SJS, Authum, Chemplast, Bajel Projects will remain in focus
Business Lineby KS Badri Narayanan·8h ago
According to market buzz, Global investment firm Alpha Wave Ventures LP is looking to offload a stake of up to 1.6% in Lenskart Solutions through a block deal.
Automating the ‘future of work’
Business Lineby Jyoti Banthia·16h ago
Capria Ventures, which manages assets worth about ₹2,000 crore, is sharpening its focus on enterprise artificial intelligence (AI), manufacturing automation and the broader ‘future of work’...
Premium grocery: Slower and cleaner commerce, anyone?
Business Lineby Jyoti Banthia·16h ago
Since taking root in India, online grocery had a simple selling point: get what you need at your doorstep and, increasingly, as quickly as possible.
The rational business decisions behind reverse flipping
Business Lineby K Vaitheeswaran·16h ago
In the previous column, we discussed how several successful Indian startups domicile themselves in Singapore, the US or other countries as a practical solution to regulatory challenges.
Living in a bubble... with clean air
Business Lineby Sanjana B·17h ago
In 2013, Sachin Panwar set out to examine whether air purification products imported from countries with cleaner outdoor air could handle the pollution levels in Indian cities.
Why best practices often don’t fly
Business Lineby T T Srinath·17h ago
Why does so little learning happen in organisations and schools, even when they are exposed to best practices, excellent examples and inspiring success stories?
Putting food safety on your plate
Business Lineby Meenakshi Verma Ambwani·17h ago
Gone are the days when food safety meant a routine compliance check by a company’s quality manager.
Scale-up struggles of sustainable startups
Business Lineby Chitra Narayanan·17h ago
India’s green economy could attract almost $4.1 trillion (₹360 lakh crore) in investments and potentially unlock 48 million jobs by 2047, says a study by the Council on Energy, Environment and...
The virtues of co-locating solar, battery energy storage
Business Lineby Team BL·17h ago
Co-locating solar power plants with battery energy storage systems (BESS) can improve the economics and reliability of firm renewable power, but the project design must balance cost, supply...
Green Energy Corridor-III: The ball is now in states’ court
Business Lineby M Ramesh·17h ago
On September 30, the government announced the ₹1.86-lakh-crore Green Energy Corridor-III project, chipping in with ₹55,000 crore and leaving the rest to be brought in or raised by State...
AgriPV: Up above the ground so high
Business Lineby M Ramesh·17h ago
The government is expected to announce an incentive scheme at the upcoming seventh AgriVoltaics World Conference in Delhi on October 21–23.
ALMM List-II triggers 98% plunge in Chinese cell exports to India
Business Lineby K Bharat Kumar·17h ago
It’s not often that we see China’s trade figures impacted due to policy decisions in India. The photovoltaic (PV) industry was witness to one such development recently.
Monetary policy: Currency, credit, credibility gain focus
Business Lineby Anitha Rangan·17h ago
The RBI has raised the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps), as widely expected, and, to the surprise of some, changed its stance by guiding that further hikes are down the road.
Regulating distribution: Insurance reforms spark unease
Business Lineby G Naga Sridhar·17h ago
The insurance industry is at a crossroads, thanks to a significant line-up of regulatory reforms that have become a widely debated topic among insurers and other stakeholders.
Kotak Life, investors Mukul Agrawal, Ashish Kacholia acquire shares in Fusion CX ahead of IPO
Business Lineby BL Kolkata Bureau·18h ago
Private sector insurer Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance, investor Mukul Agrawal backed Sanshi Fund-I and investor Ashish Kacholia were among those who acquired shares worth around ₹120 crore in Fusion...
Banks set for mixed Q2 show as NIMs weaken despite profit growth
Business Lineby Ashokamithran T·19h ago
India’s banks are expected to deliver a mixed profitability performance in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, according to analysts and brokerage reports.
India will not succumb to Musk’s pressure tactics
Business Lineby NS Vageesh·19h ago
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, owner of Tesla, Space X and social media platform X, clearly didn’t attend an etiquette class or failed it, if he did.
CJP hardens stand on SIR issue; INDIA bloc to meet CJI, hold protest march
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·19h ago
Amid the continuing security chokehold in New Delhi for the second day on Sunday, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) vowed to continue its protest as more than 100 protestors, demanding the...
Below the Line
Business Lineby Our Bureaus·19h ago
Donald Trump’s push to rebrand ‘AI’ as ‘SI’ has a totally different meaning in India. When the US President signed an executive order directing federal agencies to drop the term ‘Artificial...
India has been overlooked in the AI Rush: Vincent Mortier
Business Lineby Mahesh Ravidas Nayak; Ashokamithran T·19h ago
As global investors flock to AI winners and mega-cap technology stocks, Vincent Mortier, Deputy CEO and Global CIO of Amundi, remains bullish on India.
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