The single-use plastic ban has failed. That shouldn’t stop India from banning sachet plastic

The Global Plastics Treaty is heading toward banning ‘problematic’ plastics. Half of India’s plastics menace arises from multi-layered plastics used in sachet packaging which are greenwashed under extended producer responsibility

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‘I just got my 30th credit card. And I’m planning to get more’

To Kashif Ansari, and the surprisingly large community of like-minded people, it’s mostly a game of reward maximisation.

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600 new mutual funds in three years is a win for everyone. Almost everyone

Fund houses and distributors are raking it in with new fund offers galore. Investors could be left with the short end of the stick

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Waycool’s pivot and the false promise of agritech

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When the news about the first round of layoffs came out, over 100 employees in the corporate office went on mass leave the next day. There was fear [as to] who would be the next in line

Former employee, Waycool Foods

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KKR turned Eurokids into a ‘billion-dollar’ education giant. But not everyone’s applauding

In just five years, the PE titan is setting its sights on a 5X jump in the school chain's value, riding on corporate direction and revenue boosts from recent fee hikes

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Default notices just a symptom of deeper problems at Good Glamm Group

Doubling down on D2C may be one reason for its troubles

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A Philippine regulator on the digital-banking blueprint that once got India’s attention

The country has set a benchmark for digital banking governance by enabling new technologies while also keeping the unfettered enthusiasm for such innovations in check

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Insights from the job market you'll not find elsewhere

“Never say you want to do strategy”, and other ways to land that dream startup job as a fresh MBA

Off-campus job hunts for startup roles have become Plan A for graduating MBAs. So we asked B-school alumni, now startup leaders, how to do it right

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The rise of the ‘chief value extractor’—or what startups want their CFO to be

From bean counting, the new finance leaders are now forming company strategies and driving major decisions. But at the cost of innovation

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Job hunt was once a skill test. Now, it’s a patience test too

Employers think they didn’t have it this good. But candidates are not the only ones losing out with six rounds of screening

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All things technology

Your 5G phone is bleeding Airtel and Jio dry. Is 3G history repeating itself?

A US$11.5 billion spectrum auction in May is looming. The telcos, having already spent US$15 billion, are struggling to see profits. And the expected 5G-driven B2B boom remains elusive

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Everyone’s on a yatra these days. Why shouldn’t EVs?

Sushil Reddy has been putting EV endurance to the test, with an odd target group in mind

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Understand business the way it's meant to be seen, through charts, graphs and infographics

600 new mutual funds in three years is a win for everyone. Almost everyone

600 new mutual funds in three years is a win for everyone. Almost everyone

Waycool’s pivot and the false promise of agritech

Waycool’s pivot and the false promise of agritech

KKR turned Eurokids into a ‘billion-dollar’ education giant. But not everyone’s applauding

KKR turned Eurokids into a ‘billion-dollar’ education giant. But not everyone’s applauding

TCS offers quirky titles and little else in recruiting revamp to attract 40K hires

TCS offers quirky titles and little else in recruiting revamp to attract 40K hires

Mankind Pharma’s canny marketing worked wonders. Until it began selling supplements

Mankind Pharma’s canny marketing worked wonders. Until it began selling supplements

Why banks are no longer ideal to deposit your valuables

Why banks are no longer ideal to deposit your valuables

You need to download Digiyatra again. But it’s less about a tech upgrade and more about a ‘scam’

You need to download Digiyatra again. But it’s less about a tech upgrade and more about a ‘scam’

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Looking beyond India

For those who invest in the future

World’s two chip giants had India’s mobile pie. Now, they are fighting for the home-broadband cake too

Jio and Airtel, have called in Qualcomm and Mediatek to conquer 5G wireless home broadband. With trial runs expected in the coming weeks, the quartet is gearing up for a showdown

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What’s stealing the show at India’s gaming major Nazara? Hint: it’s not gaming

India’s only listed gaming company—facing boss battles despite big wins in esports—is at a crucial checkpoint

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Mankind Pharma’s canny marketing worked wonders. Until it began selling supplements

The US$11 billion company wants to extend its dominance from pregnancy test kits and contraceptives to multivitamins, but the segment is proving to be a tough pill to swallow

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First-person versus third-person decision making

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A green home won’t remain just a choice for much longer

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Why cooling is going to be hotly debated in Dubai this month

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It’s time for Mumbai’s air to become productively political

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We forgot to bring mascots with us to the 21st century

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Sulabh revolutionised toilets because it cared about something more

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The stars are aligning for the business of astrology

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Fintech word games around yield are just another kind of dark pattern

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Are Indian fintechs resilient or just resistant?

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Reliance Retail is often fashionably late. This time, it’s just late

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How Microsoft India chief’s quest to rev up revenues drove discontent among employees

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Google, Meta may be in for multi-million-dollar telecom bills in India

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On Google and Facebook’s watch, cybercrime syndicates flourish

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Your EV battery is dead? Some are happy about it

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Why is Ola Electric in such a hurry to build its gigafactory?

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Which Indian state has the best EV policy? Error: Benchmark not found

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Amazon’s ad ambitions can’t escape the e-commerce shadow

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Sony Liv is set to upend the OTT pecking order with the Zee merger

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How many cars does it take to change Uber’s driver model? 10,000

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Your Namma Yatri auto driver may still be on Uber, Ola

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Rapido has a safety problem it should have fixed years ago

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