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Sparing small rooftop-solar businesses the initial legwork

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Most of the small businesses offering rooftop solar installation services are constrained by the time and effort needed to estimate the requirements of a potential customer befo... Read More


Lyons range gambit. The uphill battle to reviveCalcutta Stock Exchange

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- India's second-oldest bourse is attempting an audacious comeback from the brink of liquidation. After applying for a voluntary exit in February 2025, the Calcutta Stock Exchange... Read More


NSE has priced everything except itself

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- For three decades, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has priced everything India owns except itself. That is about to change. The exchange filed its draft red herring prospectus... Read More


A nuanced take on life insurance 'surrenders'

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- The recent discussions on the high rate of life insurance surrenders and the likely role played by mis-selling are important and deserve attention. Mis-selling, wherever it occu... Read More


All that glitters... in jewellers' IPO boom

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Dalal Street is experiencing a glittering gold rush as India's $85 billion (Rs.7.3 lakh crore) jewellery market - long dominated by family-run shops - is formalising at breaknec... Read More


Retail royalty. Viveks - retired at 60!

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- My divisional salesman in Hindustan Lever (as HUL was then called), T Srikrishnaiah, introduced me to Viveks. Srikishnaiah and his family had been shopping with the Chennai-head... Read More


US Section 232 move: Opportunity or fresh hurdle for Indian solar makers?

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- On August 6, US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, citing national security concerns over dependence on imported polysili... Read More


Big NBFCs join the gold loan mela

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- The big daddies in the gold loan space, such as Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance, have some serious competition coming their way as diversified large non-banking finance c... Read More


A tale of two systems

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Another BRICS summit is over. China with its trade surpluses was clearly the overwhelming big daddy. It accounts for over 60 per cent of intra-BRICS trade and investment. Russia... Read More


Dr Reddy's launches educational initiative to strengthen obesity care workforce

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has launched a nationwide educational initiative aimed at strengthening India's obesity care workforce through the development of a network of Certified... Read More