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A growth story written by global Indians

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- India's next growth chapter will be driven not just by domestic demand, manufacturing and digitalisation. It will also be shaped by one of the country's most influential and unde... Read More


Home-grown hardware resilience

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Early-stage venture capital firm BYT Capital, which began operations in November 2025, is betting on hardware-led deep-tech companies as India looks to build domestic capabilitie... Read More


Sustainability in a smart packaging

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- For years, sustainable packaging in India has had a familiar problem: plenty of interest, but limited willingness to pay. A new generation of startups is attempting to take a cr... Read More


Weather woes in Brazil, El Nino outlook fuel coffee price rise in July, says ICO

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Global coffee prices surged during July on factors such as weather issues in Brazil, strengthening El Nino outlook and concerns over tightening Arabica supplies, according to the... Read More


LIC@70. Older, savvier, and more ambitious

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Remaining India's No. 1 life insurer 70 years since inception and 26 years after the insurance sector was opened to private and foreign players is a remarkable achievement in its... Read More


Table talk. A new lease of life for Mitra's corporate career

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Suparna Mitra and I decide to meet at one of the many delectable dives that dot upscale Indiranagar in Bengaluru. She plumps for a place with a name appropriate for these times, ... Read More


Startups: Vai-Thee-Fuss. Deep-tech: Patient, but not unquestioning capital

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- In the previous column we discussed how the people best equipped to identify promising deep-tech startups are often also connected to the small ecosystem, leading to an expertise... Read More


Economics and education reform

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Everyone wants a reform of our education system but, believe me, no one knows what form or forms it should take. Government committees, real experts, self-styled experts, teacher... Read More


Getting AI to engineer gene editors

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Gene editing is proving transformative in fields ranging from medicine to agriculture, but the technology remains constrained by the tools used to rewrite DNA. Bengaluru-based Ma... Read More


Groww Asset Management completes Rs.580-crore State Street investment

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Groww Asset Management has completed State Street Investment Management's strategic investment in its asset management business after receiving all necessary regulatory approvals... Read More