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Shortage of administrative capacity leading to underspending by states

CAG audits show that more than lack of funds, it's the shortage of administrative capacity that leads to underspending on health and education

Mumbai's CSMT facelift plan back to drawing board due to railway revamp

The project, which had received bids from Adani, Oberoi and GMR, goes back to drawing board after abrupt shutdown of nodal agency; station will now be developed under BOT mode

Jio explores 5G use cases, undertakes trial runs of over 25 applications

Jio also conducted trials on network slicing on 5G, which would help offer enterprises a secure and customised network

First Cheque closes second fund at Rs 38 cr, plans to invest in 50 startups

First Cheque aims to be the earliest institutional capital available for founders and seeks to achieve this by investing at the pre-seed stage

Battered by three decades of controversy, TMB looks back to the future

The storied bank hopes to put its troubles behind it with its impending IPO

India's bet on gas-based economy runs into Ukraine war challenges

As the Ukraine-Russia conflict pushes up prices and Europe outbids South Asia for scarce supplies, billions of dollars in domestic gas infrastructure investment are at risk

Arvind Kejriwal's Delhi model beats BJP's Gujarat model on every parameter

A 17-member delegation from Gujarat would have found that the Delhi aces it on key welfare parameters

Statsguru: India's massive population challenge explained in six charts

Life expectancy at birth reduced from 70.9 years in 2019 to 67.2 years in 2021

Metro AG: In deal season, German cash & carry chain feels the heat in India

The low-profile German cash & carry chain is suddenly finding itself at the centre of controversy as negotiations for the sale of its India business get underway

Facebook vs Facebake is only the latest in a series of trademark wars

IPR laws in India and the challenge of staying ahead of violators

Bollywood battles flop show as OTT platforms, South movies throw challenge

As theatres reopen, big-budget production houses face challenges with the financial cushion offered by pre-selling to OTTs set to diminish

Number wise: Hike in MLA salaries outstripped growth in common man's income

Delhi lawmakers just gave themselves a salary hike, joining counterparts in widening the gap with their voters' income

Not so sweet for UP sugar industry as giant Bajaj Hindusthan gets NPA tag

Bajaj Hindusthan badly needs money to shore up its operations but its NPA tag to make raising funds difficult

India may face tech, logistical snags as it tries to explore CNG imports

The government's draft policy encouraging imports in compressed form over LNG ignores major technological and logistics hurdles

The emerging stress in imports: Surprisingly, it's coal more than oil

More than oil, as the demand for coal shoots up even further in the economy, it has become the new pressure point in the import basket of India

Can Ola Electric ride over the multiple challenges and emerge stronger?

Registrations are down, and ranking too. But the player insists it is ready for the many challenges staring it in the face

Statsguru: Six charts explain India's aviation industry potential

The latest entrant, Akasa, is said to be focusing on connecting tier-II destinations

How tobacco-to-hotels major ITC rose to the challenge during pandemic

ITC Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Puri's three years in charge have seen structural shifts that steadied the cigarettes to hotels major against a tough business environment

Vivo's parent firm, BBK Electronics, owns 40% of India's smartphone market

Vivo India's share jumped from 10% in 2017 to 15% in 2021; sister concern Realme's quadrupled in last 4 years

Mistakes make a Meesho: What founder Vidit Aatrey learned from failed ideas

Meesho discovered its successful business model the hard way