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Booster shot in need of a boost as citizens shy away despite Covid surge

Fewer than 20% have taken precautionary vaccine dose, with Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru accounting for a quarter of the jabs taken by the 18-59 age group

Agnipath hiring: Armed forces must avoid the track Indian Railways took

The Railways' experience with its half-century-old apprenticeship programme offers a view of the problems that could occur with the armed forces' new recruitment scheme

Private banks are better money managers, state-owned lenders grow faster

They witnessed higher gains from parking funds with RBI and income from investments; as rates rise, space for both would shrink

On her own: Droupadi Murmu, president candidate with no political lineage

Possibly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw a reflection of himself - she does not come from a political background, has no lineage, and had a lifetime of personal struggle and sacrifice.

As politics shapes policy, India's private fuel retailers run on fumes

A quasi-administered price regime and the imposition of Universal Service Obligations are complicating their business plans

Will Amazon be able to overcome challenges to its expansion plans in India?

A tougher global e-commerce environment and repeated policy and regulation problems are raising questions about the company's India expansion plans

Plastic straws cause FMCG firms indigestion as deadline for ban nears

Juice and beverage giants struggle to meet the impending ban on single-use plastics

Statsguru: Six charts show India's employment conundrum amid Covid-19

Business Standard guides you through the numbers you need to know to make sense of the headlines

In the works at IRDAI: Making Indian insurance firms less risk-averse

The regulator hints at relaxing the FDI cap still further but it is unclear yet whether doing so would spread insurance to the bottom of the pyramid

The Cinderella of insolvency

Undermining operational creditors is against the basic spirit of IBC

Why govt's skill development initiative still struggles with placements?

In its first iteration, the government was able to enrol two million candidates, but it could certify 1.5 million and place only 0.3 million

Alang ship recycling industry fears worker's death may hurt global image

Police case against unit and closure notice are unfair to business facing stiff competition, says association

R Subramaniakumar: 'Bad loan expert' in the hot seat at crisis-hit RBL Bank

His appointment raises questions because ex-PSB bankers have historically taken over as heads of financial institutions with weak asset quality and governance

IPL media rights: Strategic time-out for media giants Disney, Viacom

The two media giants see very different gains from their bets on IPL media rights

PE/VC investments in May rise 42% to $5.3 bn; dip 29% month-on-month

Real estate and infrastructure sector investments took the top spot in May 2022, recording $1.7 billion in investments

Adani Enterprises wind power project caught in Lankan political crossfire

The controversy over the Adani investment in the neighbouring nation stems from domestic power politics in which a bureaucrat has become collateral damage

Taxing times for solar power as govt frowns at imports, pushes local

A new tax on solar equipment imports plus mandatory purchase of local modules will raise costs significantly and dim the outlook for meeting green energy targets

Visa on time: Embassies work to meet spike in applications by Indians

According to a VFS Global spokesperson, there has been an unprecedented uptick in outbound travel demand from India this summer

Red marks in green power plans amid lack of reform in electricity pricing

The lack of market reform in electricity pricing has limited states' ability to expand capital expenditure on the critical transition to clean energy

How Airtel took a long call on profit by focusing on costs and customers

Airtel reported nearly a three-fold year-on-year increase in its net profit to Rs 2,008 crore in the fourth quarter of FY22