Take Two

Russian oil & Opec effect: Outcome of buying Urals oil above

The risks to Indo-Russian oil trade escalate when Urals crude starts trading above the cap imposed by the European Union

Coal India needs to raise prices, but caught between political constraints

The state-owned miner needs to raise prices but it is caught between the political constraints on its major buyer, electricity producers and close decision-making control by the coal and power

Here's why India's gig workforce is still outside purview of basic benefits

The Social Security Code of 2020 offered guidelines to companies for gig work

Govt seeks to fill up posts with hires from non-IAS pool, sparks debate

The decision to extend the application date for head of the competition watchdog underlines the old debate over reserving regulatory heads exclusively for administrative service officers

RRR, Pathaan remind trade and studios of economic power of single screens

Can single screens be resuscitated?

A sugar rush for emissions: Is ethanol-spiked fuel a sweet solution?

Rising compliance with ethanol-spiked fuels in vehicle could be a win-win situation all round

Uncounted costs of energy transitions to reduce carbon emissions

States with the most to lose from the rise of RE power are yet to start preparing their economies and people for the shift

Power shift: Rajiv Rattan's makeover mode after Indiabulls separation

Rajiv Rattan is putting his past behind him and venturing into newer businesses such as retail, drones and EV manufacturing

After Byju's deal, Great Learning CEO intends to grow the business

After selling his company for $600 million to Byju's, Mohan Lakhamraju intends to double down on what he began over a decade ago

Aim to build entertainment pop culture marketplace at scale: V Subramaniam

'Over the next 2-3 years, the influencer marketing business alone could be around Rs 2,000-Rs 3,000 crore', said Subramaniam

Railways on divergent tracks: Gap between forecasts and reality is widening

The gap between forecasts and reality is widening for India's largest public-sector operator

Can battery swapping power EVs for the long term in a cost-effective way?

Batteries can be charged away from swapping points, allowing more freedom in setting up swap facilities

India's new ambassador to China faces Himalayan challenge to ease ties

In Beijing, Rawat replaces Vikram Misri who had a three-year stint and possibly not a single day without challenges

IGX awaits regulatory reforms to meet mandate of expanding fuel access

The Indian Gas Exchange, which opened for business last year, is waiting for regulatory reforms to achieve its mandate of expanding access to the fuel

Metal of choice: How electric vehicles will shape demand for platinum

Prices of this rare precious metal lagged gold as a result of an industrial slowdown but battery adoption may boost it

Hidden costs of renewable power in compulsory purchases of RE for discoms

The challenge at this stage of renewable power induction is to see whether the low tariffs are truly reflective of the cost that state discoms additionally pay for thermal power they are not using

Explained: How push for factoring could benefit the MSME sector

In simple terms, factoring is acquiring bills receivables from MSMEs and releasing money, or giving short-term loans, against these bills to the MSMEs

Eye on the outcome: Meet C Vijayakumar, MD & CEO, HCL Technologies

People who have worked with him say CVK is extremely focused on executing the company's mode 1-2-3 strategy

Return of the prodigal: Adman Goyal is back with acquisition of Rediffusion

Sandeep Goyal has his hands full after acquiring Rediffusion, India's oldest ad agency. While the pandemic isn't making life easy, the veteran appears ready for the challenge

Beyond the bottom line: The journey of newsmaker Deepinder Goyal

In FY21, the founder & CEO of Zomato took a steep pay cut from an annual Rs 3.5 crore to Rs 1.6 crore and waived his salary for 36 months starting April 1, 2021