Today's Paper - 13/01/2020+ Print Archive
No fair play? Women cricketers gain popularity but still on a sticky wicket with brands
The Indian women’s cricket team gained widespread attention when it made it to the World Cup final of One Day Internationals (ODIs) in 2017.
Discoms’ dues to power producers rise by 45% to Rs 81,000 crore
The dues include those to independent power producers (about 30% of the total) and state-run utilities such as NTPC, DVC and NHPC.
Forex scam: No relation with Capstone Forex, says Edelweiss CEO Rashesh Shah
Shah’s statement further said, as per media reports Sanjay Nathalal Shah, chartered accountant and an independent director of few of Edelweiss Group of companies, is alleged to be connected to Capstone.
Transparency matters! Sebi likely to fine-tune disclosure norms soon
The regulator is believed to be taking a relook at the regulations under the ‘Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements’ and is understood to be working on guidelines that clearly define material and non-material events.
PM-Awas Yojna: Only a third of sanctioned units completed so far, state-wise numbers here
The government has spent a total of Rs 64,000 crore for the scheme so far.
FCI may face serious storage problem in a few weeks, here’s why
According to official sources, FCI’s grain stocks (central pool stocks built up under a virtually open-ended procurement policy) is already close to its capacity of 76 million tonne (MT).
Budget 2020: Don’t blame FM Sitharaman, ball in PM Modi’s court
Budget 2020-21: Yashwant Sinha was one of India’s best FMs, yet he was called ‘rollback’ Sinha as Vajpayee kept vacillating. Manmohan Singh was a great FM but only till Narasimha Rao allowed him.
Pinging Freedom: India lost $1.3 billion to internet shutdown
If that number is correct, then India lost close to half of what it had between 2012 and 2017 in just one year—an Icrier study had found that the economic impact of internet shutdowns for 2012-17 was $3.04 billion.
Why PM Modi must not give up on fertiliser DBT
DBT will save the government quite a lot on the subsidy by eliminating misuse and ensuring better targeting through Aadhaar linkage
Banking crisis is not over yet, but recapitalisation hiding the truth
The recapitalisation of PSBs hides or even prevents some significant signals that are otherwise associated with a banking crisis. Because the government recapitalises banks, there are hardly any bank runs. The underlying crisis very much exists
AI can do a lot for financial services penetration in the hinterlands
The success of mobile or agent banking to financial inclusion depends on the level of financial literacy
Brand Conscious: Does brand proliferation lead brand cannibalisation?
Each brand requires a different treatment, each brand is a unique identity, and each brand needs unique handling; the very dynamism of product proliferation makes it hard to manage the brand.
Mutual Funds: Equity inflows normalise after weak November
Debt/liquid flows showed no signs of recovery in Dec, leading to continued funding constraints for NBFCs and HFCs
Consumer staples preview: Slowdown is intact, without getting worse
There is slowdown for select rural-centric players but higher-urban-salience companies are likely to more than pick up the slack
Birla Corp rating | Valuations do not capture performance
Greater share of premium products has ensured high realisations; ‘Buy’ retained
New ITR-1 form: Know the eligibility norms
The CBDT has notified these forms even before beginning of relevant assessment year, which will give sufficient time to taxpayers to gather necessary information.
How free investment advice can ruin you
Sebi has recently mandated registered investment advisors to offer advice only after they undertake complete personalised risk profiling of the clients
Gaming Technology: AMD bets big on cloud gaming
AMD-powered gaming laptops and desktops are in Asus, Acer, and soon from HP, MSI and Lenovo and its Radeon graphic card sales have more than doubled every quarter.
Games we play! eSports is the new buzzword
In fact, eSports is the new buzz word in the gaming industry. Ever since the mass uptake of smartphones and PCs have taken place, gaming has been a hot topic.
Skullcandy’s new wireless earbuds are aggressively priced and offer good audio experience
In recent months, there has been a strong consumer demand in India for its headphones and earbuds. We take a look at some of its new product introductions.
Sony WI-1000XM2 is a stunning good device which high-definition audio quality
The Sony WI-1000Xm2 has a very familiar design. The neck band style has been quite popular and almost overtaken by the true wireless earbud models.
Equipped to grow: Coal India subsidiary is targetting output of 115 MT by FY 24
The company has so far extracted 1.7 BT of coal from Moher, which lies in the Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh, with a small part falling in the Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.
Daalchini Tech: Home-style food accessible at the kiosk anytime, anywhere
With 69% of urban working professionals not eating home-cooked food when out for work, Daalchini provides affordable, instant and quality home food.
WhistleDrive: Office commute made simple and easy
The transportation sector in India is currently valued at $16 billion, of which about $2.5 billion is spent directly by corporates.
New AR toys announced by Playshifu at CES
PlayShifu is already popular among schools in the US and India, with the Orboot opening up children to the world of dinosaurs and planets.
What to learn at the workplace in 2020
In 2020, employees will be chosen based on skills they can offer for projects and short-term assignments, not because of their roles
Team building is not just art, it’s science too
In the modern era, delivering quality at all times requires continuous improvement in efficiency and productivity of the human resources involved.
The Oxford Atlas for India gets updated
The atlas includes 24 maps focusing on the history of Indian subcontinent, eight maps on environmental concerns and natural disasters of the country, and the map of the newly formed Union Territories Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
How talent agility leads to business success
In fact, historically, companies saw ‘strategy’ as the most crucial factor for success, but now they realise that retaining the right human capital talent creates the most value.
Global IT skills that are most in demand
The demand for network and information security experts in the European market will continue to see a rise due to two major factors.
Gene-editing: Technically feasible, ethically undesirable?
Part of that was perhaps because Chinese scientists are aware of the scepticism with which the West looks at research standards in China.
India’s own GPS: Isro tying up with Xiaomi to get its positioning right
The Indian navigation system, which is the most recent of them all, has been named NAVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) or Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
PM Modi renames Kolkata Port after BJP ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee
The Prime Minister, at the 150th anniversary of the port, handed over a Rs 501-crore cheque to LIC chairman MR Kumar.
CAA about giving citizenship, not taking it away: PM in Bengal
The Prime Minister said the dispute that has arisen over CAA has made the world take notice of the persecution of minorities in Pakistan.
