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- Unravelling the mystery behind the death of India's coffee magnate
Invest Like A Pro
Knowing where you stand in the excess-correction cycle will help you figure out an in-sync investment strategy The corner office has too many pitfalls, but building relationships with key stakeholders may help when the going gets tough Hyperparathyroidism could go undetected for years. if left untreated, it may cause severe health damage Discover everything you need to know about soul food, soothing decor, graceful fashion and a river retreat in the foothills of the Himalayas Microsoft's HoloLens 2 can be combined with other emerging technologies to help people at work If your cherished photographs, letters, music or other important documents are locked away in the analogue world, give them a digital lease of life with these simple do-it-yourself steps
Starting A New Chapter
The National Education Policy draft is path-breaking in the changes it suggests to reform Indian education. But implementation and funding could be huge challenges"B-Schools Should Leverage What's Unique To India"
Sangeet Chowfla, President and CEO, Graduate Management Admission Council, which conducts the Graduate Management Admission Test, speaks to Sonal Khetarpal of Business Today about the demand for specialised courses and rise of non-US B-schools. Edited excerpts: Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, could be the most convenient way to upskill or reskill people and drive professional growth A motley group of coaching institutes has extended its reach by offering supplement online content for students Any improvement in the education sector in India has been in fits and starts. So, while the draft National Education Policy suggests changes in all segments of the sector, online coaching courses and MOOCs help fill in the gaps Organisations, both new and old, big and small, are tying up with MOOC players to help their employees learn and grow
Losing Momentum
With election-induced slowdown tapering off, experts expect order inflows to improve in the second half of FY20Slowdown Impacts Investment Too
Market leader Maruti Suzuki, which registered dismal financial results in the first quarter of FY2020, has reportedly put on hold plans to expand capacity at the Gujarat factory The cash-strapped Andhra Pradesh under new chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is keeping investors in a wait and watch mode with clarity yet to emerge on the way ahead on infrastructure, renewable energy and education At the heart of the fight between co-founders of the IndiGo airlines are certain questionable Related Party Transactions or RPTs In a welcome change, the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha appears to be the most productive in the last two decades For nearly 16 years, DoT and telcos were at loggerheads as they differed on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) calculations The Delhi-based firm finances owners of e-rickshaws and electric two-wheelers, and will soon support cleantech product manufacturers Amid talk about recent amendments in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, what got missed was the fight over authority between the judiciary and the government, an issue on which the latter seems to have prevailed The recent Budget decision on super tax has already led to an outflow of dollars by foreign investors The new CSR norms will force companies to focus on short-term projects
Piecing Together A Winning Strategy
Winning strategies should have enough flexibility to stay relevant and evolve in a fast-changing environment"People Are Exaggerating EVs, But We Cannot Burn Fossil Fuels Like In The Past"
It is very important for a country and its politicians to set the right targets. It has become clearer than ever that we (the automobile industry) have to contribute to fighting climate change: Volkmar Denner, the Global CEO of Bosch Dairy cooperatives need to shed their political tone and focus on business to stay afloat Lack of competitiveness, paucity of risk capital, infrastructure issues and a strong rupee are preventing exports from taking off Is the truce between the warring co-founders of IndiGo for real?White Knight Or Great White Shark?
In a fund starved market, private equity firms with oodles of cash are stepping in to pick up anything they can. But there are dangers Even if the government decides to go ahead and issue sovereign bonds in foreign currency, its rising borrowings will continue to put pressure on liquidity in the domestic market
Leaderspeak
Harkirat Singh, MD, Aero Club (owns footwear major Woodland), entered the family business in 1993/94, scaled up the brand to Rs 1,250 crore and ventured into new categories
