BUSINESS
SEBI eases norms for public listing of startups
The revised norms will also provide early-stage startup investors an easier route to exit.
BUSINESS
Bharat Biotech to expand manufacturing capacity to meet Covaxin demand: Report
Currently, the company is producing 40 lakh doses of Covaxin per month at its Hyderabad plant.
BUSINESS
Metapurse's Twobadour Paanar opens up on why they bought Beeple for $69 Million
India has a large bunch of blockchain developers, this is an opportunity to stay ahead of the curve, and spark an environment of entrepreneurship out of India, says crypto entrepreneur duo Vignesh Sundaresan and Anand Venkateswaran
BUSINESS
Exclusive | Accelerate with caution, do not fall into bad habits of the past: Sequoia India’s GV Ravishankar
Sequoia India’s GV Ravishankar, one of India’s most successful investors, says founders should not fall into bad habits of the past due to easy access of capital. He has also said it is a very difficult environment for founders and investors, as one is not able to understand what all the funding interest means.
BUSINESS
I got my vaccination certificate digitally. My friend in Seattle got it on a piece of paper: Nandan Nilekani
Talking about his journey from a software czar to a technocrat who played a central role in building India's digital rails, Nilekani said the most crucial trait a technocrat needs to have is the ability to build consensus.
BUSINESS
Indians should be allowed to have crypto as an asset class: Nandan Nilekani
Nilekani's stance is significant, as he is one of India's most prominent technocrats and has played a central role in building India's digital rails- be it Aadhaar, the UPI payment infrastructure, GST or FASTag.
BUSINESS
Indian investors give Govt's move to widen capital pool a thumbs up
The Finance Ministry, in a circular on March 17th, 2021, allowed privately managed provident, superannuation, and gratuity funds to invest up to 5 percent of their corpus in alternative investment funds (AIFs) such as SME funds, venture capital funds, social venture capital funds, and infrastructure funds.
BUSINESS
Infosys may look at hiring people with Google Career Certificates for India after the US
These certificates offer programmes in four areas - Data Analytics, Project Management, User Experience (UX) Design and Associate Android Developer Certification.
BUSINESS
How these women leaders of TCS rose to the top
Four executives trace their journey inside India’s largest software exporter, share their experiences about how they and the organisation have grown, and offer some advice on how women can strike the right balance between work and home.
BUSINESS
Valli Arunachalam moves waiver application to sue Murugappa Group
Valli Arunachalam's family owns 8.21 percent in Ambadi Investments, thus falling short of the minimum requirement by 1.79 percent.
BUSINESS
iPhone-maker Wistron resumes operations at Kolar plant
The factory had been shut since December 12 due to wage-related issues.
BUSINESS
Uber sees demand bounce back in India, plans to accelerate hiring
Ride-hailing company wants to leverage talent in India to build tech solutions that power its operations around the world
BUSINESS
Women's Day 2021: Three female gig economy workers on what their jobs mean for them
This Women's Day, Moneycontrol brings you the story of three women who braved the odds and are part of the gig economy today:
BUSINESS
Womens Day 2021: Dreams Unlimited: Startup stories from 3 women entrepreneurs in India
They spoke about their journey, key challenges, the opportunities for women entrepreneurs in India today, and why equality at home is as important as equality in the workplace.
BUSINESS
Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal looks to disrupt India's EV market by mass producing vehicles
Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal, who aims to make the Ola FutureFactory in Tamil Nadu the world's largest two-wheeler factory, says Tesla's entry into India will be a "massive positive" for the EV ecosystem.
TRENDS
Interview | Byju's Co-Founder Divya Gokulnath on global listing plans, work-life balance, future of teaching, and more
The co-founder of the $12 billion edtech behemoth tells Moneycontrol all about her plans to take her company global, how she deals with criticism and why she thinks the golden age of teachers is coming back.
BUSINESS
Wipro started as an oil mill 75 years ago. Today it bought a UK consulting firm for $1.45 billion
While analysts and industry watchers concurred that it was a bold move, they also expressed concern because integrating a consulting firm is not easy, simply because the culture and cost structure are completely different.
BUSINESS
TCS likely to cover vaccination costs for employees
Infosys that employs 2.4 lakh people and Accenture that has about 2 lakh tech workforce in India have also said that they will be covering cost of vaccination of employees and their immediate families.
BUSINESS
Infosys to cover COVID-19 vaccination cost for employees and immediate family
Infosys is looking at partnering with healthcare providers to vaccinate employees and their immediate families as eligible under the guidelines given by the government, the company said.
BUSINESS
PhonePe & Paytm lock horns: Both claim market leadership
Paytm is yet to put out a breakup of its numbers for February, so it’s hard to tell who really was No. 1 last month with both claiming to have recorded over a billion transactions.
BUSINESS
Interview | Co-WIN app is scalable, vaccinations can go up to 1 crore a day: RS Sharma
RS Sharma, who heads the committee for India's COVID-19 vaccine delivery tech platform Co-WIN, weighs in on the app’s initial tech glitches, lessons in scale from Aadhaar, and how India can expand vaccinations to cover 1 crore people a day.
INDIA
COVID-19 vaccination: Tech titans in Bengaluru lead from the front
Prominent citizens coming forward to take a vaccine jab is likely to bolster confidence and reduce vaccine hesitancy among the general public in India.
BUSINESS
EXCLUSIVE | We are feeling perfectly fine: Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy after getting vaccinated
The vaccination process was seamless, and we did not have any problem in registering, says Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy after getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
BUSINESS
Wipro under the spotlight for Citibank’s $900 million mess
Of the three people who executed Citibank’s gargantuan transfer by mistake, two were Wipro employees. What is the impact of the colossal blunder on Wipro and the Indian IT services industry?
