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Mastering direct sales: power of branding, sales techniques, and sales rep’s persona
April 17, 2025, 6:00 PM IST
Having a great product isn’t enough—here’s why You may have a great product and yet find that the revenue figures are not as expected. Having a superior product is a basic requirement—but it’s just a…
April 17, 2025, 6:00 PM IST
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Dealing with stock market ups and downs
April 17, 2025, 7:23 AM IST
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Some years ago, a gentleman came to see me. He wore a long face. Due to volatility of the stock market, he had lost sixty million dollars that day. “I don’t…
April 17, 2025, 7:23 AM IST
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Banking laws and willful defaulters: Striking a fair balance
April 16, 2025, 1:58 PM IST
Last Month, Parliament passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, a progressive step allowing bank account holders to nominate up to four individuals. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman deserves high praise for championing this reform, which…
April 16, 2025, 1:58 PM IST
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Monetary policy amply empowers regulated entities
April 15, 2025, 10:06 PM IST
Amid the heightened risks of tariff war sweeping the global economy, the RBI has introduced a set of well-calibrated monetary policy measures to empower regulated entities (REs) to withstand market shocks and continue to provide…
April 15, 2025, 10:06 PM IST
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India set to emerge as a palm oil export powerhouse
April 14, 2025, 8:34 PM IST
India is on the brink of a palm oil revolution, with NMEO-OP driving its transformation from an import-dependent nation to a key global exporter. In today’s shifting global landscape, economic resilience has become essential. Governments…
April 14, 2025, 8:34 PM IST
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Biryani or bots? We don’t need no thought control. Let’s leave them startups alone
April 13, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
It is unusual for politicians, without provocation, to take a domestic industry to task. Yet this is exactly what happened last week, with a minister calling out the Indian startup scene for promoting frivolous consumer-facing…
April 13, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Trump’s economic blitzkrieg threatens globalization in letter and spirit
April 9, 2025, 11:21 PM IST
It does not require any background to admit that the ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) project of President Donald Trump is a shibboleth to mask the weak American economy. In order to check the high…
April 9, 2025, 11:21 PM IST
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From zoom to doom: The great Karnataka bike taxi u-turn
April 9, 2025, 10:39 PM IST
Karnataka’s Electric Bike Taxi Scheme, launched in 2021 with a cheerful promise of clean, green, last-mile mobility, has now been quietly towed off the road. What started as an earnest attempt to boost eco-friendly transport soon got lost…
April 9, 2025, 10:39 PM IST
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What’s the ‘Index of Fear’?
April 8, 2025, 5:38 AM IST
Lately, people who invest in companies (like in the stock market) are feeling really nervous. Why? Because they don’t know how bad things might get — and things could get a lot worse. On Monday,…
April 8, 2025, 5:38 AM IST
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Index of fear
April 8, 2025, 5:30 AM IST
Stock markets don’t know how much worse it can get. But it can get plenty worse On Monday, stock markets from Tokyo to London and New York convulsed again, although it wasn’t quite a replay…
April 8, 2025, 5:30 AM IST
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Who’ll grab Apple pie
April 7, 2025, 4:32 AM IST
Will India or Vietnam make the best of an iconic American company’s supply chain woes? Bloodbath. For US stock after stock, that was the commonest fate on Liberation Day. Apple, the world’s most valuable company,…
April 7, 2025, 4:32 AM IST
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The factory factor
April 5, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Big countries like the U.S. and China are fighting over trade. The U.S. started it by putting extra taxes on things China sells to them, and China hit back by doing the same to American…
April 5, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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The factory factor
April 5, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Low-cost labour is India’s best weapon in trade war Trump fired the first shot, and now the battle is joined. China on Friday imposed an additional 34% tariff on US goods – matching Trump’s impost…
April 5, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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The gendered economy: The cost of being a woman – part 2
April 4, 2025, 1:51 PM IST
When motherhood and ambition come at a cost In Part 1 of this article, we explored how capitalism charges women more for existing, through the pink tax and wage gaps. In Part 2, we look…
April 4, 2025, 1:51 PM IST
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Imperative of developing skilled youth to have an upper hand in today’s global competitive scenario – A focus on government schemes
April 4, 2025, 12:46 PM IST
A nation’s growth is dependent on the capability of its workforce. To be globally competitive Indian youth therefore must be equipped to meet the present and future demands. In today’s rapidly evolving workforce, the skilling…
April 4, 2025, 12:46 PM IST
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Copy + paste and repeat
April 4, 2025, 10:52 AM IST
The news about the economic surveys of a state being largely a copy-paste job with numerous sections verbatim repeat of yesteryears’ reports was met with a widespread derision. But should it be? Some deep insights…
April 4, 2025, 10:52 AM IST
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OneTAC – The UPI moment in the tourism sector?
April 1, 2025, 9:38 PM IST
Building on India stack, the tourism stack can transform the sector and be the force multiplier for the economy. Sneak peek into how OneTAC national mission is being envisioned as the first pilot takes shape….
April 1, 2025, 9:38 PM IST
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Indian MFI sector must transform before it’s too late
April 1, 2025, 2:08 PM IST
For decades, India’s microfinance sector was seen as a quiet revolution—a way to offer dignity, capital, and opportunity to the underserved. From dusty village lanes to dense urban clusters, microloans became synonymous with empowerment. It…
April 1, 2025, 2:08 PM IST
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Click, create, conquer!
April 1, 2025, 12:43 PM IST
How Gen Z is rewriting business models? In the bustling corridors of innovation, a new generation strides forward, not with the weight of legacy, but with the agility of digital prowess. Generation Z, born between…
April 1, 2025, 12:43 PM IST
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Resilience of Indian banking system
March 28, 2025, 9:37 PM IST
India has a long tradition of banking, traces of which are in ancient literature. In modern times, India is probably the only country that has many commercial banks that trace their history of more than…
March 28, 2025, 9:37 PM IST
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