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Makers of safety-critical parts on capex drive to get set for new rules

car safety

Using basic safety devices such as seatbelt and helmet can save numerous lives and limbs

The dopiness Bharat NCAP cannot solve

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Elon Musk

Haven't they heard 'A Tale of Two Brothers' from India?

Why must Mark and Musk be so macho?

Byju's

A tutorial for EdTech to go back to the elementary

No, Byju, it is about more than your life

Tesla

It has been acting pricey in India, where there are just two significant indigenous makers of passenger cars and utility vehicles

Why Tesla makes in China, not in India

Delivery

Organising themselves like the Dabbawalas of Mumbai could do wonders for the pay and status of delivery people

A portrait of the deliveryman as a human being

jobs

Investors in start-ups are waking up to the risk posed by marital discord

The founder, the spouse, and their start-up

Ajay Banga is tipped to become World Bank president in the wake of his two immediate predecessors leaving behind unfinished terms and at a time the Bank's role is once again under question

The Bank doesn't mean the World to anyone

It's not that they don't want you, just that they do not need you anymore. Or, so they think

Tech layoffs: It's business, not personal

Captions and audio descriptions make movies and shows accessible to all, but will we see them in theatres anytime soon?

Come one, come all

The current turmoil in the start-up world isn't all about the so-called funding winter. A bigger problem is the chasm between the goals of founders and investors

A match not made in start-up heaven

Two-wheelers

Ola Electric: Perhaps the more realistic scenario is also the more appropriate metaphor, writes Suveen Sinha

Automobile industry: Will ICE 2-wheelers really fall off a cliff as Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal says?

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Bond yields slide as reports tout progress in global listing of Indian debt

Government bonds, bond yield

The leaders of both countries should encourage bilateral trade and people-to-people exchanges that can help build bridges

India Canada

The picture of the Indian economy is one of near stagnation between 2011 and 2020, a massive bounce-back in the immediate post-pandemic period, and now muted growth

Budget, GDP Growth, GDP estimates

Ahead of Chhattisgarh assembly elections due later this year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will launch Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Nyay Yojna (MGANY) in Bilaspur district on Monday.
This scheme is aimed at providing financial assistance to the homeless and families having kutcha houses in rural areas.
At 'Awas Nyay Sammelan', Gandhi and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will disburse the first instalment of Rs 25,000 each to 1,30,000 beneficiaries for the construction of houses, officials said.
The event will be held at around 2 pm in Parsada (Sakri) village under the Takhatpur development block in Bilaspur district, a public relations department official said.
Of the 1.30 lakh beneficiaries, 1 lakh are those who are listed on the permanent wait list (PWL) under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY- rural), but are yet to get the benefit of the Central scheme, he said.
On the occasion, Rs 5 crore will be transferred to the accounts of 500 beneficiaries under Mukhyamantri Nirman Shramik Aw

Rahul Gandhi, rahul gandhi lok sabha

The Indian men's 10m air rifle team shot down gold with a world record score on the second day of shooting competition at the Asian Games here on Monday.
The team of world champion Rudrankksh Patil, Olympian Divyansh Panwar and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar aggregated 1893.7 in the qualification round to better the world record of 1893.3 set by the Chinese set less than a month back at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Rudrankksh shot 632.5, Tomar 631.6 and Panwar 629.6 to aggregate the world record score.
South Korea clinched the silver with an aggregate of 1890.1, while China won the bronze with a score of 1888.2.

Rudrankksh Patil, Divyansh Panwar, Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar

What's weighing down Akasa Air? Will you pay for Twitter? What next after JPMorgan index inclusion? What do household net financial savings mean? All answers here

TMS Ep527: Akasa Air trouble, Twitter paywall, markets, household savings

Increasing foreign presence in the debt market will release the pressure on our banks and free up money for lending since demand for loans is far higher than deposit mobilisation

Bonds, Govt bond

Countries across the world are scaling back their climate ambitions from the high points of the past few years

Green Consensus

Insolvency resolution should efficiently redeploy assets. Bankers must bring commercial acumen to negotiations, not bureaucratic rigidity

insolvency

Investors' 'fast mind' gets lured towards the F&O segment, enticed by the prospects of quick gains. A campaign targeting the 'slow mind' can induce prudence