For a large restaurant chain, a food-safety inspection may mean another compliance exercise. For a tiny eatery, it could mean the difference between staying open and shutting down. That fear is spreading among small food businesses as FSSAI and state food regulators step up inspections and enforcement
From creator-led video to premium scripted series, YouTube is moving deeper into long-form entertainment. Its global push into television screens and advertising-led monetisation is bringing it closer to the business built around Netflix, Prime Video and JioHotstar
A ₹240-crore fundraising plan at Aakash turned into a dispute over Think & Learn’s stake, voting rights and participation in the issue. Here is what happened before the two sides reached a settlement
Dated September 24 and addressed to Noel Tata, who heads Tata Trusts, the letter stated that Chandrasekaran's continuation had already secured board backing through a majority vote once his ongoing term lapses
The dispute over N Chandrasekaran’s reappointment has brought Tata Sons’ Articles of Association, Tata Trusts’ shareholder rights, the Chairman’s casting vote and the company’s listing question under the legal spotlight
UPI has made payments easier for consumers and cheaper for merchants. But with a new MDR on some transactions above ₹2,000, the cost of accepting UPI, cards and cash is set to look different for businesses
India’s spacetech start-ups are making big breakthroughs and taking off after a long lull. Can they become world beaters?
Inflation risks are rising because of a confluence of food, fuel and imported price pressures, and testing monetary policy’s ability to engineer a soft landing
India’s carbon market could become a major channel for financing its low-carbon transition, but predictable regulations, credible carbon-crediting systems and investor confidence will be crucial to unlocking private capital at scale
India’s spacetech sector has grown from one start-up in 2014 to over 450 now. It’s time policymakers looked beyond legacy champions and backed India’s new space companies
India’s spacetech start-ups are making big breakthroughs and taking off after a long lull. Can they become world beaters?
Pawan Kumar Chandana, co-founder, Skyroot Aerospace, discusses the spacetech start-up’s journey, fundraising challenges, India’s space reforms and the future of the private space sector
Raghu Mahajan, assistant professor, physics, ICTS Bengaluru, says India’s ambitions in AI, quantum tech, space and robotics require sustained basic-science funding, global collaboration and research-friendly institutions
Awais Ahmed, co-founder of spacetech start-up Pixxel, talks about building domestic space capabilities, government demand and India’s ambition to compete in the global space industry
The rupee closed 11 paise lower at 95.73 against the US dollar on Wednesday, a day after appreciating by 16 paise.
Pronab Sen, in an interview with Outlook Business, says the bigger concern with the new GDP series is not just the sharp downward revision to past growth estimates but the lack of transparency over the data and methodology behind it
Inflation risks are rising because of a confluence of food, fuel and imported price pressures, and testing monetary policy’s ability to engineer a soft landing
