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Should founders cash in while the firm is still shaky?
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (797+ words) Is it fair for startup founders to cash in while struggling, or does it enhance their focus and commitment? I was one of the judges at a startup pitch event sometime back One of the key questions entrepreneurs had to…...
No, life insurance isn't like fixed deposit
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (500+ words) In the previous instalment of Cover Note we saw an idea of what constitutes mis-selling. How does it happen? How do you get mis-led about the nature and suitability of an insurance policy? Insurance spells safety. A policy's features contribute…...
What an Oracle foretells about jobs and careers in the AI era
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (748+ words) Explore the future of careers in the AI era, balancing economic viability, passion, and evolving job landscapes. Knowing what you know now, would you have taken a different career path after college or advised your family and friends to pursue…...
Less engaged workforce
8+ hour, 50+ min ago (642+ words) Employee engagement has fallen to 20% globally in 2026, highlighting significant productivity losses and financial stress among workers....
TVS Motor bikes into global third spot
8+ hour, 59+ min ago (950+ words) The global two-wheeler hierarchy has undergone a rare shift in CY2025, with TVS Motor Company overtaking Yamaha to become the third-largest manufacturer by volume, marking a milestone for India's auto industry. But the achievement also underscores a deeper structural gap: Collectively,…...
Renewable energy ministry approves pilot Cf D scheme
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (291+ words) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved a pilot Contracts for Difference (Cf D) scheme, to be implemented by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for 500 MW/ 1, 500 MWh, focused on non-solar hours. A Cf D is a two-sided…...
Strengthening the hands of agentic AI
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (520+ words) Satyakam Mohanty, Co-founder and managing partner, Wyser Capital Artificial intelligence is not just another technology wave, it is also an industrial revolution, says Satyakam Mohanty, co-founder and managing partner of Wyser Capital, on the belief underpinning the venture capital firm's…...
Renewable components supply chained to imports
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (305+ words) SUM OF PARTS. China manufactures 90 per cent of the wafers used globally in the production of solar panels The risks are obvious. The report hypothesises that a one-month halt in Chinese export of solar supply-chain components would cause an output…...
Building Lalit hotels with emotion
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (431+ words) Explaining the need for the current exercise, Suri says that during the Covid-19 pandemic the group went through a financial crunch and some projects, including an ambitious new hotel in Ahmedabad, were stalled. "We're out of that financial crunch now…...
Nice countries come last
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (799+ words) There has been a lot of angst in India that America chose Pakistan to "mediate" between it and Iran. This disappointment comes after the Modi government, for the last few years, has been claiming how important India is in the…...