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You need to download Digiyatra again. But it’s less about a tech upgrade and more about a ‘scam’

The contactless, biometric entry system wants its users to believe that a week-long outage and a sudden app launch are because of its expansion plans. But that’s hardly the case

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Four in 10 quit Niti Aayog in a year. Time to think or tank?

As soon as India's G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant left, culture shifts at the apex policymaking agency started to irk the workforce

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Why Big Pharma’s 100K-strong sales force is turning against it

Job-loss threats loom large on medical representatives at a time when they are protesting a weak code that places the onus of regulation on drugmakers

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Inside Ola’s lobbying blitz to find a parking spot in India’s policy circles

Surrounded by critics both inside and outside, Ola Electric has ramped up its public advocacy efforts. Crucial to its vision of creating a “new mobility ecosystem” are three pillars: an in-house ‘independent’ think tank, individuals with political ties at key positions, and Softbank’s lobbying power

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US think tank RMI’s swift rise to become Niti Aayog’s go-to cleantech advisor

After firmly establishing itself as a fixture in Niti Aayog’s clean energy research efforts, RMI India has gotten its foot into the door to India’s state-level policy circles. But the line between policy recommendations and prescriptions have slowly begun to blur

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Up in the air: The vague Byju’s-NITI Aayog stab at public edtech

Byju’s big bang entry into the public sector comes via a headline-making partnership with NITI Aayog that promises free educational resources. But without inputs from on-ground stakeholders, the programme is seeing a serious mismatch between Byju’s content offerings and the realities of a post-pandemic learning gap

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Hottest employer in town Tesla begins India operations on safe charge mode

Tesla is putting the pedal to the metal in India. Office, check. A potential manufacturing plant, check. Impending launch of Tesla Model 3, check. But to crack the India market, it will have to make the right friends in the right places

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India’s vaccine shortfall grows as Sputnik V struggles to launch

As supplies of Covishield and Covaxin flagged, Russia's Sputnik V was meant to save the day. Three months on from its approval, however, Sputnik is still barely a blip on India's vaccination radar. Both imports and domestic manufacturing have yielded little

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Inside BCG’s long game to defeat McKinsey in India

From a distant second, BCG claims to have beaten McKinsey as India’s premier consulting firm. This is the story of how it built a bonafide presence in India’s corridors of power

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Not open and shut: India’s gigafactory ambitions have three doors to get through

The Indian government is on the cusp of announcing an ambitious plan to put India firmly on the global gigafactory map by 2024. But lacking key raw material, tech, and equipment, India will struggle to climb the ranks of Asia’s most powerful economies

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Olectra-BYD pips Tata, Leyland, Volvo in the e-bus sweepstakes

While the Indian bus sector is largely dominated by Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland, an Indo-Chinese JV, Olectra-BYD, is leaving both in the dust when it comes to e-buses

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