coronavirus
Finance
Fireside Ventures partner on how COVID-19 will impact VC firms, its portfolio and more
Fireside Ventures is one of a handful of consumer-focussed venture capital firms in India. It has invested in companies such ......
Markets
Despite rally, 2020 to be worst year for stocks in nearly a decade: Poll
This year will be the worst for many world stock markets in nearly a decade at least, although a majority ......
Markets
Sensex, Nifty surge as financials gain for second straight day
Indian stocks ended nearly 2% higher on Thursday as investors bought beaten-down banking stocks for a second day, while auto ......
TMT
Startup stress test: Which VC-backed ventures have the shortest capital runway?
A large number of technology startups in India have laid off employees and cut salaries over the past couple of ......
Healthcare
Serum Institute parent sells Czech unit to Novavax for $167 mn
Cyrus Poonawalla Group, the parent of vaccine developer Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd, has sold a Czech unit to ......
People
Podcast: Jason Kothari on how startups can navigate coronavirus pandemic
Serial entrepreneur Jason Kothari has worked with several troubled Indian technology startups at critical junctures and helped them turn their ......
Infrastructure
India's housing market stares at deep contraction on lockdown woes
The size of India’s housing market is likely to shrink by nearly 45% in 2020, as a two-month-long lockdown imposed ......
Manufacturing
Nokia shuts plant in Tamil Nadu after 42 test positive for coronavirus
Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecoms gear manufacturing plant in southern India, the company said on Tuesday, after ......
Finance
CPPIB annual net assets rise even as virus erodes returns
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) reported a 4.5% increase in net assets at the end of fiscal 2020 ......
Infrastructure
Why the $12-bn bailout for electricity distribution firms won't light up the power sector
Earlier this month, the Narendra Modi government decided to provide a credit line of Rs 90,000 crore (almost $12 billion) ......
