UpFront
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Five years of NCLT: The bad loan recovery tool is painfully slow, but still India's best bet
The National Company Law Tribunal report card is not looking good: Recovery rate for resolutions is at a three-year low and average time taken for the resolution process is rising. But with the coming of Bad Bank and persisting problem of bad loans, the need for NCLT cannot be denied
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Hero Electric raises Rs 220 crore from GII and OAKS
Electric two-wheeler major builds war-chest to take on rivals; plans to sell over a million units every year
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: ESG Investing (Stock-picking for humanity), Sports (Are penalty shootouts a passé), Work Culture (Art and science of making hybrid work work in India), Business (American fried chicken has its origins in slavery) and Health (Why cutting carbs is so tough).
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From Rs 579 in Seoul to Rs 34 in Tehran, here's how the world pays for a cup of joe
Coffee is one of the globe's highly consumed beverages and top agricultural commodities. Here's a lowdown of coffee consumption and the cost of a cup of a hot cuppa at cafes around the world, including India
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Venice and cruise ships: A delicate balance
The pandemic hiatus has given the city—which is celebrating its 1,600th birthday this year—a chance to reflect on how tourism's exponential growth has eroded its social fabric, driving non-touristy businesses and residents out
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'Who are our enemies?' China's bitter youths embrace Mao
In a modern China grappling with widening social inequality, Mao's words provide justification for the anger many young people feel toward a business class they see as exploitative
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Citing the Delta variant, Pfizer will pursue booster shots and a new vaccine
A booster given six months after the second dose of the vaccine increases the potency of antibodies against the original virus and the beta variant by five- to tenfold, Pfizer and BioNTech said
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World's reported Covid-19 death toll passes 4 million
To date, just under 3.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, according to vaccination data from local governments compiled by the Our World in Data project at the University of Oxford
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827,000 undiscovered viruses in animals, birds have the ability to infect humans
As cases of Zika virus emerge in Kerala again, questions about where the next pandemic will come from need answers. This report by IPBES seeks to lay out the threats, especially from increased land use, wildlife trade and consumption, and what can be done to contain the danger
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Sports and mental health: When trophies and fame are lined with silent, dark struggles
More athletes are opening up about their struggles with mental health, even at home. But what makes them vulnerable in the first place, and how should the ecosystem step up?
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News by Numbers: 42 percent revenue of online food delivery business comes from only 8 Indian cities
Mere 8 Tier-1 cities make up for 42 percent of the revenue of the online food delivery market in India. They also lead in volumes with 26 million orders per month. These and more stats giving insight into the booming food tech sector