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Nims Purja: What life's like in the death zone
Remember that viral image of the long queue at Mount Everest? That was the work of Nirmal "Nims" Purja, who served in the armed forces before leaving to follow his passion for mountaineering full-time. He joins us on this week's episode to talk about his book 'Beyond Possible', a real-life chronicle of the sheer grit it takes to conquest all the world's 8,000-metre 'death zone' peaks in 7 months
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Why 2020 isn't the worst year ever
Ten years in history that will make you feel better about life in 2020
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How Bata's Sandeep Kataria clinched the global CEO post
He becomes the first Indian to hold the position in the company's 126-year history. Now, he'll need to replicate successful strategies across global markets as growth is likely to pick-up in mid-2021
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Opinion: The coronavirus vaccines were developed in record speed. Now, the hard part
When all is said and done, making the vaccine might turn out to have been the easy part
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William Shakespeare has been vaccinated against the coronavirus. (Yes, you read that right)
As Britons rolled up their sleeves for the start of a coronavirus vaccine campaign, he was the second to get a shot
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We always envisioned that health would go digital: cure.fit exec
cure.fit, a health and fitness startup that had swiftly expanded the number of physical gyms it ran, had to go online overnight due to Covid-19. Forbes India speaks to Naresh Krishnaswamy, the company's growth and marketing head, about the impact of the pivot
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A mysterious illness strikes Andhra: What we know so far
A strange disease began to spread in the town of Eluru, causing people to suddenly fall unconscious after suffering fits and nausea
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Inside India's Covid-19 vaccine trials: The volunteers' story
Volunteers who took the jab give Forbes India a peek into their apprehensions and the aftermath
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The most retweeted, liked and quoted tweets of 2020 are...
Virat Kohli's tweet announcing Anushka Sharma's pregnancy was the most liked tweet of 2020. Find out more here
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The newest hotel amenity? Virus-scrubbed air
Hotels, and even some cruise ships, are installing state-of-the-art filtration systems that claim to tackle the coronavirus where it is believed to be the most dangerous: in the air
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Pfizer's vaccine offers strong protection after first dose
The Food and Drug Administration's first analysis of the clinical trial data also found that the coronavirus vaccine worked well regardless of a volunteer's race, weight or age