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UK research offers water solutions for Indian farmers

UK research offers water solutions for Indian farmers

The University of Birmingham led India-H2O Project is showing results on the ground in Gujarat with potential for special crops.

Indian steel producers riding high on revival of demand

Several downstream sectors such as auto, white goods, real estate and infrastructure are pushing up demand for steel in India. Prescient investors who spotted this trend early are reaping the rewards of a massive inflation in the values of their portfolios of steel stocks.

Walmart and Flipkart Group make additional investment in Ninjacart

Walmart and Flipkart Group make additional investment in Ninjacart

Walmart and the Flipkart Group have announced a fresh round of investment in Ninjacart, the startup disrupting India's fresh produce market with its business-to-business (B2B) supply chain infrastructure and technology solutions.

Indian developer RMZ sells real estate assets to Canada’s Brookfield for $2 billion

Indian developer RMZ sells real estate assets to Canada’s Brookfield for $2 billion

Privately held Indian developer RMZ Corp has sold 12.5 million square feet of its real estate assets to Brookfield Asset Management Inc for $2 billion, the Canadian asset manager said on Monday.

Flipkart to buy 8% stake in Aditya Birla’s fashion unit for $204 million

Flipkart to buy 8% stake in Aditya Birla’s fashion unit for $204 million

Walmart Inc's Flipkart will buy a 7.8% stake in Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd for 15 billion rupees ($204 million), giving the ecommerce company a bigger foothold in the high-margin fashion business as it battles it out with rival Amazon.com in the country.

Cyber security key to building corporate trust

While the recent surge in digitalisation has brought along its fair share of challenges, it also offers organisations the opportunity to build confidence and trust by embedding privacy into their products and communicating their practices clearly and simply to their customers.

The credit culture is changing in India

The practice of dragging lenders to court to delay the repayments of outstanding loans is slowly coming to and end. India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is ensuring that lenders get repaid on time and this is making India a more attractive investment destination.

Why global investors and top companies are flocking to India during pandemic

Top Wall Street banks in India rake in their second-highest fee income since the global financial crisis, benefitting from a flurry of top-ticket private sector deals.