business models

OYO Rooms to expand biz network in Kolkata to 1,500 rooms

Paytm guns for $100 billion and the holy grail, profitability

E-commerce firm says unique products, Alibaba’s backing are paying off

IIFCL Projects to provide advisory services to Railways; pact soon

To start with, will appraise projects in PPP mode

Infosys will remain a services firm, says Sikka; promises to deliver more value

CEO says the company should be driven by value addition as well as innovation

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How about a public-private healthcare model?

There is a crying need for the govt and private players to join hands to provide affordable as well as efficient healthcare

Catalincs Partners’ ‘Grow first, pay later’ model to propel tech companies’ growth

Consulting firm will let clients pay based on the milestones achieved

How to make the DFI model work

A professional company staffed with personnel with superior project finance and credit appraisal skills is the need of the hour

Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off?

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself

Breastfeeding, a responsibility, not choice

Rate of initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth has declined in 5 years

Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation

Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers

Q1 FY23: OMCs bleed due to marketing losses

Prices of motor fuels were kept at levels equivalent to $75-80 per barrel of crude

Bharti Airtel Q1: Inline results and stable operating metrics

Results reflect consistent progress made in recent quarters

IRB beats estimates in Q1FY23, but the stock is expensive

The company is trading at a one year forward P/E of 26.6 times against its historical average (5 year average) of 11.8 times

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up