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India Inc loves an inside job

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Not until it rains

Why small farmers remain anxious about the monsoon

Zoomcar is a wreck

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A farewell note

Cool heads will prevail

Also in today’s edition: Silver lining for Indian carmakers; Capex give, capex take

No workplace for married women

Also in today’s edition: Lahori’s boon is also its bane; ‘Vernacular’ chatbots are almost here, and that may not be a good thing

TikTok is losing its cash cow

Also in today’s edition: Dead weight freight corridor; A stark contrast between the Modi and Godrej families

Fruitful tech for exclusive mango

Also in today’s edition: Unsolved education; Apple 🤝Meta for AI?

Rising temperatures threaten India's wheat production

Decline in wheat production over the past two seasons because of rising temperatures has reduced domestic availability

India’s eRupee pilot is rigged

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This ad regulation is from Tughlak’s textbook

Also in today’s edition: Breaking free of the family pact; Yet another ATM crisis