How Maharashtra lost out, once again, in its bid to become a semiconductor manufacturing hub & more

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LATEST   How Maharashtra lost out, once again, in its bid to become a semiconductor manufacturing hub   This is not the first time that Maharashtra, which is India's richest state, has lost out in the semiconductor race. Last time, it lost out to Punjab, and here is the story.

MAGAZINE   Why Indian business families are hiring professional CEOs   How family businesses bring in professional CEOs to manage their empires and outlast the founder.

ECONOMY   Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Group to set up semiconductor manufacturing plant in Gujarat   The plant, comprising of a fab unit, a display fab unit and a semiconductor assembling and testing unit, will be set up in Ahmedabad district. Earlier this year Vedanta had entered into a JV with Foxconn.

MARKETS   SEBI's first woman chief Madhabi Puri Buch has these new KRAs for her staff   Select individuals in all departments have been directed to engage actively with the industry and take feedback to suggest new policies to further develop the markets.

Magazine   Westlife Development's Amit Jatia on forging a winning partnership with McDonald's in India   Amit Jatia, Vice Chairman of Westlife Development, on vegetarianism, growth plans, and how he forged a winning partnership with McDonald's in India.

START-UPs   Despite VC firms scaling down investments, India adds 14 unicorns in last 6 months   The start-up ecosystem in India is the third largest in the world after the US and China. The India unicorn bandwagon is led by edtech player Byju's ($22 billion), food delivery start-up Swiggy ($11 billion), and fantasy gaming company Dream11 ($8 billion).

TRENDING   Remember new currencies post demonetisation? UK is in somewhat similar situation after Queen's death   The UK has a gargantuan task in hand - what to do with the current currency with Queen Elizabeth II's image? And there are no simple answers to this question.

MARKETS   Nifty closes above 18K for first time since April, Sensex rises 456 pts; what lies ahead?   Sensex ended 456 pts higher at 60,571 today. After opening in the green, the index touched a day's high of 60,635 and a low of 60, 381. The 50-stock Nifty climbed 133 points or 0.75 per cent to end at 18,070.

TRENDING   Over 3.3 million tickets of 'Brahmastra' sold so far: BookMyShow   Ayan Mukerji's latest directorial venture starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt has grossed over Rs 143 crore in India, and Rs 65 crore from overseas markets, taking its global total to around Rs 209 crore in four days, according to Bollywood Hungama.

BT TV   FM Nirmala Sitharaman Appeals India Inc To Focus On Manufacturing   Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman appeals to India Inc to focus on boosting manufacturing in India. She asks India Inc, "What's stopping you?" when the "countries abroad think India is the place to be right now. FDIs and FPIs are coming. Retail investors believe in India."

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