Adi Narayan
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Baby’s death in Pune shows global threat from critical antibiotic’s demise
The use of colistin on farms may be to blame for the drug’s demise, says a veterinary professor at Beijing’s China Agricultural University → Read More
Baby’s Death Shows Global Threat From Wonder Drug's Demise
The antibiotic colistin was the last resort for saving babies at the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Pune, India. That defense was breached last year. → Read More
A Would-Be Wi-Fi Paradise
Sri Lanka hopes to fill its skies with Google’s Loon balloons. → Read More
Inside India's Cricket Obsession
Religion is said to be the opium of the masses. In India, cricket gives it a run for its money. With the country set to play its opening game against New Zealand at the sixth ICC World Twenty20, Bloomberg takes a look at India's love affair with the gentleman's game. Photographs by Prashanth Vishwanathan and Dhiraj Singh for Bloomberg. → Read More
Reports of ash in Maggi noodles ‘misleading’, says Nestle India
Nestle was responding to reports that say chief food safety officer in UP found the ash content in Maggi Masala 85% higher than the permissible limit → Read More
Giving Shoppers Less Means Big Bucks for Indian Retailer
India seems to be the place retailers go to lose money. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. came in with dreams of a supermarket empire, but has had to settle for a scaled-down operation that’s been burning cash in each of the last seven years. Carrefour SA came in 2010, opened five stores, then left in 2014. Germany’s Metro AG’s losses have also persisted, 13 years after it opened its first store. → Read More
Zuckerberg's Plan Spurned as India Backs Full Net Neutrality
Facebook Inc.’s plans for expansion in India have suffered a major setback. → Read More
Apple Said to Be on Course for Approval to Open Stores in India
Apple Inc. is on course to win clearance to open its first retail stores in India, a person with knowledge of the matter said, as Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook seeks growth opportunities in a nation of 1.3 billion people. → Read More
Technology Can't Trump India's Lunchtime Traditions
Food apps, after a boom in start-ups over the past three years, have been failing or scaling back in India. They are no match for the famed tiffin-delivery business that has been in operation for decades. Bloomberg photographer Dhiraj Singh followed dabbawalas Dadabhau Shivaji and Dasharath Kedari on their daily rounds. → Read More
Startups Haven’t Replaced India’s 19th Century Food Delivery Service
Venture capital-backed food apps are struggling to displace traditional dabbawalas on bikes. → Read More
RBI eases India startup rules with exit option for foreigners
RBI allowed overseas investors to sell their stakes in Indian startups to local firms, potentially giving foreign venture capital funds an easier exit route → Read More
The Wharton Grad Sensing a Fortune in the World's Most Toxic Air
Murky air means money for New Delhi businessman Jai Dhar Gupta. → Read More
Facebook’s Fight to Be Free
In India, Mark Zuckerberg can’t give Internet access away. → Read More
Web retailers in India battle devil they spawned: deep discounts
While scrapping discounts may bring the focus back to profitability, it may be easier said than done for an industry built on a foundation of cut-price sales → Read More
Snapdeal goes multilingual seeking next big Indian consumer boom
The move aims to tap the vast majority of local consumers who can’t speak or read English → Read More
India’s reluctant banker Aashish Bhinde is king of $10 billion in Internet deals
Aashish Bhinde’s 19-person team at Avendus Capital has advised on more Internet deals than any other bank, according to Bloomberg data → Read More
Reluctant Banker Now King of $10 Billion in India Tech Deals
When Aashish Bhinde graduated from one of India’s top business schools 20 years ago, he was clear about one thing -- he wanted to steer clear of a career in finance, with its long hours and endless spreadsheet number crunching. → Read More
Govt advances start date for new auto emissions standards
The Bharat Stage 5 emissions control norms for four-wheeled vehicles will come into effect from April 2019 instead of April 2022 → Read More
Is the iPhone cutting edge? Answer may open India to Apple
Higher sales in India will help Apple maintain growth amid China’s slowdown, while Modi stands to gain access to top technology that could eventually boost local manufacturing and create jobs → Read More
Add a mutual fund to Amazon cart? You have Sebi’s support
Sebi plans to allow online marketplaces such as Flipkart and Amazon.com to offer mutual funds alongside other products, said chairman U.K. Sinha → Read More