Cannabidiol has become wildly popular since the passing of the Farm Bill of 2018. The new legislation has opened the door for the manufacture of tinctures, balms, capsules, and food products across the United States. Slowly but surely, this hemp plant extract is shedding its negative stigma, and sales are ... Read More »

MUMBAI: Real Estate developer NirlonNSE -1.16 % today signed a long-term leave and license agreement with J.P. Morgan, the global banking and financial services provider, for premium office space at Nirlon Knowledge Park (NKP) in Mumbai. “Moving to Nirlon Knowledge Park helps us consolidate most of our offices in Mumbai into one location,” said Kalpana ... Read More »

More than a year ago, future of the real estate market in India was believed to be promising following the implementation of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA).  The best part of this Act is that it envisages safety to the buyers and its implementation immediately led to ... Read More »

For our review of 2019, deputy editor Augusta Pownall picks out ten trends that have preoccupied the design and technology industries this year, from the circular economy to the continued rise of China and a focus on privacy. Surveillance and privacy Data is one of the most lucrative resources on the planet, but concern has mounted over protecting ... Read More »

The history of technology is littered with beautifully anachronistic tags that were deployed to capture the essence of a new technology. The happy truth is, as these technologies take root and start shaping consumer behavior around themselves, the tags they spawned get confined to the trashcan of history. Today, referring ... Read More »

It’s not like this wasn’t among the reasons everywhere suspected when Apple suddenly announced it was buying Intel’s modem business, but now the chipmaker has filed a brief in support of the FTC in an ongoing appeal by Qualcomm of a decision made in May. That decision found in favor of the ... Read More »

Years ago, executive coaching was stigmatized as “remedial help for underperformers.” More recently, it’s transformed into an elite, high-cost activity, often reserved for the highest-status executives. But in both cases — whether helping the worst or the best performers — executive coaching has been inherently small scale, due to its ... Read More »

Uber Technologies Inc.’s biggest market in Europe is at risk after regulators revoked the ride-hailing service’s license to operate in London for the second time in less than three years, expressing safety concerns. The London transportation regulator said Uber failed to adequately verify drivers’ identities and safeguard the service for passengers. ... Read More »

. Jatin Khemani Whether it is real estate as physical assets or as stocks, there has been a lull for many years now. Will the two always move in tandem? Can real estate stocks do well even without real estate assets picking up? Before that, let’s understand why the real ... Read More »

NEW DELHI: UK companies are upbeat about doing business in India, with 56 per cent of them saying it is getting easier to do business in India and their perception about corruption being a barrier to operating in India seeing a sharp drop, according to a report. The UK India Business Council’s fifth annual ... Read More »

SME-focussed neo-banking platform Open on Monday said that it has partnered with Visa, to launch ‘Founders Card’ – a business credit card that will help startups and SMEs manage their expenses and vendor payouts easily. The announcement was made at the Singapore Fintech Festival. The card will be integrated with tools like expense management and ... Read More »

Shares of Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd (IBREL) on Monday climbed 5 per cent after the company reported nearly fourfold jump in consolidated net profit for the second quarter of the current financial year. The company’s scrip gained 4.04 per cent to close at Rs 76 on the BSE. During the ... Read More »