Tata Sons listing, leadership transition may reshape group's long-term financial strategy: S&PS&P Global said a potential Tata Sons leadership transition or listing would not immediately affect group company ratings, with financial p...
India-Kazakhstan military exercise to boost capabilities to undertake joint counter-terror operationsFrom September 28 to October 11, India and Kazakhstan will conduct a collaborative military exercise aimed at enhancing joint capabilities ...
After home run, South and West developers tap NCR to drive growthThe NCR region is rapidly becoming a strategic playground for real estate developers hailing from South and West India, spurring significan...
How Ed Sheeran went 'Indian' & didn't mix politics with his entertainmentEd Sheeran’s Gaza controversy highlights the uneasy relationship between artists, politics and money. The writer argues that artists may ha...
In 1843, a Mexican woman fought to preserve this 5,600-acre ranch. Nearly 200 years later, another woman is protecting the California propertyThe Spanish Ranch has endured wars, changing ownership, economic pressures and the transformation of California around it. Now, the family ...
Inside Tata Sons' power struggle: Tata Trusts, Chandrasekaran and the battle over controlTata Sons is facing a boardroom dispute with its largest shareholder, Tata Trusts, over chairman N Chandrasekaran’s reappointment and a pot...
Tata dispute sends India Inc scrambling to shore up shareholder rightsA boardroom dispute at Tata Sons is prompting founders, strategic investors and private equity firms across India to review shareholder agr...
Father attested brother’s sale deed, children lost 3.5 acres: What Madras HC ruled on oral partitionAttesting brother’s sale deed has major legal consequences in proving oral partition of ancestral land; How children lost 3.5 acre land dis...
In 2015, New Jersey pumped 30,000 cubic yards of dredged mud into a breach splitting Mordecai Island; the project rejoined the island and rebuilt nesting habitatMordecai Island in New Jersey has faced significant erosion, losing half of its land over the past century. To combat this, engineers intro...
Experts urge policy makers to recognise senior living as a specialized asset classAs India's senior population rises significantly by 2050, a shift toward a comprehensive longevity ecosystem is necessary. Stakeholders emp...
Aviva committed £38 million to a 100-year UK rainforest partnership. The long-term programme aims to restore lost habitats and develop new nature-based revenue streamsAviva has committed £38 million to a 100-year partnership focused on restoring temperate rainforest across the UK. Under the Atlantic Rainf...
In 1905, Beatrix Potter used Peter Rabbit royalties to buy threatened farmland in UK; the result protected 4,000 acres and 14 farms, preserving the Lake District’s working countrysideWhen Beatrix Potter bought Hill Top Farm in 1905, she was doing much more than investing her book royalties. She was starting a quiet, deca...
Ashiana Housing to invest Rs 1,000 cr in FY27 to acquire land for expansion: MD Vishal GuptaRealty firm Ashiana Housing will invest ₹1,000 crore this fiscal to acquire land across major markets like Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Maharashtr...
ICAI working with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams for REITs to monetise land assetsICAI is helping Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams modernise how it manages its vast assets, from land and gold to accounting systems. The inst...
In 1997, actor Paul Newman donated 7.5 acres to Connecticut's Westport to stop development. 14 years later, his land formed part of the 39-acre Newman-Poses Nature Preserve, now public landIn 1997, actor Paul Newman donated 7.5 acres to Connecticut’s Westport to stop development. Fourteen years later, his land became part of t...
Tata's quiet man is staying amid 'all-out war' at Indian conglomerateNatarajan Chandrasekaran has agreed to stay as Tata Sons chairman for another five years after reversing his decision to leave in 2027. But...
In 2009, Edward Norton ran the New York Marathon to back a Kenya conservation trust; its work now directly protects 283,000 acres of Maasai landWildlife protection, however, is rarely straightforward. The 2022 report describes a year marked by severe drought, increased poaching pres...