Forbes India Magazine - March 26, 2021

In this issue

The pandemic brought with it fears of job losses and salary cuts among employees. In such challenging times, organisations not only had to assuage these fears but also ensure the physical and mental well-being of their staffers. This edition is about ‘India’s Best Employers’—15 companies that put employees first. That apart, there is a package on the vaccine rollout. One feature highlights the importance of involving the private players—it will not only bring in more inoculators but also increase the pace of vaccinations. Another is a profile of Bharat Biotech founder Krishna Ella—the son of a farmer who gave India its first successful indigenous Covid-19 vaccine.

Rising Inflation Could Hurt Economic Recovery

If inflation proves to be sticky, rising costs of capital for the government, companies and individuals could also restrict infrastructure spending and slow down private sector capex cycle

4 mins

The Vaccine Warrior

As Bharat Biotech's Covaxin shows an interim efficacy of 81 percent, Forbes India traces the career of its founder Krishna Ella—a farmer’s son—whose entrepreneurial journey has seen a successful track record of developing vaccines in India for the world

10+ mins

Vaccine Rollout: Why India Needs The Private Sector

Besides bringing in more inoculators, the private sector can be instrumental in reducing hesitancy and help speed up the current laggard pace of vaccinations

9 mins

Tata Motors 2.0

How outgoing MD & CEO Guenter Butschek guided Tata Motors’ India car business out of its misery by ensuring a diversified portfolio, launching attractive products, and addressing quality and cost issues

8 mins

Betting On Bitcoins

Startups believe India can become a thriving hub for crypto innovation and have started a campaign to lobby the government to reconsider its proposed ban on cryptocurrencies

8 mins

PUTTING EMPLOYEES FIRST

As Covid-19 brought with it fears of salary cuts and job losses, companies went out of their way to assuage them and look after the well-being of their staffers. As part of the Forbes India-Kincentric Best Employers 2020 package, we look at 15 companies that led from the front to safeguard the physical and mental health of their teams during the pandemic

10+ mins

Speaking The Same Language

The recent success of The Great Indian Kitchen on Neestream puts the spotlight on single-language OTT platforms that cater to a niche, but growing audience base. Can they take on the streaming giants in India?

9 mins

Giving Due Credit

Six years after exiting his ride-hailing service venture TaxiForSure, Raghunandan G starts neobank Zolve—a branchless, digital banking services provider that offers access to local credit and insurance at affordable rates to those who traverse the globe

6 mins

In With The Old

Used clothing is the hottest trend in apparel, and big brands are happy to make the profits—but avoid the headaches—by outsourcing the grimy work to tiny Trove, which looks set to grow big

6 mins

Pole Position

Four women pilots break the glass ceiling, steer Air India’s inaugural longest flight and maiden route over the North Pole

7 mins

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