Business Today India Magazine - April 16, 2023

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Highlights of Business Today 16th April 2023, issue: India is betting on the home-grown Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to democratise the country’s $75-billion e-commerce market and help the smallest merchants reap the benefits of digital commerce in a seamless manner. But as ONDC takes off, there are still some niggles to be smoothened out. What is the way forward? Find out in the latest issue of Business Today. Also, read about India’s fledgeling data centre industry that has attracted several new players. Plus, find out about the country’s prospects of becoming a global hub for drone manufacturing. All this and more in the latest issue of BT. Grab your copy today.

INTERPRETING MALADIES

The recent bankruptcies of lenders around the world have many lessons for India’s resilient banking sector

4 mins

Corridors to the Future

The infra thrust through dedicated freight corridors will propel India towards becoming a global industrial hub

3 mins

LET IT RAIN

Makers of consumer staples are praying for a normal monsoon and a good harvest to provide a fillip to demand and ease volume pressures

2 mins

Fever Power

The market for anti-flu drug Oseltamivir in India has grown over 3x in the past three years, with Cipla, Hetero and Macleods being the biggest gainers

2 mins

LEAN PATCH

Start-ups will see more flat or down rounds in 2023 as investors re-evaluate their portfolios

1 min

Screen Test

JioCinema’s strategy to stream cricket IPL for free along with rising telecom ARPUs is stymieing the prospects of OTTs’ SVOD business model in a price-sensitive India

2 mins

INDIA'S NEW BAZAAR

WITH MORE AND MORE STAKEHOLDERS RALLYING BEHIND THE IDEA OF ONDC, THE PROMISE OF AN OPEN AND UNRESTRICTED E-COMMERCE EXPERIENCE IS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE. BUT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO BE OVERCOME

10+ mins

AFTER BUST

AS THE DUST SETTLES ON THE SILICON VALLEY BANK SAGA, INDIA’S START-UP AND INVESTOR COMMUNITIES ARE TREADING WITH CAUTION. THEIR BIGGEST LESSON LEARNT: DIVERSIFY RISKS FROM DAY ONE

8 mins

MAMMOTH

With sweeping plays in modern retail, kirana connects, FMCG, apparel brands, in-house financial services, and with revenues closing in on ₹2 lakh crore, Reliance Retail is sending shivers down the spines of long-time incumbents in these industries. And this is just the beginning

10+ mins

HOOKING UP TO THE CLOUD

CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS SUCH AS AMAZON WEB SERVICES, GOOGLE, MICROSOFT, AND OTHER BIG TECH COMPANIES ARE PARTNERING WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND PHARMA COMPANIES TO EASE THE DELIVERY OF CARE AS WELL AS THE DISCOVERY OF DRUGS

6 mins

INDIA'S DATA CENTRE BOOM

THE BURGEONING NEED FOR DATA ACROSS INDUSTRIES HAS ATTRACTED SEVERAL NEW PLAYERS INTO INDIA’S FLEDGELING DATA CENTRE INDUSTRY, EVEN AS EXISTING PLAYERS ARE ALSO RAMPING UP BIG TIME

10+ mins

'Our goal is, how do we disrupt ourselves'

Judy Marks, Chair, CEO and President of Otis Worldwide Corporation, talks about how the hoistway company is disrupting itself, piloting new products and the way forward for it

9 mins

DRONECONOMICS

MANUFACTURING, IT WILL NEED TO A GLOBAL HUB FOR DRONE AS INDIA LOOKS AT BECOMING ADDRESS CERTAIN CONCERNS TO ENSURE THE NASCENT INDUSTRY SOARS TO THE INTENDED HEIGHTS

7 mins

Crypto Players, Charities On PMLA's Radar

While regulating them is necessary, the need of the hour is a comprehensive legislation to govern virtual digital assets

4 mins

Crafting Beer

A handful of beer enthusiasts is experimenting with local ingredients from mango pulp to coriander seeds, saffron and spring flowers, to add zest to your beer

4 mins

Daily Drivers

The refreshed lines from Samsung and Apple offer a lot to those looking for a device for daily computing. Take your pick

4 mins

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