Meet The Gandhian Capitalist - Samit Ghosh

Ujjivan founder Samit Ghosh nurtured the microfinance institution and then transformed it into a bank—Ujjivan Small Finance Bank—reducing his stake to comply with norms. As he prepares to exit office in November, the 69-year-old former Citibank executive is on the lookout for a successor.

Can Sanjiv Bajaj make Bajaj Finserv India's Best Fintech Company?

As e-commerce and fintech firms snap at their heels, Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance are working to up their digital play in the consumer finance business.

While You Were Out, Millennials Rule!

Earbuds, texting, and snacks are in. E-mail and hierarchy are out. Get used to it.

Can Suresh Prabhu Make The Railways Environment Friendly?

The mammoth Indian Railways has agreed to meet some ambitious emission and sustainability targets set out at the climate change conference in Paris last year. Railway minister Suresh Prabhu will have to balance these commitments with profitability.

Hollywood's New Odd Couple

Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman have big plans for short videos. Quibi, their yet-to-launch service, aims to dominate the market in high-quality hot takes for mobile phones. They’ve raised a billion dollars and paid big bucks to attract top talent. Now all they need are customers.

LG India Wants To Make Life Better

The South Korean electronics major is betting on premium categories in India.

The Internet Space Race

Companies are scrambling to offer high-speed online access from the final frontier.

One Nation, One Policy

Not one set of regulations for e-commerce, and another for offline retail.

Marching Confidently Into The Next Decade

To implement the vision unveiled in the Interim Budget, a robust, cross-sectoral plan is needed.

On Top Of Her Game

Cinematic powerhouse, commercially bankable actor, fashionista, investor, environmentalist, dreamer, pragmatist. The epithets haven’t stopped rolling in for Bollywood sensation Alia Bhatt.

The Magic Of The Movies

India’s film industry has survived television and video-streaming platforms are unlikely to take the shine off the silver screen either.

Full Stream Ahead

As Indians consume more digital content, video-streaming players are battling it out for eyeballs and real estate on smartphones. Who will emerge the winner?

Policy Changes Have Not Dented Amazon India's Aggressive Growth Plans

Amazon india’s smooth ride may have faced a bump in the form of the revised ecommerce norms, but the company has taken it in its stride and is aggressively courting new customers.

Cast A Critical Eye Over The A.I. Hype Merchants

Like mainframe computers in the 1960s, artificial intelligence has the potential to transform business. But the key to utilising it will be realising its limitations.

The Federal Structure of Fuel Prices

Fuel prices are going through the roof, and the predictable finger-pointing exercise is on. But economists say that states have the power to slash prices. Will they listen?

Four Years: A Missed Opportunity

India’s economy is back on track after the twin hits of demonetisation and GST, but soaring crude oil prices threaten to push it off the rails again.

From Automation To Autonomous

How global technology company ABB is helping India leapfrog to the next level of industrial manufacturing through its unique product portfolio and solutions-based approach.

The 50 Most Powerful Women In Business

They haven't justbroken the glass ceiling, theyve smashed their way right through it to the top. Over the past eight years, Fortune Indias Most Powerful Women in business list has acknowledged the efforts of 50 such women who have turned around companies, struck huge business deals, or built brands in a range of fields from banking to technology and media. This year saw a lot of churn at the top. Arundhati Bhattacharya, who was No. 1 on our 2017 list, retired as SBI chairman last year. And ICICI chief Chanda Kochhar dropped off the list after allegations of a conflict of interest. Zia Mody, one of Indias leading corporate lawyers, is No. 1, followed by Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who has put Indian biotechnology on the global map. We also have many new names: Parl Agros Schauna Chauhan, who has been running the fruit drink company for more than a decade; Anushka Sharma, an outsider in Bollywood who is not just a successful actor but also an entrepreneur with a fashion brand and production house under her belt; and Nivruti Rai, the 49-year-old running Intels India operations.

Grit Is Her Secret Formula

Overcoming Years Of Criticism And Gender Bias, Mazumdar-shaw Has Proven Naysayers Wrong By Positioning Biocon As An Indian Pioneer In The Lucrative Biologic Drugs Market.

Gauri Khan: 'I Don't Want To Make My Business Mass'

Interior Designer Gauri Khan SaysOpening The Gauri Khan Designs Store WasOne Of Her Best Decisions. But SheIsnt Looking To Expand At The Moment.

Facing Headwinds

IATA chief Alexandre de Juniac hopes the Indian government will rationalise taxation on aviation to help the industry weather financial turbulence.

Needed, A Light-Touch Policy For E-commerce

The need of the hour is an ecosystem for e-commerce to flourish, not over-regulation.

Cleaning Up Its Act

India Inc Is Going Green And Making Sustainability A Part Of The Manufacturing Process To Protect The Environment.

China's Electric-Car Showdown

Tesla, General Motors, and Volkswagen are betting big on the world’s largest market for electric vehicles. But the country’s domestic manufacturers, like BJEV, have a huge head start.

IPL: Bigger Bang For Big Bucks

Now in its twelfth season, the Indian Premier League is still going strong. Exciting matches keep viewers hooked; brands are happy with the reach they get. And Star India is making the most of it.

Extreme Measures

Simplehuman, the high-end housewares maker, takes product testing very seriously. The obsession appears to be paying off.

Spreading The Spirit Of Sharing

Pernod Ricard’s Guillaume GirardReydet says the French firm is in the business of ensuring quality moments of ‘sharing’ a good drink— with family, with friends, with colleagues. He thinks India needs more places where people can do that.

Road To Recovery

A year after it was hit by the biggest banking scandal in the country’s history, PNB chief Sunil Mehta is steering the bank towards financial stability. But the country’s third-largest state-owned lender isn’t completely out of the woods yet.

The Big Bag Revamp

VIP Bags, earlier synonymous with bulky suitcases, has undergone a makeover and is now targeting the young Indian family that loves to travel.

Steely Resolve

Jsw Steel Is On An Expansion Spree With Demand Expected To Outstrip Supply In The Next 10 Years.