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How About a Code of Conduct for Indian Celebrities?

SOMETIME EARLY IN NOVEMBER, China banned all celebrities from endorsing a range of products and banned those with “lapsed morals” from endorsing anything, as part of an ongoing drive to align society with the country’s “core socialist values”.

Minhaz Merchant China's Misfiring Engine

MINHAZ MERCHANT IS THE BIOGRAPHER OF RAJIV GANDHI AND ADITYA BIRLA AND AUTHOR OF THE NEW CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS (RUPA, 2014). HE IS FOUNDER OF STERLING NEWSPAPERS, WHICH WAS ACQUIRED BY THE INDIAN EXPRESS GROUP

Skill, Productivity, and Growth Interlinked. Key to Jobs

INDIA AT 75 IS THE FIFTH LARGEST economy, and yet exhibits none of the characteristics of a developing country.

GLAND PHARMA NOW IN FRANCE

HYDERABAD-BASED Gland Pharma, a fast growing generic injectables manufacturing company with a global footprint across 60 countries, including the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia, has entered into a Put Option Agreement to acquire a 100 per cent stake in the Cenexi Group of France.

With a Little Help from the Juggernaut

\"WE HAVE CREATED an enabling environment for industrial investment that is second to none,\" said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Make in Odisha Conclave 2022 that began on 30 November.

THE FLINFLUENCERS

UNLIKE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, small retail investors are not swayed by macroeconomic trends and prefer to put their money on \"good bets\" instead.

Bulls, Bears and Little Men and Women

THE INDIAN BOURSES have been riding high for a while, sticking their indices up like flags amidst the global gloom among stock exchanges the world over, who take their cues from analysts - who are now in mortal fear of a global recession.

CHHATTISGARH GOVERNMENT: Ensuring Economic And Social Justice For All

Inthe last four years, Chhattisgarh has attracted over Rs 92,600 crore in industrial investments. During this period, 180 deals have been inked for setting up units that will create at least 110,300 jobs

Things To Remember While Investing

Vijay Patel

A TRILLION DOLLAR OPPORTUNITY

According to the Verified Market Research, the Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) Market size is expected to reach US$ 1076.47 billion by 2028 from US$ 405.64 billion in 2020 globally. The opportunity is huge, especially for new players who want to enter the segment and take a lead ahead of the legacy player. So, what’s the progress? And, where do we stand today? Let’s find out By Utkarsh Agarwal

Climate Tech To The Fore

From being currently used to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, technology can also become a powerful tool to help achieve India's net zero goal by 2070 By Jyotsna Sharma

GREEN FLAG FOR A CLEAN SUPPLY CHAIN

The National Logistics Policy is another step towards a carbon neutral future, helping as it does to modernise  the supply chain for manufacturing industries. An in depth look at India’s  march towards its Net Zero goal

Green Dreams and the Journey Ahead

IT’S RAINING EVS. Existing auto manufacturers and new tech firms are out there – busy announcing and launching electric vehicles (EVs) – be they two-wheelers, three-wheelers or four-wheelers. Startups too are emerging with potential solutions to green mobility challenges.

Freebies for Some, State Responsibility for Others

FREEBIES ARE IN DISCUSSION yet again, as before every election. They are being touted as an unnecessary and imprudent expenditure, accompanied by claims that nobody should be given public welfare benefits free of charge.

SCALING NEW HEIGHTS

UNTIL NOT TOO LONG AGO, the real estate sector and, more specifically, residential real estate had dug itself into a deep hole.

Criticality of ESG Framework for Real Estate

For businesses functioning in the real estate sector, the need to imbibe ESG principles is not just a moral imperative but also a fiduciary responsibility

LEVERAGING OPPORTUNITIES

Belonging to the 133-years-old Kirloskar Group that has interests across diverse sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, food and beverages, oil and gas, infrastructure and real estate, Kirloskar Ferrous Industries (KFIL) is a market leader in India in the manufacture of critical and intricate grey iron castings and quality pig iron

FOR A CLEANER TOMORROW

A subsidiary of the cement-to-steel conglomerate JSW Group, JSW Energy (JSWEL) is operational across power generation, power transmission and power trading.

GLOBALLY ALIGNED

AGC Networks (AGC), now known as Black Box, is a globally trusted technology solutions integrator to architect, deploy, manage and secure the customer’s IT environment through customised solutions and services that accelerate business. An Essar enterprise, it has served more than 8,000 customers globally and has 100-plus Fortune 500 companies as its client.

CONCOCTING GROWTH

Deepak Nitrite (DNL) is a leading chemicals manufacturer with facilities located at Nandesari and Dahej in Gujarat, Roha and Taloja in Maharashtra and Hyderabad in Telangana.

SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

There is a bit of Gokul Agro Resources (GARL) in every Indian’s kitchen. Incorporated in 2014, Gokul Agro is today one of India’s prime processers and manufacturers of various edible and non-edible oil and allied products.

BUILDING SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

One of the leading digital infrastructure providers in India, Indus Towers aims to mobilise digitalisation at the grassroots, tapping into the country’s huge domestic potential.

HALE AND HEARTY

For 40 years, Apollo has been steadfast in providing world-class integrated healthcare to patients with outcomes which are comparable to the best healthcare institutions in the world and is now ready to deliver the healthcare needs of the future.

CEMENTING GROWTH

UltraTech, a part of the globally renowned Aditya Birla Group, has grown to become India’s largest cement manufacturer.

PARTNER IN NATION BUILDING

India’s leading and one of the world’s most efficient integrated steelmakers, JSW Steel has been growing responsibly across markets with innovation, digitalisation and sustainability as its key drivers.

GROWTH CHALLENGES DESPITE

BW Businessworld presents the 2022 Fastest Growing Companies study after a deep-dive into the financials of the listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching. The research was carried out by our knowledge partner, TechSci Research

Brands Extending Luxury Treatments

In this post-pandemic world, luxury beauty is about accessing great beauty products at the tap of a button, in the comfort of your home

MOONLIGHTINGAN ETHICS ISSUE

Even as it is primarily the IT sector where companies are warning, or even terminating, employees on taking a second job, moonlighting is a byproduct of work-fromanywhere and raises a core work ethic issue

Businesses Urgently Need to Adopt a DDOM-or Risk Decay

IN MY PREVIOUS column titled ‘With Great Data Comes Great Responsibility’ we touched on how harnessing the power of data is essential for strategic and sustainable growth.

MEASURING WHAT MATTERS

THEVIETNAM WAR was tragic, T it went on from 1955 to 1975. By 1966, the United States had dropped three million tonnes of bombs on the Ho Chi Minh Trail – more than what was dropped on Germany and Japan during World War II.