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Three-Track India

INDIA IS NOW OFFICIALLY recognised as the world’s fifth largest economy, ahead of Britain and France and just behind Japan (no. 3) and Germany (no. 4). At their current respective GDP growth rates, India will overtake Germany in 2026 and Japan in 2030 to become the world’s third largest economy after the United States and China.

SPROUTING OF SLUMS

THE UNION GOVERNMENT has launched key welfare schemes in the last eight years, including the Swacch Bharat Mission or Jal Jeevan Mission.

Deprived When Young. Abandoned When Old

INDIA WILL HAVE AGED before it turns into a 'developed' economy. This must concern us. As per the United Nations, a society is 'aging' when seven per cent of its people are above the age of 65. One in every ten Indian is aged above 60 years. They number 130 million, growing at 4.2 per cent, twice as much as the population. In the next 25 years a fourth of our population will comprise 'elders'.

'We Need The Nobel Along With The Padma'

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership during the pandemic and how it also benefitted the global community

"CAN ELECTRIC BUSES TAKE OVER THE WORLD?"

Mahesh Babu, Director & Chief Executive Officer of Switch Mobility India takes Utkarsh Agarwal, Editorial Lead of BW Autoworld on an electric bus ride, describing the future of electric buses and how it is transforming public transport. Excerpts:

"OUR KEY VISION IS TO NURTURE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION"

The Magnolia Quality Development Corporation (MQDC) team is excited about expanding its footprint in India. It plans to come up with newer properties. In an interaction, CHULAMAS JITPATIMA, Country Director, MQDC India talks about the company's foray into the Indian market with its premium co-working project, Whizdom Club

UNDER-30 ACHIEVERS

Today's youth is setting the agenda for change and a better tomorrow through disruption and innovation in every walk of life. BW Disrupt felicitates 30 achievers under the age of 30 who have stood out as change agents and shown leadership in their specific sectors and businesses

West's Discovery of India

SINCE INDEPENDENCE IN 1947, the West has had a transactional relationship with India. The old colonial power, Britain, both covertly and overtly backed Pakistan for decades. The United States, locked in a Cold War with the Soviet Union, regarded India as a geopolitical aggravation.

Understanding Competitiveness

TRANSFORMING INDIA into an economic powerhouse has been a subject of extensive discussion. With the country's growing ambitions, what is needed is a new conceptualization of India's ambitions and a renewed development approach.

The Guiding Light

A leader who wanted to carry along all the stakeholders with him

THE EPITOME OF GOOD

CYRUS MISTRY/IN REMEMBRANCE

Paradigm Shift In FMCG

As the world navigates today's environment, agility is a prevalent sentiment in the FMCG industry and technology is playing a key role in it

"We're redefining comfort for a billion consumers"

Modenik Lifestyle Pvt Ltd is the merger of Advent International's portfolio companies, Dixcy Textiles Pvt Ltd and Gokaldas Intimatewear Pvt Ltd, the parent company of brand spoke about post-merger plans and the making of a brand. Edited excerpts:

Brands Ride High On Festive Fervour

Optimism runs high with brands signaling a bump-up in their advertising budgets, along with consumers exuding positive buying sentiments to amp up the shopping decibel

With Great Data Comes Great Responsibility

POST-PANDEMIC marketing is all about speed and dexterity. Now that customers are rewired for digital, marketing and businesses must reform as well.

Zippers & Illusion of Knowledge

ZIPPERS ARE ALL AROUND US. On our trousers. And our bags. Hardly a day goes by without our zipping or un-zipping something. If someone asked you if you knew how zippers worked, I am guessing like most of us, you too would be quick to say, "I know".

The Corporate Wonderland

IN THE CORNER'with KAN and SU!

Bharat Powering Indian Startups Growth

THAT THE INDIAN startup ecosystem has been growing in leaps and bounds is a well-accepted fact. That the startups have been solving for many consumer challenges, and have brought in ease of usage, the convenience of the solutions, and at a lower cost of access to the consumers is also well-known. While we agree on the disruptive power of the digital revolution, and consumer acceptance of digital businesses, a fact that's been missed out is the involvement of angel investors from non-metro India.

Can Dead Malls be Repurposed?

MY LAST COLUMN had suggested that placing new malls in upcoming parts of a city could help in promoting its holistic growth. In the feedback I received, some people lamented the demise or near demise of malls which had once been their favourite haunts, but had become poor shadows of themselves. This could have been due to the advent of more attractive alternatives in their vicinity, or the result of many other factors.

ENTERTAINMENT ESCAPADES

BEAUTY HAS MANY dimensions, but its essence is succinctly captured in the well-honed axiom: "Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder".

India's Higher Education Ecosystem is Elitist. Expels the Poor

OUR ASPIRATION TO EMERGE as a developed economy must reflect in investments in higher education. It hasn't.

Cryptos Are Neither Currency, Nor Assets

CRYPTOS ARE ANYTHING but easy to understand. Since its inception, cryptocurrency has generated both controversy and news. Its impact has been both overt and subtle.

When Cyrus Met His Moment

MY FRIEND, MY EX-BOSS, the Chairman of Tata (2013-2016) is hopefully in a better place. A transformative leader, thorough gentleman, and loyal friend. Perhaps, in these strengths, lay his weaknesses.

The Blueprint For Success

The idea of sector-specific action is the fulcrum of India@100 report. Not only this, there is also a seed for inter-ministerial coordination. This is the need of the hour, where we are not just trying to climb the ranks of Ease of Doing Business index, but want to become a trailblazer when it comes to achieving net zero carbon footprint

A MAN CALLED THE ‘SUN’

He was a silent philanthropist, who did not seek publicity for his beliefs

A TRUE GENTLEMAN LEADER OF OUR TIMES

Highly misunderstood, misjudged but silently respected

LEGACY PAR EXCELLENCE

The untimely passing away of Cyrus Pallonji Mistry leaves behind a massive vacuum for India Inc. and the mighty Shapoorji Pallonji Group

THE SOFT SPOKEN GIANT

Much of the robustness and structural changes needed by the Tata Group’s businesses to be relevant and financially strong, were begun during Cyrus Mistry’s tenure as chairman

“BE YOU, THE WORLD WILL ADJUST”

NAMITA THAPAR, the Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, is today a wellrecognised face thanks to popular television show 'Shark Tank India' where she was one of the investors. Now, Thapar has authored a book. She talks to ASHISH SINHA about the book, her journey and much more. Excerpts

“WE ARE A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY THAT PLACES GREAT VALUE ON INNOVATION”

Ashish Gaikwad, Managing Director at Honeywell Automation India, talks of Honeywell’s ninedecade-long journey in India, its technological innovations, sustainability and more, in a conversation with Jyotsna Sharma