The Law Tries To Catch Up With Tech

It isn’t the Wild West, but India’s legal framework offers little protection in case of data theft, say experts. 

Aston Martin's Next Century

 James Bond may have put it on the map, but the British marque is determined to stir, not be shaken. 

That Soft Toy Is A Giant

In Hamleys And Its Teddy Bears And Minions, Reliance Has A Retail Business That Is Expanding Rapidly.

An Insolvent Code

Unless Issues Around Implementation Are Fixed, The Insolvency Code Will Remain An Insolvent Code.

A Hotel-Turned-Jail Will Soon Turn Back

The Saudi kingdom’s most luxurious hotel has been doubling as a detention facility. How bad is that for business?

Retailers' Secret Weapon Is Food?

It makes up more than half of Walmart’s sales and is driving a Dollar General surge. Why groceries are suddenly a hot business.

Tech Dissatisfaction, Version 99.0

It’s easier than ever for companies to update products remotely—or to stunt them. And consumers are taking notice.

The PSU Road To Green Transport And Profits

EESL Is an Unlikely Psu; It Neither Manufactures Nor Distributes. What It Does Is Create Demand. It Has Turned Its Sights on Electric Vehicles Now. 

The Rise of Synthetic DNA

Will we soon be buying silk, wood, and more fabricated out of genetic code and scientific brilliance? Or will the nascent industry suffer the same fate that befell the companies that wanted to make biofuel out of algae?

The Riddle of the Wall in the Brain

The blood-brain barrier has long stymied drug development for brain disorders. Researchers have finally begun to break through it. 

Trends Of 2017

At the time of writing this, the stated objective of demonetisation has changed a few times (though not as often as the Reserve Bank’s notifications governing note exchange), from rooting out black money, to stamping out corruption, to drying up terrorist funding, to moving towards a cashless and transparent economy.

Who Will Win The Streaming Wars?

Global giants such as Netflix and Amazon have entered the fray. But they now have to face hotstar, The streaming service from the man who brought western TV to India: Rupert Murdoch

Where To Invest After A British Breakup

Brexit is almost certain to mean more volatility in global stock markets. Here’s how to profit from keeping a stiff upper lip.

14 Glencore Digs Out Of The Abyss

The commodities behemoth faced a crisis last year as prices of metals, grains, and petroleum products—as well as the company’s stock price—plummeted. A rare inside look at how the secretive Swiss giant survived and how it plans to thrive again in a post-boom world.

Caste: Why It's Still An Issue For India Inc.

Some 80 years after the Poona Pact gave reservations to India’s most backward communities, are Dalits rising to the top in corporate India?

Free Bird

To win back customers, McDonald’s is changing how it raises its poultry. Will offering cage-free eggs and antibiotic- free chickens revive the fast-food giant?

International Cricket Is A Big Deal

Broadcaster Star India has valued it higher than IPL.

A New Code Of Conduct

What are the legal ramifications of a self-driving car at fault? A look into what happens legally after robots go awry.

Return To Fundamentals

ICICI Bank and Axis Bank had lost much ground, thanks to major issues regarding their CEOs. Both banks appear to have recovered now.

Transforming India, Digitally

U.S.-based software firm Salesforce’s Sunil Jose says the company is preparing organisations in India for the “fourth industrial revolution”. 

The Big Switch

Havells chairman Anil Rai Gupta is following in his father’s footsteps, but is also making some footprints of his own by taking the family-run company from just an electrical equipment maker to a consumer durables challenger.

You Dont Know Jack

Alibaba founder jack ma is famous as one of China’s richest men. But the e-commerce mogul and his company remain a mystery to many outside his home country.For his next act, Ma plans to empower entrepreneurs around the world—and take his place as a global business leader.

Citigroup Does 'Fintech

An explosion of new financial technology startups is threatening to usurp the Multitrillion-Dollar banking industry. here, an inside look at how one global player is trying to “fintegrate” fast enough to stay ahead of the revolution.

It's All About Script

Can't Read English? There's a Phone for That. Thanks to Three Iit Classmates (From Far Left: Akash Dongre, Rakesh Deshmukh, Sudhir Bangarambandi), English Is No Longer a Barrier to Using Smartphones.

We Can Do It

Rising From a Factory Worker to Chief Minister of Jharkhand Through Struggle in the Rugged Terrain of Politics, Raghubar Das Always Dreamt Big and Never Let Four Decades of Tumults and Troubles of Politics Waver His Focus From the Goal of Taking the State to Heights of Development. With Two Years in the Top Job With Stable Political Milieu, Raghubar Das Is on the Go to Make Big Dreams Tangible With a Smart, Disciplined and Responsive Bureaucracy. His Appeal Now Transcends Boundaries as Evident From Rousing Reception and Responses From Investors Across the Globe and at Home. Taking All Along- ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’- in the Developmental March Is the Mantra, the Development-centric CM Believes in.

A Year Of Churn At India Inc

The profitability of the fortune India 500 companies declined 10.2% in fy18; despite that, the firms on the list were generous enough to raise total salaries by 10.2%.

The Dean Of Dallas Design

Billionaire Tim Headington is trying to breathe more life into downtown Dallas by giving it a hipper aesthetic.

Tackling ‘Tough Tech'

Unlike many venture capitalists, Katie Rae is a fan of startups that take on big and complicated problems.

The Ghosn Show

One of the most talented automotive executives of his generation is behind bars in Japan. What now for the alliance he forged?

The Rural Credit Rush

Microfinance Firms and Fintechs are looking to cash in on demand for credit in rural india which is expected to rise along with a surge in consumption.