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THERE'S BUSINESS IN WATER
India Inc. is creating modern water infrastructure, aiding the evolution of an organised industry.
BATTLE ΤΟ WATCH: JIO FIN VS BAJAJ FIN
Reliance, with its scale and capital, will make it tough for NBFC incumbents and fintech players to grab incremental market share.
WHY EV CHARGING INFRA ROTS
INDIA'S EV PUSH FACES THE GRIM REALITY OF NON-STANDARDISED CHARGING STATIONS, POOR MAINTENANCE, POWER AND PAYMENT OUTAGES.
What Next After Capex Front-loading?
Despite Centre's capital expenditure cycle gaining momentum, gross fixed capital formation-a proxy for investment-lags. It needs attention.
The Conversation: SOPHIE BELLON, CHAIRWOMAN & CEO, SODEXO GROUP
SODEXO IS STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD COUPONS OFFERED WITH MONTHLY SALARY. THE HUMBLE PAPER COUPON, THOUGH, HAS SINCE EVOLVED INTO AN APP. BESIDES OFFERING DISCOUNT COUPONS AT RESTAURANTS AND SUPERMARKETS, OR HELPING AVAIL A HOST OF SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTH & WELLNESS AND UPSKILLING SODEXO IS ALSO AMONG THE LARGEST FOOD SERVICES PROVIDERS AT OFFICES, HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS ACROSS 53 COUNTRIES. SOPHIE BELLON, CHAIRWOMAN AND CEO, DELVES INTO HOW THE SERVICES INDUSTRY IN GENERAL AND HER €18.1 BILLION COMPANY IN PARTICULAR HAVE TRANSFORMED SINCE THE PANDEMIC.
India's Most Powerful Women In Business 2023
Nirmala Sitharaman's deft handling makes India the fastest-growing big economy.
How Inclusive Is India Inc.?
Companies have the intent to hire people with varied sexual orientations, physical disabilities and neuro diversities. However, only the top firms are walking the talk.
What's Fueling Stock Market Bull Run
Stable economic growth and strong corporate earnings add to sentiment.
They Dared To Be Different And To Make A Difference
The charisma of inspirational women serves as a powerful weapon which can be wielded with great efficacy to propel the case of woman empowerment
Emerging Companies On The Rise
Fortune India's The Next 500 event showed how emerging companies are scaling new levels.
Corporate India Gets Used to Women On Shop Floor
Why manufacturing, operations and engineering companies are hiring more women for traditionally male-dominated jobs.
BRICS' GOLDEN SPELL TO DETHRONE DOLLAR
Will the gold-backed national currency end the dominance of the U.S. dollar?
LEGACY FIRMS IN DIVERSIFICATION DRIVE
LEGACY CONGLOMERATES GRAB EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES TO RIDE THE NEXT DECADE OF GROWTH.
DEATH OF THE SEDAN
As customers take to SUVs and EV transition picks up speed, the good-old sedan sees a drastic dip in sales.
REGIONAL RETAILERS COME OF AGE
Regional retail chains are thriving despite onslaught from heftier national players.
THE RETURN OF BRICK AND MORTAR RETAIL
Retail chain giants are back with a bang and continue to add muscle to India's $110 billion organised retail story with more stores and footfalls.
Why Bike Makers Eye Royal Enfield Pie
Hero, Bajaj, Yamaha and TVS work on taking market share from Royal Enfield.
The Conversation THIERRY KOSKAS, BRAND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CITROËN
THEY SAY THE THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM. GROUPE PSA, WHICH ACQUIRED CITROEN IN 1976, TRIED TO ENTER INDIA TWICE, FIRST IN A TIE-UP WITH ESCORTS IN 1980s AND THEN WITH PAL-PEUGEOT 309 IN 1993. NOW, CITROËN, AMONG THE MANY STELLAR BRANDS CONSTITUTING THE €47 BILLION STELLANTIS NV, THE THIRD-LARGEST CARMAKER IN THE WORLD, IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE GROUP'S INDIA FORAY. THIERRY KOSKAS, BRAND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CITROËN, AND CHIEF SALES & MARKETING OFFICER, STELLANTIS, TALKS ABOUT THE ICONIC FRENCH BRAND'S INDIA GAME PLAN.
Women Employees: The Missing Women Of TCS
With back to office becoming a norm, some women are choosing to sacrifice work.
BYJU's: Cloud Over IPO, Valuation
Auditor resignation brings more bad news for the edtech start-up.
RUPAY'S RISE HEATS UP PAYMENTS
IT FACES A TOUGH CHALLENGE THOUGH IN BREAKING THE BASTION OF FOREIGN PAYMENT NETWORKS IN BOTH DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS.
BRANCH BANKING: ALIVE, KICKING AND GROWING
EVEN AS DIGITAL SERVICES EXPAND, BANKS ARE AGGRESSIVELY ADDING BRANCHES TO IMPROVE REACH AND ENHANCE DEPOSITS.
NPAs UNDER TIGHT LEASH
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS HAVE DIPPED BUT IT'S TOO EARLY TO UNCORK THE BUBBLY AS GLOBAL SLOWDOWN IMPACTS EXPORT AND MSME SECTORS.
"INDIAN BANKING IS IN A GOLDILOCKS MOMENT"
THE BILLIONAIRE BANKER IS KNOWN FOR HIS CONSERVATISM, A STRATEGY THAT HAS WORKED VERY WELL FOR KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK.
WHY CANCER IS THE NEW CARDIOLOGY FOR HOSPITAL CHAINS
INDIA BEING THE WORLD'S THIRD LARGEST IN CANCER BURDEN, ONCOLOGY IS NOW COMPETING WITH CARDIOLOGY IN DIAGNOSIS, CARE AND MANAGEMENT AT LEADING HEALTHCARE CHAINS.
SUSTAINABILITY TAKES ESG PATH
While big corporates are taking the lead on ESG goals, smaller players are hoping for a trickle-down effect to get their efforts going.
RETURN OF WIND
INDIA’S WIND SECTOR, GOING THROUGH A ROUGH PATCH, IS SET FORA REBOUND AS CENTRE TWEAKS AUCTION POLICY, PLANS OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS AND FOCUSES ON REPLACING OLD MILLS.
MENACE OF FINFLUENCERS
HOW SELF-PROCLAIMED STOCK MARKET GURUS EXPLOIT REGULATOR SEBI'S LIMITATIONS AND LOOPHOLES TO ATTRACT GULLIBLE INVESTORS.
Modi-Biden Meet: New Era For Indo-U.S. Ties?
The scope of benefits are huge, but immediate gains remain a question.
The Conversation: GURURAJ DESHPANDE, ENTREPRENEUR & VENTURE CAPITALIST
WHO IS THE POSTER-BOY OF INDIAN TECHNOLOGY IS A QUESTION THAT CAN ELICIT ARGUABLY DIFFERENT NAMES. BUT THE ONE PERSON WHO SURELY FITS THE EPITHET IS GURURAJ DESHPANDE. STARTING OUT WITH CODEX CORPORATION IN THE 80s, DESHPANDE CO FOUNDED CORAL NEWORKS THAT MADE ROUTERS, WHICH GOT SOLD TO SUNOPTICS FOR $15 MILLION. BUT THE BROTHER-IN-LAW OF INFOSYS CO-FOUNDER N.R. NARAYANA MURTHY’S WIFE SUDHA MURTHY MADE HEADLINES WHEN HE SOLD CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS, A FIRM HE FOUNDED IN 1990, TO ASCEND COMMUNICATIONS FOR $3.7 BILLION IN 1997. TODAY, DESHPANDE INVESTS IN CREATING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION 1 . HE SHARES HIS ENTREPRENEURIAL INSIGHTS AND WHY HE BELIEVES INDIA’S UNTAPPED BILLIONS NEED START-UPS WITH A PURPOSE AND NOT JUST UNICORNS.