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‘Confident Of Achieving The 2030 Targets'

STEEL SECRETARY Aruna Sharma and her team have been instrumental in the sector’s turnaround, despite the ongoing global turmoil. In a conversation with Suman K. Jha, Sharma talks about the growth of the sector, increasing per capita consumption, dealing with NPAs in the sector, evolution of private players in the steel sector and the challenges the sector is facing due to the ongoing trade wars. Excerpts: 

Housing For All By 2022 –‘No Harm In The Vision'

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana or the Housing for All 2022 scheme launched by the Narendra Modi government aims to provide housing for all by 2022. D.B. Gupta, former consultant to the Planning Commission of India; Amrit Abhijat, Joint Secretary, Urban Development Ministry; Jyoti Parikh, former advisor to former PM Manmohan Singh; Prashant Kumar, Joint Secretary, Rural Development Ministry; and Sudhir Krishna, former Secretary, Urban Development Ministry discuss ways to overcome hurdles and why it would be possible to achieve the target

BSNL Set To Bring 5G To India

While Indian telecos are still ensuring that 4G services reach all circles in India, they are also vying to bring the niche 5G services to the country. Leading the race is state-owned telecom operator BSNL.

BSNL Sets Wifi Hotspot Services To Ramp Up Network

In a bid to attract cus-tomers, BSNL has set up wifi hotspots in several areas to ramp up its network services. Wi-Fi Services have been introduced for providing high speed internet access at convenient public locations hereunder called as Hot Spots. Installation of Hot Spots is already under process at various cities/ locations.

When Less Is Life-Threatening

Increasing water scarcity in India could potentially turn into an irreversible crisis that can affect many lives if immediate steps are not taken

‘Become Job Providers Rather Than Job Seekers'

India’s longest serving chief minister (since 1994) Pawan Kumar Chamling, of Sikkim, talks to BW Businessworld’s Ashish Sinha on the benefits of organic farming, Sikkim’s thriving pharmaceutical industry and its thrust on education, among other things. Excerpts:

Not Just A Pipe Dream

The farmer could only get richer, say statistics, even as the debate on doubling farmers’ incomes reaches a crescendo 

How Will The Congress Tackle Agrarian Distress?

Now that the Congress Party has upped the ante on the agrarian distress, BW Businessworld pieces together the farm policies it is likely to adopt should it form the government

Standpoint - Five Marketing Strategies To Prioritise In 2019

A 2018 Forrester Consulting study found that for 80 per cent of business decision makers surveyed improving their company’s customer experience was among their top priorities in the year ahead. So was increasing customer loyalty (81 per cent). In the new age of customer experience, a combination of data and creativity will set leaders apart. Industry experts also pointed to a greater focus in 2019 on personalisation, more immersive mobile experiences, and a companywide approach to strategic accounts

Driving New Conversations In Ad Land

There was a conscious effort not to make Goafest 2019 an event for the advertising people by the advertising people. Instead, the larger objective was to drive learning from related industries and their leaders

The World Is His Classroom

From being India’s leading edtech player, unicorn Byju’s has ambitions of becoming the world’s largest education company. Will the journey beyond the shores be as smooth as it has been on home turf so far?

Team Spills Success

After one-on-one sessions, Byju’s used VSAT technology, and then Internet, followed by tablet and app. The story of Byju’s Raveendran’s earliest associates. Suman K Jha listens in

The Indian Economy Limbers Up

The Indian Economy Limbers Up

2018: The Unfolding Agenda

India must be mindful that while the India-US strategic partnership auguers well, a nation’s strength rests on a growing economy, robust foreign policy and good governance

Rekindling Industry Spirit

Rekindling Industry Spirit

Smarter Travel

Smarter Travel

Connecting The Dots, Connecting The Data

It takes months to find a customer and only seconds to lose one, or so the saying goes. These days, however, it might be more like milliseconds. Thanks to on-demand information and services available anytime, anywhere, customers are more empowered than ever before and have sky-high expectations. If your customer is bored or impatient, confused or frustrated, for even just a second, there are a myriad other choices they can turn to.

Santro Is Back

Small, indeed, is beautiful. And Hyundai is set to prove that again with its all-new Santro.

The Conquerors

PAIN, GRIT, GLORY.

There Are Basic Constraints To Published Output

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has been ranked among the top 25 in the QS Masters Management Ranking 2018. The faculty’s research papers are published in top management journals like Harvard Business Review, Strategic Management Journal, to name a few. With a focus on holistic education, IIMB is the only Indian B-school in the network of 32 global B-schools convened by the Yale School of Management. IIMB Director G. RAGHURAM speaks with BW Businessworld’s WAQAR AHMED FAHAD on a range of issues concerning management education.

To Compete Globally You Need To Attract Best Talent

Over the years, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) has grown into a mature institution for imparting high-quality management education. A globally ranked institute, IIM Calcutta is continually evolving to meet its goals in an ever-changing business environment. BHARATENDU NATH SRIVASTAVA, Director, IIM Calcutta (until recently) talks to BW’s PRIYA SARAF about his institution’s USP, as well as a host of issues concerning management education. Excerpts:

‘Business Schools In India Are Still Evolving'

NMIMS’s School of Business Management (SBM) provides holistic management education. The rigorous curriculum and innovative programmes offered by the school set it apart from other B-schools. The college aims to build leadership capabilities of students using case-based learning, simulations and live projects. RAMESH BHAT, Dean, SBM at NMIMS talks to BW Businessworld’s PRIYA SARAF on the state of B-school education in the country and its evolution over time to meet newer challenges.

Need To Improve Ability To Attract The Best Faculty

SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) boasts of a unique pedagogy, with a strong element of non-classroom based experiential learning, and a faculty body with a mix of researchers and practitioners-turned-academics, which ensures that what is taught in the classrooms is current and relevant. In an email interview with BW’s PRIYA SARAF, RANJAN BANERJEE, Dean, SPJIMR discusses issues surrounding B-school education.

Obsession With 'Quality'

The IIMB is driven by a mission to .mould leaders and entrepreneurs through transformative education BW.

Setting Standards

A luminous faculty and an alumni of industry stalwarts, keeps IIMA in a league of its own, as the most coveted B-school in India.

‘We Want To Be The Segment Leader'

YK Koo is the Managing Director and CEO of Hyundai Motor India since November 2015. Amidst the ongoing celebrations marking 20 years of Hyundai India, Koo speaks to Ashish Sinha on the future of India’s secondlargest carmaker. Excerpts:

‘Investments Are Slow In Defence As There Is No Predictability'

ECONOMIC ADVISER in the Ministry of Defence, Rajib Kumar Sen is credited with formulating policies on defence offsets. He is also closely associated with the budgeting plan for the Indian armed forces. In an exclusive chat with Manish Kumar Jha, Sen talks about the Draft Defence Production Policy and offsets and how changes in it will enable domestic manufacturers to meet high quality military hardware requirements. 

A Regional Ride

Regional content will play a significant role in taking the OTT video players to the last mile in India and establishing growth

‘The Brand Must Come Before The Platform'

One of the few independent Indian players in the OTT space, Arré has its own platform and also works with other OTT platforms as a content provider. Sai Kumar, Founder, Arré talks to BW about the journey so far and what lies ahead. Excerpts: 

‘Low Cost Long-term Fund Is The Biggest Challenge'

National Housing Bank (NHB) is the agency that handles all issues related to finance for the Housing for All mission. On the third anniversary of this mission, BW Businessworld caught up with Sriram Kalyanaraman, MD & CEO of NHB, to get a perspective on the mission. Excerpts of the interview: