REFORM PANGS

State laws may delay progress of Centre’s agri-marketing reforms, but won’t be able to halt them

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AGARWAL’S NATURE THERAPY

LOOKING FOR THE THUMP

ROYAL ENFIELD IS INCHING TOWARDS THE END OF ITS PURPLE PATCH AT A TIME RIVALS HAVE LINED UP NEW LAUNCHES TO TAKE IT HEAD ON. CAN ITS NEW BIKE, METEOR350, HERALD THE START OF ANOTHER BULL RUN?

Best Advice I Ever Got

“HAVE THE HUMILITY TO PAUSE AND LISTEN, REFLECT, TALK AND SEEK ADVICE” GEETU VERMA, GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENT, NUTRITION & NATURAL PLATFORMS, UNILEVER

'WE ARE BUILDING A STRATEGIC DISINVESTMENT PIPELINE'

The pandemic had put the brakes on the government’s ambitious disinvestment plans for the fiscal. However, things have started picking up as businesses go back to normal and markets regain their appetite for buying assets. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), entrusted with disinvestment of central public sector enterprises (CPSEs), has an uphill task ahead given that it is racing against time to meet the annual disinvestment target. DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey, in a conversation with Dipak Mondal, lays down the road ahead for the department.

Market's New Favourites

Newly listed insurance, mutual fund, pure play credit card and small finance banking players are charming Dalal Street

Less Taxing, More Rewarding

It is raining dividends before the new tax rules kick in

Crisis Zone

The 15 most-indebted non-BFSI companies had a combined debt of ₹10 lakh crore in FY20, a 15 per cent increase over the previous year, and their troubles seem to be far from over

Belying Hopes

With private sector missing from action, PSUs were expected to play saviour, an expectation they failed to live up to

Battle Of The Titans

The investments of Facebook and Google in Jio Platforms have cemented RIL’s position, catapulting its market value and putting it way ahead of TCS in the No.1 spot

Back With a Bang

Bharti Airtel is in a sweet spot again, thanks to tariff hikes last year, digital gameplan and relentless focus on winning quality customers

Electric Vehicles Are The Next Bastion For The Luxury Car Industry

Electric vehicles are the next bastion for the luxury car industry as it throws up possibilities in comfort, performance and technology for the pampered lot

THE ROYAL RESTORER Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil of Bhavnagar

She is using technology to make Bhavnagar’s — and the ancient city of Sihor’s — fascinating heritage accessible to the public

THE BUCKET LIST

As travel destinations open up, there are enough getaways for HNIs. The offerings include driving on ice in Lapland to aerobatics in the Nevada desert, and a lot more in between

THE ROYAL TOUCH

Young royal family scions who are out to make the world a better place — and how

THE SHOOTING STAR Vrishankaditya Parmar Of Santrampur

The trap-shooting champion with a slew of medals is gunning for a career as an actor, starting with an acting course in New York City

REINVENTING LUXURY

From offering luxurious experiences through augmented reality to launching more pocket-friendly collections, the pandemic has forced luxury brands to think differently

PRINCE OF THE HIMALAYAS Ambikeshwar Katoch of Kangra

He has his heart set on development work at the United Nations. With a lineage that dates back thousands of years, he’s getting set to fight corruption

LIVING ON A HIGH

Developers are leaving no stone unturned to make the rich feel good, while customers are seeking nothing but the best for their 'home' experience

INDIA INC'S ART CONNOISSEURS

Apart from scripting successful business strategies, corporate India also has an eye for art

GETTING BACK THE SHINE

The Diamond Industry Is Looking for A Revival After Several Quarters of Demand Slump

How to Get Regular Income Post Retirement

More than the corpus, much depends on expenses, goals and commitments

Working With A Free Hand

How the new-found autonomy is working out for IIMs

The Tech Takeover

How a handful of technology companies are becoming central to imparting management education

“TALENT WINS GAMES, BUT TEAMWORK WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS ”

SANDEEP GULATI, MD, EGIS INDIA

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Is The B-School Campus Dead?

B-Schools could face an existential crisis as economy slows and education moves online

Foreign Varsity Campus A Distant Dream?

NEP’s aim to bring top 100 global universities to India is too ambitious

Filing Tax Returns

PICKING THE RIGHT ITR FORM IS CRITICAL FOR FILING HASSLE-FREE INCOME TAX RETURNS

Contentious Farm Bills

The three new agriculture laws will shift the power centre of agriculture trading from established APMC markets to corporate players in a gradual manner. But will the transition be smooth?