Don't Look Back

Unnecessary baggage from the previous year needs to now disappear into the past

INDIA IS POSITIONED TO LEAD THE CHANGE FOR ADVANCING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE

India's prodigious investments in the technology and energy sector have propelled a significant economic growth spurt, making us ready to become the world's third-largest economy in the next five years, surpassing Japan and Germany, acknowledges Morgan Stanley.

STEERING THROUGH CHANGING TIMES

Prevailing over some of the most challenging years, amidst a devastating pandemic, supply chain issues, semiconductor shortages, and a severe fall in demand, the Indian auto sector has had quite a ride.

STRONG DOMESTIC DEMAND TO DRIVE GROWTH

The Indian real estate sector has remained resilient, with all asset classes faring well in the last year.

CREATE INCENTIVES FOR SUSTAINABILITY

The fast-growing logistics sector is seeking continued policy support and adequate funds to support the creation of a unified logistics ecosystem as envisaged by the National Logistics Policy By Ashish Sinha

"EXPECT BUDGET TO PROVIDE EXPORT INCENTIVES FOR GREEN HYDROGEN AND AMMONIA"

Inaconversation with BW Businessworld, VINEET MITTAL, Founder and Chairman of Avaada Group, shares his expectations for the renewable energy sector from the upcoming budget, policy initiatives in the year gone by that gave a fillip to the industry and the potential of India becoming an electrolyser hub By Arjun Yadav

MSMEs WANT MORE ATTENTION

Access to easier credit line and working capital as well as better subsidy are the key elements in the sector’s wishlist By Abhishek Sharma

More Funds Please

Higher allocation,GST reforms and a big push to local manufacturing of medical devices are some of the key demands of the healthcare sector

CALL FOR EASE OF INVESTING

Startups and investors are seeking a slew of reforms on the current taxation norms including parity for capital gains tax treatment between unlisted and listed securities By Resham Suhail

IS INDIA READY FOR A COVID SPIKE?

Levels of preparedness in India are much higher this time as Covid infrastructure in terms of equipment, processes, and human resources is in a state of operational readiness

CONCERNED, NOT ALARMED

India Inc. faces headwinds in the New Year. But with strong fundamentals, industry leaders hope to tide over short-term crises by focusing onlong-term goals

"I DID NOT COME INTO POLITICS WITH ANY AGENDA"

In an interaction with BW Businessworld, MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY, Union Minister of Heavy Industries speaks about his political journey, and work done by the government in the electric vehicle segment By Urvi Shrivastav

NEW INNINGS

The Indian gaming industry has capped yet T another remarkable year in which it saw its value soar to $2.6 billion.

SCENE BIG SCREEN SUCCUMBS TO SMALL SCREEN

BOLLYWOOD’S last hope of 2022 was a Jayeshbhai Jordaar starrer, but it was as if it jumped from a aircraft from a height of 35,000 feet.

FINDING THE NORMAL IN ABNORMAL

THE year 2022 proved to be a rollercoaster for the Rs 1.6 trillion Indian media and entertainment industry. Television and digital occupy the top two benches of the sector and witness an intense infighting between themselves.

THE MAN WHO LED PEPSICO'S HOME RUN INTO INDIA

Suman transited recently, I have a deep sense of gratitude, a feeling of quiet joy for what he did for all of us.

A TRUE NATIONALIST

BALA AND I ARE EXTREMELY saddened to hear about the demise of Suman, a friend, philosopher and guide for me over four decades.

THE SUMAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

THE 21ST DECEMBER 2022 marked the end of an era. Suman Sinha, the former Chairman of PepsiCo India, former Director of Hindustan Lever, and the man credited with building Pepsi in India and grooming an army of business leaders, passed away on that day.

STUBBLE: STYLE AND SURVIVAL

\"Stubble\" has become a word that is increasingly used. In fact, it has become almost as common as the present buzzword, \"disruptive\", which has entered the popular lexicon in a big way.

Indians are Distinctive, Not Unique

AS INDIANS, we are distinctive (not unique) from the West. Our Indian orientation is psychosocially quite in contrast to a 'western' orientation.

Jumping into Action: Flawed Public Governance

LEARNINGS FROM the Delhi airport T3 congestion incident highlights how we miss the public-governance mechanism in the narrative of the pressure-pot called optics, and forget the need for ensuring accountability.

UNBLOCKING INDIA'S POLICY IMPACT CHALLENGE

INDIA'S ECONOMIC HISTORY is rich with instances of policy interventions which transformed the country's economic and political terrain.

The Way Our Lives Should (and Will) Change

THE DREADED COVID pandemic that turned the world upside down for over two years - is knocking on our doors again! Just as we were looking forward to some normalcy in life and in fact, had set out in that direction, the new danger is unsettling us again.

IT IS GOOD TO BE ORDINARY

ARE YOU A COLLEGE TOPPER? Did you go to an Ivy League school? Are you a CEO? Are you in the Top three of your industry charts? Are you in the 30 under 30 list? Have you won this and that award? Do you have a million followers on social media? Do your kids go to tennis, chess, Math Olympiad, school drama, or violin classes after school? Did you go to the US open finals?

Leadership is a Function, Not an Entitlement

EXCEPT THAT THEY TOOK place simultaneously, the recent Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, as well as those to the municipal corporation of Delhi, seem to be unrelated to the soccer World Cup in Qatar.

ChatGPT-the newest Bot on the Block and what it means for marketers

We are still in the early stages of this technology. It's doubtless going to have a significant impact on all kinds of creative endeavours, including marketing and communications. The conundrum is the uncertainty of those implications

MR NARAYANA MURTHY: You Were Actually Right All These Years

FALL THE THINGS Infosys did right – and, in fact, they were the undisputed trailblazers for the Indian corporate sector in many respects – succession planning was not one of them.

Fin Literacy Pays.Consumers Need Protection, Redressal Too

FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING is getting increasingly complex for most Indians. Despite the fact that we make decisions about money every day, less than a tenth in India are equipped with financial knowledge.

How Real Is Design Thinking?

DESIGN THINKING is not new; the term was mentioned by Nobel Laureate Herbert A. Simon way back in 1969 in his book, The Sciences of the Artificial.

Hello West! Finance Is The Fuel For Fossil-Fuel Challenge

With nearly a sixth of the global population, and especially younger demographics at that, India has the responsibility of driving constant social and economic growth. It cannot afford to be slack in its internal efforts at growth, especially when it does not have a sixth of the world's wealth