A TRILLION DOLLAR OPPORTUNITY

According to the Verified Market Research, the Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) Market size is expected to reach US$ 1076.47 billion by 2028 from US$ 405.64 billion in 2020 globally. The opportunity is huge, especially for new players who want to enter the segment and take a lead ahead of the legacy player. So, what’s the progress? And, where do we stand today? Let’s find out By Utkarsh Agarwal

Climate Tech To The Fore

From being currently used to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, technology can also become a powerful tool to help achieve India's net zero goal by 2070 By Jyotsna Sharma

GREEN FLAG FOR A CLEAN SUPPLY CHAIN

The National Logistics Policy is another step towards a carbon neutral future, helping as it does to modernise  the supply chain for manufacturing industries. An in depth look at India’s  march towards its Net Zero goal

Green Dreams and the Journey Ahead

IT’S RAINING EVS. Existing auto manufacturers and new tech firms are out there – busy announcing and launching electric vehicles (EVs) – be they two-wheelers, three-wheelers or four-wheelers. Startups too are emerging with potential solutions to green mobility challenges.

Freebies for Some, State Responsibility for Others

FREEBIES ARE IN DISCUSSION yet again, as before every election. They are being touted as an unnecessary and imprudent expenditure, accompanied by claims that nobody should be given public welfare benefits free of charge.

SCALING NEW HEIGHTS

UNTIL NOT TOO LONG AGO, the real estate sector and, more specifically, residential real estate had dug itself into a deep hole.

Criticality of ESG Framework for Real Estate

For businesses functioning in the real estate sector, the need to imbibe ESG principles is not just a moral imperative but also a fiduciary responsibility

LEVERAGING OPPORTUNITIES

Belonging to the 133-years-old Kirloskar Group that has interests across diverse sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, food and beverages, oil and gas, infrastructure and real estate, Kirloskar Ferrous Industries (KFIL) is a market leader in India in the manufacture of critical and intricate grey iron castings and quality pig iron

FOR A CLEANER TOMORROW

A subsidiary of the cement-to-steel conglomerate JSW Group, JSW Energy (JSWEL) is operational across power generation, power transmission and power trading.

GLOBALLY ALIGNED

AGC Networks (AGC), now known as Black Box, is a globally trusted technology solutions integrator to architect, deploy, manage and secure the customer’s IT environment through customised solutions and services that accelerate business. An Essar enterprise, it has served more than 8,000 customers globally and has 100-plus Fortune 500 companies as its client.

CONCOCTING GROWTH

Deepak Nitrite (DNL) is a leading chemicals manufacturer with facilities located at Nandesari and Dahej in Gujarat, Roha and Taloja in Maharashtra and Hyderabad in Telangana.

SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

There is a bit of Gokul Agro Resources (GARL) in every Indian’s kitchen. Incorporated in 2014, Gokul Agro is today one of India’s prime processers and manufacturers of various edible and non-edible oil and allied products.

BUILDING SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

One of the leading digital infrastructure providers in India, Indus Towers aims to mobilise digitalisation at the grassroots, tapping into the country’s huge domestic potential.

HALE AND HEARTY

For 40 years, Apollo has been steadfast in providing world-class integrated healthcare to patients with outcomes which are comparable to the best healthcare institutions in the world and is now ready to deliver the healthcare needs of the future.

CEMENTING GROWTH

UltraTech, a part of the globally renowned Aditya Birla Group, has grown to become India’s largest cement manufacturer.

PARTNER IN NATION BUILDING

India’s leading and one of the world’s most efficient integrated steelmakers, JSW Steel has been growing responsibly across markets with innovation, digitalisation and sustainability as its key drivers.

GROWTH CHALLENGES DESPITE

BW Businessworld presents the 2022 Fastest Growing Companies study after a deep-dive into the financials of the listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching. The research was carried out by our knowledge partner, TechSci Research

Brands Extending Luxury Treatments

In this post-pandemic world, luxury beauty is about accessing great beauty products at the tap of a button, in the comfort of your home

MOONLIGHTINGAN ETHICS ISSUE

Even as it is primarily the IT sector where companies are warning, or even terminating, employees on taking a second job, moonlighting is a byproduct of work-fromanywhere and raises a core work ethic issue

Businesses Urgently Need to Adopt a DDOM-or Risk Decay

IN MY PREVIOUS column titled ‘With Great Data Comes Great Responsibility’ we touched on how harnessing the power of data is essential for strategic and sustainable growth.

MEASURING WHAT MATTERS

THEVIETNAM WAR was tragic, T it went on from 1955 to 1975. By 1966, the United States had dropped three million tonnes of bombs on the Ho Chi Minh Trail – more than what was dropped on Germany and Japan during World War II.

Three-Track India

INDIA IS NOW OFFICIALLY recognised as the world’s fifth largest economy, ahead of Britain and France and just behind Japan (no. 3) and Germany (no. 4). At their current respective GDP growth rates, India will overtake Germany in 2026 and Japan in 2030 to become the world’s third largest economy after the United States and China.

SPROUTING OF SLUMS

THE UNION GOVERNMENT has launched key welfare schemes in the last eight years, including the Swacch Bharat Mission or Jal Jeevan Mission.

Deprived When Young. Abandoned When Old

INDIA WILL HAVE AGED before it turns into a 'developed' economy. This must concern us. As per the United Nations, a society is 'aging' when seven per cent of its people are above the age of 65. One in every ten Indian is aged above 60 years. They number 130 million, growing at 4.2 per cent, twice as much as the population. In the next 25 years a fourth of our population will comprise 'elders'.

'We Need The Nobel Along With The Padma'

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership during the pandemic and how it also benefitted the global community

"CAN ELECTRIC BUSES TAKE OVER THE WORLD?"

Mahesh Babu, Director & Chief Executive Officer of Switch Mobility India takes Utkarsh Agarwal, Editorial Lead of BW Autoworld on an electric bus ride, describing the future of electric buses and how it is transforming public transport. Excerpts:

"OUR KEY VISION IS TO NURTURE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION"

The Magnolia Quality Development Corporation (MQDC) team is excited about expanding its footprint in India. It plans to come up with newer properties. In an interaction, CHULAMAS JITPATIMA, Country Director, MQDC India talks about the company's foray into the Indian market with its premium co-working project, Whizdom Club

UNDER-30 ACHIEVERS

Today's youth is setting the agenda for change and a better tomorrow through disruption and innovation in every walk of life. BW Disrupt felicitates 30 achievers under the age of 30 who have stood out as change agents and shown leadership in their specific sectors and businesses

West's Discovery of India

SINCE INDEPENDENCE IN 1947, the West has had a transactional relationship with India. The old colonial power, Britain, both covertly and overtly backed Pakistan for decades. The United States, locked in a Cold War with the Soviet Union, regarded India as a geopolitical aggravation.

Understanding Competitiveness

TRANSFORMING INDIA into an economic powerhouse has been a subject of extensive discussion. With the country's growing ambitions, what is needed is a new conceptualization of India's ambitions and a renewed development approach.