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THE GREAT INDIAN SUV CONFUSION

NON-CLARITY ON DEFINITION AND COMPLEX TAX SLABS MEAN IT'S UP TO COMPANIES TO DECIDE HOW TO CLASSIFY THEIR VEHICLES IN WHAT HAS BECOME A 'FREE FOR ALL' MARKET.

WHY INDIA OFFICE REALTY IS PEPPING UP AMIDST GLOBAL DOOM

MARQUEE GLOBAL NAMES RUSH TO INVEST IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AS ECONOMY PICKS UP.

Sports Business Beyond 22 Yards

Be it athletics, football, kabaddi, hockey or kho kho, India Inc. is making serious investments in sports outside of cricket.

India Inc.'s Premium Play

As demand for premium products and services Surpasses Mass market in growth, companies across sectors gear up to tap the rise of India’s new affluent class.

THE MEGA INFRA MAKEOVER

SOME OF INDIA'S BIGGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE GOING ONSTREAM SOON WITH PROMISE TO PUT ECONOMY ON A HIGH GROWTH PATH.

INTERPRETING BUDGET DYNAMICS

IN HER SIXTH UNION BUDGET, the last before this year's parliamentary elections, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was fiscally prudent and refrained from populist schemes. She also continued to push growth via higher capital expenditure but at a slower pace. The finance minister is banking on pick-up in private spending while ensuring that lower growth in government expenditure brings down FY25 fiscal deficit to 5.1% of gross domestic product (GDP). The neutral nature of the Budget and broad directions towards building a Viksit Bharat by 2047 reflect government's confidence in coming back to power for a third term.

'BIG DATA, AI AIDING HIGHER TAX COLLECTION'

Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), tells Fortune India what is driving the buoyancy in GST revenues. Edited excerpts.

The Conversation - CHRISTIAN ULBRICH, CEO & PRESIDENT, JLL

HIGH INFLATION AND GEOPOLITICAL CONCERNS HAVE DEALT A DOUBLE BLOW TO THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR GLOBALLY. AS CHINA CONTINUES TO SUFFER UNDER THE WEIGHT OF A COLLAPSING REAL ESTATE MARKET, RAISING ALARM OF A POTENTIAL DOMINO EFFECT ACROSS GEOGRAPHIES, JLL CEO AND PRESIDENT CHRISTIAN ULBRICH WEIGHS IN ON THE RISKS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES, AND WHERE INDIA STANDS.

CURTAIN RAISER

Why FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Interim Budget sets the tone for continuity during full Budget in July.

TROUBLE BELOW AT THE BORING CO.

Shelved projects, politics, and slow progress seem to have dulled Elon Musk's tunneling dreams at the Boring Company.

Going to War Against Deepfakes

Companies are racing to detect videos that have been manipulated with the help of Al-before they cause even more violence and confusion in battle zones.

HOW WE DID IT

AS 2023 draws to a close, investors look out for investing strategies for the new year.

HOW DATA HELPS MAKE THE BEST INSURANCE CHOICES

Do your checks but act and buy. Being uninsured is a far greater risk than buying wrong insurance.

WHY GLOBAL INVESTING MAKES SENSE FOR INDIANS

India is just 3-4% of world mcap. Putting all your eggs in such a small basket is risky.

BEST INSURERS

A young population, increasing disposable incomes, growing financial awareness and robust regulatory support are contributing to the insurance industry’s growth.

BEST DEBT FUNDS

Focus on portfolio mix, duration and AAA and AA rated assets helped the best performers deliver impressive returns.

BEST DEBT FUND MANAGER

Animble-footed approach and tactical calls helped these fund managers deliver in a volatile market.

BEST EQUITY FUND MANAGER

Focus on quality of management, capital allocation and valuation does the trick for Sohini Andani.

BEST EQUITY FUNDS

Best performers in equity mutual fund category focused on buying high-growth companies that have competitive advantage at reasonable valuations.

"INDIA MAY HAVE TO BEAR SOME HEADWINDS NEXT YEAR"

FORMER RBI GOVERNOR Raghuram Rajan and assistant professor of economics at Pennsylvania State University Rohit Lamba underline a policy need to look beyond centralised low-skill manufacturing and focus on ‘high-skilled service’ and ‘service embedded into manufacturing’ as an economic model for India’s growth.

PLI POWERS MANUFACTURING

Production linked incentives start making India self-reliant in key sectors.

INCONSISTENT RAINS HOLD BACK RURAL DEMAND

Rural India reports uneven recovery as monsoon hits consumption in western and southern states.

WHAT DRIVES INDIA AS GCC HUB?

High quality talent affected by slowdown at IT firms and start-ups helps global capability centres drive transformative projects for parents.

It Is Not Just About Funding Winter

Investor focus on quality companies driven by caution and scalability.

Decoding Market Volatility Before Budget

In 18 of the past 29 years, Sensex dipped on Budget day; 2021 was most volatile.

The Conversation

DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE (DPIIT), RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY IN INDIA, COORDINATES WITH VARIOUS MINISTRIES FOR PRODUCTION-LINKED INCENTIVE (PLI) SCHEMES, FACILITATES INVESTMENT AND PROMOTES NEW TECHNOLOGIES. RAJESH KUMAR SINGH, SECRETARY, DPIIT, MET WITH FORTUNE INDIA TO DISCUSS EXPANSION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ROLE WITH PLI AND STEERING INDIA'S INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AT A TIME FDI IS ON A DECLINE AND GLOBAL TRADE IS SLUGGISH.

REAL ESTATE DISCOVERS ITS ANIMAL SPIRIT

Record sales in residential segment and an office boom stoke investor interest for that extra yield.

GLOBAL RISKS BODE WELL FOR GOLD

Rise in income levels and economic uncertainties to aid consumption of yellow metal.

EMBRACE VOLATILITY IN NEW YEAR

A cocktail of buoyant GDP growth, benign inflation and business-more-than-usual have created a feel-good factor in 2023 - now brace for volatility in the New Year.

"DEBT IS THE PLACE TO BE IN 2024"

India's leading wealth managers are upbeat about the country's prospects but cognisant of macro challenges.