Telecom-Jiophone Next: Hold The Line

Does Jio’s New Low-cost Smartphone, Co-developed With Google, Stand A Chance Against A Well- Established Army Of Handset Majors?

FIRST LADY

By taking her company public, Nykaa’s Falguni Nayar has become the country’s wealthiest self-made woman entrepreneur. What next?

AN UNEQUAL MUSIC

DESPITE VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CONTINUING TO SHATTER RECORDS AND MORE UNICORNS POPPING UP THAN EVER BEFORE, THE NUMBER OF WOMEN LED START-UPS, INVESTMENTS THEY RAISE, AND EVEN THE COUNT OF WOMEN INVESTORS, REMAIN LOW

BREAKING POINT

The burnt out working mothers of the white-collar workforce want real flexibility with a clear switch-off button and childcare support. Something for firms to get right as they draft hybrid work policies

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS

Clothes maketh a woman? Not really, but here’s how you can wear confidence on your sleeves

CAPITAL DEFAULT

RBI referring Reliance Capital to insolvency tribunal could have a ripple effect

MUTANT ATTACK

Any major fall over the Omicron scare could lead to accentuated selling activity, say experts

OMICRON JITTERS

Economists have pegged India’s full-year growth rate at 9-10 per cent, with the pace likely to weaken in the second half

‘Evaluating options for Tesla's entry'

Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, holds forth on electric vehicles, start-ups, cryptocurrencies and more in a tell-all interview

Stock Market - 5 Companies That Recorded The Biggest Jumps And The Steepest Drops

India’s stock market has been on a tear over the past year, but the rising tide did not lift all companies. Here are the top gainers and losers on the BT500 list

Bringing Home The Sun

Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani pump in the big bucks, pushing India’s scattered renewable energy industry to the next level, and hyper-fuelling the country’s clean energy dreams for 2030. Nuance: India’s two richest businessmen are on the same page

The Best Advice I Ever Got

UNNIKRISHNAN A.R. I MANAGING DIRECTOR I SAINT-GOBAIN INDIA — GLASS BUSINESS

Factors You Should Consider Before Investing In Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies may be the rage now, but here are some Important Factors You Should Consider Before Trading

Rock On!

Music aficionado Ajay Bijli, Chairman and MD of PVR, often croons with his band Random Order, performing gigs in Delhi

Coffee craft

Introduce yourself to an exquisite cup of artisanal coffee

YOU'VE BEEN WARNED

INDIAN RETAIL INVESTORS HAVE NEVER BEEN SO BULLISH ON STOCKS. THEY COME TO THE MARKET IN HORDES, AND TRY EVERY TRICK AND AVENUE—FROM PENNY STOCKS TO ALGOS—TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK. BUT EVEN WITH THE EUPHORIA, IT IS A GOOD TIME TO EXERCISE CAUTION

CLOUDY KITCHEN

With significant user traction and investor interest, the cloud kitchen business is entering the inevitable phase of disruption, but with no clear winners yet

BEYOND THE SKIES

THE NASCENT SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY COULD PROPEL THE NEXT BIG REVOLUTION IN THE TELECOM SPACE. WHERE DOES INDIA STAND?

1, 2, 3, GO

THANKS TO A DRAMATIC RISE IN SUBSCRIPTION GAMING SERVICES AND CLOUD GAMING AMID THE PANDEMIC, INDIA IS NOW THE WORLD'S FASTEST-GROWING MOBILE GAMING MARKET, HELPING MANY ENTHUSIASTS TURN INTO PROFESSIONALS . WILL THE MOMENTUM SUSTAIN?

‘We want to tell our growth story to investors'

M.R. Kumar, Chairperson of Life Insurance Corporation of India, in a free-wheeling chat, opens up about how the giant is getting ready for its bumper listing, among other things

Stumbling Dragon, Charging Elephant?

To capitalise on China’s mistakes, we need to press home our advantages instead of getting distracted by a majoritarian social agenda

The Adani Juggernaut

Out of the six listed Adani Group entities, five have more than doubled investors’ wealth in the year to september 30, 2021

Tata's Big Consumer Bet

Tata Consumer Products has already outperformed most fmcg majors by doubling its market cap in the past one year. Time now to focus on building distribution muscle and strengthening its f&b business

IT IS BACK

INDIA’S IT SERVICES INDUSTRY HAS REBOUNDED STRONGLY, WITH DEMAND CLIMBING THANKS TO CLIENTS’ INCREASING NEED FOR DIGITAL SERVICES, DRIVEN BY THE PANDEMIC

THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

SOME OF INDIA’S MID-SIZED PRIVATE BANKS, ONCE THE DARLING OF STOCK MARKET INVESTORS, ARE STRUGGLING IN THE MARKET CAP RANKINGS. HOW DO THEY PLAN TO REGAIN THEIR LOST GLORY?

SPEED BALL!

INDIA’S STOCK MARKETS HAVE INGESTED GENEROUS DOSES OF STEROIDS THE PAST 12 MONTHS, CREATING HUGE WEALTH, AND ALSO DESTROYING SOME. ALERT FOR HOPHEADS: WATCH YOUR HEAD; LIKELY BUMPS AHEAD

SUCKER PUNCH

WELL LAID-OUT PLANS OF COMPANIES ARE PUMMELLED BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AS SHAREHOLDERS INCREASINGLY ASK UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTIONS, SETTING THE TONE FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN INDIA INC.

WE WILL PLEASANTLY SURPRISE THE MARKET ON DIGITAL

HE HAS SEEN IT all. Sunil Bharti Mittal is among the earliest pioneers in connecting hundreds of millions of Indians and laying the foundation for a massive digital backbone across the country. In a rare interview, the Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises opens up to Business Today’s Global Business Editor Udayan Mukherjee about overcoming challenge after business challenge in his journey to emerging as one of the most successful entrepreneurs of this generation. Welcoming the recent measures to support Indian telecom service providers, the telecom czar says the next frontier for him is OneWeb—a company that aims to deliver broadband satellite internet services worldwide. Edited excerpts:

‘MARKETS CAN GO DOWN AND YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE ON THE RISK'

BSE MD & CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan says markets do not promise guaranteed returns and investors should go by their risk appetite

Now Streaming: Regional Rush

Betting on the power of local stories, content-hungry vernacular viewership, and india’s improving digital infrastructure, 15-odd regional video ott players are keen to win their slice of the growing streaming pie. And they are unfazed by the deep-pocketed giants in the business