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Recovery Through Rediscovery

Scripting a dramatic turnaround from pandemic-induced lows , India’s largest online travel company discovered new business segments, raised $225 million and posted its biggest profits. How did it manage to do all that?

THE BIG BANG ‘REVIVAL’

With the travel bug biting more and more people as the Covid fears wane the hospitality and tourism sector is seeing a major turnaround in its fortunes. This is aptly reflected in the strong financial performance reported by almost all listed hotels

Karma And The World Of Metaverse

Evidently, the metaverse is not all fun and games. Like any other technology, it comes with its own cons. Metaverse is destined to separate people from the physical world. We are all aware of the addiction that social media has afflicted us with. Imagine such an addiction to a virtual world

5G: Dialling Jobs?

The recently concluded spectrum auction has fuelled expectations of millions of skilled jobs getting generated in the telecom industry in the coming years

GODADDY: HELPING YOUNG STARTUPS AND ENTREPRENEURS VISUALISE THEIR DREAMS

GoDaddy is on a mission to empower the worldwide community of 20+ million customers and entrepreneurs everywhere by giving them all the help and tools they need to grow online

TIME TRAVEL

KIRAN’S KONTRARIAN KORNER

Rice, Price (Economic) Surprise!

THE YEAR 2007-08 is remembered for the Global Financial Crisis, starting with the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Not many remember that during the same time period, the world had also seen a rice crisis. Yes, a crisis in the humble foodgrain that hardly gets noticed or spoken about.

SURESH NARAYANAN: Carving Out A Sustainable Future

Suresh Narayanan, CMD, Nestle India calls upon leaders of tomorrow to accelerate efforts to find smarter solutions to climate change

“OUR SINGLE-MINDED FOCUS IS TO INCREASE IN COUNTRY VALUE ADD”

In an interaction with Urvi Shrivastav, Editorial Lead, BW BFSI, BW Businessworld; Aravind Melligeri, Chairman and CEO, Aequs talks about the formation of the company, their diverse portfolio, ESG initiatives, and objectives of the company

PUTTING A PREMIUM ON PREMIUM

Yamaha Motor India has turned around in the last couple of years by betting big on offering premium two-wheelers. Its new chairman, Eishin Chihana is now aiming to double the India revenue

Scaling New Heights

Reliance Industries (RIL) continues to be the flag bearer of India Inc., breaking barriers, achieving new milestones and setting new targets.

Towering Succes

A telecom industry veteran of more than three decades, Bimal Dayal has helped turnaround the fortunes of Indus Towers as well as win the prestigious Deming Prize

Creating Rail Infrastructure

Pradeep Gaur, an officer of the 1987 batch of the Indian Railways Service of Engineers, has been the driving force behind the recent successes of RVNL

Customer First

Vibha Padalkar's rich and varied work experience across new and traditional businesses has contributed immensely to the success of HDFC Life

Innovating for Future

Under Rajesh Gopinathan’s leadership, TCS ended FY2022 on a big high, notching up $25 billion in revenues for the first time while maintaining an industry-leading operating margin

Rising Unemployment: Are We Missing The Wood For The Trees?

Government departments receive lakhs of applications for lowly ranked jobs (peons, helpers etc.) from postgraduates and PhDs. Our young prepare for job-based competitive exams till they become ‘old and ineligible’.

ASUS BR1100F: A Budget Laptop For Students

Asus India has launched the BR1100 laptop series that starts at Rs 24,999 and could fit the bill for that laptop your kids need for their online classes. We take a close look at the features offered

Is Scorpio-N The Big Daddy Of SUVs?

20 years ago, automaker, Mahindra had launched an SUV in the Indian market that instantly became a mass product and a choice of most seven- seater car buyers. The Mahindra Scorpio sold over eight lakh units. Now, 20 years down the line, Mahindra has again launched the SUV in an all-new avatar, with a new design and new badging as the Scorpio-N, but most things remain the same

“Monkeypox can be Transmitted through Secretions Produced by Coughing or Sneezing”

In an exclusive interview with BW Businessworld, Sheela Murali Chakravarthy, Director- Internal Medicine, Fortis Hospital, Karnataka, talks about the Monkeypox outbreak and how we can protect ourselves

Innovation Is The Way Forward - BASAVARAJ BOMMAI

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai talks about the critical role of startups and innovation in development and how they must be supported with the right policies

Radio’s Growth To Be Driven By Digitalisation

The radio industry has certainly adapted to the new times, cementing its existence and growth in the new era

ACCOUNTING FOR GOOD

IN EARLIER DAYS, some businesses maintained two books of accounts. One represented the genuine figures, and were meant for the owner; the other, a “slightly” doctored version, was for the income tax officials.

Fixing India’s CAD

MINHAZ MERCHANT IS THE BIOGRAPHER OF RAJIV GANDHI AND ADITYA BIRLA AND AUTHOR OF THE NEW CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS (RUPA, 2014). HE IS FOUNDER OF STERLING NEWSPAPERS, WHICH WAS ACQUIRED BY THE INDIAN EXPRESS GROUP

Why ESG Investment Will Work

It is imperative that investment professionals stay updated about ESG trends and factors which make a company compliant to those trends

“The essence of Mission Karmayogi is that training can be a powerful tool for improving the delivery of public service”

In the latest episode of Policy Square, we discuss Mission Karmayogi, with Adil Zainulbhai, Chairman, Capacity Building Commission and Hemang Jani, Secretary, Capacity Building Commission. Excerpts from the conversation

“We See Demand in Defence, Aerospace, Transportation”

Jindal Aluminium is on a high after the successful acquisition of the Bhiwadi plant of Indo Alusys. PRAGUN JINDAL KHAITAN, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Jindal Aluminium talks to ASHISH SINHA about the growing importance of aluminium across key industries and much more. Excerpts:

FUELLING THE STARTUP AMBITION

The inaugural edition of BW Unicorn Summit & Awards 2022 saw founders and venture capitalists sharing insights on the changing paradigms of innovation, revenue generation, building a brand and scaling

A Spotlight On Unicorns

A Startups are being put forward increasingly as the major driver of the economy. With the constant rise in the number of unicorns in India, BW Businessworld is here to recognise and celebrate the impact of hypergrowth and high-potential ventures

Freshly Minted

India is witnessing a rapid surge in the number of unicorns, with a large number of the 100-odd unicorns getting minted in the past one year. Can this growth sustain in view of the funding winter? Do lofty valuations imply inherent strength or just promise?

Will Home-Grown Funds Be Able To Save The Day?

Venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funds have suddenly turned conservative and startups find their capital flow pipeline drying up. Will the brand new crop of investors be able to sustain the velocity of capital?