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A NEW ERA OF EMPLOYMENT

India's hiring landscape is undergoing a shift. As industries increasingly adopt AI, robotics, and cloud computing, the demand for specialised talent is skyrocketing

RURAL INDIA: NEW GROWTH LEADER

Addressing the pressing challenges of climate vulnerability, infrastructure gaps, and skill development will be essential to unlocking rural India's full potential

EMERGING INDIA

India's Tier II and III cities are powering the country's economic growth. They are seeing a rapid transformation in real estate and infrastructure, and have vast untapped potential. Here's a look at some of these cities

DRIVING POSITIVE CHANGE

The Indian cement industry is making significant strides to shift to a more sustainable future. However, challenges such as high infrastructure costs remain

BUILDING SMARTER MANUFACTURING

The intersection of IT, manufacturing operations technology, and sustainability in Industry 4.0 represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity

SPEED & CONVENIENCE

QUICK COMMERCE PLAYERS SUCH AS BLINKIT, INSTAMART, AND ZEPTO ARE RESHAPING THE INDIAN RETAIL LANDSCAPE WITH ULTRA-FAST DELIVERIES, ALTERING THE WAY INDIANS SHOP. HOWEVER, THE COMPETITION IS FIERCE WITH EVERYONE VYING FOR DOMINANCE

SPACE VISION

The government will focus on R&D and ambitious missions, such as human spaceflight, while operational responsibilities increasingly transition to the private sector

NEW WORLD ORDER

Four disruptions-urbanisation, technological change, demographic shifts, and global connectivity-are converging to create a new world order

SIGNS OF SPRING

With diplomatic relations between India and China showing signs of a thaw, will trade and investments look up? Officials have indicated that India will not ease FDI norms for Chinese firms just now, but will 2025 change this status quo?

BUILDING TOMORROW'S CARE TODAY

The Indian pharma industry is at a juncture where digital transformation is sweeping the healthcare landscape

BIG SHOTS

GIVEN THAT MORE THAN 40% OF INDIAN ADULTS ARE STRUGGLING WITH OBESITY AND DIABETES, AFFORDABLE WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS ARE EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPT THE PHARMACEUTICAL LANDSCAPE IN THE COUNTRY THIS YEAR. AND, THE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT MARKET COULD REACH ₹3.99 LAKH CRORE BY 2032, GROWING AT A CAGR OF MORE THAN 9%

THE END OF AMERICAN FINANCIAL EXCEPTIONALISM

As the dollar cycle reverses and Asia's rise continues, Indian growth will accelerate

HOW TO ADAPT TO EXTREME HEAT

India is vulnerable to extreme heat and yet unprepared. But various initiatives provide a glimpse of what is possible when collaboration and ingenuity come together

THE WORLD IN 2030

The policy implications are that India would have to maintain a strong link to a re-industrialising US but find a way to use Chinese capital and inputs

A PEEK INTO THE FUTURE

INDIA IN 2025 AND BEYOND: TRENDS TO WATCH OUT FOR

"STEERING SBI INTO THE FUTURE"

C.S. Setty, Chairman of the State Bank of India, talks about his plans for the bank, the strategy for the future, and technology, among other things

"Outlook for India is very positive"

Paul Uren, Head of Investment Banking (Asia-Pacific), J. P. Morgan, on M&A activity, the environment of investment banking market in India, and more

The 2025 Slate

The Indian film industry is hoping that 2025 will mark the return of big-budget blockbusters

TECH, SET, GO!

With up to 30 tech start-ups looking to go public, the year promises to be a turning point for India's thriving start-up ecosystem

CAUTION AHEAD

A series of events in the first few weeks of the New Year could shape the trajectory of the equity markets, especially the Trump administration's policies

THE GENTLEMAN-SCHOLAR PM

IN EVERY ROLE HE HELD, BE IT FINANCE MINISTER OR PRIME MINISTER, SINGH REMAINED OPEN-MINDED AND CONSTANTLY SOUGHT NEW IDEAS

THE COMPLETE ECONOMIST

THE MANMOHAN SINGH ERA WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE ONE THAT CHANGED THE IMAGE OF INDIA, NOT MERELY IN THE ECONOMIC SPHERE, BUT IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT

"Inaction is worse than mistakes"

What was the problem you were grappling with?

TEEING OFF WITH TITANS

BUSINESS TODAY GOLF RESUMES ITS STORIED JOURNEY WITH THE 2024-25 SEASON OPENER IN DELHI-NCR. THERE ARE SIX MORE CITIES TO COME

AI FOOT FORWARD

THE WHO'S WHO OF THE AI WORLD GATHERED AT THE TAJ MAHAL PALACE IN MUMBAI TO DELIBERATE THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF AI ON INNOVATION, INDUSTRIES, AND EVERYDAY LIFE.

Decolonising the Walls

ART START-UP MAAZI MERCHANT IS ON A MISSION TO BRING INDIA'S FORGOTTEN ART BACK HOME

"I'm bringing Kotak under one narrative, one strategy, one umbrella”

Ashok Vaswani is a global banker who spent most of his career overseas at institutions like Citi Group and Barclays, among others.

CHOOSING THE CHAMPIONS

The insights and methodology behind the BT-KPMG India's Best Banks and NBFCs Survey 2023-24.

'INDIA IS AT AN EXTREMELY SWEET SPOT'

The jury members of the BT-KPMG Survey of India's Best Banks and NBFCs discuss developments in the banking sector and more

FROM CRISIS TO TRIUMPH

Dinesh Kumar Khara stewarded SBI through multiple challenges during his tenure, while ensuring that profits tripled, productivity soared, and the bank consolidated its global standing