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Changing Times

India’s $160 billion healthcare ecosystem is undergoing unprecedented shift.

Bacteria Power

Microbes can be used in large quantities to convert light into energy, even under overcast skies.

'Higher MSP Will Not Distort Market Prices'

The NDA regime has announced a steep increase in minimum support price for 14 kharif crops. The question is, will this mitigate the mounting rural distress? Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh walks Business Today through his blueprint for increased procurement and distribution.

The Gift Of Health

Ayushman Bharat can do to healthcare what GST is expected to do to India’s indirect tax regime. But there are challenges, too.

On The Watch!

WIRELESS SECURITY CAMERAS ARE EASY TO INSTAL AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO LIVE FEED WITHOUT COSTING A BOMB.

Minimal Support

Did the government announce MSP hike before planning for infrastructure backup?

Xinomi All Set For The Big Game

After displacing Samsung from pole position in smartphones, Xiaomi aims for a bigger play in Indian consumer durables.

Tax Buoyancy Is Not Much. We Need To Keep Watching

The man at the centre of the government’s mega tax reform, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, shares with Dipak Mondal his experience of seeing through the one year of GST.

How Private Equity Firms Hire CEOs

They do it a lot and have learned what to look for.

Is R&D A Prodigal Child?

Getting returns on R&D investments is a tough challenge, but success largely depends on appropriate value creation.

Distress Call

State-run BSNL and MTNL, credited with laying the country’s telecommunication infrastructure, are battling for survival, owing to mismanagement and mounting losses. Can the government rescue them?

In Search Of New Ethos

A HARD LOOK AT WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT IS LEFT OUT OF THE BIGGER FRAMEWORK DOMINATED BY GOVERNMENTS AND ECONOMIC FORCES.

Giving Voice To Apps

THE BENGALURUBASED B2B COMPANY OFFERS A MULTILINGUAL VOICE INTERFACE SO THAT DEVELOPERS CAN SYNC IT WITH ANY MOBILE APP.

States Free To Top Up Income Support Scheme

The country’s interim Finance Minister, Piyush Goyal, speaks to Business Today’s Prosenjit Datta, Rajeev Dubey and Anilesh S. Mahajan about the Budget's fiscal math, the role of states in the new income support scheme for farmers and the government’s plans to fulfil its promises in an election year.

Mr Big Picture

Mukesh Ambani Is Betting On Consumer Businesses To Take Ril's Story Forward.

India's Best CEOs

This year's winners successfully steered their companies through one of the most challenging periods in recent times

Budget 2017: How To Revive The Economy!

BT's panel of experts discusses the priorities for Arun Jaitley while framing the Budget

Bilateral Investment Treaties Spark Global Concerns

The revised model text for bilateral investment treaties has addressed many concerns, but to avoid litigations, India must renegotiate existing treaties on the basis of the new norms.

What To Expect From The Budget 2016

How the RSS has been influencing the government’s economic policies and what it expects from the coming Budget.

The Best Companies To Work For!

The annual BT-PeopleStrong survey, in association with Naukri.com, finds that agressive Internet-based companies are fast catching up. 

Scrutiny Alarm For Indian Pharma Companies

It is time for Indian pharma companies to brace for heightened scrutiny as the US drug regulator ups the ante on standards.  

Gold Is Loosing It's Glitter!

Despite the pressure on gold prices and the new excise duty, all may not be lost for jewellery retailers.

What Made Experts Worried About Budget 2016?

The finance minister appears to have done an admirable job with limited resources, but a closer reading of the revenue estimates and expenditure plans has experts worried.

Why We Love To Hate HR And What HR Can Do About It

Heartbreak, fat-shaming, insecurity and outrageous behaviour on the ‘tour bus’, LITTLE MIX are ready to talk.

Live Streaming, The New Language To Communicate

Spurred by new-age apps and hardware, live video broadcasting has become the new language to communicate.

After Vijay Mallya's Exit, Can USL Get Its Mojo Back?.

The exit of Vijay Mallya has finally given Diageo true control over United Spirits, at a much higher cost than originally estimated. The question now is: Can USL get its mojo back?.

Business Sentiment Regains Lost Ground

Business sentiment regains lost ground as more corporate leaders are willing to make investments over the next six months, finds the latest Business Today-C fore Business Confi dence Survey.

A Poor Fix

The new fertiliser subsidy regime may fail to solve most problems of the earlier system.

Not A Breeze

SMEs, not used to complex paperwork and laws, will have to reinvent themselves if they have to survive under the GST regime.

Strong Local Partnerships Crucial To Succeed In India, China

Rothschild & Co. has been in India since the mid90s, actively participating in the nation’s growth story. One of its biggest contributions was advising the Department of Telecommunications on its spectrum sales, including the first 3G spectrum auction in 2010. Of late, it has advised Mahindra & Mahindra on acquiring Pininfarina from 14 Italian banks, handled Intas Pharmaceuticals’ and Accord’s £603 million acquisition of Actavis from Teva, and further advised the consortium of Indian Oil Corporation, Oil India and Bharat PetroResources on acquiring 29.9 per cent stake in Rosneft-run Taas-Yuryakh oil and gas project and the $2 billion acquisition of 23.9 per cent equity in Vankor from Rosneft. It also advised on United Spirits’ £430 million sale of Whyte & Mackay to Emperador. Business Today’s Rajeev Dubey talked to the investment bank and advisory group’s deputy chairman and heir apparent Alexandre de Rothschild on the global economic landscape and its relevance for India. Here are the edited excerpts.