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Beyond The Realm Of Imagination

Be it healthcare, financial fraud or even our day-to-day activities – analytics has the power to find solutions to most complex issues that the future is set to throw at us

Opportunities Will Match Challenges

India will continue to be an attractive destination for PE & VC investors. But challenges pertaining to valuation will remain

Union Budget 2019: Things India Expects From FM

BW Businessworld gets M. Govinda Rao, member, 14th Finance Commission; Arun Kumar, former JNU economist; Yoginder K. Alagh, former Union Minister; and Lord Meghnad Desai, British economist, to debate the key priorities for the Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman in the run-up to the Union Budget. Edited Excerpts: By Team BW

A Tough Lion

The Indian agencies return from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2019 achieving 18 Lions, a drop from 21 metals compared to last year. This year, India bagged only one Gold metal and missed out on a Grand Prix

'Havells Is A Mass Premium Brand'

HAVELLS PROMOTER ANIL RAI GUPTA speaks to BW Businessworld’s SUMAN K JHA and AVISHEK BANERJEE and shares interesting insights about the company’s evolution and projections. Excerpts:

Cautious Optimism

Yes, it has a strong brand recall, grown consistently over the past decade and has aggressive expansion plans. So, is Havells India on track to double its revenues by 2022?

‘I Feel Life Is Really An Opportunity'

LAST WORD Ashish Vidyarthi

The Wealth Gurus

Meet the stars of India’s wealth management industry, who steer the wheels of fortune for the country’s growing band of millionaires

‘Confident Of Achieving The 2030 Targets'

STEEL SECRETARY Aruna Sharma and her team have been instrumental in the sector’s turnaround, despite the ongoing global turmoil. In a conversation with Suman K. Jha, Sharma talks about the growth of the sector, increasing per capita consumption, dealing with NPAs in the sector, evolution of private players in the steel sector and the challenges the sector is facing due to the ongoing trade wars. Excerpts: 

Housing For All By 2022 –‘No Harm In The Vision'

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana or the Housing for All 2022 scheme launched by the Narendra Modi government aims to provide housing for all by 2022. D.B. Gupta, former consultant to the Planning Commission of India; Amrit Abhijat, Joint Secretary, Urban Development Ministry; Jyoti Parikh, former advisor to former PM Manmohan Singh; Prashant Kumar, Joint Secretary, Rural Development Ministry; and Sudhir Krishna, former Secretary, Urban Development Ministry discuss ways to overcome hurdles and why it would be possible to achieve the target

BSNL Set To Bring 5G To India

While Indian telecos are still ensuring that 4G services reach all circles in India, they are also vying to bring the niche 5G services to the country. Leading the race is state-owned telecom operator BSNL.

BSNL Sets Wifi Hotspot Services To Ramp Up Network

In a bid to attract cus-tomers, BSNL has set up wifi hotspots in several areas to ramp up its network services. Wi-Fi Services have been introduced for providing high speed internet access at convenient public locations hereunder called as Hot Spots. Installation of Hot Spots is already under process at various cities/ locations.

When Less Is Life-Threatening

Increasing water scarcity in India could potentially turn into an irreversible crisis that can affect many lives if immediate steps are not taken

‘Become Job Providers Rather Than Job Seekers'

India’s longest serving chief minister (since 1994) Pawan Kumar Chamling, of Sikkim, talks to BW Businessworld’s Ashish Sinha on the benefits of organic farming, Sikkim’s thriving pharmaceutical industry and its thrust on education, among other things. Excerpts:

Not Just A Pipe Dream

The farmer could only get richer, say statistics, even as the debate on doubling farmers’ incomes reaches a crescendo 

Create Wealth While Saving Taxes

AXIS MUTUAL FUND recently launched its digital campaign ‘Khushi ke Aasun’ to help create awareness about its equity linked savings schemes (ELSS) category and its benefits — tax saving as well as wealth creation.

In The Money

With transactions, retail, SMEs, wealth management, Citibank India is raking in the profits

Surging All The Way

The BSE may have fallen behind in the derivatives race, but under Chauhan, the exchange is looking beyond equities to channelise savings and investments in the country

A Night & Day Story

The newly formed Dell Technologies has created a brand architecture that communicates the values of a family of businesses. JEREMY BURTON, chief marketing officer of Dell Technologies, can spin a tale, even if it is something as mundane as selling tech products or data protection suites or raising awareness around security threats. He was faced with an interesting challenge when the Dell EMC merger created Dell Technologies, and the mandate to create the brand story was assigned to him. In conversation with NOOR FATHIMA WARSIA, Burton shares how he approached the task at hand. Excerpts:

The Rise Of Digital Payments

The digital trend, which has picked up as an immediate aftermath of the government’s announcement to demonetise high-value currency notes, is expected to continue and create a lasting impact.

No Big Fat Weddings In A While

In the peak season for artistes and event managers, the only thing ‘peaking’ is anxiety about payments, now that cash is scarce.

The Art of Leadership

It has been a year of big wins for JWT under the dynamic leadership of TAMARA INGRAM, CEO, JWT Worldwide. From record wins at Cannes to increased focus on workplace diversity, JWT has built a trajectory that most agencies can’t yet dream of. One of its great successes has been its India operations on the watch of TARUN RAI, CEO, JWT South Asia. With 20 per cent increase in business, it has added 140 new clients, opening a diverse range of possibilities for new business partnerships and collaborations. In conversation with BW Businessworld’s RUHAIL AMIN, Ingram and Rai talk about the agency’s future focus.

20 Years Later... Still Lovin' It

IT HAS BEEN 20 years since we first came across McDonald’s Happy Meals toys and ads on our TVs.

Towards An Equal World

The success stories in the special issue simply tell us why we need to go beyond drafting policies that fight gender bias.

Alice In Insurance Land

Re-insurance in India has a long way to go. And GIC Re’s Alice Vaidyan has no small part to play in harmonising the darks and the brights.

Leading With A Mission

A pioneer of the private equity industry in India, Archana Hingorani is also a great advocate of women’s roles in corporate work force.

Beyond The Call Of Duty

She has taken telecom to remote parts of rural India and campaigned for mass e-literacy.

For India's Real Progress

Known for shaping retail banking in India, Chanda Kochhar believes in empowering women for all-round progress.

An Avid And Quick Learner

Learning agility – the ability to learn, and grow against all adversity — has stood Axis Bank’s Shikha Sharma, in good stead.

Helping Guide The Country's Opinions

Founded in 1924, Hindustan Times was transformed into a bright, young paper aimed at the next generation by Shobhana Bhartia.