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Towards Sustainable Growth

A SET OF COMPREHENSIVE reforms introduced in the interim Budget on 1 February, 2019 by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal aimed at “realising a New India by 2022’’ and had a strong focus on sustainable growth and achieving a better quality of life for all citizens of India.

Modicare Moves Up A Gear

WHEN AYUSH MANBHARAT, the national health protection scheme, was launched last September sceptics said it wouldn’t work. Nearly five months later, they might have to eat their words.

Stepping Up To The Crease

Finally, V. Vaidyanathan converts his Capital First into a bank through merger with IDFC Bank. But in this new unforgiving banking environment, however, can he strike it big?

One Map, Many Applications

Home-grown MapmyIndia.com today partners with both the central and state governments, to make India a safer place.

‘We Want To Be The Segment Leader'

YK Koo is the Managing Director and CEO of Hyundai Motor India since November 2015. Amidst the ongoing celebrations marking 20 years of Hyundai India, Koo speaks to Ashish Sinha on the future of India’s secondlargest carmaker. Excerpts:

‘Investments Are Slow In Defence As There Is No Predictability'

ECONOMIC ADVISER in the Ministry of Defence, Rajib Kumar Sen is credited with formulating policies on defence offsets. He is also closely associated with the budgeting plan for the Indian armed forces. In an exclusive chat with Manish Kumar Jha, Sen talks about the Draft Defence Production Policy and offsets and how changes in it will enable domestic manufacturers to meet high quality military hardware requirements. 

A Regional Ride

Regional content will play a significant role in taking the OTT video players to the last mile in India and establishing growth

‘The Brand Must Come Before The Platform'

One of the few independent Indian players in the OTT space, Arré has its own platform and also works with other OTT platforms as a content provider. Sai Kumar, Founder, Arré talks to BW about the journey so far and what lies ahead. Excerpts: 

‘Low Cost Long-term Fund Is The Biggest Challenge'

National Housing Bank (NHB) is the agency that handles all issues related to finance for the Housing for All mission. On the third anniversary of this mission, BW Businessworld caught up with Sriram Kalyanaraman, MD & CEO of NHB, to get a perspective on the mission. Excerpts of the interview:

Science, The New Frontier

FEWER VOTARIES OF PSEUDO- SCIENCE WILL HELP INDIA OCCUPY ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AT THE HIGH TABLE OF GLOBAL SCIENCE

Be A Coach, Not A Boss

Here’s why all executives need to start thinking like sportspersons – and be obsessed with getting better

On Track To Pump In $240 Million Into India

Cargill India, part of the global food giant the Cargill group, has been shifting its focus to sustainable growth. In an exclusive interview with Prabodh Krishna of BW Businessworld, Cargill India’s newly appointed president, Simon George, divulges plans of investing $240 million in India. He also talks of the potentials policy measures have created for the food processing industry in the country. Excerpts:

Send Daughters To Engineering Coaching

The BW-DeCode survey says that Indira Gandhi, as PM, did most for women, but ranks BJP as the most women-friendly party.

PSU Banks Rescue Jet Airways

INSTEAD OF PRIVATISING Air India, the country’s white elephant, we are about to witness the quasi-nationalization of Jet Airways, one of India’s best – but most indebted – private airlines.

Optimising Your Social Media Content Workflow

Growing businesses today are often plagued by expanding their social media presence. A key part of this lies in creating large volumes of high quality and engaging content, and quickly too.

Time To Get Real

India’s S-400 Triumf air defence missile system deal with Russia is sure to irk the US. Can we afford to imperil Indo-US ties by ignoring some obvious geoeconomic realities?

Multiplying IKEA Experience

Having opened its first India store in HITECH City, Hyderabad, IKEA is now racing against time to open 24 more stores in nine cities over next 72 months.

Transport Of Tomorrow

THERE IS MUCH TALK about self-driving cars for a few years now.

Fuelling India's Crisis

THE NARENDRA MODI government increased excise duty on petrol and diesel nine times in 2016 and 2017 when crude oil prices were $40 a barrel.

India's #MeToo Manthan: PM Must Help Drive Change Post MJ Akbar

THE ONE THING ON which there would be a consensus in our argumentative, and highly polarized political firmament, is the fact that PM Modi is a change agent.

Lighting Up The Cash Registers

GST concessions, eclectic consumer preferences and rising marketing budgets have boosted FMCG sales this festive season

Championing The Cause Of Entrepreneurship

It was an evening filled with thinkers of tomorrow, an evening that celebrated the young minds who dared to dream and pursue their ideas and make it a reality

Winds Of Change

These are portentous times, but Shaktikanta Das is no maverick, and could hold true to his first name

‘Seiko Top Three Luxury Watch Brands In India'

Since formally entering India in 2007, Japanese watch manufacturer Seiko has become one of the top three premium watch brands in the country. BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha talks to Susumu Kawanishi, Sr. Vice President and Niladri Mazumder, President, Seiko Watch Corporation about the brand, and the luxury watch market in India and abroad, among other things. Excerpts:

Connecting The Dots, Connecting The Data

It takes months to find a customer and only seconds to lose one, or so the saying goes. These days, however, it might be more like milliseconds. Thanks to on-demand information and services available anytime, anywhere, customers are more empowered than ever before and have sky-high expectations. If your customer is bored or impatient, confused or frustrated, for even just a second, there are a myriad other choices they can turn to.

Santro Is Back

Small, indeed, is beautiful. And Hyundai is set to prove that again with its all-new Santro.

The Conquerors

PAIN, GRIT, GLORY.

There Are Basic Constraints To Published Output

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has been ranked among the top 25 in the QS Masters Management Ranking 2018. The faculty’s research papers are published in top management journals like Harvard Business Review, Strategic Management Journal, to name a few. With a focus on holistic education, IIMB is the only Indian B-school in the network of 32 global B-schools convened by the Yale School of Management. IIMB Director G. RAGHURAM speaks with BW Businessworld’s WAQAR AHMED FAHAD on a range of issues concerning management education.

To Compete Globally You Need To Attract Best Talent

Over the years, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) has grown into a mature institution for imparting high-quality management education. A globally ranked institute, IIM Calcutta is continually evolving to meet its goals in an ever-changing business environment. BHARATENDU NATH SRIVASTAVA, Director, IIM Calcutta (until recently) talks to BW’s PRIYA SARAF about his institution’s USP, as well as a host of issues concerning management education. Excerpts:

‘Business Schools In India Are Still Evolving'

NMIMS’s School of Business Management (SBM) provides holistic management education. The rigorous curriculum and innovative programmes offered by the school set it apart from other B-schools. The college aims to build leadership capabilities of students using case-based learning, simulations and live projects. RAMESH BHAT, Dean, SBM at NMIMS talks to BW Businessworld’s PRIYA SARAF on the state of B-school education in the country and its evolution over time to meet newer challenges.