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Today, the Heroes of the Industry are Moneylenders, Not Engineers

Passionate builder Surendra Hiranandani looks back at a simpler time for the real estate sector and regrets the shift from creativity in design to creativity in financing.

Digital Isn't The Death of Brick-and-Mortar

Physical stores need to incorporate digital strategies to innovate and expand, feel top business leaders.

The Flip Turn

By 30, he was the most decorated Olympian of all time. Now he seeks to translate his prodigious accomplishments into an everlasting brand. Can Michael Phelps be like that other Mike?

Enter The Dragon

A dual brand strategy, coupled with an online-first approach and focus on 4G, has helped lenovo offset its troubles at home and emerge as the largest chinese smartphone vendor in India.

A Different Reality

FORTUNES SOAR DESPITE ECONOMIC HICCUPS

Mind On, Hands Off

IT’S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE HARSH MARIWALA ENGINEERED A SEAMLESS TRANSFER OF EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO PROFESSIONALS AT FMCG GIANT MARICO. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE INQUISITIVE ENTREPRENEUR IS FAR FROM HANGING UP HIS BOOTS

Mr Congeniality

HIS NATURAL AFFABILITY HAS HELPED NANDAN NILEKANI BRIDGE MANY DIVIDES. PERHAPS HIS GREATEST TEST LIES IN HIS LATEST ROLE, AS THE NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF INFOSYS, THE FIRM HE CO-FOUNDED

Wired Into The Future

BY CONSTANTLY MEETING TARGETS, LAKSH VAAMAN SEHGAL HAS PROVED HIS METTLE. NOW, AS HEAD OF MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS, HE IS USING THE LEARNINGS FROM HIS BILLIONAIRE FATHER TO TAKE THE GROUP FORWARD

It's Time To Make Hay

DESPITE A WOBBLY OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY, A STRONGER AMERICAN MARKET HAS HELPED TECH FIRMS GROW, AND HAS PUSHED TWO SOFTWARE BILLIONAIRES UP THE RANKS. BUT INFOSYS CO-FOUNDERS MISS OUT AS STOCKS TUMBLED OVER THE MURTHY-SIKKA SPAT

The Trillion Dollar Tech War

As the data-intensive Internet of Things becomes a reality, the cloud is shaping up to be the biggest business opportunity in a generation, and Amazon, Microsoft and Google all want to claim the biggest slice

'Presently, India Does Not Need Driverless Cars'

Union minister for road transport & highways and shipping Nitin Gadkari speaks on the turnaround his ministry has accomplished through innovative decision-making, his progressive agenda and the need for job creation

Eyes On The Road

How Velodyne’s vision sensors are ushering in the self-driving-car revolution

Rohit Hit Hooray

Basking in the afterglow of yet another IPL win for the Mumbai Indians, the vice captain of the Indian team sets himself up for a bigger challenge in the ICC World Cup.

Picture Of Health

Given that AGS Health operates in the people-intensive world of India’s back-office process outsourcing industry, it’s perhaps no coincidence that the company puts a premium on people.

Shining Bright

The solar company is making the most of India Inc’s push for sustainability.

Saving The Past

Conservation of urban heritage has come a long way, though there is still some to go.

Luxe Pop

How the aspiration for luxury has travelled well beyond the metrosand their cityslickers

Toys For Big Boys

How Big Boy Toyz, a Gurugram-based retailer of pre-owned luxury cars, isstriking gold with second-hand luxury cars ranging from 50 lakh to 4 crore

From Imagination To Images

The adaptation of books into films has always been equally frustrating and rewarding

Healing In Style

Luxury hospitals go beyond providing clinical excellence; they now offer therapeutic care with facilities like yachts, salons and malls

'Laws Frustrate Me, But I Get Why They Are There'

Bill Lumsden, the director of distilling at Scotch single malt producer Glenmorangie, on how to protect the exclusivity of the premium alcohol

Professor, Entrepreneur, Leader

The founder chairman of Indian pharma giant Lupin also helped lay the foundation for the country’s global clout in the sector

Goenka's Bold Strokes

Over seven years, Sanjiv Goenka has remade his group by shedding an obstinate old guard and focusing on bottomlines. Now, with a demerger imminent at CESC, the value of the flagship power business—and the newer ones—are waiting to be unlocked

The Next Frontier

Baidu veers from its core business to gamble on artificial intelligence

Smart Cities: Proceed With Caution

We need to be careful about accepting public-private partnerships and technology as the panacea for all ills.

Slow, Steady And Growing

Mirae Asset Mutual Fund has delivered consistent returns thanks to Neelesh Surana’s philosophy of spotting quality stocks and holding on to them for extended periods.

Foreign Brands In India​​​​​​​: ‘We Want To Bring Amsterdam's Eclectic Fashion To India'

Dutch fashion label Scotch & Soda CEO Dirk-Jan Stoppelenburg says the brand draws inspiration from everything, even poems and rumours, and that India remains a crucial market for the company.

'The Japanese Market is Shrinking and India is Growing'

The joint venture will extend the current value of business to newer avenues, say Max’s Analjit Singh and Toppan’s Shingo Kaneko.

Mcqueen For A Day

Ever dream of being an endurance race-car driver without spending millions? ChumpCar and 24 Hours of LeMons let amateur gearheads play the stock car market at 120 mph.

On The Digital Highway

Zensar, given its relatively small size, is at an advantage as IT firms adapt to a new wave of changes. Aiding the tech firm’s reboot is its aggressive CEO and a PE investor.