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Making The Cut
Value fashion retailers are reporting runaway growth by dressing up the masses.
How Hul Got Its Mojo Back
Chairman and MD Sanjiv Mehta seeks to reinvent HUL as a future-ready corporation that can juggle heterogeneous markets successfully.
'I Look For Opportunities In A Challenge'
Taking over businesses in challenging circumstances and turning them around is nothing new for Hindustan Unilever Chairman & MD Sanjiv Mehta. In a conversation with Prosenjit Datta and Ajita Shashidhar, Mehta talks about how he turned the slow-growing Indian operations into India’s highest valued FMCG major. Edited excerpts:
Keeping Track Always
AI-powered, personalised ‘digital drugs’ are a reality now in health interventions.
Money Matters
Managing your money can be tricky. Send your queries, and top-notch industry leaders will help you resolve any issue.
Master Of The Game
What happens when the technology that humans have created begins to manipulate them? We are on the brink of finding out.
Gaining Currency
Companies of all hues, including old warhorses, are now betting on stock options to ensure employee loyalty
Calling It A Day
Y.C. Deveshwar at ITC and A.M. Naik at L&T have built a legacy any corporate leader would be proud of. Then there are others whose initiatives are still in the process of bearing fruit.
Dry Run
Despite government initiatives, India’s exports have remained below the 2013/14 levels. Exporters' GST problems and rising trade barriers suggest fast growth is unlikely to materialise.
We Have To Regain The Credibility The Industry Lost
It was Dr. Volkmar Denner's second visit to India since he became the top boss at Bosch, the world’s biggest automotive component manufacturer. It could not have come at a more remarkable time. The Dieselgate scandal of 2015 has just taken a turn for the worse with the arrest of Audi CEO Rupert Stadler last week. For a staunch proponent of the technology, there is much at stake for Bosch on how this controversy plays out. While Denner is concerned with the loss of credibility of the industry, he is also looking beyond the immediate. Taking an hour out of his three-day India tour, Denner shares with Sumant Banerji his vision on electric mobility, the need to straddle various technologies and Bosch’s big plans in India that include ₹1,700 crore investment roadmap over the next three years. Edited excerpts:
Back In Driving Seat
The National Company Law Tribunal’s strongly worded judgement gives Vikram Bakshi the edge in his battle with McDonald’s, but the fight is far from over
From Elite To Evolved
Learning has soared to new heights across top B-schools, embracing a world view that is holistic.
The Tax Tangle
The government asking corporates and professionals to report estimates of income and tax liability will add to the compliance burden.
The B-Network
Some budding entrepreneurs are opting for a B-school course after founding a start-up. Their big attraction — the advantage of networks that a B-school can offer.
Fresh Stress
Banks face more pain as RBI seeks higher provisioning for even standard assets in stressed sectors.
Runway to Nowhere
Bereft of passengers, money and favourable policies, regional airlines are dying.
New Tools
These less-discussed applications of fintech can transform microloan pricing and personal finance, leading to fair lending and wider inclusion.
Not a pretty Picture
The upcoming spectrum auctions are likely to get a subdued response despite the steps to woo telecom companies.
Mixed Blessings
Taxes on cars could fall after GST comes into force next year. But companies fear consumers may put buying on hold till then.
India's Energy Push
AMID THE GLOBAL CLASH BETWEEN SAUDI - LED OPEC & US SHALE OIL PRODUCERS, INDIA IS CRAFTING A BALANCED STRATEGY TO MINIMISE THE ECONOMIC SHOCKS OF RISING OIL PRICES.
Gaming The System
PROMOTERS WHO DEFAULT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF NEW IBC PROVISIONS AND MISUSING THEM TO ESCAPE ACTION UNDER OLDER LAWS.
Draw The Line
HOW TO LIMIT APPS FROM EXPLOITING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.
Growth Engine
The government continues to bet on high infrastructure spending to get growth going. It is time to focus on getting the execution right.
The Panchayat Connection
The tech industry sees a major business opportunity in increased allocation for the BharatNet project.
It's All About Productivity
ONLY SUSTAINED PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CAN RAISE LIVING STANDARDS
Facebook Fix
What’s on marketers’ mind?
Swajal A Cheaper Way To Access Clean Water
THE GURGAON-BASED START-UP’S SOLARPOWERED WATER ATMS ARE HELPING SOLVE INDIA’S WATER WOES.
Money Matters
Managing your money can be tricky. Send your queries, and top-notch industry leaders will help you resolve any issue.
Avoid Injury
Stock prices can sometimes fall like a brick, but that does not mean you can bottom-fish. Here’s how you can avoid a costly plunge.
Education Not A Panacea
THE AUTHOR’S ARGUMENT THAT EDUCATION ALONE CAN FUEL GROWTH IS NOT FULLY CONVINCING.