BUSINESS
Davos Diary: Europe's wake-up call, AI fever, Chandrababu Naidu's comeback, Indian CEOs' party scenes & more
Over five days, my video journalist and I trudged through snow and icy surfaces to conduct over forty- five interviews, with a mix of global and Indian business leaders, economists, policy-makers, and technologists.
DAVOS-SUMMIT
Davos 2025: Need farsighted plan of action to ensure water conservation, says Union minister CR Patil
Patil highlighted several ongoing initiatives by the government aimed at water conservation and increasing access to drinking water
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: India is a super strategic market, says SAP’s Saueressig
India is SAP's largest research and development hub outside its headquarters in Germany, executive board member Thomas Saueressig has said
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: DPDP Rules enable free transfer of data with trust, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the industry has appreciated the provisions in the DPDP Rules when it comes to protection of children's data
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: US sees India as a trusted partner, says Ashwini Vaishnaw after Trump’s inauguration
Minister for electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasised that the positive relationship between the India and USA will be a "win-win" situation for the two countries
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Safety tops Indian railways' 2025-26 budget, says Railway Minister
Vaishnaw added that he met the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) delegation and had a detailed discussion on safety technologies and maintenance practices.
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: India should replicate IT services success with leadership in AI services, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed plans for an indigenous foundational AI model and emphasied a focus on solutions tailored for enterprises, governments, and individuals.
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: 'Incredibly energised about his leadership,’ says Rishad Premji on Wipro CEO Srini Pallia
Premji also expressed optimism on how demand is shaping up in 2025, highlighting an anticipated rebound in discretionary spending.
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: If partnerships erode brand, we will take a call that makes sense, says Razorpay’s Harshil Mathur on Juspay
Razorpay is trying to work with global payment players, including Stripe, JP Morgan Chase and others to see how it can collaborate to increase the cross-border penetration
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: 'I know how investments came to Tamil Nadu and went to Gujarat,' says TN minister TRB Rajaa
'We didn’t become the SaaS capital overnight and we were prepared for it. The Tamil Nadu story is always about being future-ready,' says Rajaa
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Huge believer in work-life balance, says Wipro chairman Rishad Premji on 70/90-hour work week debate
Chairman of India’s fourth-largest IT company believes that the need to recharge and show up well for work should not be underestimated.
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: JSW Group to invest $50 billion in next 5 years to fuel expansion plans
Speaking to Moneycontrol in Davos, Parth Jindal confirmed that JSW Cement is poised to become the group’s fourth listed entity.
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Next 3 years will see highest-ever investment by RPSG Group, says Shashwat Goenka
Goenka is optimistic about the group’s quick commerce foray. On competing with established players like Zepto, Instamart and Blinkit, he said, 'More the competition, the better the output.'
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: India's stable policies and democracy will help attract investments under new Trump administration, says Raghuram Rajan
Every state must expand jobs wherever they can because that will give confidence to consumption, Rajan said
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Big firms expect more investment in tech, will drive large digital programmes, says Salil Parekh
Europe is focused on improving competitiveness, with Nordic countries, Spain and others already performing well, the Infosys CEO has said
DAVOS-SUMMIT
Davos 2025: Indian workforce needs to be reskilled, private sector should step up, says minister Jayant Chaudhary
Private players need to re-tool their workforce for new technologies, the minister has said, asking corporates to invest in re-skilling their workforce
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: US clients are now more optimistic about future, says Tech Mahindra CEO Mohit Joshi
Tech Mahindra’s quarterly large deals order book grew from $345 million at the start of Q1 to $745 million at the end of the December quarter, Joshi said
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Narrative of labour strikes, migration issues propaganda, Kerala is business-friendly, says industries minister P Rajeeve
Kerala Minister for Industries, Law, and Coir P Rajeeve said that states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Gujarat have reported a higher number of labour strikes compared to his state
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Simplifying taxes in Union Budget could boost consumption and investment, says RPG's Anant Goenka
Goenka also shared the group’s strategy to leverage key economic trends, including the 'China + 1' shift towards India
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Digital inclusion creates opportunity for India to lead in AI, said Publicis Sapient's Nigel Vaz
On AI's impact, Vaz said that AI has moved out of being a technology that people are interested in and moved to being businesses recognizing AI is about enabling their physical workforce with a digital companion.
BUSINESS
Davos 2025: Increased capex, personal income tax cut and deregulation will kickstart economic growth: EY’s Rajiv Memani
A key area that could help in GDP growth is deregulation and the ease of doing business, according to Memani, pointing to the second Trump administration’s plan to reduce the role of the federal government
DAVOS-SUMMIT
Davos 2025: Lithium ion cell plant to be ready in a year, says Amara Raja chairman
In the race to be among the first for lithium ion cell manufacturers in India, says chairman Jayadev Galla
BUSINESS
Serum's HPV vaccine to join govt's immunisation program later this year, exports in 2026-27: CEO
While discussing the financial constraints of the vaccine industry, Poonawalla called for relaxing price caps to encourage innovation and growth.
TECHNOLOGY
Davos 2025: AI will be a major growth driver for Mahindra Group, says Anish Shah
Mahindra Group has a team of about 250 to 300 people focused just on artificial intelligence, said managing director and CEO Anish Shah at World Economic Forum in Davos
