ENVIRONMENT
India working to cut lithium imports, boost EV sector, says NITI chief Amitabh Kant
KABIL looks to acquire lithium and cobalt mines overseas. The government is also working on urban mining where recycled materials remain in circulation and this reduces dependency on fresh lithium inputs
TRENDS
Corporate India’s culture is a bit servile. That acts against spirit of innovation
"No one goes around saying Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos is so humble. What matters is that they are innovative and have a point of view." - Kanishka Sinha
CRICKET
Lose the dressing room, lose the captaincy. Is that what happened with Virat Kohli?
For years, Virat Kohli led a tight-knit unit where seniors and newcomers hunted as a pack. But in recent times, there were rumours that he was not able to guide youngsters.
TRENDS
IPL 2022 auction: How to pick a winning team
IPL teams often make the mistake of thinking about the future rather than choosing the best captain possible now or picking an Indian captain when they have a more experienced international captain in their arsenal.
BUSINESS
Outsized risks, outsized gains: How to become a successful angel investor in the unicorn era
Spreading your investments over a number of start-ups as opposed to parking all your capital in just one entity is one way to becoming a successful angel investor.
BUSINESS
Seed Fund Fundas: How to identify the right investor, raise seed capital and make optimal use of the corpus
The north star of a company cannot be profit alone. There has to be a greater purpose and it is up to the founder to choose a seed investor who understands that higher goal. But the key is in spending the fund efficiently.
BUSINESS
Reform overseas listing norms in Union Budget to aid Indian start-ups: Sequoia India’s Rajan Anandan
By changing the law, India may see fewer start-ups incorporating outside the country to enable listing on foreign stock exchanges
BUSINESS
Ronnie Screwvala on the future of edtech, global ambitions and 3 unicorns in 30 years of entrepreneurship
Education, specifically edtech, will constitute the next set of global companies emerging out of India, much like what IT did in the 2000s, says Ronnie Screwvala. But it should be a global map coming out of India, rather than trying to become a western company looking to list on foreign stock exchanges, he said.
BUSINESS
Thodi si to lift kara de: How to prepare your best elevator pitch
An elevator pitch may be used by a start-up founder to impress an investor, by a sales ninja to generate client interest or by any employee trying to sell an idea to the CEO.
TRENDS
Prithviraj Sukumaran: Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hotstar should start commissioning Malayalam feature films
Prithviraj Sukumaran says cinema will have a bifurcated existence, with one set of films made for personal viewing on OTT platforms and another set for community viewing on the big screen.
TRENDS
India expected to have at least 500 billionaires in 5 years, says Hurun India founder Anas Junaid
EVs, financial services, FMCG and direct-to-consumer markets are most likely to lead the march of the rich, says Junaid
TRENDS
Startup failure? In the business called life there’s always a new bus to board
Like circuits in your PC motherboard, there are several neuronal circuits in the brain which regulate mood, sleep, appetite, etc. The functioning of these circuits is altered in depression.
TRENDS
How a congratulatory echo-chamber has Indian startups pining for self-care
With almost all startups claiming to be the next rocketship, who would want to be the odd one out?
TRENDS
Has the Indian startup ecosystem become a cauldron of mental health woes?
The Indian startup ecosystem, on the outside, is a happy zone. However, there is this ubiquitous elephant in the room – mental health - that no one really wants to talk about.
BUSINESS
Most VCs in India don’t understand high science, hence don’t invest in bioscience start-ups: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
VCs would rather invest in Swiggy or Zomato because that business is easy to understand, says the Executive Chairperson of Biocon and Biocon Biologics. The Biocon Biologics IPO is likely to happen in the year 2023/24, she adds.
TRENDS
Abhinav Bindra, Sjoerd Marijne, Mustafa Ghouse on what it takes to boost Indian sports
From a better feeder system for talent to greater autonomy for our coaches, here's what Indian sport needs right now.
BUSINESS
India’s new drone rules perfect example of agile approach to regulations: Amitabh Kant
NITI Aayog CEO says the present changes can greatly help in making India a global drone hub by 2030
INDIA
Veterans Unpacked | I don’t believe in rebirth but if there was one, I wouldn’t sell my airline to Vijay Mallya: Capt Gopinath
Air Deccan founder Captain GR Gopinath on what he has been up to in recent years, what he misses about the corner office, which corporate leaders among the current crop impress him and more.
BUSINESS
Inside Byju’s deal machine—the strategy, approach and learning
In an exclusive interaction, founder Byju Raveendran and chief strategy officer Anita Kishore break down the acquisition process at Byju’s and discuss in detail how the global edtech sharpshooter looks at its target range, builds synergy and creates combined value.
BUSINESS
COVID-19 has exposed India’s financial, industrial comorbidities and skill inadequacies: Manish Sabharwal
Raising per capita income through higher productivity will increase inclusivity in our economy and society. To fix societal inequality in India, we need a massive formal, non-farm job creation that will come from more structural reforms, Manish Sabharwal tells Moneycontrol
BUSINESS
Mohandas Pai on Zomato IPO's success, China's clampdown on tech firms, and more...
More companies should raise public money and look to grow fast at this stage, said TV Mohandas Pai, the chairman of Aarin Capital Partners
BUSINESS
Kerala can’t afford retirement home status, need to transform into a thriving business destination: State Industries Minister P Rajeev
In an interview with Moneycontrol, Kerala’s Minister for Industries, P Rajeev, talks in detail about how the state is being turned into a ‘Responsible Investment Destination’
BUSINESS
India’s automotive R&D talent gets a lift as global auto companies embark on continuous upskilling
With the emergence of electric cars and automated vehicles, upskilling and reskilling are important to ensure that auto company employees are appropriately trained to work in an industry that’s increasingly using artificial intelligence and machine learning
TRENDS
The Italian Renaissance: Can Mancini’s men deliver the knockout punch on Sunday?
Italy is taking on England in the Euro final on Sunday. The Azzuri, as the Italian football team is known, is ready to belt out the national anthem at full tilt again.
