BUSINESS
Why R.C. Bhargava wants India to hasten slowly on EVs
Replacing diesel and petrol cars with EVs won't necessarily mean clean energy if those cars are being charged by thermal energy, was Bhargava's argument.
BUSINESS
Nestle's Suresh Narayanan sees premiumization, pet-care and wellness powering company back to double digit growth
Nestle India's outgoing CMD Suresh Narayanan pointed out with justifiable pride that for Nestle SA India is the largest market for Maggie noodles and second-largest for Kitkat in the world.
BUSINESS
Nykaa's next frontier will be wellness: Falguni Nayar
Every global brand is looking to be in India and appeal to the Indian consumer because they are convinced that Indian purchasing power will grow. There is going to be a lot of demand for beauty companies. And I think Nykaa is in a very interesting space, says Falguni Nayar
BUSINESS
Why Falguni Nayar loves the business of beauty more than beauty products
“I think what business you choose to build should be based on conviction; it doesn't have to be your favourite product or anything like that. I saw a business case and a business need for beauty. And that's what I chose,” says Falguni.
BUSINESS
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw: A first-gen entrepreneur who blends risk taking with middle-class love for education and frugality
'I've always wanted to differentiate; I never wanted to be a me-too. I always want to lead, not follow,' says Executive Chairperson of Biocon
BUSINESS
Biocon in a position to be dominant player in diabetes-obesity space: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
The Pharma world is seeing a big opportunity in GLP-1s – the new innovative fast emerging drugs for diabetes & obesity. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw believes that with Biocon’s prior mastery over insulins, and its expertise, capacity and scale, it can be a dominant player in this space, even as the branded GPL-Is like semaglutide go off patent.
BUSINESS
Ex-SEBI chief UK Sinha says growth of equity cult in small towns calls for celebration
Sinha advises light touch regulation of AIFs as SEBI's next task
BUSINESS
Full Q&A: UK Sinha's exclusive interview to Moneycontrol
Speaking to Moneycontrol for its "Latha & the Leaders" series, Upendra Kumar Sinha said that India’s prosperity has redefined the role of regulators like SEBI and the challenges they must now confront.
BUSINESS
Rajiv Bajaj on what they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School
The MD&CEO of Bajaj Auto is the only one in his family who hasn’t gone to business school. His management insights have evolved on the job and from eclectic sources such as Charles Darwin’s concept of “survival of the fittest”. He shares his ideas on how to seamlessly blend the accumulated wisdom of a legacy business with the disruptive potential of a startup.
BUSINESS
'The only business was to finance Bajaj Auto's products and then when Sanjeev took over...': Rajiv Bajaj on transformation of Bajaj Finance
Bajaj Autos' MD and CEO Rajiv Bajaj had suggested splitting the two businesses to his father — former Bajaj Autos' chairperson Rahul Bajaj.
BUSINESS
My childhood taught me it's all about meritocracy and not about aristocracy: Rajiv Bajaj
When his father said, 'Do what you think best, but the best in what you do', young Rajiv Bajaj interpreted it as his way of saying, "Be a global player. Be the best in the world. In whatever it is that you choose to do."
BUSINESS
We export largely to the global South; but trade war can hurt in various ways: Rajiv Bajaj
Though Rajiv Bajaj was wary of predicting his company's short-term growth, his big, bold assertion was that Bajaj as a company has shown the ability to adapt, to be versatile.
BUSINESS
Banks may need to cut their cost-to-income ratio to one-fourth of current levels: KV Kamath
The Chairman of Jio Financial expects that in the days to come Indian banks will only lend retail and market instruments and other entities will finance infrastructure and corporate capex
BUSINESS
Reciprocal tariffs and the new world disorder
The first effort at getting countries together to lower tariffs for the benefit of all, started in 1947 at Geneva when the GATT or the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs was signed between 23 countries, bringing down some 45,000 tariff rates.
BANKING
New RBI Guv debuts with a rate cut & ‘appropriate’ liquidity; delivers a correct combo of change & continuity
The RBI’s policy, marked by restrained dovishness, balanced the need for a rate cut with cautious liquidity assurances, making Governor Malhotra’s debut a commendable effort.
BUSINESS
Markets want monetary policy to deliver a 180-degree pivot; RBI mustn't go all the way
An overwhelming majority expect a rate cut; a few expect a CRR cut as well.
BUSINESS
Time for a fresh look at RBI's liquidity management framework
The banking system was thus already feeling the pinch of costly deposits for at least 15 months when the Trump-tariff threat and fleeing of FPI dollars from Indian markets squeezed liquidity to choking point.
BUSINESS
A giant leaves RBI
In his last assignment as DG, Patra handled a bunch of responsibilities of RBI that directly shaped everyone of the above functions.
BUSINESS
Challenges to monetary policy abound as RBI awaits a new deputy governor
A second and bigger challenge for the current RBI-MPC is the sharp rise in US interest rates and the dollar casting inordinate pressure on the rupee
BUSINESS
Das leaves behind a capital legacy!
Few would have thought at the start of his first term in 2018 that, with a post-graduation in history, Das could have led the RBI to achieve this level of economic, financial, and technological success. History has taught him a lot.
BUSINESS
Q2 GDP growth shocker may trigger action from RBI; raise questions over India's potential growth
A CNBC-TV18 poll saw the Q2 GDP growth at 6.5%, which itself seemed pessimistic compared with the RBI forecast of 6.8%. And RBI's downgrade to 6.8% is only a month old. As recently as Oct 9, during the monetary policy announcement, the central bank was confident of a 7% growth in the second quarter.
BUSINESS
A growing chorus for rate cut from Delhi to be RBI's next challenge
Possibly, the ministers are worried about the tell tale signs of slowdown in the economy
BUSINESS
Rising microfinance defaults: Oversupply of credit more to blame than stress in rural India
Measurement of household income in such informal occupations like poultry or dairy farming was a matter of believing the borrower or the MFI agent who was often anxious to meet targets
BUSINESS
Rising food prices, MSP hikes to test RBI's inflation-targeting framework
The toughest challenge for the flexible inflation targeting policy will likely emerge in the coming months
