BUSINESS
Is Facebook too big to change?
Public outcry, critical review, regulatory censure, even steep fines, nothing seems to be able to turn the Facebook juggernaut from the path it has chosen
BUSINESS
Air India may be Tata’s only chance for success in aviation business
It is in getting the product and its positioning right that the new owners will face their biggest challenge.
BUSINESS
Markets can be cruel: The key lesson from the Zee episode
If Zee’s promoters had not pledged their stake to fund their investments into unrelated businesses, they would not be in this position today
BUSINESS
IT market leaders help disrupt industries, but highly resilient themselves
Low debt and exposure to other industries allow big tech companies to sense changes in the environment much faster than others
BUSINESS
The confusing position of the chairman emeritus
Investors don't mind retiring promoters staying on as a chairman emeritus but are drawing the line at paying hefty fees for an extra-constitutional position
BUSINESS
Opinion | As investors fight back, Indian promoters are feeling the heat
Large shareholders seeking greater accountability from promoters and the management of their investee companies and not loath to eject them from their positions in case they don’t see commensurate returns on their investments
BUSINESS
Ford's exit, while inevitable, denies India access to its future auto technologies
Ford's exit is a loss for India, not in terms of its past performance but in terms of its promise. As we move into the era of smart vehicles and clean energy, India needs the technologies to power the new generation of vehicles
BUSINESS
India’s top executives face shareholder scrutiny over their salaries
With salary cuts and layoffs becoming the order of the day across Corporate India, the inequity and injustice of well-heeled executives trying to push through enhanced packages for themselves even as their companies posted declining sales and profits has brought the issue to a boil
BUSINESS
Drones get a major policy boost in India
Drone usage in areas like mining, construction, film making, commercial delivery, mapping and search & rescue, could potentially alter entire industries ranging from agriculture to logistics
BUSINESS
Needed, a plan to handle ripple effects of electric vehicle boom
When the inflection point arrives in terms of pricing, the switch to EVs at the expense of conventional vehicles will be dramatic
BUSINESS
Can Akasa learn from the mistakes of airline pioneers in India?
Akasa has a solid team and has large investors backing it. However, aviation is not an easy business. History is replete with crashes of many Indian airlines with similar pedigree and ambition
BUSINESS
Foray into semiconductors just the latest in Chandrasekaran's plans for Tata
Manufacturing semiconductors is an imperative for India, but it calls for huge capital investments in a business with high operational costs and one of the longest lead times among industries
BUSINESS
Indian hockey has won the rights to more corporate backing
The game of hockey and the players who have brought us laurels, need to be marketed intelligently and by people who understand it and can figure out the parts that lend themselves to marketability
BUSINESS
India's Vodafone problem can’t be solved by the government
Merely converting the dues to equity without any underlying change in the company’s performance will do nothing more than push the problem forward.
TECHNOLOGY
Can the Ambassador get another makeover?
Since speed was never a virtue of the Ambassador, maybe an electric version of it could be considered. That would be quite appropriate actually, allowing the erstwhile King of Indian roads to wash away its many sins of the past when it merrily polluted the skies with its exhaust
BUSINESS
Are Indian start-ups worthy successors to the IT pioneers of the 80s?
Many of the new domestic champions are yet to prove their viability at home. Competing elsewhere isn’t even on the horizon
BUSINESS
India’s new labour codes need to be implemented immediately
The protracted delay in implementing the new labour laws is having an impact on the pace of the industrial recovery
BUSINESS
Bhavish Aggarwal is staking his entrepreneurial future on an electric scooter
The audacious bet on an electric two-wheeler comes at a time when the cab aggregation business has hit a growth bump
BUSINESS
Infosys' top talent is being hunted by global companies, and it's not complaining
Two of Infosys' senior executives are on the board of global corporations. Companies benefit from their experience and skills, and the executives get valuable insights and grooming for a higher role
BUSINESS
Capex revival | With businesses changing stripes, investments will follow suit too
Businesses are looking at capturing emerging opportunities, which means a new capex cycle may not resemble the old
BUSINESS
Reliance AGM 2021 sets the stage for a multi-billion dollar bet on a green future
Audacity and scale have been the twin pillars of any target that RIL has set for itself in the past
BUSINESS
The perennial succession woes of Indian companies are baffling
Holding shareholders, employees and investors in a state of animated suspense for months, sometimes years, till a successor to the CEO is found, is guaranteed to erode confidence in the company, as also in the newcomer
BUSINESS
60 million COVID doses gone waste in US: A blot on pharma industry
What's shameful is that this criminal waste was a consequence of the kind of poor manufacturing practices that Indian pharma companies usually find themselves accused of
TRENDS
Shrinking middle class, falling incomes: Indian companies need to reassess market potential
In the past, India’s consumer class has rebounded smartly from adverse economic events. The problem this time around is that with jobs being lost and small and medium businesses shutting down perhaps for good, a rebound may not be so swift or sure
