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
TRENDS
Less travel for corporate jetsetters
Once the bedrock of business, will corporate travel take a back seat in the post-pandemic world?
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
TRENDS
What if Pegasus had spied on Tintin?
If it came to that, could Tintin have overpowered the snooper of people's private lives?
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
TRENDS
Funny tales from Indian business
“I say, that’s a hell of a way of starting a car,” said Shiv Nadar.
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
TRENDS
Football’s main problem is hooligans off the field
Violence and arson by fans followed England's loss at Euro 2020. Yet, the violence on the streets was just one part of it.
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
TRENDS
Manish Sisodia shows us how to take criticism in our stride
Modern psychology tells us that debate stimulates instead of inhibiting; enhances instead of constricting.
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
TRENDS
When billionaires lose a zero or two
In the rarified world of big business, a billion gained or two lost hardly makes news. But when those numbers spike dramatically, we are reminded of the adage: what goes up doesn’t always stay up!
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
TRENDS
PETA's advice to Amul is misguided and unfair
Not for the first time, the animal rights organization seems to have got its priorities mixed up.
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
TRENDS
Euro 2020: A mini-miracle in the making
Planned as a romantic one-off event, Euro 2020 has already shown us heroism on the field, activism at a press conference, and a Cinderella story.
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
Bengaluru as TecHalli, nah!
The city of a thousand potholes. The city with a traffic cop on a flyover. The city where the groundwater ran out. There were so many options which would perfectly sum up the experience of the intrepid visitor to Bengaluru.
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
BUSINESS
Mumbai’s iconic dabbawalas could use a smart impact investor
The dabbawala’s model is entirely self-sustaining and intrinsically profitable. There is no scope for losses
TRENDS
What Neem Karoli Baba and Larry Brilliant taught us in their battle against smallpox
The disease was so contagious that every single patient infected seven others. Eliminating it meant tracking down each and every one of the victims.
