Chasing the Lakhpati Dream
Generations of rural Indian women have had their hopes and dreams crushed by the twin hammers of poverty and patriarchy. But now, the Lakhpati Didi scheme has come as an instrument that can help break the shackles. Outlook Money spoke to women across four states to understand how women in India’s hinterlands are starting on their entrepreneurial journeys
Kundan Kishore - April 28, 2024
Small and Mid-Cap companies Can See More Price Correction in the Coming Quarters: Sunil Koul
Sunil Koul, executive director (Asia Pacific portfolio strategy, global macro research) at Goldman Sachs, in an exclusive interview with Ayaan Kartik and Neeraj Thakur, talks about the valuation situation in India and how foreign investors are looking at increasing their bets in the equity markets
Neeraj Thakur - March 27, 2024
Winning the Game of Bulls and Bears
While retail investors rushed to make hay as small- and mid-cap stocks shone at the bourses, institutional investors stayed away, guided by traditional wisdom that warned them against the exuberance in the stock market. The mid-March crash, dominated by the smaller segments, proved their point
Harshita Dudeja - March 27, 2024
Greed Over Fundamentals: The Investor's Folly
In her address at the fifth SEBI-NISM research conference on March 12, 2024, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief Madhabi Puri Buch expressed her concerns about the valuation froth in the mid- and small-cap space.
Jitendra Gohil - March 27, 2024
The Architect Of Indian Paparazzi
Recently on his birthday, all the major Instagram photographers like viral Bhayani, Manav Mangalani, Yogen shah and Varinder Chawla collectively thanked Prabhat Choudhary, the founder of India’s biggest entertainment public relations agency Spice PR for his contribution in building Indian paparazzi on social media. Prabhat is perhaps the most sought-after media strategist in Indian entertainment, and top celebrities of Bollywood and Tollywood are his clients. Here is the edited excerpt from his interview with Outlook Business
Outlook Business - December 05, 2023
Seeds Of Innovation
The agriculture scientist, who is the recipient of the Norman E. Borlaug award for field research and application this year, has been working to bridge the gap between agriculture research and on-field application. She aims to empower farmers by improving their access to quality seeds, says Naina Gautam
Naina Gautam - December 01, 2023
The Man Who Scripted India’s Win Over Hunger
Having left the pursuit of medical studies to be an agriculturist, M.S. Swaminathan is credited with the success of the Green Revolution in India that dealt with the country’s food scarcity, turning it from a ‘begging bowl’ into a ‘bread basket’
Naina Gautam - December 01, 2023
Red Oleander
As we march ahead with young teams led mostly by women, we proudly present to you the Outlook Start-up Outperformers 2023. In a crowd of lists and ranks, this compilation of three rankings stands out by its sheer robustness, its eye to detail and the exhaustive parameters that will help you separate the chaff from the grain.
Suchetana Ray - October 31, 2023
Organisations That Can Quickly Adapt To Change Will Flourish: Debadatta Chand
Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the king of the erstwhile princely state of Baroda, set up several institutions to modernise the state. One of them was Bank of Baroda, which completed 115 years of operations last month. It is India’s second largest public-sector bank as per total business as of March 31, 2023. Debadatta Chand, the bank's MD and CEO, talks about its glorious past and the transformational changes that continue to keep it relevant
Rajat Mishra - July 28, 2023
Bofa Research: Paytm Soundbox, First To Bring Audio-Based Payments Confirmations, Dominates The Market
Paytm was the first to launch audio-based confirmations with Soundbox
June 30, 2023