For years, engineering and IT degrees have been seen as a gateway to professional success. Then came generative AI, the spectre of job loss and the waking up to reality
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India’s remarkable ascent to 100GW in 2025 is the result of a blend of policy, financing and technological innovation
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Electric battery-manufacturing dreams face a reality check as India struggles with raw materials, high costs and R&D
India is staring at a crisis: the cohort of unemployed is growing. But the problem is deeper than mere lack of jobs. So Sitharaman’s solutions in Budget 2024 will not be the silver bullet for the crisis
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The Indian IT industry is boldly confronting the generative AI challenge, arming its workforce with cutting-edge training and delving into clients’ needs. Yet, in the ever-competitive realm of emerging technologies, even as it stands resolute and fully committed to mastering the intricacies of the AI landscape, some firms may find themselves at risk of falling behind
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After decades of building fortunes in steel, power and infrastructure, Indian conglomerates are making big bets on coffee, cosmetics, groceries, jewellery and other consumer businesses
India’s spacetech start-ups are making big breakthroughs and taking off after a long lull. Can they become world beaters?
Under the scheme, the largest component is operational expenditure assistance, with an allocation of ₹8,891 crore to help domestically manufactured containers compete on cost with international alternatives
How Ambanis, Adanis and Tatas are pursuing different strategies to dominate India’s new-energy landscape
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Tata and Hero face different challenges but raise a shared question: as companies grow, where should power sit and who should be accountable?
Harshavardhan Chitale spearheads two-wheeler king Hero MotoCorp’s quest to conquer new territories and defend its market leadership
Harshavardhan Chitale, chief executive, Hero MotoCorp, talks to Yuthika Bhargava and Fazal Rahim about the two-wheeler maker's growth strategy—multi-brand electric vehicle (EV) bets via Vida and Ather, the push into premium motorcycles and scooters
Deloitte India's Rajat Mahajan and Atul Jairaj say that for legacy automakers, success will depend on converting core capabilities into new sources of competitive advantage
A boardroom rift at Tata Sons exposes tensions around leadership, control and a potential listing, putting its unusual ownership and governance model under scrutiny
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Jio Platforms shares debut at a 21.36% premium at ₹1,358, taking its market capitalisation to ₹12.5 lakh crore and making it India’s second most valuable listed company
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Pronab Sen, in an interview with Outlook Business, says the bigger concern with the new GDP series is not just the sharp downward revision to past growth estimates but the lack of transparency over the data and methodology behind it
Inflation risks are rising because of a confluence of food, fuel and imported price pressures, and testing monetary policy’s ability to engineer a soft landing
