A Nation Stuck Between Missing Jobs and Growth Ambitions
India grapples with a job crisis fuelled by factors including high youth unemployment, educational and skill imbalance and low female participation, among others. In their book, The Elephant Moves: India’s New Place in the World, Amitabh Kant and Amit Kapoor explore India’s economic evolution through the lens of competitiveness, stressing the need for, and challenges to, policy changes in its run to becoming a developed economy by 2047
March 01, 2024
Rathin Roy: Tax Sops, Investments Won’t Erase Growth Fault Lines
Social factors play a big role in preventing development of states, says Rathin Roy, economist and former member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. Critical of the penchant to manufacture for the rich, he calls for a political conversation around the need to address unmet demands for affordable access to basic necessities like healthcare, education, housing and textiles. Edited excerpts:
Parth Singh - February 02, 2024
The Comedy Showstopper
The actor and comedian has faced several challenges but his ability to make people laugh, his next-door-boy image and the ability to connect with masses, have enhanced his brand value
Ankita Mookherjee - December 01, 2023
When A Celebrity Shifts Gears
For actress Kriti Sanon, 2023 has been a year of accomplishments. She won her first National Film Award for best actress for Mimi. She also launched two new ventures—skincare brand Hyphen and production company Blue Butterfly Films—and has been pouring her heart and mind into both. In an interview with Outlook Business, Sanon talks about her growth as an actor, deep commitment to her companies and future plans
Outlook Business - December 01, 2023
Shah Rukh Khan: The Baazigar Behind Bollywood’s Resurrection
After lacklustre years, the overwhelming success of Pathaan and Jawan this year has given hope to other Bollywood movies waiting in the aisles of benefitting from a rub-off effect of King Khan’s Midas touch
Vinita Bhatia - December 01, 2023
Outlook Start-Up Outperformers 2023: Sectoral Peculiarities and Growth Factors of Start-Ups
Sectoral Peculiarities and Growth Factors of Start-Ups
October 31, 2023
Outlook Start-Up Outperformers 2023: Star States
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Haryana top the list of states and Union territories in the Outlook Start-Up Outperformers 2023 rankings. Their biggest strengths are funding and investment opportunities and business environment, key factors that attract entrepreneurs and investors
October 31, 2023
Logic of the Ranking Framework
There are several factors that drive an entity to, or hold it back from, success. The Outlook Start-Up Outperformers 2023 rankings deep-dive into the factors that impact the success of a start-up, and by extension the growth of cities and states as start-up destinations
Rahul Bharadwaj - October 31, 2023
Factors That Impact Funding and Investment in Cities
Several factors have a high degree of correlation with the funding and investment category
October 31, 2023
The Lure of Goa’s High Spirits
Besides its scenic beaches and old-world charm, a major driver of Goa’s economic growth is its alcoholic beverage, or alco-bev, industry. It is powered by indigenous recipes, a large number of distilleries and brands, the growing culture of craft spirits and a business-friendly environment among other factors
Chandreyi Bandyopadhyay - October 01, 2023