Party's Over, Almost, in the Smartphone Market
India is a leading market for smartphones and has an untapped segment. However, the decline in volume of annual shipments, especially for entry-level smartphones, belies the 5G-induced optimism
Rajat Mishra - March 28, 2023
India’s ESG Success Banks On Green Financing Bets
The Indian green bond market accounts for 3.8% of the overall outstanding corporate bonds market. The slow uptake is seen due to heavy concentration of capital for solar and on account of most issuances being rupee denominated, as against the majority preference for issuances in dollars, as per a Fitch survey
Namita Vikas - March 28, 2023
Bala Sarda, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Vahdam India
Bala Sarda, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Vahdam India
March 29, 2023
India Tunes at the Oscars
By bringing the much-coveted Oscar home, Naatu Naatu broke the decades-old jinx that has followed Indian films at the Academy Awards. Alongside, it has catapulted the country into the league of the Asian cinema that is challenging American and European dominance in the global market
Giridhar Jha - March 29, 2023
The Paradox Called Growth
Hidden behind the story of the post-Covid rebound in the Indian economy is the deceleration at the bottom of the pyramid, reflected in stagnating consumer demand among the lower rungs that have been crippled by job losses, low wages, inflation and apathy among others
Abdul Haleem Sherif - March 29, 2023
Climate Plans Lost In Data Matrix
Data gaps are throwing a spanner in the works for a world which is falling distressingly short of commitments to slow down, if not reverse, rapidly deteriorating global climate conditions and India is not an outlier
Shailaja Tripathi - March 28, 2023
A New Lagaan On India Inc.
There is a new Frankenstein monster in India in the form of the ESG regime. The government is pushing ill-equipped businesses to adopt an expensive philosophy of corporate governance and climate reporting that makes India an unequal partner in global trade. For the time being, corporate India is gasping for ways to stay relevant
Neeraj Thakur - March 28, 2023
‘Access To Customer Service Is New For Indian Buyers’
Value ecommerce has emerged as the one-stop solution for consumers looking for value for time and money while shopping. Himanshu Chakrawarti, chief executive officer of Snapdeal Marketplace and Stellaro Brands, talks about five ways in which ecommerce has changed the Indian shopper’s behaviour forever
March 29, 2023
Investor's Duty
There seems to be an uncanny lull in the Indian start-up valley. It has been some time since the loud celebrations of funding and dizzy valuations mellowed.
Suchetana Ray - February 27, 2023
From Vulture Capital to Victim Capital: Mahesh Murthy's Take on VCs in India
How Indian start-up founders turned the tables on shrewd Indian venture capitalists
Mahesh Murthy - February 27, 2023
