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        • A Tale of 5 Cities

          The lure of reigning start-up hubs, like Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi NCT, Chennai and Gurgaon, remains strong even as several Tier II and III cities vie for a larger share in the growth pie. A conducive environment, built by availability of wider talent pool, infrastructure incubators, mentors, investors, etc., lures new and aspiring founders to these cities  

          Vinita Bhatia - October 31, 2023
        • Symbiosis in Start-Up Ecosystem: Why City Clusters Matter

          Clusters, with better infrastructure, fast internet connectivity and an efficient transport system, mean that start-ups can operate with reduced overheads

          Sanjay Nath - October 31, 2023
        • Outlook Start-Up Outperformers 2023: City Leaders and Their Challengers

          Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Gurgaon, the top five cities in the Outlook Start-Up Outperformers 2023 rankings, have an edge over others because of the presence of key drivers for growth for start-ups, like funding and investment, human capital, availability of necessary infrastructure, etc. But other cities are catching up in some of these categories

          October 31, 2023
        • India’s MICE Market Needs an Uplift: Diwan Gautam Anand

          Attracting foreign delegates also requires adequate transportation infrastructure, such as well-connected airports

          Diwan Gautam Anand - September 30, 2023
        • Jetsetter’s Guide To Business Travel

          Business travel is an important pillar of the tourism sector. Navjit Ahluwalia, senior vice president and India head of hospitality behemoth Hilton, lists his top five preferred business travel destinations, each offering a mix of economic vitality, cultural richness and infrastructure

          October 01, 2023
        • By the End of FY24, Our National Highway Network Will Be Equivalent to the Road Network of the USA: Nitin Gadkari

          Roads are important for the growth of the country, says the Union minister of road transport and highways, as he explains the government's thrust on infrastructure development

          Neeraj Thakur - October 01, 2023
        • Tata Steel Is the Original Make In India Story: T.V. Narendran

           Tata Steel has become one of the leading steel manufacturers across the globe in the last 116 years. The company is hopeful of lasting another 100 years on the back of its multi-generational employees and a people-centric work culture. With clear focus and targets in sight, T.V. Narendran, chief executive officer and managing director of Tata Steel, explains how a large part of its future growth will take place in India due to the infra push of the government and its investment in future and sustainable technology

          Suchetana Ray - July 28, 2023
        • Govt Wants To Remove All Tax Exemptions: P. Chidambaram

          Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget for 2023–24 may have promised further momentum to the economy through a push on infrastructure, but, according to the opposition, it has failed to address the needs of the poor and the middle class. Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram tells Pragatti Oberoi how the government’s claims on allocations for infra projects could be exaggerated and the budget could push the middle class away from saving money. Edited excerpts:

          Pragatti Oberoi - February 27, 2023
        • India’s Digital Winning Like A Frankenstein

          India is an aspirational digital state. It wants to belong to the connected world like a leader despite its limitations of being a low-middle-income economy, having a large number of poor people, large illiteracy levels and less-than-reliable telecom infrastructure. Will the government’s push from the top create a national digital blueprint or turn the country into Charlie Chaplin’s Feeding Machine?

          Nishant - December 31, 2022
        • Indian Cinema Needs World-Class Infra And Indian Voice To Go Global

          Content is the sharp end of the stick that helps companies break into a new market. It is not a business in itself, but something that markets the country

          November 01, 2022