NBFC Licence, Please?
Fintech firms are queueing up outside RBI’s office seeking NBFC licences as they see loans as a sure-fire way to profitability. But things are not as easy as they seem
Prathik Desai - June 29, 2024
Three Alphabets, Three Clicks
From OIL to JIO, a horizontal mirror image; from telecom to platforms; and, the making of a digital giant
July 23, 2024
A Licensor As Investor
When the going got tough, this tough CMA got going, finding unique ways to raise money to fund crucial projects
July 24, 2024
‘For Viksit Bharat, Invest For The Future’
A large part of India depends upon agriculture. Without the upliftment of agriculture, creating inclusive and sustainable growth will be difficult. What we did on milk to become the largest milk producer in the world through cooperative movements needs to be replicated in other commodities
Nilesh Shah - May 30, 2024
Demand Draft
A new government, a new beginning. However, for industry leaders, it is a time of uncertainty as they wait and watch what policies the new dispensation will enact
Neeraj Thakur - May 30, 2024
Rebel’s Guide To Success With Food
Having started its journey in 2004 as a quick-service restaurant under the brand name Faasos, Rebel Foods, now a unicorn, aims to expand its footprint. Jaydeep Barman, co-founder of Rebel Foods, talks to Vinita Bhatia about the company’s growth plans, focusing on Tier-II and -III cities, licensing as a strategy and more. Edited excerpts:
Vinita Bhatia - May 31, 2024
Complexities of Governance in a Democracy
Democracy is a work in progress and needs careful monitoring, managing, nurturing and protecting, writes entrepreneur and policy maker Sam Pitroda in his latest book The Idea of Democracy. He examines its workings globally and in India, observing distraction, distortion and derailment in democracy over the past few years
April 28, 2024
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
Love, Sex and Dhokha at Workplace
Not all office romances have a fairy-tale ending like the Obamas. In some cases, love turns sour and complications arise. No wonder HR honchos dread co-workers falling for each other and then falling apart
Ankita Mookherjee - March 01, 2024
The Rich Are Getting Richer, but the Poor Are Not Getting Poorer: T.V. Somanathan
Increasing consumption among the middle class and the poor in India is a valid policy challenge, the answer to which lies in creating more jobs, says T.V. Somanathan, finance secretary and secretary of expenditure in the Union Ministry of Finance. In an exclusive interview, he also discusses why the current income tax rates are reasonable and why he finds the 3% fiscal deficit target questionable among other issues. Edited excerpts:
Neeraj Thakur - February 29, 2024
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