India Needs 8 Million Jobs a Year, Not 10–12 Million: Bibek Debroy
India can keep growing at 7% for the next five years, and joblessness is not a pan-India problem, says Bibek Debroy, chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
Parth Singh - April 27, 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
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Launches PhonePe’s Indus Appstore, India Ka Appstore
Indus Appstore is a native Android-based mobile app store, designed to fulfill the localized and cultural needs of Indian consumers
February 23, 2024
Facing GenAI: Can Indian IT Companies Evolve To Turn a Global Monster Into an Ally?
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
Vinita Bhatia - December 29, 2023
Social Enterprises Missing in the Larger Picture: Anil Gupta
The fact that several niches remain unfilled ... shows that the existing social marketplace is not effective enough in clearing unmet needs
Anil Gupta - October 31, 2023
IDFC First is Digitally Savvy, Knows Customers Well to Build Services Around Their Needs: Madhivanan Balakrishnan
The executive director and chief operating officer of IDFC First Bank talks about its commitment to its customers and how it has employed its digital savviness to improve its services
Suchetana Ray - October 01, 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
Growing Responsibly
With the worsening climate crisis and mounting pressure to cut down global carbon emissions, countries are being forced to rethink their growth strategies to make them environmentally sustainable. Srivatsan Iyer, global chief executive officer of renewable energy producer Hero Future Energies, talks about five ways in which India can achieve its climate action goals while meeting its economic growth needs
June 30, 2023
ESG Notion Goes Beyond Stakeholder Capitalism: Milind Kothari
The ESG concept is clearly facilitating in building a resilient strategy for long-term business sustenance. This intrinsic motivation eventually addresses stakeholders’ needs and, more importantly, the need of a company
Milind Kothari - June 30, 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