Ola on Full Charge for Its IPO Ride
The electric two-wheeler manufacturer is betting big on its proposed IPO, with nearly half the shares on offer for sale coming from founder Bhavish Aggarwal’s account. While its position as a market leader is a huge confidence booster, Aggarwal’s past failures, unfavourable reports around regulation violations and battery mishaps might dent its prospects
Vinita Bhatia - February 01, 2024
When a Global Cola Giant Got a Lesson in Humour
The campaign for non-alcoholic beverage Pepsi is a major highlight of ad film director Prahlad Kakar’s extensive portfolio. However, while things took off to a great start, they did not quite end well. In his memoir, Kakar gets candid about his relation with the brand, from having an exciting collaboration that was instrumental in the brand’s rise in India to eventually parting ways over difference of creative opinions
December 29, 2023
Opening Happiness With a Chill Pill
Juan Pablo Rodriguez, the chief executive officer of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, aims to do his best each day and believes in enjoying the present to the fullest without worrying excessively about the future
Chitra Nair - December 29, 2023
Consumption Pattern Slightly Different This Election Year, Says Vijay Chandok
Election years usually bring in volatility in the market. Vijay Chandok, managing director and CEO of ICICI Securities, talks about opportunities and challenges in 2024 for the stock market. Edited excerpts:
Nidhi Sinha - December 29, 2023
Amitabh Kant: The Sherpa’s Trek
The former Indian Administrative Service officer has been at the helm of important assignments of the government for long. However, during India’s G20 presidency, his role as India’s sherpa in building consensus among disagreeing nations amid geopolitical volatility has been a gamechanger
Abdul Haleem Sherif - December 01, 2023
Painting The Orchards Red
Coca-Cola India's Project Unnati is rejuvenating the agriculture ecosystem with its focus on efficient farming practices like ultra-high density plantation, drip irrigation, etc. This has helped apple farmers in Uttarakhand significantly raise their productivity and income
Naina Gautam - August 28, 2023
The Nowhere Men & Women: How India Abandoned 14 Crore Citizens on a Policy Paper
The government of India runs the world’s biggest food security scheme, which provides free ration to more than 80 crore people. The scheme has won Prime Minister Narendra Modi accolades. But what if we realise that there are over 14 crore people who have been omitted from the benefit of this scheme because the government has not counted Indian citizens in over a decade? Can its intransigence break the welfare structure of governance?
Rajat Mishra - August 28, 2023
Legacy Of Free Thought
Polarisation has also divided us into the camps of liberals and right-wingers. Caught in this tension between ideologies is the story of our intellectual degeneration
Suchetana Ray - July 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
The Cost Of Powering Your Rooftop
Despite abundant sunshine and terraces, rooftop solar power in India is yet to be harnessed to its full potential as owners weigh in on its financial viability, a factor that could negatively impact the country’s emission reduction goals
Shailaja Tripathi - January 30, 2023