17th Anniversary
At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, a new democracy was born. As India woke to life and freedom, some of its business houses were already decades into operations, giving shape to the dreams of its founding fathers.
July 28, 2023
India’s Global Moment On Women And Climate
The good news is that we already have several women role models in India helping to transform the sustainability landscape
Mukund Rajan - June 30, 2023
Optics of Demonetisation
The RBI has claimed that Rs 2,000 notes are being withdrawn from circulation as they have served their purpose of meeting cash requirements after the 2016 demonetisation. But declining circulation figures indicate that the note was already on its way out. Is there something more than meets the eye?
Rajat Mishra - May 30, 2023
Carbon Market Warming Up, But Is India Ready?
Regulation, monitoring, pricing, policy certainty, alignment with international standards, etc. are just some of the challenges the government must face
Shailaja Tripathi - April 29, 2023
China Shake-Up, Domestic Investment As Energy Boosters For Indian Start-Ups
India is ready and waiting in the wings to access the capital flows which were hitherto destined for the Chinese market
Kunal Chowdhry - October 31, 2022
Bharat Under The Influence
Are Bharat’s creators ready to move past the memory of their TikTok reign and strike deals with brands the way their Tier I counterparts do?
Pallavi Chakravorty - September 28, 2022
Power Hunger Of Crypto Miners
India’s crypto sector is nascent, but its stakeholders are already worried about the high level of energy consumed in the crypto mining process in an energy unequal country
Neeraj Thakur - February 27, 2022
Quick Rise Of Quick Commerce
Poised to become a $5 bn market by 2025, the quick commerce segment is currently an investor favourite. Is the 10-minute delivery business sustainable? More importantly, is India ready for it?
Pallavi Chakravorty - February 27, 2022
Empathy Under Its Wings
Ixigo gets ready for an IPO, but being one of the last companies to be funded in the travel booking start-up space, survival was tough and often involved escaping near-death moments
Pallavi Chakravorty - January 28, 2022
One Nation, Many Burdens
The GST system of indirect taxation completes five years in 2022, and it already seems to have caused cracks in the idea of fiscal federalism. States feel shortchanged at losing revenue year after year. Was it worth surrendering their taxation powers to a GST Council that tends to agree with the Centre?
Kamalika Ghosh - January 28, 2022