Rathin Roy: Tax Sops, Investments Won’t Erase Growth Fault Lines
Social factors play a big role in preventing development of states, says Rathin Roy, economist and former member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. Critical of the penchant to manufacture for the rich, he calls for a political conversation around the need to address unmet demands for affordable access to basic necessities like healthcare, education, housing and textiles. Edited excerpts:
Parth Singh - February 02, 2024
Outlook Start-Up Outperformers 2023: Healthtech Top 5
The top five growth-stage start-ups in the healthtech sector
Parth Singh - October 31, 2023
Healthtech Vitals
Covid-19 revolutionised the health sector in the country, as entrepreneurs rushed to fill the gaps within the healthcare ecosystem with technological interventions. Investors matched their enthusiasm and together they pushed the sector to new heights. Digital transformation of the sector helped the start-ups cover a larger market base
October 31, 2023
A Company Cannot Grow Without Supporting Women: Neerja Birla
Having women on board and promoting gender equality at workplaces is not only the right thing to do, but also leads to better business outcomes and a stronger economy. In an interview with Shailaja Tripathi, entrepreneur and mental health champion Neerja Birla, founder-cum-chairperson of the Aditya Birla Education Trust, which runs the MPower mental health awareness initiative, outlines the need to implement policies that encourage diversity and women’s employment in the workplace and talks about how the corporate sector can promote the culture of inclusivity. Edited excerpts:
Shailaja Tripathi - February 27, 2023
Privatise, Compete, Manufacture To Make India Per-Capita Positive
India must open up services to foreign investment. Let the world bring in foreign direct investment to set up best educational, financial, digital, health and legal firms in the country
Subhash Chandra Garg - October 31, 2022
The Unique Factors That Can Make India A Digital Economy Powerhouse
India has many sunshine sectors—like ecommerce, autotech, vernacular content, healthtech, fintech, edtech, creator economy, supply chain, space, defense and electric vehicles—on which its growth trajectory rests
Sandeep Aggarwal - October 31, 2022
The Poverty & Politics Of Data In India
Before India can eradicate poverty, it needs to count the poor. But, its data collection machine is old, gives inconsistent results and sometimes disagrees with the government
Neeraj Thakur - June 29, 2022
The Winning Club
Dileep Mangsuli, executive director, Siemens Healthineers, finds life’s meaning in golf as he takes refuge in the sport to de-stress
Sneha Kanchan - May 28, 2022
One Health Cure For Multiple Ills
An integrated approach to tackle health threats emerging due to human-animal environment interface can help save millions of lives and billions of dollars lost to diseases of animal origin
Rajiv Tikoo - January 28, 2022
‘We Consider Private Companies Important Stakeholders On One Health’
As part of the One Health initiative, we are looking to reduce the incidence of diseases that can be prevented and are organising vaccination drives in critical areas, says Union minister Parshottam Rupala
Rajiv Tikoo - January 28, 2022