In this issue

The cover story of this issue is on agri-tech firms that can rescue Indian farmers. Many of these have received handsome venture capital and are sitting on tonnes of data that can influence crucial farming decisions. That apart, there is a special package on Indian family businesses that have survived up to the third generation and beyond. While many are still going strong, others are tempted to go for the lucrative option of selling. Some others are building legacies while many are reinventing themselves to stay relevant.

The Hunt For Green Data

As agri-tech ventures rise fast and go deep to solve problems, what are the implications of data harvests for farmers in India?

10+ mins

Mind On Target

Why Mindtree is an attractive prospect for those in the fray to buy out Café Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha’s stake in the company

6 mins

Treading Firmly

How the Kanwars of Apollo Tyres built India’s most global tyre maker

6 mins

Big Shoes To Fill

The challenge for the third generation of 70-year-old Metro Brands is clear-cut: To mimic the brick-and-mortar growth online

8 mins

Two Brands, Two Roads

Two Ahmedabad-based companies set up in the 1940s have taken different paths and had contrasting fortunes. Havmor and Rasna are both entrenched in the minds of consumers, but while the former has now been acquired by a Korean confectionary company, the latter is striving to stay relevant through innovations and diversifications

6 mins

Rasna: Juicing It Up

A soft drink concentrate named Jaffe, made by an Ahmedabad-based company set up in the 1940s, is today one of India’s most iconic brands: Rasna.

5 mins

Nilkamal- A Brand That's Become Synonymous With Plastics

The Parekhs of Nilkamal have, over nearly four decades, built a brand that’s become synonymous with plastics

6 mins

What's Your Gig?

Datamatics is trying to make the most of the booming gig economy through Wakency, its on-demand job platform for flexible work

5 mins

Up To The Challenge

Vijay Goel, who heads Motilal Oswal Private Wealth Management, has both an exciting and competitive market to operate in

4 mins

Move Slow And Make Things

Airtable’s Howie Liu has quietly built a software giant by emphasising substance over speed. But can a tech tortoise win the data race?

7 mins

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