In this issue

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman faces the most challenging period of her tenure as she prepares to present the Union Budget on February 1. The economy is in the doldrums with the pace of growth slowing at a worrisome pace. Unemployment is at a three-year high. It is against this backdrop that the 2020 Budget becomes critical. What is the magic pill to kick-start investments and consumption? The latest issue of Forbes India attempts to answer some of these questions. We also take stock of initiatives announced in previous Budgets and see how they have fared.

Can Lodha Tower Over Debt?

Abhishek Lodha’s developments are finding takers, profits are spurting but then so have finance costs and borrowings. inside the next-gen scion’s game plan to make his company net debt-free well within three years

8 mins

How To Get The Indian Economy Back In The Growth Groove

Growth numbers are likely to stabilise in the next few quarters, but there are no signs of a sharp uptick yet

6 mins

Budgeting For Her

For the Union Budget to be gender-sensitive, the government will have to be more innovative, inclusive and responsible with fiscal allocations for women

8 mins

Boom Time

How stronger brew helped Ankur Jain transform Bira 91 from a craft beer brand to a player that’s getting most of its growth from smaller cities and towns

7 mins

Becoming A People's Car, Again

German automaker Volkswagen has revamped its india strategy to gain a bigger share of the country’s booming auto market

9 mins

Waking Up Kindness

With a new focus on philanthropy, Jack Ma builds on a substantial base

4 mins

Where the Walls have years

The Walls of Dubrovnik in Croatia are an example of the old world’s need for, and fascination with, stone fortifications

6 mins

‘We use stereotypes and then tear them apart'

British theatre director Melly Still talks about the need to reimagine Agatha Christie for an Indian audience

6 mins

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