In this issue

This issue of BW Businessworld is about the wealthy, their wealth, and their wealth managers. Wealth management took off in earnest in India with the tech boom, as our first cover story observes, when the tech czars had to find ways to protect their wealth. Our cover story celebrates the best and the finest wealth managers of this era. We call them the wealth gurus. This is topical and important. Consider the facts — by 2022, the number of HNIs is expected to double to 330,400, commanding a net worth of Rs 352 trillion.
The Niti Aayog has come out with an alarming report on the water availability in the country. BW Businessworld has carried at least two major reports in the last one year on the impending water crisis in the country.

‘Confident Of Achieving The 2030 Targets'

STEEL SECRETARY Aruna Sharma and her team have been instrumental in the sector’s turnaround, despite the ongoing global turmoil. In a conversation with Suman K. Jha, Sharma talks about the growth of the sector, increasing per capita consumption, dealing with NPAs in the sector, evolution of private players in the steel sector and the challenges the sector is facing due to the ongoing trade wars. Excerpts: 

7 mins

Housing For All By 2022 –‘No Harm In The Vision'

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana or the Housing for All 2022 scheme launched by the Narendra Modi government aims to provide housing for all by 2022. D.B. Gupta, former consultant to the Planning Commission of India; Amrit Abhijat, Joint Secretary, Urban Development Ministry; Jyoti Parikh, former advisor to former PM Manmohan Singh; Prashant Kumar, Joint Secretary, Rural Development Ministry; and Sudhir Krishna, former Secretary, Urban Development Ministry discuss ways to overcome hurdles and why it would be possible to achieve the target

9 mins

BSNL Set To Bring 5G To India

While Indian telecos are still ensuring that 4G services reach all circles in India, they are also vying to bring the niche 5G services to the country. Leading the race is state-owned telecom operator BSNL.

2 mins

BSNL Sets Wifi Hotspot Services To Ramp Up Network

In a bid to attract cus-tomers, BSNL has set up wifi hotspots in several areas to ramp up its network services. Wi-Fi Services have been introduced for providing high speed internet access at convenient public locations hereunder called as Hot Spots. Installation of Hot Spots is already under process at various cities/ locations.

1 min

The Wealth Gurus

Meet the stars of India’s wealth management industry, who steer the wheels of fortune for the country’s growing band of millionaires

10+ mins

When Less Is Life-Threatening

Increasing water scarcity in India could potentially turn into an irreversible crisis that can affect many lives if immediate steps are not taken

4 mins

‘Become Job Providers Rather Than Job Seekers'

India’s longest serving chief minister (since 1994) Pawan Kumar Chamling, of Sikkim, talks to BW Businessworld’s Ashish Sinha on the benefits of organic farming, Sikkim’s thriving pharmaceutical industry and its thrust on education, among other things. Excerpts:

3 mins

Not Just A Pipe Dream

The farmer could only get richer, say statistics, even as the debate on doubling farmers’ incomes reaches a crescendo 

5 mins

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