In this issue

In this issue of BW Businessworld, we present a comparison of the two manifestos (BJP and Congress), with experts weighing in the pros and cons of the two proposals.

Who Crippled Air India?

DURING THE INITIAL YEARS OF UPA 1, India’s GDP growth soared. Between 2004 and 2008, the economy grew at an average annual rate of over 7.5 percent.

4 mins

The Next Big Thing

Defence manufacturing could really be the next big thing for the Indian economy – spurring growth and creating jobs – if only private players had a level playing field with DPSUs.

10+ mins

Anatomy Of A Takeover

There is no room for hostilities in the Mindtree takeover saga. Acquirer L&T too must do everything to make the deal a win win for all stakeholders

5 mins

Some Pest Killers Have Stings

Spurious pesticides make up almost a quarter of the market, exposing farmers, their harvest and the environment to harmful side-effects. Does the law have the teeth it needs to fight the fakes?

6 mins

Can General Elections Steal IPL's Thunder?

India’s biggest jamborees, IPL and general elections, have clashed this year. Although the IPL season overlapped with the polls earlier in 2009 and 2014 as well, a direct clash was averted with the organisers deciding to shift the league overseas.

4 mins

Focusing On Technology Without Design Is One Of The Challenges In India

WHEN A BUSINESS embraces design as a management tool, it becomes a transformation engine helping write success stories. This column puts the spotlight on captains of industry who are design evangelists and have successfully employed strategic design thinking and design disciplines such as Branding, Packaging, Digital, Retail, Product, Textiles and more. They will talk about how they have profited from design in conversation with Preeti Vyas, Chairwoman of Vyas Giannetti Creative, a consultancy. A design veteran from NID, Vyas is also on the Governing Council of the National Institute of Design, Amaravati as well as Chief Mentor of Designomics, a knowledge platform helping foster the understanding of the value of design.

10 mins

The India Narrative

SIMPLY PUT, The Age of Awakening is the story of the Indian economy since independence.

4 mins

Power And Responsibility

There is an urgent need for organisations in India to warm up to the idea of sustainability.

7 mins

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