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Highlights of Business Today 2nd October 2022, issue:Indigenously developed and disruptively convenient, UPI has successfully shaken the hold of plastic money and cash on retail transactions. Business Today presents to you a deep dive into how NPCI—the government entity that has designed and operates the system—has grown the payments network across the country, and where it has set its sights on for further growth. Also included is a story on ONDC, an initiative of the Government of India, designed to break the chokehold of foreign behemoths on the Indian online retail market. Plus, there is a story on how high net worth individuals are looking abroad for alternative residencies in search of greener pastures, all this and more in this latest issue. Grab your copy today!

TOP CONSULTING AND TECH GIANT ON DIGITAL DISRUPTION, CULTURE & METAVERSE

Excerpts From discussion with Piyush N. Singh, Senior MD and Lead - India Business, Accenture, with BT on how digital technologies can shape the country's next 25 years to arrive at India@100.

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TWISTS AND TURNS

In the convoluted Adani-NDTV saga, a long legal battle between the two companies seems like a real possibility. But don’t be surprised if, along the way, new twists and turns crop up

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Poised for Take-off

Skyroot Aerospace’s successful fundraising of $51 million puts the spotlight back on the growth potential of India’s space-tech start-ups

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Ice, Ice, Baby

Despite prices rising by around 10 per cent, AC sales have spiked this summer

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A Sharp, Focussed Mind

From taking over the reins of the Tata group to his sudden exit, Cyrus Mistry’s life was a roller-coaster ride that ended abruptly

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The UPI Juggernaut

As the UPI juggernaut rolls on, the six-year-old real-time payments system is set to disrupt big-ticket credit card, debit card and remittance payment ecosystems, and even the cash in the system

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Plan B

THOUSANDS OF HIGH NET-WORTH INDIVIDUALS ARE INCREASINGLY DIPPING THEIR TOES IN FOREIGN WATERS TO DIVERSIFY THEIR WEALTH, SET UP ALTERNATIVE RESIDENCIES, CONDUCT BUSINESS OR JUST PURSUE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. IT COULD BE A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME

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Threat To An Uneasy Recovery

India's economic rebound is for real, albeit slow and shaky, but it is up against a minefield of challenges in the quest for growth

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'WE HAVEN'T HAD A SERIOUS RECESSION IN A WHILE'

Saugata Saha, President of Global Commodity Insights at S&P, talks about the slowing economy and the cloudy outlook for commodities

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E-Commerce's Big Shake-Up

The open network for digital commerce aims to break the platform-centric structure of e-commerce to establish a model that creates a level playing field for even the small merchants and spurs competition in the space

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‘Why should I be worried about inflation?’

C.K. Venkataraman, MD of Titan Company, says the jewellery company has benefited from recent economic uncertainties when people turned to gold

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FLYING DEEP INTO BHARAT

DESPITE A MULTITUDE OF OPERATIONAL, REGULATORY AND INFRASTRUCTURERELATED CHALLENGES, BOTH REGIONAL AIRLINES AND NATIONAL CARRIERS ARE INCREASING THEIR FLIGHTS INTO REGIONAL ROUTES AND SMALLER TOWNS

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How To Secure Your Financial Data

Amid a surge in cyber frauds, regulators are tightening the grip on scamsters by adding multiple layers of security to shield your financial data. Here's a look at how they work

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A FUTURE READY INDIA

IN A JAM-PACKED DAY OF STIMULATING CONVERSATIONS AND SCINTILLATING REPARTEE AT BUSINESS TODAY’S INDIA@100 EVENT‚ SOME OF THE LEADING PERSONALITIES FROM INDIA’S BUSINESS AND POLITICAL CIRCLES HELD FORTH ON THE CHALLENGES AND POSITIVES THAT LIE AHEAD FOR INDIA WHEN IT REACHES ITS 100TH YEAR OF ACHIEVING INDEPENDENCE

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A FUTURE READY INDIA

IN A JAM-PACKED DAY OF STIMULATING CONVERSATIONS AND SCINTILLATING REPARTEE AT BUSINESS TODAY'S INDIA@100 EVENT, SOME OF THE LEADING PERSONALITIES FROM INDIA’S BUSINESS AND POLITICAL CIRCLES HELD FORTH ON THE CHALLENGES AND POSITIVES THAT LIE AHEAD FOR INDIA WHEN IT REACHES ITS 100TH YEAR OF ACHIEVING INDEPENDENCE

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WE ARE A SECULAR SOCIETY

Rajdeep Sardesai, Consulting Editor, India Today Television, with Shashi Tharoor, Lok Sabha MP and author; and Harsh Gupta Madhusudan, investor and author

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MEAD IN INDIA

Mead, an ancient honey-based fermented alcohol that is flavoured with natural fruits and spices, is making a comeback in India thanks to a handful of enthusiastic alcobev buffs

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FOR THE LOVE OF ART

Roshini Sanah Jaiswal, Promoter and Chief Restructuring Officer at Jagatjit Industries Ltd, collects art from across the globe

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THE POWER OF MUSIC

Tanmaya Jain, Founder and CEO of inFeedo, gets his dopamine fix from music

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The Best Advice I Ever Got

UMESH REVANKAR VICE CHAIRMAN & MD SHRIRAM TRANSPORT FINANCE - Shriram Transport Finance Company is a leader in financing of commercial vehicles in the country

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