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Friend or Foe?
Recent bonhomie cannot gloss over the fact that China can throw a spanner in India's growth story by withholding exports of key ingredients
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October 2025
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An Unaffordable Car Ride
Expensive models and stagnation in middle-class wages have stalled personal electric vehicles from whizzing down Indian roads. Is it time for a course correction?
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October 2025
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Trust Issues
Universities struggle to grow their endowment funds as a multitude of regulations and bureaucratic roadblocks keep potential donations and gifts from compounding
6 min |
October 2025
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Raising the Bar
A craft gin from the Northeast has shaken the alcobev industry by winning international accolades. But that's not enough to slake the start-up founder's thirst for growth
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October 2025
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Margins are earned from desire, not utility
Cred founder Kunal Shah talks to Deepsekhar Choudhury about survival, scale and institution-building, his focus on India's most affluent consumers and why prosperity demands risk-taking. Edited excerpts
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October 2025
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There are challenges in the entry-level segment
Rajesh Menon, director general, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, talks to Rakshit Kumar about the impact of the new GST regime and the challenges facing the auto industry among other things. Edited excerpts
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October 2025
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Currents of Change
A marine-robotics start-up in Kochi is building underwater drones for inspection, rescue and defence missions in harsh environments
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September 2025
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Brains Beyond Bots
The age of Al isn’t about replacement of jobs, it’s about the disruption taking place at the core of modern work, with implications we’re only beginning to understand
3 min |
September 2025
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Reclaiming Mines and Cutting Methane
Sustainable mining is about striking a balance and extracting the minerals we need today, without compromising future generations.
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September 2025
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Sputtering Ahead
India must re-energise its Make in India campaign to take on global trade headwinds. Otherwise, it will continue to suffer from bullying by superpowers
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September 2025
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Atmanirbhar Bharat needs atmanirbhar capital
Sanjay Nayar, president of Assocham and founder of venture-capital (VC) firm Sorin Investments, tells Deepsekhar Choudhury and Tarunya Sanjay that while India has seen an explosion of early-stage VC firms, the country continues to lack a deep pool of domestic capital. Edited excerpts
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September 2025
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'There's a lot of momentum compared to five years ago'
Hemant Mohapatra, partner at Lightspeed India, tells Deepsekhar Choudhury and Tarunya Sanjay why India's start-ups are seeing a surge in scientific ambition. Edited excerpts
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September 2025
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De-Risking Investments in the Mining Sector
There is an ever increasing demand for minerals in India with the increase in renewable energy deployment, battery storage and electric vehicles. But the mining and minerals sector faces a number of challenges.
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September 2025
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In the Line of Fire
AI’s rapid rise is wiping out start-ups that once seemed promising. Investors now demand business moats and metrics that can withstand Al disruption
6 min |
September 2025
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Uttar Pradesh's Beacon of Light
Tarai, Kashi Kshetra, and Purvanchal have emerged as prime pillars of development
3 min |
September 2025
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Brands Beyond Borders
We live in an 'attention' economy. Brands are the lighthouses in an attention economy. I have written many times about India building global brands, but our progress is slow.
3 min |
September 2025
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Dressed to Kill
In India's fast-fashion economy, the price tag may read ₹299 but the real bill is paid in a mounting trail of textile waste no one wants to own
5 min |
September 2025
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One Test at a Time
From Partition to Covid, Dr Lal PathLabs has faced a string of challenges. The future is fraught as new diseases crop up needing better diagnostics
5 min |
September 2025
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Why India's Energy Future Demands Integration, Not Just Addition
Gentari, Powering India's Integrated Clean Energy Future—from Electrons to Molecules to Mobility
2 min |
September 2025
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Wired for the Future
As EV disruption accelerates, Uno Minda's next big challenge is maintaining its competitiveness in a global auto industry undergoing rapid technological change
6 min |
September 2025
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GAME CHANGERS OF NEW INDIA : THE VIKSIT BHARAT STORY
\"Game Changers of New India: The Viksit Bharat Story highlights the individuals and organizations shaping India's journey to becoming a developed nation. Through innovation, impact, and leadership, these changemakers are powering progress, transforming lives, and building a stronger, self-reliant Bharat aligned with the nation's Viksit Bharat vision for 2047.
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September 2025
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Missing the Wood for the Trees
India lacks the intention to protect its green cover, relying on misleading definitions, excluding forest communities and exercising poor oversight of conservation funds
5 min |
September 2025
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NHPC LIMITED: POWERING INDIA'S GREEN ENERGY FUTURE
NHPC, a Navratna CPSU under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, is a 100% green energy company committed to generating clean and renewable energy with minimal carbon footprint
4 min |
September 2025
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Global LPs are growing wary of helicopter VCs
Siblings Pranav and Siddarth Pai, who founded 3One4 Capital in 2015 to invest in early-stage start-ups, talk to Deepsekhar Choudhury about the rise of domestic venture funds and regulatory roadblocks that hinder their growth. Edited excerpts
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September 2025
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CAPITAL CRUSADERS
As the foreign PEs/VCs that once fuelled India's startup boom are beating a quiet retreat, an ambitious breed of homegrown fund managers is out to reclaim the cap tables, chase global capital with a fresh India story and anchor the country's economic ambitions
10+ min |
September 2025
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Deep-Tech Talent Push
India's ambitions to emerge as a global deep-tech powerhouse are no longer just policy declarations, they're becoming structured, capital-backed and talent-driven realities.
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September 2025
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The best Indian PE firm should be an Indian one
Gopal Jain, managing director and chief executive of Gaja Capital, talks to Deepsekhar Choudhury and Tarunya Sanjay on the evolution of India’s private-equity landscape and what’s holding it back. Edited excerpts
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September 2025
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Culture is the Missing Link in Green Transition
India's mining sector is a diesel-heavy industry. But companies have started adopting sustainable technologies. Electrification is being adopted in some areas, and biofuels and green hydrogen are also being explored, said Tushar Chakraborty, executive director, technology and transformation, Deloitte India in the session on Building a Competitive Edge Through Technology Use.
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September 2025
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SHAPING THE FUTURE OF RESPONSIBLE MINING
India's journey towards sustainable mining is at a critical phase.
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September 2025
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‘PLI schemes have created deep localisation’
In an email interview, Union Heavy Industries and Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy tells Rakshit Kumar about the government’s strategy to make India a leader in EV manufacturing. Edited excerpts
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