Substitute Human Arrogance With Submission To Nature

Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Labour Employment on sustainability, human interactions with nature, and more

"At Par With the Best in the World"

Citing his recent appointment to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Vishesh C. Chandiok, CEO, Grant Thornton Bharat describes it as an instance of Indian CAs breaking the glass ceiling

'Chartered Accountants Have Always Excelled as Trusted Advisors to Businesses'

Chartered accountants (CAs) are no longer just bookkeepers, but also conscience keepers of a company, ensuring adherence to sustainability and good governance. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) President Aniket S. Talati discusses the evolving role of CAs with Bhupendra Paintola of BW Businessworld

The Global Indian

ARE HIGH NET WORTH individuals (HNIs) leaving India for greener pastures abroad? There has in recent years been a pervasive narrative that wealthy Indians are \"fleeing\" India because doing business overseas is easier and less taxing. India is plagued by poor infrastructure, over-regulation, corruption, and social polarisation.

What Just Happened?

ON 1 JULY INDIA’S largest private sector bank, the HDFC Bank, which had in any case overtaken the omnipresent public sector State Bank of India (SBI) in terms of business, also became the fourth largest bank in the world in terms of market value.

Hope for TB Vaccine

GLOBAL HEALTH philanthropy majors Wellcome and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are joining hands to invest $500 million in the Phase 3 trials for what could be the latest Tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in over 100 years.

Stock Market Supernova

APPLE'S STOCK RALLY, outperforming analysts' expectations with a 49 per cent surge in 2023 alone, indicates a growing recognition of its ability to navigate market challenges and capitalise on opportunities.

DEFINING PARAMETERS

Engineering colleges, both public and private, were assessed on six criteria to arrive at the rankings

The Modi I Got to Know in 2006

WHILE WORKING as Additional Secretary General of FICCI, I had the privilege to meet and interact with Mr Narendra Modi – then Chief Minister of Gujarat – several times in connection with his signature project, Vibrant Gujarat.

IndiaFirst Life Gears Up For D—Street

The company seeks to raise Rs 500 crore through a fresh issue of equity shares and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 141,299,422 equity shares by the promoter and other selling shareholders

Homing In On Growth

Healthvista India's debut on the Indian exchanges will be the first from the $6-billion home healthcare stable

RETURN OF IPO OPTIMISM

Companies have lined up plans to raise more than Rs 1 lakh crore from the Indian bourses over the next 6-7 months buoyed by a resilient economy, a bullish stock market and growing investor confidence

CLEANLINESS AND GODLINESS

CLEANLINESS is next to Godliness”, said Mahatma Gandhi, emphasising the importance of cleanliness.

Is Multilateralism Possible in the Era of Bilateralism and Regional Blocs?

MULTILATERALISM, the principle of coordinating actions among multiple nations through international institutions, has long been considered a cornerstone of global governance.

LLMs in Generative Artificial Intelligence

CHATGPT AND BARD are the talk of the town, these days. Both are conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) bots that can respond to and communicate with humans to provide comprehensive information in response to queries.

How Wellbeing Nutrition is Breaking Through the Clutter and Reaching New Heights

Organic supplements are steadily gaining ground as a viable alternative to traditional supplements as the world adopts a healthier lifestyle and becomes ecologically conscious.

THE INCOME GLASS CEILING OF THE FRAGILE MIDDLE CLASS

THE RAPID GROWTH of the last three decades has pulled a majority of Indians out of poverty and lifted a large percentage to a life of comfort and dignity.

China's Japanese Syndrome

IS CHINA'S MIRACLE ECONOMY catching the Japanese disease? The signs have been apparent for some time: a shrinking population, ageing demographics and stalling economic growth.

"NMDC has consistently performed well and its physical and financial performance post-COVID has been excellent"

NMDC has consistently performed well. Comment on its physical performance in the post-COVID economy.

BREAKERS ON THE EV ROAD

Various sops and incentives notwithstanding, the adoption of EVs in the country has remained short of the mark. Now, subsidy cuts and sluggish growth in EV infrastructure threaten to further impede the progess

"NTT DATA VERY KEEN ON INDIA"

NTT DATA Services CDO Tanvir Khan speaks with BW Businessworld on India's heightened relevance in tough market conditions, quantum computing and Al

HOW 'DESI' MNC WON IN MANY INDIAS

Outgoing HUL CEO & MD Sanjiv Mehta explains to BW Businessworld why \"his best is yet to come\"

BRIMMING WITH ENERGY

ReNew founder & CEO Sumant Sinha outlines why the clean energy sector holds enormous potential for entrepreneurs

Ramayana Festival Kickstarts In CHHATTISGARH

The three-day festival was inaugurated by the Chief Minister and brings the best of cultural performances from across the globe

LOOKING A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH?

Will the angel tax exemption granted to foreign investors promote GIFT City or drive existing investors to foreign climes? BW Businessworld speaks to financial market experts for a holistic view of the situation

Food Security

IN two of my earlier columns for this magazine (Climate Change - 31 December, 2022 and Water Conservation - 17 December, 2022) I have written about the perils of our inadequate action on tackling the challenges posed by climate change and our lack of respect for water. One of the biggest issues that can confront our country -indeed the whole world - is insufficiency of food for the growing population.

COMPETITIVE JOBS ANDA DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAY

SEVERAL economies have been built on the manufacturing sector. Many economies are driven solely on the basis of their manufacturing capacities, and it's a fact that has not been hidden from India.

CUE FOR QUEUES

STAND IN LINE\" or \"wait for your turn\" were oft-heard instructions in my school days. These were an integral part of a norm or a cue to form a queue, in many - if not all - parts of the country. If this is yet so, one wonders why it is not imbibed as a habit to be carried forward in later life. In most instances, a queue is formed only when there is enforcement. Instances abound, as evidenced and experienced in daily life.

Middle Class Moment

HOW BIG, REALLY, is India's middle-class? It depends on how you define middle-class: by income or by consumption.

Al Driven Marketing or Marketing through Al!

MARKETERS ARE ALREADY observing the potential effects of AI on their marketing initiatives, illustrating the marketing implications of these potent new technologies.