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Forbes India
Paytm 3.0 - Reaching Near Breakeven In Two Years
As of 2020, Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s super app for financial services had run up losses in thousands of crores. Now, as digital payments gets yet another boost courtesy Covid-19, he’s hopeful of reaching near breakeven in two years
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June 4, 2021
Forbes India
THE PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED WOMEN GREATER LABOUR PAIN
Covid-19 has shown that women are more likely to face the brunt of job losses than men, and find fewer opportunities when they want to resume. That apart, several have to deal with increased hours of unpaid work at home and even domestic abuse
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May 21, 2021
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LEADERSHIP WILL BE ABOUT SEEING THE BIGGER PICTURE
Leaders must not only guard their teams first during a crisis, but also deal with stakeholders with respect and dignity. And apart from pursuing business goals, they should remain committed to our planet and the environment
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May 21, 2021
Forbes India
PHILANTHROPY SHOULD BE HUMBLE, BUT NOT MODEST
Apart from building a flexible and resilient framework for the future, philanthropists, civil society and the government must work in tandem so that every rupee is absorbed on the ground
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May 21, 2021
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INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE, TECH WILL DISRUPT SECTOR
While clinical research will get a boost, having a skilled workforce and public spending on health care will be challenges in the near term
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May 21, 2021
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DIGITALISATION WILL HELP IN VALUE CREATION
As the pandemic brings technology and innovation to the core of business and daily life, the next decade will see about 150 million digital-first families in India
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May 21, 2021
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Industry 4.0: Climate Revolution?
Augmenting sustainability alongside digital capabilities is an economic, competitive and global opportunity for India’s businesses, but regulations need to reflect intent
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June 4, 2021
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EV Dream Still Miles Away
Electric vehicles have remained a buzzword in India for years. But not much has moved on ground due to high upfront costs, range anxiety and charging infrastructure
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June 4, 2021
Forbes India
Living Waters
A virus has caused us to scramble for oxygen but our chokehold on the environment is slowly strangling the very waters that breathe life into us. The virus is a timely reminder: We are merely consumers, not producers of life’s breath on this planet
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June 4, 2021
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Message Delivered
How Beerud Sheth made Gupshup a profitable unicorn after one pivot, two near-death experiences and 15 years of slogging
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June 4, 2021
Forbes India
Will Tech And Small Towns Give StanChart an Edge?
Unlike rival Citibank, standard Chartered bank has the option to explore retail banking more aggressively. backed by a digital thrust, Ceo Zarin daruwala has more opportunities than challenges ahead of her
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June 4, 2021
Forbes India
Flames of Destruction
Forest fires and their alerts in the country have gone up sharply in recent times, posing a serious threat to our environment, wildlife and biodiversity. Can wildfires be prevented in a world dealing with climate change?
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June 4, 2021
Forbes India
RUSSIAN GAMBIT
AMID CONCERNS SURROUNDING SPUTNIK V AND THE LAUNCH OF A SINGLE-DOSE VACCINE, INDIAN COMPANIES, INCLUDING HETERO, STELIS BIOPHARMA AND GLAND PHARMA ARE ON TRACK TO MAKE 900 MILLION DOSES OF SPUTNIK V IN A BID TO ALLEVIATE THE COUNTRY'S SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS
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June 4, 2021
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Growth Story
After playing a central role in establishing Capgemini’s strong base in India and its global acquisition strategy, CEO Aiman Ezzat must now defend his turf from India’s IT giants
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June 4, 2021
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Aiming High
With growing investor interest, cannabis startups in India hope to become part of a global boom where industrial hemp is used in sectors ranging from medicines to textiles
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June 4, 2021
Forbes India
THE NEXT UNICORN FUELS MORE STARTUPS
When we share knowledge, experience, successes, and failures, we make entrepreneurship more accessible than before
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May 21, 2021
Forbes India
INNOVATION IS NOT LIMITED TO PROFESSIONAL ADULTS
The future of innovation is not a vague idea; it is a consequence of collective empathy for each other’s concerns and the will to solve them
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May 21, 2021
Forbes India
IT'S TIME TO HAVE A CYBER QUOTIENT
Data and its privacy in the new world order needs an all-in-one platform for people to check their sensitive information exposures and remediate the same, learn about preventive measures against cyberattacks, and more robust cyber hygiene practices
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May 21, 2021
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CREATORS NOW FIND THEIR EXPRESSION WITH SMARTPHONES
The entertainment industry has been debilitated by the pandemic, but there is a glimmer of hope in the surge of digital consumption, growth of short-form content platforms and people’s anticipation of the big film experience
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May 21, 2021
Forbes India
Wealth-Creation In A Pandemic
Covid-19 brought terrible suffering, economic pain, geopolitical tension—and the greatest acceleration of wealth in human history. Why this pandemic paradox could become a cause for celebration, not concern
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May 07, 2021
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Banking's Newest Billionaire
With a net worth of $1.3 billion, Sanjay Agarwal debuts on Forbes’s list of world’s billionaires. His AU Small Finance Bank aims to be counted among its larger peers over the next decade
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May 07, 2021
Forbes India
The Outsider
FRANK SLOOTMAN DOESN’T START COMPANIES. BUT NO ONE IN BUSINESS HISTORY HAS A BETTER TRACK RECORD OF TURNING THE IDEAS OF OTHERS INTO JACKPOTS. WITH $80 BILLION SNOWFLAKE, THE BIGGEST SOFTWARE IPO EVER, HE’S REWRITTEN THE PLAYBOOK
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May 07, 2021
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Revenge Of Winklev
After losing an epic battle with Mark Zuckerberg over ownership of Facebook and being shunned in Silicon Valley, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are back— this time as budding bitcoin billionaires at the centre of the future of money, the creative economy and quite possibly a new operating model for Big Tech itself
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May 07, 2021
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SRF's Coming of Age
How Arun Bharat Ram’s sons have transformed the maker of nylon tyre cord into a specialty chemical player with global scale
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May 07, 2021
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THE RISING
European-style breads have gone mainstream in urban India, thanks to a growing bunch of bakers, and a push from the Covid-19 pandemic
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May 07, 2021
Forbes India
One-Woman Show
Judy Faulkner, the billionaire founder of Epic Systems, pioneered—then dominated—electronic medical records. She’s been the industry’s leading actor for decades, but now the pandemic is fuelling a digital health care race that may finally cost her the spotlight
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May 07, 2021
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The Friendly Assassin
David Vélez set out to kill off the fat fees and lousy service of Brazil’s big banks. The operation succeeded beyond his wildest dreams: Today, his no-fee Nubank is the most valuable digital bank in the world, with 35 million customers—and he’s gunning for more
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May 07, 2021
Forbes India
FUNNY GUY
Multi-hyphenate comedian Danish Sait has broken out of his regional playground during the lockdown months and expanded his footprint nationally. And he’s only getting started
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May 07, 2021
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A Higher Calling
Billionaire Beau Wrigley is building his cannabis company, Parallel, to be bigger than his family’s chewing gum business—and he’s not banking on getting consumers stoned
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May 07, 2021
Forbes India
Liberal Arts: A Road Less Travelled
Colleges offering these courses in India have begun to gain ground, but for them to truly shine on the global map, they must be cognisant of the country’s culture and challenges
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