Technology
Businessworld
The World Is His Classroom
From being India’s leading edtech player, unicorn Byju’s has ambitions of becoming the world’s largest education company. Will the journey beyond the shores be as smooth as it has been on home turf so far?
10+ min |
April 27, 2019
Businessworld
Team Spills Success
After one-on-one sessions, Byju’s used VSAT technology, and then Internet, followed by tablet and app. The story of Byju’s Raveendran’s earliest associates. Suman K Jha listens in
2 min |
April 27, 2019
Businessworld
Breaking Fresh Ground
THE FIRST FULL-FLEDGED UNION BUDGET under Modi government 2.0 is an all-round one that not only focuses on all key segments of the Indian economy but promises to break fresh ground in areas like electric vehicles, inviting global majors for setting up manufacturing plants in sunrise sectors and turning India into a global hub for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry.
3 min |
July 6, 2019
Businessworld
Focus On First Time Homebuyers
The real estate sector in general and the housing sector in particular has got a fillip in the latest Budget.
4 min |
July 6, 2019
Businessworld
The $5 Trillion Economy Dream
Modi 2.0 has set for itself the goal of virtually doubling the size of the Indian economy to $5 trillion by by 2024. Will we get there?
5 min |
July 6, 2019
Businessworld
Zero-budget Farming Needs On-ground Trials
EVERY BUDGET HAS EXPECTATIONS FROM A wide cross section of society from the young to the elderly, from farmers to industrialists, and from investors to consumers.
4 min |
July 6, 2019
Businessworld
Data Analysis Versus Data Localisation
WITH THE burgeoning penetration of the Internet – some estimate e-commerce to soon go past $38 billion. Data is the new currency of wealth and power. Its consumption will also account for more than 50 per cent of telco revenues.
3 min |
January 5, 2019
Businessworld
Towards Sustainable Growth
A SET OF COMPREHENSIVE reforms introduced in the interim Budget on 1 February, 2019 by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal aimed at “realising a New India by 2022’’ and had a strong focus on sustainable growth and achieving a better quality of life for all citizens of India.
3 min |
January 5, 2019
Businessworld
Modicare Moves Up A Gear
WHEN AYUSH MANBHARAT, the national health protection scheme, was launched last September sceptics said it wouldn’t work. Nearly five months later, they might have to eat their words.
4 min |
January 5, 2019
Businessworld
Stepping Up To The Crease
Finally, V. Vaidyanathan converts his Capital First into a bank through merger with IDFC Bank. But in this new unforgiving banking environment, however, can he strike it big?
10 min |
January 5, 2019
Businessworld
One Map, Many Applications
Home-grown MapmyIndia.com today partners with both the central and state governments, to make India a safer place.
5 min |
January 5, 2019
Businessworld
Union Budget 2019: Things India Expects From FM
BW Businessworld gets M. Govinda Rao, member, 14th Finance Commission; Arun Kumar, former JNU economist; Yoginder K. Alagh, former Union Minister; and Lord Meghnad Desai, British economist, to debate the key priorities for the Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman in the run-up to the Union Budget. Edited Excerpts: By Team BW
10+ min |
June 22, 2019
Businessworld
A Tough Lion
The Indian agencies return from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2019 achieving 18 Lions, a drop from 21 metals compared to last year. This year, India bagged only one Gold metal and missed out on a Grand Prix
5 min |
June 22, 2019
Businessworld
'Havells Is A Mass Premium Brand'
HAVELLS PROMOTER ANIL RAI GUPTA speaks to BW Businessworld’s SUMAN K JHA and AVISHEK BANERJEE and shares interesting insights about the company’s evolution and projections. Excerpts:
7 min |
June 22, 2019
Businessworld
Cautious Optimism
Yes, it has a strong brand recall, grown consistently over the past decade and has aggressive expansion plans. So, is Havells India on track to double its revenues by 2022?
7 min |
June 22, 2019
Businessworld
‘I Feel Life Is Really An Opportunity'
LAST WORD Ashish Vidyarthi
3 min |
June 22, 2019
Businessworld
The Wealth Gurus
Meet the stars of India’s wealth management industry, who steer the wheels of fortune for the country’s growing band of millionaires
10+ min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
‘Confident Of Achieving The 2030 Targets'
STEEL SECRETARY Aruna Sharma and her team have been instrumental in the sector’s turnaround, despite the ongoing global turmoil. In a conversation with Suman K. Jha, Sharma talks about the growth of the sector, increasing per capita consumption, dealing with NPAs in the sector, evolution of private players in the steel sector and the challenges the sector is facing due to the ongoing trade wars. Excerpts:
7 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
Housing For All By 2022 –‘No Harm In The Vision'
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana or the Housing for All 2022 scheme launched by the Narendra Modi government aims to provide housing for all by 2022. D.B. Gupta, former consultant to the Planning Commission of India; Amrit Abhijat, Joint Secretary, Urban Development Ministry; Jyoti Parikh, former advisor to former PM Manmohan Singh; Prashant Kumar, Joint Secretary, Rural Development Ministry; and Sudhir Krishna, former Secretary, Urban Development Ministry discuss ways to overcome hurdles and why it would be possible to achieve the target
9 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
BSNL Set To Bring 5G To India
While Indian telecos are still ensuring that 4G services reach all circles in India, they are also vying to bring the niche 5G services to the country. Leading the race is state-owned telecom operator BSNL.
2 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
BSNL Sets Wifi Hotspot Services To Ramp Up Network
In a bid to attract cus-tomers, BSNL has set up wifi hotspots in several areas to ramp up its network services. Wi-Fi Services have been introduced for providing high speed internet access at convenient public locations hereunder called as Hot Spots. Installation of Hot Spots is already under process at various cities/ locations.
1 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
When Less Is Life-Threatening
Increasing water scarcity in India could potentially turn into an irreversible crisis that can affect many lives if immediate steps are not taken
4 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
‘Become Job Providers Rather Than Job Seekers'
India’s longest serving chief minister (since 1994) Pawan Kumar Chamling, of Sikkim, talks to BW Businessworld’s Ashish Sinha on the benefits of organic farming, Sikkim’s thriving pharmaceutical industry and its thrust on education, among other things. Excerpts:
3 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
Not Just A Pipe Dream
The farmer could only get richer, say statistics, even as the debate on doubling farmers’ incomes reaches a crescendo
5 min |
July 21, 2018
Businessworld
Time To Get Real
India’s S-400 Triumf air defence missile system deal with Russia is sure to irk the US. Can we afford to imperil Indo-US ties by ignoring some obvious geoeconomic realities?
7 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
Multiplying IKEA Experience
Having opened its first India store in HITECH City, Hyderabad, IKEA is now racing against time to open 24 more stores in nine cities over next 72 months.
6 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
Transport Of Tomorrow
THERE IS MUCH TALK about self-driving cars for a few years now.
6 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
Fuelling India's Crisis
THE NARENDRA MODI government increased excise duty on petrol and diesel nine times in 2016 and 2017 when crude oil prices were $40 a barrel.
4 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
India's #MeToo Manthan: PM Must Help Drive Change Post MJ Akbar
THE ONE THING ON which there would be a consensus in our argumentative, and highly polarized political firmament, is the fact that PM Modi is a change agent.
5 min |
October 13, 2018
Businessworld
Lighting Up The Cash Registers
GST concessions, eclectic consumer preferences and rising marketing budgets have boosted FMCG sales this festive season
4 min |