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PEACE FOCUS WORK
How leaders are using mindfulness to improve productivity
6 min |
January 12, 2020
Business Today
IF THERE'S AN ELEMENT OF FAILURE, TRY TO FAIL FAST
The over $22 billion pharma major AstraZeneca has seen one of the most remarkable turnarounds in drug research history. With 144 projects in clinical trials and 16 new molecular entities in final Phase-III trials, it boasts of a new drugs pipeline bigger than that of rivals Pfizer and Roche – both more than double its size in revenue. Yet, the world’s 14th largest pharma company faces multiple challenges, two of which are Brexit and the US-China trade war (18% revenue from China and 30% from the US). Business Today’s Rajeev Dubey caught up with AstraZeneca’s Non-executive Chairman, Leif Johansson, during his recent India visit. Edited Excerpts:
7 min |
January 12, 2020
Business Today
GAMING GST
BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE INDULGING IN LARGE GST VIOLATIONS. NO WONDER THERE IS A HUGE SHORTFALL IN COLLECTIONS
10+ min |
January 12, 2020
Business Today
USE THIS SLOWDOWN TO OPEN UP SERVICES AND MANUFACTURING
Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD's) Economic Survey of India 2019 report forecast 5.8 per cent GDP growth in 2019/20. The survey hinted at a positive momentum thereafter with 6.2 per cent growth in 2020/21. In an exclusive interview with Business Today’s Joe C. Mathew, OECD Chief Economist Laurence Boone says India must look at the slowdown as an opportunity and speed up reforms
4 min |
December 29, 2019
Business Today
The Money Multiplier
UDAY KOTAK HAS ENSURED PHENOMENAL GROWTH WITHOUT ADDING TOO MUCH RISK.
5 min |
December 29, 2019
Business Today
TAMING THE JOB HOPPER
SHORTER EMPLOYEE STINTS IS A NEW REALITY. HERE IS WHAT MANAGEMENTS ARE DOING TO BUILD LOYALTY AND GET TEAMS TO DELIVER.
8 min |
December 29, 2019
Business Today
Policy-A Slow Climb Ahead
ECONOMISTS AND ANALYSTS SEE A SLOW AND ARDUOUS ECONOMIC REVIVAL FROM HERE. BUT SOME SAY IT CAN BE ACCELERATED.
7 min |
December 29, 2019
Business Today
Engaging Lender
RAJEEV JAIN HAS ACHIEVED GROWTH BY DOING MORE BUSINESS WITH EXISTING CUSTOMERS AND FOCUSING ON RISK.
5 min |
December 29, 2019
Business Today
The Great Stock Market Mystery
Why the sensex is on fire even as the economy hurtles downhill.
10+ min |
December 15, 2019
Business Today
How To Restrict Google From Saving Data
Selective account management can make your presence more personal.
3 min |
December 15, 2019
Business Today
Underground And On The Edge
THE DOMESTIC MINING LANDSCAPE IS STARING AT A MAJOR DISRUPTION WHEN AN ESTIMATED 329 MINING LEASES EXPIRE AND NEED TO BE AUCTIONED AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL. THE TARDY PROGRESS OF AUCTIONS SO FAR INDICATES THE CHANGEOVER COULD BE VERY MESSY.
10 min |
December 15, 2019
Business Today
The Urge To Go Large
A NUMBER OF BIOLOGICS WITH HUGE MARKETS ARE GOING OFF-PATENT IN THE US. DO INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES HAVE IT IN THEM TO PLAY THIS HIGH-COST, HIGH-RISK GAME OF LAUNCHING BIOSIMILARS?
10 min |
December 15, 2019
Business Today
Jobless India
AS THE ECONOMY GOES INTO A TAILSPIN, JOBS ACROSS INDUSTRIES ARE BECOMING A CASUALTY.
10+ min |
December 15, 2019
Business Today
Going For The Kill
THE SUCCESS OF PSU SALES WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER THEY ARE ACTUALLY SOLD OR PICKED UP BY ANOTHER PSU.
1 min |
December 15, 2019
Business Today
Flexible Working
The WeWork IPO debacle has not hit the optimism of Indian co-working players.
5 min |
December 15, 2019
Business Today
Collateral Damage
IRRESPECTIVE OF RESOLUTIONS, COMPANIES GOING THROUGH THE INSOLVENCY PROCESS ARE SEEING LARGENUMBER OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT JOB LOSSES.
6 min |
December 15, 2019
Business Today
Break Point
INDIAN TELECOM OPERATORS CONTINUE TO BE IN A FIX DESPITE THE CENTRE'S RELIEF.
9 min |
December 15, 2019
Business Today
Bad Score Keeping
ARE SURVEY RESULTS BEING WITHHELD OR DISCREDITED BECAUSE THEY DON’T MATCH THE GOVERNMENT LINE OR IS THERE AN INHERENT PROBLEM IN THE WAY INDIA CONDUCTS ITS STATISTICS?
7 min |
December 15, 2019
Business Today
IT Stocks Jump The Most In Market Cap
In spite of growing challenges, information technology majors recorded the biggest jump in average market cap between October 2018 and September 2019.
5 min |
December 01, 2019
Business Today
Free Fall
Top players in some sectors have seen a massive erosion in market value. Most may never go back to their past highs.
5 min |
December 01, 2019
Business Today
Motown's Slow Ride
The domestic automobile industry in India has endured its worst ever slowdown in history that has spared nobody.
4 min |
December 01, 2019
Business Today
Crunch Time
Corporate India strengthened its resolve and tightened its belt, but slowdown hit market capitalisation of BT 500 companies for the first time in seven years.
3 min |
December 01, 2019
Business Today
Changing Course
Mukesh Ambani's conviction about the Indian market is paying off as opposed to those who invested abroad heavily.
3 min |
December 01, 2019
Business Today
The Aviation Sector Is Facing Strong Headwinds Due To Economic Slowdown
The aviation sector is facing strong headwinds due to economic slowdown and spike in costs.
5 min |
November 17, 2019
Business Today
Reinventing Kiranas!
Reliance, HUL, Amazon, Flipkart and Grofers are hooking neighbourhood stores as force multipliers.
10+ min |
November 17, 2019
Business Today
The Hub Policy: Operation Reboot
Sixteen CEOs and economists lay out a roadmap to revive the economy.
10+ min |
November 17, 2019
Business Today
Personal Tech: Don't Breathe Dirty Air
AIR POLLUTION COULD BADLY AFFECT YOUR HEALTH AS DIWALI CRACKERS AND WINTER SMOG MAKE A DEADLY COMBINATION. HERE IS HOW TO STAY SAFE WHEN YOU ARE INDOORS OR TRAVELLING IN A CAR.
4 min |
November 17, 2019
Business Today
Numbers Game: Data Wars
EVEN AS THE Indian automobile industry grapples with an unprecedented demand slowdown, a war over data has ensued between two industry bodies—Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) that represents OEMs (original equipment makers) and Federation of Automotive Dealers Federation (FADA), the body of over 15,000 dealers.
1 min |
November 17, 2019
Business Today
Time To Give Back
Alumni engagement is increasing in leading B-schools, at times going beyond financial help.
3 min |
November 03, 2019
Business Today
The Class Divide
The last decade has seen proliferation of IIMs. Not all are equally equipped to make a mark.
5 min |