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Playing the Long Game
For Shriram Finance's Umesh Revankar, sports and leadership are interconnected– pushing one's limits, risk-taking and a will to keep improving
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July 2025
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Control over minerals is a new currency of global influence
In an email interview Priya Agarwal Hebbar, non-executive director, Vedanta and chairperson, Hindustan Zinc tells Himanshu Ojha how the group is aligning with India's energy transition. Edited excerpts
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July 2025
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INDIA'S BEST CEO - Transforming Commercial Real Estate Through Integrations & Innovation
In the fast-paced intersection of technology, real estate, and personal development, few are as well integrated into the fabric of innovation and growth as Priyanka Gera. Founder-CEO of Aeria, an Al-powered real estate and asset management platform, Priyanka has helped to revolutionize traditional modes of property management throughout Asia-Pacific.
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July 2025
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Our goal is to build resilient, future-ready supply chains
Amitava Mukherjee, chairman and managing director, NMDC tells Himanshu Ojha about the Navratna company's strategy to blend domestic ambition with a global perspective. Edited excerpts
3 min |
July 2025
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WESTERN UTTAR PRADESH
Charting a new trajectory of growth under Yogi Adityanath
6 min |
July 2025
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Driving Towards Sustainable Mobility
As India transitions into the era of cleaner and more sustainable mobility solutions, it has become imperative for automakers to do more than just electrify their line-up.
1 min |
June 2025
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A Historic Blunder
A ceasefire has been announced post-Operation Sindoor that destroyed nine terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), its air defence infrastructure and other military bases.
3 min |
June 2025
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‘India serves as a testing ground for scalable solutions’
Swetha Ramdas, principal, APAC sustainability, Amazon tells Sudipto Dey in an email interview that the company is delivering orders with reduced or no packaging in over 300 cities in India. Edited excerpts
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June 2025
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Third Time's A Charm?
As payments and lending lose their sheen, fintechs are betting on broking and wealth management as their next engines of growth
6 min |
June 2025
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NSIC has been imparting skill training amongst aspiring entrepreneurs
National Small Industries Corporation’s CMD Subhransu Sekhar Acharya tells Outlook Business how the organisation is helping MSMEs grow. Edited excerpts:
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June 2025
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War will affect India's attraction as an FDI destination
Ajit Ranade, senior fellow at Pune International Centre, tells Pushpita Dey that it is in India's interes to contain border conflicts. Edited excerpts
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June 2025
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Building Blocks of a Circular Economy
Across our planet, the consumption of finite natural resources is placing a large strain on the environment, with changing geopolitical dynamics adding new dimensions to the challenge.
3 min |
June 2025
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Mankind Gets A Booster Dose
The pharma company under Sheetal Arora is looking to increase its footprint on foreign soil by leveraging its recent acquisitions and increasing investments in R&D
5 min |
June 2025
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Our Tier-II and Tier-III cities present youthful demographics and cost-efficient operations
Ekroop Caur, secretary, Department of Electronics, Government of Karnataka in an email interview with Shruti Tripathi discusses the state's vision to strengthen the digital ecosystem. Edited excerpts:
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June 2025
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Taste of Tradition
An iconic sweet shop from Pune is defying the three-generation rule to scale up the business and take its products global
5 min |
June 2025
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Window of Opportunity
India's emergence as a serious player in the global defence-technology landscape is not a matter of aspiration, it is a geopolitical and economic necessity.
3 min |
June 2025
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'Plastic recycling is very much an at-scale business'
Harsh Mariwala, Marico chairman and Masood Mallick, managing director and CEO of Re Sustainability, share with Sudipto Dey their experience of setting up a joint recycling venture.
3 min |
June 2025
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True security demands self-reliance
As Chief of the Army Staff during the 1999 Kargil conflict, General VP Malik led India to a heroic victory. In an interview to Sridhar Raman, he reflects on the hard lessons of Kargil, among them, the urgent need for self-reliance in defence. Edited excerpts
3 min |
June 2025
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Pulling the Plug
The much-awaited EV revolution in the ride-hailing space has yet to take place. And it's not going to happen any sooner
7 min |
June 2025
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Dairy Divide
Despite bold trade moves, India's dairy sector remains off-limits as a mix of protectionism and concerns over rural job loss continues to shape FTA negotiations
6 min |
June 2025
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Fighting the Plastic War
India generates over 10mn tonne of plastic waste annually. To just contain this amount of waste, we would need to build a landfill nine times the size of the Taj Mahal, every year! It gets worse.
3 min |
June 2025
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Status Quo is Not an Option
Historically, plastic polymers were put to use for packaging applications due to their low cost, light weight, their impervious nature to moisture and the different shapes into which they could be moulded.
3 min |
June 2025
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'Great Nicobar mega port or Char Dham highway are ideological assertions'
Eminent writer Amitav Ghosh in an email interview to Nandini Keshari speaks about climate fiction, implications of Trump's climate actions, development in ecologically sensitive areas and India's net-zero-emission targets. Edited excerpts
4 min |
June 2025
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Plastic Fantastic
Four friends in Amravati are transforming trash into a trend, crafting sustainable furniture from 100% recycled plastic waste
3 min |
June 2025
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Ready to Take Off
Regional aviation is experiencing a resurgence thanks to the Udan scheme. However, airlines are likely to face air pockets
7 min |
June 2025
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Recipe for Risk and Resilience
Cooking is not the only interest of chef Ranveer Brar. His creative spirit finds expression in poetry and photography as well
2 min |
May 2025
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CALL ON HOLD
The jury is out on whether the Union government should artificially prop up Vodafone Idea, a struggling private company
6 min |
May 2025
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THIS CRISIS FEELS PERSONAL
Young people are aware of the mental toll of climate change, but stigma, lack of information and insufficient school infrastructure prevent effective intervention
2 min |
May 2025
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Drop by Drop
High in the Himalayas, a start-up is building automated ice reservoirs that can irrigate fields during the driest stretches of the year
3 min |
May 2025
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Tackling Trump's Tantrums
The US president's U-turn on tariffs offers short-term relief and just about enough time for India to figure out its best course of action
6 min |