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Best Advice I Ever Got
“AN ORGANISATION SHOULD BUILD EFFECTIVE WORK CULTURE FOR GROWTH ”
Business In The Cloud
Why traditional companies are adopting cloud applications in a big way
Atma Nirbhar Bharat Is An Opportunity For Us
The 123-year-old Godrej & Boyce, which operates in 10 industries — from complex engineering solutions to consumer goods like appliances, furniture and security solutions — across five continents has had a change of guard. Ever since cousin Navroze Godrej, son of Chairman Jamshyd Godrej, relinquished his executive role at G&B in 2017, Nyrika Holkar, 38 has been in charge of the ₹11,500 crore engineering giant. Nyrika’s mother Smita Crishna is the sister of Jamshyd Godrej and owns a fifth of the Godrej empire. Nyrika herself is married to Yeshwant Rao Holkar, the scion of the erstwhile royal family of Indore. She talks to Nevin John about transforming the century-and-a-quarter old firm through customer centricity, digitisation and new technology: Edited excerpts:
Contentious Farm Bills
The three new agriculture laws will shift the power centre of agriculture trading from established APMC markets to corporate players in a gradual manner. But will the transition be smooth?
THE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN LEAD ESSAY - India Inc.'s Diversity Agenda
AS WORK FROM HOME AND EVEN WORK FROM ANYWHERE IS BECOMING THE NORM, COMPANIES ARE GOING ALL OUT TO BECOME MORE DIVERSE
Booster Shot
GARGEE GHOSH LEADS DISCUSSIONS ON BEHALF OF BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
Harvesting Numbers
WITH ATLAN, PRUKALPA SANKAR IS BUILDING THE GITHUB FOR DATA OPERATIONS
Burger Queen
McCAFEs, BELGIAN WAFFLES, MASALA DOSA BURGER ALSO ON THE MENU... FOODIES ARE LOVIN’ IT
Best Advice I Ever Got
“COMBINE YOUR STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS AND CREATE SOMETHING OF HIGH IMPACT” ANJALI BANSAL, FOUNDER, AVAANA CAPITAL AND FORMER CHAIRPERSON, DENA BANK
Riding The Market Wave
Market dynamics are changing constantly. Identify the changes to review and realign your mutual fund portfolio
WHO's First Chief Scientist
She has many firsts to her credit... The first Indian to become WHO’s deputy director general, and now its first chief scientist
The Missing SHE Economy
Despite obvious benefits, most of India Inc is oblivious to business around women-specific needs. Marketers listening to them have never been happie
Worst Is Over, V-Shaped
Recovery is on” With GDP contracting 24 per cent in first quarter, economic recovery will be a long and painful process. Business Today’s Rajeev Dubey, Dipak Mondal and Joe C. Mathew caught up with Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian on the state of the economy and plans to put it back on track. Edited excerpts:
The Four-Engine Challenge
BT’s panel of experts on how to fire up the four engines of the economy — and where to find the money
Stocks to Look Out For
VALUE INVESTING IS ALL ABOUT PICKING GOOD QUALITY STOCKS TRADING AT A DISCOUNT TO HISTORICAL VALUATIONS. BT CRUNCHES THE NUMBERS TO BRING YOU LIKELY FUTURE WEALTH GENERATORS
Keeping Assets Safe
A LOOK AT NON-LIFE INSURANCE PLANS THAT PROTECT YOUR WEALTH
Why Gold Matters
ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY ACROSS THE GLOBE HAS INCREASED THE APPEAL OF THE YELLOW METAL AMONG INVESTORS. THIS MAKES IT A GOOD STORE OF VALUE IN THE NEAR FUTURE
Custodians of Wealth
FAMILY OFFICES ARE HELPING PEOPLE PROTECT AND GROW THEIR WEALTH WHILE ALSO ENSURING SMOOTH SUCCESSION PLANNING
Invest Short, Stay Safe
DEBT INVESTORS NEED TO TREAD CAREFULLY IN THE FIXED INCOME MARKET AS THE BALANCE SHEETS OF THE TWO BIGGEST ISSUERS — THE GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE SECTOR — ARE NOT IN THE PINK OF HEALTH
Building Riches in 2020
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CAN TAKE YEARS TO BEAR FRUIT. HERE IS HOW YOU CAN TWEAK YOUR APPROACH TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF IT
Customised for HNIs
MASS PRODUCTS SUCH AS MUTUAL FUNDS DO NOT WORK FOR THE VERY RICH. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS
All About Wealth
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT GENERATING WEALTH BUT ALSO MANAGING AND PROTECTING IT
Health Cover To Protect Savings
Medical Insurance will come in handy in emergencies, prevent outflow of personal wealth
Don't Invest Based On Age
Instead, financial goals should decide risk appetite
Willing Partners
India and the US are likely to restore some trade concessions, but an FTA is still years away
STUCK IN REVERSE GEAR
THE PANDEMIC IS SET TO PUSH THE AUTO INDUSTRY BACK BY OVER A DECADE, PARTIAL RECOVERY IN JUNE AND JULY HAS RAISED HOPES, BUT WILL IT SUSTAIN?
Money Matters
MANAGING YOUR MONEY CAN BE TRICKY, SEND YOUR QUERIES, AND PERSONAL FINANCE EXPERTS WILL HELP YOU RESOLVE ANY ISSUE
Joining the Blockchain
From banking and logistics to governance, the public ledger technology is helping cut cost and time, enhancing efficiencies
INFRA FALTERS
DESPITE AN AMBITIOUS TARGET, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON INFRASTRUCTURE - THE ONLY FUNCTIONAL ENGINE OF THE ECONOMY IS DWINDLING. THAT SPELLS BAD NEWS FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Fixing AAR
The advance ruling mechanism under GST is fraught with many gaps, which is compounding the problems of taxpayers