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What's Your Love Language?
Singles in India are becoming more authentic and intentional in their ask when it comes to finding life partners. A significant percentage want to be single
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May 02, 2026
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Calibrated Measures During Heightened Economic Uncertainty
NIRMAL MINDA on how strong buffers and policy agility can steady India amid global volatility
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May 02, 2026
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The Startup Ecosystem
are offering more equity precisely when the equity is least likely to pay.
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May 02, 2026
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“Design is about a compulsion to express”
At BW Businessworld, we got in touch with renowned designer Raseel Gujral Ansal, who works across interior, spatial, and product design, to discuss her design journey, the latest art exhibition she has curated, and more.
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May 02, 2026
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ETHANOL PIVOT
India's ethanol push gathers pace. Excerpts
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May 02, 2026
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“In Uncertain Times, Leaders Must Create Certainty”
As Freshworks, which was the first Indian SaaS-based unicorn to get listed on Nasdaq in 2021, strides into a new era, BW Businessworld seeks out the company's President and CEO, DENNIS WOODSIDE, for an insight into how it is navigating global uncertainty, the Al opportunity and the road to a $1 billion annual recurring revenue (ARR). Excerpts of a conversation with Rohit Chintapali
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May 02, 2026
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STORIES THAT HUMANISE INDIA'S FIGHTING FORCES
A former Army Chief distils legend, lived experience and institutional ethos into a compelling narrative of India's military life in The Curious and the Classified
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May 02, 2026
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My Beliefin Entrepreneurs Powering India Story Stronger Today'
Marico founder HARSH MARIWALA opens up with Suman K. Jha on innovation, family businesses, global headwinds and much more. Excerpts
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May 02, 2026
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"Microfinance Institutions Will Play A Key Role In Expanding Financial Inclusion"
AVINASH KUMAR, COO of DJT Microfinance, says the sector is moving from scale-led expansion to responsible, quality-driven growth
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May 02, 2026
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Panasonic Life Solutions Hikes Digital Spends By 35-40%
In a conversation with BW Businessworld's Reema Bhaduri, outlines the company's AI-led marketing shift, digital-first media strategy and aggressive summer push, while balancing traditional trade strengths with new-age commerce and hyperlocal activation. Excerpts
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May 02, 2026
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REFORM AGENDA
From cheaper capital and energy independence to deeper funding, MOHANDAS PAI lays out a plan to turn India's promise into economic heft
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May 02, 2026
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How AI Can Create Certainty
SHANTANU NARAYEN, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Adobe, says enterprises must become digital-first and agent-ready while protecting creativity, trust and brand control
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May 02, 2026
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BEYOND E20 HORIZON
India has hit E20 early, but what comes next for ethanol's growth, investments, and policy direction ahead?
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May 02, 2026
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AT AN INFLECTION POINT
As energy disruptions due to the West Asia conflict, climate risk, and supply shocks converge, India's macro story is shifting from resilience to recalibration
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May 02, 2026
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Bid Adieu to Social Media
In March this year, Karnataka was the first to institute a social media ban for children under the age of 16. Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Bihar are also considering a similar move.
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May 02, 2026
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THE VALUATION CHARADE THE NUMBERS ON DAY THREE
Every CFO who joins an Indian startup knows what happens in the first week. The books open, the real numbers appear, and a terrible choice presents itself — stay and be complicit, or leave and stay silent behind a non-disclosure agreement
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May 02, 2026
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The Permanent STORM
In a strife-torn world grappling with macro-economic challenges, some global businesses have learnt to stop waiting for the calm to return and build resilience against the chaos.
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May 02, 2026
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India's Next Big Export: AI Talent
Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan on building the next global advantage
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May 02, 2026
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ON STRONG FOOTING
The growth story of India's fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector stays strong on domestic demand even as geopolitical tensions disrupt exports
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May 02, 2026
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Ambition with an Anchor
In A CEO's Brew, SANJIV MEHTA, Executive Chairman, L Catterton India and former CMD, Hindustan Unilever, presents 'humbition' as a leadership idea for uncertain times, shaped by markets, crises and people
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May 02, 2026
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Yakult's India Push: Turning Awareness Into Habit
Yakult India is reworking its marketing mix to drive trial and scale, even as infrastructure and consumption habits limit expansion beyond metros
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May 02, 2026
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THE BEST LOOKING PHONE OF 2026
I would be lying if I said that the Nothing Phone 4a Pro isn't one of the most gorgeous-looking phones I have recently used. Among the features that missed the cut are the lack of a 4K 60FPS video mode. Secondly, a better ultrawide camera would have added immense value. Even so, it is a complete package
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May 02, 2026
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DEMOGRAPHIC DISASTER
THE PRAYER MEETING was to pay tribute on the untimely death of the wife (herself a doctor) of a popular, very competent, second generation doctor and a very fine human being, known for treating all with empathy and invariably a smiling face.
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May 02, 2026
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WE NEED MANY NEW CITIES
I HAD FLAGGED the issue briefly before (BW, 27 January, 2024) and it is about time to revisit the subject.
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May 02, 2026
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Conflict Drives Innovation When Boundaries Hold Firm
IN BOARDROOMS and project teams alike, conflict is still treated as a problem to be managed, minimised, or quietly endured.
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May 02, 2026
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FROM SCALE TO EXPORTS
WHY INDIA MUST RECALIBRATE AUTO PLI FOR EV LEADERSHIP
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May 02, 2026
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A Missing Variable in India's Urban Bet
THERE IS SOMETHING quite remarkable about the moment India finds itself in, urbanistically speaking.
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May 02, 2026
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Nothing Wasted When Leaders Learn to Reframe Setbacks
THERE IS A discipline that separates leaders who compound value from those who stall at the first sign of disruption. It is not access, pedigree, or even timing.
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May 02, 2026
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STRATEGIC TRADE RESET PACT
India and New Zealand seal landmark FTA to boost trade, investments and mobility—what changes ahead?
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May 02, 2026
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TAXED BEFORE PAID: THE SYSTEM THAT KEEPS INDIA'S FIRMS SMALL
The State as a predatory partner: A mid-sized manufacturer in Pune invoices Rs 1 crore for a shipment of precision components.
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