COVER STORY
What makes a start-up founder tick? I keep asking every founder I meet. While everyone says it in different ways, they all say the same thing: obsession
01 October 2024
The Risk Taker
All the big stories that made headlines last month
Inside the mind of India’s most disruptive entrepreneur—who refuses to be restricted by risk, definition or legacy
Bhavish Aggarwal takes on detractors and speaks about the future of India and his place in it in this exclusive interaction. Edited excerpts
Larsen & Toubro has ambitious plans in the energy segment. The infrastructure conglomerate is increasingly tweaking its strategy, and focusing on innovation and new technologies
Vice-president, categories, at Amazon India, Saurabh Srivastava says that beyond quick delivery, serving a diverse customer base with a wide range of offerings is important and presents vast opportunities. Edited excerpts
Household debt in India is on the rise. In a sign of increasing strain on savings, financial liabilities of households surged to an all-time high of 40% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2023–24, driven by a rise in unsecured lending and home loans, and prompting calls for closer scrutiny
The EU has approved a new environmental regulation that will impact global value chains. Small businesses will have to bear the brunt
Kazunari Fukui, Asia decarbonisation leader at GE Vernova, talks to Naina Gautam about the energy landscape in India and globally, policy support to adopt new technology and energy demand by AI data centres. Edited excerpts
Marketers are helping senior citizens open their purse strings by offering curated travel itineraries, special insurance packages and aided living spaces among other goods and services
All the big stories that made headlines last month
Inside the mind of India’s most disruptive entrepreneur—who refuses to be restricted by risk, definition or legacy
Bhavish Aggarwal takes on detractors and speaks about the future of India and his place in it in this exclusive interaction. Edited excerpts
Larsen & Toubro has ambitious plans in the energy segment. The infrastructure conglomerate is increasingly tweaking its strategy, and focusing on innovation and new technologies
Vice-president, categories, at Amazon India, Saurabh Srivastava says that beyond quick delivery, serving a diverse customer base with a wide range of offerings is important and presents vast opportunities. Edited excerpts
Household debt in India is on the rise. In a sign of increasing strain on savings, financial liabilities of households surged to an all-time high of 40% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2023–24, driven by a rise in unsecured lending and home loans, and prompting calls for closer scrutiny
The EU has approved a new environmental regulation that will impact global value chains. Small businesses will have to bear the brunt
Kazunari Fukui, Asia decarbonisation leader at GE Vernova, talks to Naina Gautam about the energy landscape in India and globally, policy support to adopt new technology and energy demand by AI data centres. Edited excerpts
Marketers are helping senior citizens open their purse strings by offering curated travel itineraries, special insurance packages and aided living spaces among other goods and services
OTHER STORIES
Just depending on gigs for a living is out of the question, say musicians
In India@100, Krishnamurthy Subramanian argues that India can be a $55trn economy by 2047 if it doubles down on the economic policies implemented in the last decade to grow at 8% annually. Although middle-income trap has plagued many developing countries in the past, he is convinced that India is well-equipped to avoid obstacles in its growth odyssey
India’s success as an alternative investments destination is resounding across the globe. Raj Menda, chairman of the supervisory board and co-founder, RMZ says the growth is shaped by the economy, geopolitics and more
