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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups

A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India

Thoughts on generation gap

Budget 2016: Long-term positive

By putting the rural sector and fiscal consolidation first, the finance minister has presented a responsible budget with an eye on the future

Budget 2016: The Make in India plan

Among other things, this year's Union Budget is a set of enabling provisions for the prime minister's pet initiative

Budget 2016: Showing the right intent

Instead of a handful of big-bang reforms, the FM has gone for a series of incremental changes to ensure necessary impetus at the grass-root level

Every global crisis is an opportunity for India: Amitabh Kant

After the success of the Make in India Week, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) Secretary Amitabh Kant says implementation of strategies brings results, not merely framing policies

Social VCs tighten their purse in 2015

IT & ITeS and education companies received the highest investments in 2015, but early-stage enterprises were hit by an experience hurdle

Bad loans bleed state banks in Q3 and it'll only get worse

Some private lenders report weak earnings too; experts feel the fourth quarter will be one of the toughest for banks

Developing deep thinkers is the future of business: Keshav R Murugesh

WNS Global Services CEO Keshav R Murugesh says it's impossible that robotics will take over all jobs done by human beings

The Oprah Winfrey of Nigeria

Jungle safari comes home with board game Kaadoo

Anil Kumble's older sibling conceptualises board game that aims to introduce children to the joys of wildlife

Conflicting views can build strong businesses

Families must respect divergent opinions and give autonomy to next generation leaders so that they can function without fear

GenNext: Good succession is a process, not an event

A lot of effort is needed to ensure that successful transitions are automatic and effortless. across the world, they are critical for family businesses

Sudarshan Venu's fresh thoughts for TVS Motor

The scion of TVS Motor has not only infused fresh thought and energy into the family business, he has also shown remarkable leadership traits

For the Piramal siblings, it was baptism by fire

In possibly the five toughest years for India Inc, the Piramal siblings have brought a new vitality to the group's health care and realty businesses. And they've just begun

Zahabiya Khorakiwala comes of age at Wockhardt

Using technology and new infrastructure, Habil Khorakiwala's youngest child is giving patient care a much-needed facelift in India

Kavin Mittal goes his own way

The 28-year-old stayed away from the Bharti mothership, and established himself as one of India's most-talked about social media entrepreneurs

Vishal Kampani hones his dealmaking skills at JM Financial

Under him, the JM Financial group has gone beyond investment banking. it's now into real estate financing and asset reconstruction

The baton bearers of business legacy

Five experts share their perspectives on the Next-Gen leaders of India's most storied family businesses

Anant Goenka gives the Indian Express a digital remake

One of the country's strongest legacy brands in media, the Indian Express, has also made rapid strides in the digital world with the entry of the 29-year-old in 2012. And he has even more up his sleeve

Tara Singh Vachani: Building the future

Having started her business journey boldly, Analjit Singh's youngest child is now getting ready for a bigger role within the Max group

India's GenNext entrepreneurs eye freedom from legacy

GenNext entrepreneurs are enthusiastic and ready to accept changes while harnessing family business resources

The Lalbhai brothers spin a new yarn at Arvind

From ecommerce to material science, the fifth generation leaders of the Lalbhai family are developing a whole new range of businesses and laying the foundations of Arvind 3.0

LG's 65G6P TV that's picture perfect

A pick of the best, the latest, the greenest, the quirkiest, the most luxurious... that money can buy

Uber opens first Asian engineering centre in Bengaluru

The California-based ridesharing services provider expects to scale up India hub, use it for solving customers' problems worldwide

Kik Messenger may have the edge as bots power the internet

Kik Messenger is a huge hit with teens—and a sudden threat to Facebook in the race to create the world's mobile operating system. The company's 28-year-old founder thinks his bots give him the edge

Tull's Legendary sale may define Hollywood's future

Billionaire Thomas Tull is about to sell his comics-driven movie studio to China's richest man for a price rivalling what Disney paid for Lucasfilm. The result may be the future of Hollywood

How resisting takeover bids paid off for TeamLease

With the business of skilling becoming an economic imperative, it is no surprise that the staffing firm's co-founders Manish Sabharwal and Ashok Reddy are reaping the benefits of their temping firm's stellar stock market debut

Steam railways, heritage lines remain neglected in India

The conservation and running of rare steam engines remain a neglected issue in India even as it thrives in other countries

'Each time you go back to it, the Mahabharata offers something new'

Legendary theatre directors Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne talk about staging Battlefield, a play based on the Mahabharata

GenNext: Polishing their family silver

The next generation of leaders is driving change from within and charting out their own paths