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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

Fragmented coalition would mean pain for the markets: Ridham Desai

These are the world's most valuable brands

Apple is No 1 for the eighth straight year

An electric ride: Ather Energy starts bookings for its green scooters

The company hopes to sell 1 lakh scooters in three years

Ditto was started to threaten record labels: Lee Parsons

The music distribution company wants to get into regional and independent music in India

Yahoo will shoot the Messenger. Here's a list of similar applications that were killed

Messenger popularised chat rooms and abbreviations like ASL

The stream of things to come

Russian oligarchs who're scoring big at 2018 FIFA World Cup

Future of TV sales in India

These startups are innovating to keep your baby safe from toxins

As millennials enter child-bearing age, The Moms Co and Mamaearth are pitching their organic line against well-entrenched MNCs

Kaveri Seeds: Sowing new seeds

Why Kaveri Seeds, which was propelled by hybrid cotton to the top, needs to do an encore with maize, rice and vegetables

Mapbox: In the right direction

Developers love Mapbox's customisable, plug-and-play maps. Now the startup needs to figure out how to compete with Google in the race to steer self-driving cars

Forbes Global 2000: Insurance as entrée to tech

Jessica Tan has overseen Chinese giant Ping An's parallel and sweeping rise in big data

Forbes Global 2000: The world's biggest companies

The Asia-Pacific region leads with 792 names, 40 percent of the list

Forever Young: Ned David is challenging the ravages of ageing

Now on his fifth startup, Ned David has the blueprint for creating a lucrative biotech. His latest project: A company that will take on the ravages of ageing

Tomorrowland: Singapore's Keppel is building the cities of the future

If smart cities are the future of cities, Keppel is signing up

ServiceNow: Tech's ultimate second act

Facing 50, Fred Luddy lost his job and his fortune. But in applying the lessons of his failures, he made ServiceNow the most innovative company in America—and himself a late-career billionaire

India's GenNext entrepreneurs: Trading up

In a few cases, the next-gen members prefer to do their own thing rather than follow in the footsteps of the founders

Wild Stone maker McNROE smells flourishing opportunity in deodorant market

How Ankit Daga is taking McNroe to the next level of growth by building on the deo brands started by his father

How Arun Chittilappilly built Wonderla, ride by ride

Building the Wonderla amusement parks into a profitable business has been a roller-coaster ride for Arun Chittilappilly

Beyond family matters

Scions of prominent business families are creating a different legacy of their own

Building Birla's legacy their own way

Kumar Mangalam Birla's eldest children have moved away from their family businesses to find their own ground and create unique legacies

Meet the GenNext entrepreneurs invigorating their family-business culture

The newer generation in storied companies is unafraid of introducing new ways of running the business. And it's yielding favourable results too

How Syska is wiring for a brighter shine

How the Uttamchandanis are transforming the ₹11,500-crore group from a predominantly trading firm into a fast moving electrical goods maker

Thoughts on young people

My Sao Paulo: A global city with strong Brazilian flavours

The Brazilian city has a global feel and is known for its warmth

Is 'gut feel' a good reason to invest in a startup?

Most investments in startups should never be made, at least when using by-the-numbers reasoning. But funded they are. Laura Huang believes investors use gut instinct to manage that risk

A new crop of farmers takes root in Bharat

Urbanites, who have quit corporate careers to work in farms, are changing more than just their occupations

Think local, cook local

Instead of foreign shores, restaurants are turning to their own backyards in search of local, indigenous ingredients

No child's play

Shaili Sathyu and her Gillo Repertory make theatre for children and question the world created by adults

Take a step back from life

Balance your body and mind, or simply take a moment to breathe, at The Oberoi Sukhvilas Resort & Spa

Firms shouldn't raise debt without enough cash flow: Ajay Hattangdi

Co-founders of Alteria Capital, Ajay Hattangdi and Vinod Murali, on the venture debt model in India and why they focus on asset-light sectors