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Why founders buying back investor shares is a good sign

Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal is reportedly trying to buy back shares from early investors, which experts say should be seen as a bold move that other promoters can replicate, as it shows the founders' confidence in the company

India's equity markets brace for a tough year ahead

After the Budget, the focus is now on earnings and reduction in interest rates

NBFC crisis: Sitharaman's lifeline falls short.

The government's Budget acknowledged that non-banking financial companies need help. A partial government guarantee could boost confidence, but banks may still be reluctant lenders

India's $10 billion sovereign bond ambition

India plans to raise $10 billion this year through sovereign bonds, the first time ever. However, experts say this could lead to foreign exchange risks

Property sale in India sees new high since demonetisation

The Indian market saw an uptick in residential and commercial real estate in the first half of 2019, according to a new report

I don't like the word 'influencer': Bhuvan Bam

The 25-year-old comedian and YouTuber speaks about the perks and perils of influencer marketing and brand endorsements on social media

Startups: This one's for the 'babycorns'

How 36Inc, a state-run incubation centre in Raipur, is turning into a lifeline for entrepreneurs

Amid the water crisis, stories of hope

Forbes India travels the country to find people who are leading the way in water conservation

Paani ka passbook: How drought-hit Marathwada villages are budgeting every drop

Farmers in the Maharasthra region are leading the efforts to practice community-based water governance

How Odisha's women defied the odds to make a water source

In Mangarajpur, after years of futile protests at the Kujang Block Development Office, 150 women took matters into their own hands to restore a cyclone-hit pond into a freshwater source

Bengaluru: City of a thousand lakes, once more

A community of skilled well-diggers is taking Bengalureans back to basics to make them water-secure

A wealth of notions

Most of India's business elite pull out all stops to create value. Will the supertax help them bring about reforms?

How craft beer brand Simba plans to take on the giants

Born in 2016, the fledgling craft beer brand clocked ₹125 crore in revenue in the third year of operations. The target now is to double it in a year

India's top 25 venture capital firms

Venture capitalists are handsomely rewarded for making accurate predictions and identifying a trend before others—these are the prominent names who played a pivotal role in the rise of some of the biggest companies and startups today

Exclusive: How Sequoia became India's biggest venture capital firm

Sequoia Capital India Advisors has written cheques of all sizes—from seed to growth—and never lost sight of an exciting startup. But liquidity and exit concerns remain

How AngelList makes its startup investments

At AngelList, investments in startups are largely made on the basis of a lead's conviction, but not all investors can view every deal

Lightspeed: The fund that bets on getting in early

Lightspeed, which did not have an India fund until 2015, now counts multiple Indian unicorns in its portfolio

Why General Atlantic has an edge over its peers

Global private equity fund General Atlantic, which has returned $2.4 billion of the invested $2.6 billion in India, has been on an investment spree in the past three years

The value in venture capital

India is going through one of its strongest funding cycles where founders are looking for more than just capital

Thoughts on private equity

I hate self-pity: Sonali Bendre-Behl

The actor opens up to Forbes India about dealing with cancer, the positives that have emerged and the role that her book club played during her illness

Save the rhino: How India and South Africa differ in conservation

The two countries' conservations objectives remain the same, but while South Africa dehorns its rhinos to protect them from poachers, this approach is unlikely to be adopted in India

Travel: 48 hours in Baku

The Azerbaijani capital has preserved its past, while creating a modern identity for itself

Micromax's Rahul Sharma: From mobile to mobility

Rahul Sharma has put his Micromax days aside to launch India's first electric motorbike

Move over millennials: Why startups are now tapping senior citizens

Startups are tapping the markets for senior citizens with products and services customised for them

A man, a can, a plan

John Hayes, the chief executive of venerable jar maker Ball, has abandoned glass and plastic. Is he crazy or just ahead of his time?

Cloud wars: How startups want to revolutionise weather reports

A bevy of innovative startups are leveraging low-cost sensors, cheap processing power, AI and advances in machine learning to revolutionise how we predict and model the weather. Businesses ranging from auto-racing to agriculture stand to benefit, while ageing stalwarts like AccuWeather have the most to lose

Forbes Investigation: The truth behind Trump Tower Moscow

The project at the core of the Robert Mueller investigation wasn't a well-planned conspiracy. Instead, an unprecedented look inside the deal reveals a stunning degree of risk, with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the centre of it, for relatively little potential reward