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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

Games NBFCs play

Inside the art of selling complex loans

Indiabulls Housing Finance's true test begins

Indiabulls Housing Finance is back to business after its failed proposed merger with Lakshmi Vilas Bank. But experts say financial institutions may not lend to company given its current market scenario

BigBasket bats for crisis-hit farmers

Bengaluru-based company eliminates middlemen and ensures quality produce

Lessons for Indian unicorns from debacles on the Nasdaq

WeWork, Uber and other flops reflect a global trend, of a fall right before or during an IPO

Down round for Paytm

With increasing losses, Paytm's investors may be unwilling to put money at a $13-15 billion valuation

Karl Lagerfeld makes India appearance

The European brand has partnered with an Indian fashion label, Cover Story, for a capsule collection

India should fear complacency: Nobel Laureates Banerjee and Duflo

In their forthcoming book, Good Economics for Hard Times, Nobel Laureate economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo warn that the space for further growth in economies like India shrinks with time

Excerpt: Nobel winners Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo on decisions poor make

In their 2011 book, Poor Economics, the couple explores the reasons behind the decisions that the poor make, and chart a middle ground between market-based solutions and large-scale solutions to eradicate poverty

'Time to reclaim the crown': Sansui's Lim Jew Tim

The electronics company's head of global licensing speaks to Forbes India about its new India strategy

Sugar industry: A cooperative time bomb

In Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, the heartland of the sugar movement, political whims and natural calamities have created a precarious credit situation

Inside Naspers' big bet on India

How a single $32 million wager transformed Naspers from a traditional newspaper business in South Africa, and how the India portfolio ties in with its global tech investments

Total-Adani Gas deal gives boost to natural gas market

India is an "attractive outlet" for French oil major Total, and India's ballooning middle class could propel energy demand

Amul's going utterly butterly digital

Amul, a brand almost as old as the nation itself, is gearing up for a phase of growth that includes many of today's tools of disruption, including apps and ecommerce. The biggest assets, though, continue to be its dairy farmers

Riding on risk

Naspers isn't a traditional VC. It does not operate a fund and has no exit horizon

India's Richest 2019: Rajju Shroff's big comeback

The agrochemical billionaire is a beneficiary of the US-China trade war, and came back to the Forbes India Rich List after a one year absence, at No. 87

Why hasn't sports merchandise taken off in India?

Selling official sports merchandise in India has always been tough. But leagues are learning their lessons, and beginning to do things differently

'I don't look back with regrets': Kevin Pietersen

The former England cricketer talks about his playing days, controversies, wearing his heart on his sleeve, and saving rhinos

Dissecting India's liquor market with ex-Pernod Ricard honcho, over mocktails

Frenchman Guillaume Girard-Reydet, formerly with Pernod Ricard India, talks about living and doing business in the country

Travel: By the Mekong in Laos

The Mekong in Laos is central to the lives of people along its banks, and presents a gamut of experiences to visitors as well

Anita Dongre, Upasana Taku, Falguni Nayar: Full list of Forbes Asia's Power Businesswomen

The anti-Trump Trumps

Since their father became president, Trump's sons have been running his business in a decidedly un-Donald-like way

Forbes 400: Cook to cola salesman, how America's richest people started out

From Jeff Bezos to Mark Zuckerburg, Warren Buffet to Bill Gates—America's richest have been treading water for the past 12 months. Here's a definitive ranking of their net worth, and perspective of their humble professional beginnings

Vietjet: How Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao made history with the airline

Part of the Forbes Asia's Power Businesswomen list, she is the only woman to have started and run her own major commercial airline

The top 50 impact investors

Never before has it been more on trend to do good with your dollars.Forbes has put together The Impact 50 to highlight some of the most notable impact investors, carvnig their own paths

America's richest: Those who dropped off the Forbes 400 list in 2019

The entry point remains at $2.1 billion this year, but 22 billionaires dropped off the ranks, 29 percent more than 2018—and an additional five are now deceased

Thoughts on wealth