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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

Is telemedicine here to stay?

More and more Indians are turning to telemedicine services through the Covid-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown

Covid-19 puts Indian economy on the ventilator

The government is faced with the double task of keeping companies solvent during the lockdown and reviving consumer demand once it's over

How to survive the critical April-June quarter

Never was one quarter so crucial in the life of companies, especially startups who have mostly lived on the VC ventilator. Those who have battled crises in the past tell Forbes India their biggest takeaway: One must survive this quarter to see light at the end of the tunnel

Post Covid-19, can work from home become the new normal?

As India is forced to experiment with what has long believed to be the future of work—so far only in theory—here's how remote work culture could pan out for companies, and people, across the country

Bulk drugs: Pharma's pain point

Low production and poor logistics may affect the industry in the short term, while dependence remains on import of raw materials from China

Is hand sanitiser production in safe hands?

Hand sanitiser makers—old and new, big and small—have seen demand go through the roof. The flip side: Access to raw material and labour has proved a challenge

CavinKare: Sanitiser salvation, in a sachet

CavinKare started selling hand sanitisers in the last week of March at Re1 for a 2 ml sachet. But at every step, they have had to fight challenges, they say

Will the sanitiser opportunity sustain after the Covid-19 crisis?

The viability of the sanitiser market will have to be assessed with caution in the long term, says Rushabh Shah of Bleach Chem

How to restart the manufacturing, MSME sectors

Government intervention will be essential to the reboot of India's most heavily impacted industries

Rapid testing: Race against time

After a slow start, will India's efforts to ramp up testing for Sars Cov2 or the coronavirus be quick enough?

Locked down, Indians flock to news channels

For the week starting March 21, television news has seen a 298 percent increase in viewership

Home is the hangout

The pandemic is changing the way we work, and the way we live

Thoughts on epidemics

Milind Soman's life outside the box

With his autobiography out, Milind Soman, a man of many parts, talks about how his non-standard, multi-faceted life is really not worth writing home

Mountaineering: The new challenges to summitting Everest

As more and more people climb the Everest, experienced mountaineers talk about the peaks, routes and conditions that present fresh obstacles

Photo essay: How Kerala is mobilising prisoners to produce masks, sanitisers, gowns

The Kerala police, led by Rishi Raj Singh, the state's director general of prisons and correctional services, is counting on prisoners to produce face masks, hand sanitisers and hospital gowns