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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

Immunising India: Can Sputnik V save the country?

At least six Indian pharma companies, including Hetero Group, are on track to make some 900 million doses of the Russian vaccine. As India gears up to manufacture the Sputnik there are questions galore

Thoughts on the future

Will made-in-India Sputnik V be the country's salvation?

As India struggles with vaccine shortages and a laggard inoculation programme, a clutch of local manufacturers, including Hetero Group of Companies, Gland Pharma and Stelis Biopharma has set out to produce the contentious Sputnik V vaccine in a bid to alleviate supply constraints. Subscribe to Forbes India for early access

India's pharma companies are readying 900 million doses of Sputnik V. Can it pull the country out of its Covid-19 mess?

Amid concerns surrounding Sputnik V and the launch of a single-dose vaccine, Indian companies, including Hetero, Stelis, Biopharma and Gland Pharma are on track to make millions of doses of the Russian vaccine in a bid to alleviate the country's supply constraints

Can wildfires be prevented in a world dealing with climate change?

India recorded 82,170 forest fire alerts from April 1 to 14, nearly doubling from 43,031 in the same period in 2020. Forest fires, wildfires and their alerts in the country have gone up sharply in recent times, posing a serious threat to our environment, wildlife and biodiversity

Green bonds, sustainable bonds demand picks up in India in the pandemic era

At least a dozen Indian companies raised money through green or sustainability-linked bonds since the beginning of 2021, doubling the amount raised in all of 2020

Industry 4.0: India's urgent need to make the revolution green

As millions are poured into digital transformation to survive the pandemic economy, augmenting sustainability alongside digital capabilities is an economic, competitive and global opportunity for India's businesses. But regulations need to reflect intent

ESG Funds: Long road ahead for sustainable change in Indian businesses

Covid-19 has been an inflection point for ESG funds, but it will take a long time before India attains maturity in reporting, evaluating and demanding accountability for sustainable business practice

Spinning a greener yarn: Sustainable fabrics' day in the sun

Plant-based sustainable fabrics are gaining ground in the textile and fabric industries, as increasing economies of scale hold the hope of greater affordability

Global EV gold rush fails to rub off on India

From GM to Ford, VW and Honda, global carmakers have been making commitments to shift the entire fleet to electric vehicles, but in India, after an initial policy push, an aggressive EV plan has come to a near standstill

Lab-grown diamonds: The planet conscious millennial's best friend?

Brands and consumers take a shine to the greener, pocket-friendly option to naturally-mined diamonds

Living Waters: Emphasising the need to protect life's breath on this planet

A virus has caused us to scramble for oxygen but our chokehold on the environment is slowly strangling the very waters that breathe life into us. The virus is a timely reminder: We are merely consumers, not producers of life's breath on this planet

Thoughts on the Environment

From a dusty web relic to showstopper: How Anjali Sud transformed Vimeo

Vimeo wasted its youth striving to be an oddball combo of Netflix and a commercial-free YouTube. After a hard refocus on business users, CEO Anjali Sud has transformed the near-forgotten brand into a $6 billion blockbuster