Archive
EDITION: 31 August, 2012
Podcast
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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
London Olympics 2012
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The Olympic Cauldron: From 204 to a Single Flame
2012 Olympic cauldron designer, Thomas Heatherwick spoke to Forbes India about the concept that represented the extraordinary transitory togetherness of an Olympic Games
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You Can't Buy an Olympic Medal
Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, who has set up the Mittal Champions Trust to nurture medal hopefuls, tells Forbes India that athletes have to position themselves for victory
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India's Middling Olympic Performance
Save for badminton, women’s boxing and shooting, performances were way below expectations
Special
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State-led Peace Deals Led to Assam Violence
State-negotiated accords have only managed to empower ethnic elites, creating new fissures and shrinking democracy
Independence Special 2012
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Purna Chandra Kishan: Saving Children From a Life of Labour
Purna Chandra Kishan cracked the whip on labour contractors and saved thousands of children in Rajasthan from dying in the killing fields of Gujarat
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HK Mittal: Stepping Up for Startups
HK Mittal, who is keen to convert paper-publishing students and professors into entrepreneurs, wants to cut down on time taken to set up a business in India
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Rajeev Chawla: Breaking New Ground
Rajeev Chawla’s work with the revenue department set the benchmark for digitisation of land records in India
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MK Bhan: Driving Bio-tech Innovation By Taking Governance Outside Government
It is necessary to build a solid governance system, but it should be outside the government, says MK Bhan
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Amod Kumar: Of all states, Uttar Pradesh is an e-commerce Incubator
Amod Kumar’s e-governance initiatives showed public & private sectors worked better together
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UV Singh: On a Mission to End Illegal Mining
UV Singh gave authorities the ammunition they needed to end the illegal trade in Karnataka
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Ram Mohan Mishra: Every Citizen is an Entrepreneur
Ram Mohan Mishra doesn’t think of his constituents as beneficiaries—each is a potential entrepreneur
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Aruna Sundararajan: IAS Officer who thinks like a Businesswoman
Aruna Sundararajan used business principles to build one of the country’s best state-run projects
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Credible India
Hope is the most important input for growth in any country. All hope asks for is focus to build a nation that is humble, compassionate and above all else, a great one
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Alex Menon: Braving Naxal Kidnappings to Develop One of India's Most Backward Districts
Despite being kidnapped by Naxals, Alex Paul Menon has remained steadfast in his efforts to develop Sukma, Chhattisgarh's newest district and one of its most backward
Boardroom
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The India Growth Story is Still Good
That’s the message coming out of a televised discussion by the high-powered jury members of the Forbes India Leadership Awards
Photos
Independence Day Special
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SH Kapadia: Pilgrim of Justice
The judicial function a judge performs is the spiritual function of a man - SH Kapadia, Chief Justice of India
Exit Interview
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How to avoid power outages: Jayant Deo, Indian Energy Exchange
Jayant Deo, MD and CEO of Indian Energy Exchange, tells Forbes India that an open market for power can reduce the chances of large blackouts
World Watch
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Heads of State and Twitter
Heads of states and governments of at least 125 countries and the EU are represented on Twitter, but very few leaders tweet regularly and tend to use it more as a pre-election engagement tool
Column
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Letter From The Editor: Redefining Our Purpose
There are many ways to define a great nation. It begins by having the humility and capacity to learn from the experiences of others
Recliner
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65 Things We Love About India
To all the thing’s that make us proud to be Indian: a salute from the heart
Close Range
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Eurozone can be rescued but needs political will: Vince Cable, British Secretary of State for Business
Dr. Vince Cable, British Secretary of State for Business, tells Rani Singh that Eurozone leaders have a plan to tackle the economic problem they just need the political will to put it into action
Briefing
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Cash on Delivery Doesn't Work for Companies
The economics of cash on delivery don't add up
Resolution
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Fixing Indian TV's Audience Measurement Problems
The current spat between NDTV and TAM puts the spotlight on why the television audience measurement system is dangerously flawed. There's a way to sort it out though, provided the entire industry takes ownership of the problem
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